Verification Officer - Baalbek

We are looking for a highly qualified and motivated Verification Officer for the DRC Field Office in North Bekaa. Who are we? DRC Lebanon has been assisting the Syrian displaced, fleeing Syria into northern Lebanon, since May 2011. This assistance has come through the provision of food and non-food items, various outreach activities (registration, follow-up and awareness sessions) rehabilitation of collective shelters and the implementation of quick impact projects. In October 2013, UNHCR/WFP started targeting Syrian Refugee Households for inclusion in humanitarian assistance.  The targeting process resulted in a significant number of refugees being excluded from assistance. An ongoing verification process is being carried out to ensure that the most vulnerable refugees are not excluded.  For the DRC Verification team this will entail conducting data collection surveys through household visits.  Duties Under the direction of the M&E Manager, the Verification Officer is responsible for supporting all verification activities in North Bekaa – including monitoring/reporting security issues to the M&E Manager, organizing daily briefing/debriefing of the Verification team, and ensuring the team abides by the Code of Conduct and the Verification SOP.   In addition to the above, the selected candidate will have to:   Assist the M&E Manager in planning and implementing all Verification activities at the field level, including overseeing the movements and organization of the Verification Assistant enumerators; Liaise with the administration, logistics, and safety focal points to ensure Verification activities are correctly planned and resourced; Track and compile progress reports on Verification activities and brief the M&E Manager and M&E Coordinator (Beirut); Report any issues of concern, exceptional circumstances, or special needs cases to the M&E Manager; All other duties related to Verification as requested by the M&E Manager.   About you – Essential qualifications/experience A Bachelor degree and at least three years relevant professional experience working in emergency, development, community, or social work sectors; Languages: Fluency in English and Arabic required, with strong report writing skills; Experience in participatory assessments and monitoring, quantitative and qualitative data processing/analysis, facilitation and interviews with groups and individuals; Strong IT skills – particularly with Microsoft Office suite (strong Excel skills essential); Good contextual knowledge of the North Bekaa area – including local issues, community priorities, social and cultural realities and constraints, and organizational relationships; A commitment to humanitarian principles and honesty, integrity, confidentiality, and accountability.   We offer An interesting job in one of the best NGO’s in the world. DRC will offer the successful applicant a 6 months contract, renewable dependent on both funding and performance. You must be available to start work from 15th of March 2014 and be willing and able to work in North Bekaa (Baalbek). Qualified Lebanese candidates are encouraged to apply and if selected will be offered a contract under Lebanese law and DRC Lebanon’s terms and conditions for national employees. Need further information? For more details on this position please contact Bronwyn Healy-Aarons at bronwyn.healy@drclebanon.dk Commitments DRC has a Humanitarian Accountability Framework, outlining its global accountability commitments. All staff are required to contribute to the achievement of this framework (http://www.drc.dk/HAF.4265.0.html). Application process Interested? Then apply for this position by clicking on the apply button or go to www.drc.dk and find Current Vacancies.  All applicants should send a cover letter and an updated CV no longer than four pages, both in the same language as the vacancy note. Your CV should also include contact details of three professional referees. Applications close the 14 March 2014. The interviews are expected to take the following week. _________________________________________________________________________________ Word count: 567 should be absolute maximum 600   About DRC  The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a private, independent, humanitarian organization working on all aspects of the refugee cause in more than thirty countries throughout the world. The aim of DRC is to protect refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) against persecution and to promote durable solutions to the problems of forced migration on the basis of humanitarian principles and human rights. DRC works in accordance with the UN Conventions on Refugees and the Code of Conduct for the Red Cross/ Red Crescent and NGOs in Disaster Relief.