Community Capacity Building Coordinator

All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organization’s core values: dedication, innovation, inclusivity and accountability. These attitudes and believes shall guide our actions and relationships.  1.      Role and responsibilities The Community Capacity Building (CCB) project is providing camp management in informal settlements for refugees from Syria in Bekaa. The project focuses on community capacity building activities in several of these settlements, mainly through identification of refugee representatives, information gathering and sharing, and regular meetings between the NRC staff, the refugees and the local authorities. The CCB Coordinator shall work under the guidance of the Camp Management Project Coordinator (CM PC) to fulfil the objectives of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) as stated in the Country Strategy, the Project Proposals, the Activity Plan and Budgets. The CCB Coordinator is responsible for the implementation of the CCB project in the Bekaa. Generic responsibilities Coordinate and implement the CCB project in Bekaa according to strategy, proposals and plans Ensure adherence to NRC policies and donor requirements Develop annual and monthly activity and work plans based on CM strategy and donor proposals Supervision, training and development of the CCB staff Identify and share ideas for strategic changes in the activities for improvement Cooperate with relevant partners and local authorities Organize trainings for the CCB team, relevant partners and beneficiaries Prepare weekly activity/project reports and other reporting as required Ensure proper filing of all project documents Provide day-to-day support to the CCB Officers and the rest of the team in project implementation Specific responsibilities Information gathering and reporting responsibilities: •             Ensure regular reporting from the CCB team on protection issues and humanitarian gaps for consolidation of data; •             Provide the CM PC with regular reports on project implementation, status and any identified issues; •             Contribute to reports on CCB activities to the CM PC for sharing with OMT and donors; •             Ensure quality bi-weekly reporting from the informal settlements to the PC for further sharing, and ensure a supported handover of reporting responsibility to the refugee committees;        Ensure quality follow up sheets, with appropriate follow up actions and activities determined. •             Undertake regular field visits to the settlements to support the CCB team and guide them in the project implementation and meet with the refugee representatives; Coordination responsibilities: •             Assist the team in ensuring a participatory approach to identifying and capacity building refugee representatives in the informal settlements (AGDM approach); •             Assist the team in building a good working relationship with local authorities and other service providers in the informal settlements; •             Represent NRC CCB at relevant internal and external meetings in the field and in Beirut at request from the CM PC; •             Actively promote the rights of refugees from Syria; •             Maintain a database of the information collected on informal settlements NRC CCB works in; •             Share of relevant information with other core competencies in Bekaa;        Prepare the weekly movement plan linked to the weekly activity plan Management responsibilities: •             Together with the CM PC, develop procedures for the implementation of the CCB project in accordance with NRC CM strategy, NRC principles and guidelines; •             Provide guidance and follow-up to the CCB staff in their project implementation; •             Develop and implement work and development plan with the CCB Officers he/she supervises; •             Ensure that all project activities and individual team and staff work plans are in line with the project activity plan, the principles of confidentiality and protection and discussed with the CM PC; •             Ensure that all project activities are in accordance with budget lines; •             Together with the CM PC and HR department recruit any new staff based on needs; •             Keep an updated hard copy and soft copy filing system for all project documents; •             Any other task relevant to the position as requested by the CM PC. Critical interfaces By interfaces, NRC means processes and projects that are interlinked with other departments/units or persons. Relevant interfaces for this position are: CCB team in Bekaa, particularly the officers NRC Logistics and finance team in Bekaa Service providers representatives and UNHCR in the field CCB groups Local authorities 2.      Competencies Competencies are important in order for the employee and the organisation to deliver desired results. They are relevant for all staff and are divided into the following two categories:  1. Professional competencies Generic professional competencies for this position: Minimum 5 years of proven field experience, preferably from refugee/IDP programmes in complex emergencies and with experience from working in a difficult security environment; Practical experience with planning and execution of humanitarian projects; Experience in capacity building and community based programming; Experience in staff management; Experience of management of projects to deadlines; Experience in logistics/ admin / finance management; Experience of coordination work; Experience of working in the geographical area; Fluency in English, both written and verbal 2. Behavioral competencies Managing resources to optimize results Handling insecure environments Empowering and building trust Managing performance and development 3.      Performance Management The employee will be accountable for the responsibilities and the competencies, in accordance with the NRC Performance Management Manual. The following documents will be used for performance reviews: The Job Description The individual Work- and Professional Development Plan The Competency Framework