Social Field Assistant

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 Social Field Assistant is responsible for contributing to the identification and selection of the most vulnerable families that could benefit from Shelter project activities within the Bekaa area.

 General Responsibilities

1. Implement the Social activities according to strategy, proposals and plans
2. Carries out related mainstreaming of protection in programme daily implementation as per the set NRC’s Protection mainstreaming guidelines, and ensures reporting any breaches/concerns to the line manager for proper action.
3. Adherence to NRC policies and donor requirements
4. Ensures that all protection related detected cases are referred to the concerned referral focal point and to the related Protection Coordinator.
5. Involve and inform communities and community leaders about the activities
6. Provide data for periodic progress reports and other documents as required; and participate in preparing when needed
7. Communicate with beneficiaries regarding project relevant information
8. Ensure all appropriate project documentation is completed as NRC SSU guidelines and donors’ requirements

Specific responsibilities

• Collect and report information regarding the overall situation of the family in the community with specific attention paid to those targeted by the project.
• Explain the project aims and objectives to the beneficiaries through daily contact and the organization of regular meetings and focus group discussions
• Explain to beneficiaries the NRC selection criteria
• Being able to articulate himself/herself in critical situations with positive manners
• Arrange meetings with the beneficiaries and where necessary discuss issues.
• Handle phone calls with beneficiaries and local communities
• Identify potential properties aligned with NRC criteria
• Collect and fill data online within specific time frame
• Handle assessments and fill accurate data for beneficiaries
• Support in signing agreements and data reporting when needed
• Identify potential beneficiaries aligned with NRC criteria

Critical interfaces

• Shelter: coordinate in close collaboration with Shelter technical and WASH teams in relation to shelter activities in Small Shelter Units.
• ICLA: ensuring the team is ready to deal with referral cases and follow up communication
• Coordinate with Local Authorizes
• Coordinate with Shelter Partners in the area

2. Competencies

1. Professional competencies

• Bachelor degree relevant to field of work
• Proficiency in MS Office (word and excel)
• Fluent in English, both spoken and written
• Knowledge of the context of Refugees informal settlements and/or urban settlements
• Experience with start-up of projects

2. Behavioral competencies

• Planning and delivering results
• Handling insecure environments
• Working with people
• Communicating with impact and respect
• Coping with change