Field Officer

Placemaking M.E. Region is proposing  a project intitled "Rehabilitation of Bsharri's Facades" benefiting the village of Bsharri, the local community and refugees residing in the village

Project Objectives:

1. Build community assets that strengthen livelihoods and enhance resilience for vulnerable Lebanese and Syrian refugees.
2. Enhance strengthening locally owned businesses through  improving local economy such as restaurants, shops, hotels and touristic resorts and  attract new businesses
3. Enhance tourism activities, favoring social interaction and improving socio-economic and health well-being.           

Summary of Position

 The Field Officer maintains relationships with Cash for Work (CFW) workers to follow- up on the attendance, and logistical needs such as insurance, safety, payment, food and transportation. In addition to the responsibility of communication and project archiving and documentation.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinate workers payments and enter workers data;
• Confirm receipt of payments for workers;
• Assist in the procurement process – Contact providers, receive quotations, develop selection memos and follow up on deliveries of the goods, while following the procurement policy;
• Assist the field team when needed;
• Conduct phone surveys with workers and their households;
• Develop worker-related reports for Placemaking M.E Region;
• Focal point for communication and that includes: Produce success stories that includes photography, gathering quotes, and narratives of the interventions, posts on social Media, and other visibility items.
• Outreach to workers; and
• Any other related activities and assistance that may reasonably be required.
• Regular reports on workers data (number of workers hired, workers profile data, etc);
• Assessment report for workers and worker profile forms filled;
• Updated workplan tracking sheet on a monthly basis; and
• Monthly work progress reports.

   Qualifications

• University degree is required.
• Good academic and proven practical knowledge in the field of community mobilization, coordination of community activities, and any related field;
• At least 1-2 years of relevant experience working with rural communities and Municipalities is preferred;
• Strong analytical, communication and inter-personal skills;
• Good reporting skills;
• Excellent knowledge of local context in the North in general and Becharri in particular;
• Written and oral communication skills in English preferred;
• Positive, respectful attitude and collaborative approach to problem solving;
• Demonstrated attention to detail; ability to follow procedures, meet deadlines and work independently as well as cooperatively with team members;
• Good computer skills on MS Office programs;

Reporting

The field officer will report directly to the Project Manager.