Field Officer - Marjeyoun

CISP Lebanon is recruiting a Field Officer based in MARJAAYOUN to be involved in the implementation of WASH projects for Syrian Refugees and Affected Populations in South Lebanon.   Application: all interested candidates should submit their CV (max 3 pages) in English to cisp.recruitment@gmail.com by 6th of July 2014. The CV must include at least three professional references. The selection process will begin as soon as possible after the closing date. Selected candidates will be invited to an interview at CISP office in Marjaayoun or in Beirut. The commencement date will be immediately after selection. The duty station is Marjaayoun, South Lebanon and the foreseen duration of the contract is six months (renewable), with one month trial period, for a starting date as soon as .   Main areas of responsibility (in coordination with CISP Project Manager): Organization, implementation and follow up of activities in the area of competence Support to the Management during procurement Coordination, support and monitoring of outreach workers charged with specific duties (i.e. field assessments, NFI distribution) in his area of competence and liaison between them and the base office in Marjaayoun. Contact to and co-operation with relevant local authorities. Specific duties: 1)      Organization, implementation and follow up of activities: a)      Make the necessary arrangements to successfully implement the activities (i.e. inform the concerned parts, organize places, make plans, prepare specific messages to be sent to beneficiaries) b)      Be present during implementation actively working and, if the case, monitoring outreach workers charged with specific duties c)      Caring to collect all needed evidences of implementation and participation (i.e. preparing in advance attendance sheets for outreach workers, presence sheets for participants to training, receipt sheets for distributions and caring that all of them will be duly filled and signed by the concerned persons) 2)      Support to the Management during procurement a)      Identify suppliers for different goods, filling a sheet for each of them listing goods they might supply, data of the firm, representative and contacts in case they might be interested in answering to calls for offers and for bids b)      Dealing with suppliers during the procurement phase, especially for what concerns language to be used during procurement and compliance with formats requested; c)      Support during discussion of contracts d)     Handling documents to be signed and payments 3)      Coordination, support and monitoring of outreach workers a)      Monitoring the outreach worker charged of field assessment meeting them regularly and collecting questionnaires filled to be sent to data entry b)      Facilitate the meeting of the outreach workers with the Expert charged for data entry and analysis every time it is needed c)      Monitor the outreach workers charged to assist himself during distributions d)     Collecting all relevant documents connected with distributions e)      Organizing and Coordinating the distribution of NFI in IS and SSU.  4)      Contact to and co-operation with relevant local authorities a)      He/she will liaise the project with all concerned local authorities, introducing the project and organizing meetings (when needed) with the Project Coordinator or CISP higher level officers. b)      He/she will assist the Project Coordinator and/or any other CISP expatriate officer during the meetings translating documents and interpreting (when necessary) for a correct interaction. 5)      Other: a)      Other duties as may be assigned by the Project Coordinator according to project needs and reputed by the management in line with the profile of the Field Officer. Qualifications and skills: Bachelor degree Good computer skills Excellent knowledge of English and Arabic languages, both oral and written Valid Driving License and ability to drive both automatic/manual cars Previous experience in working with national/international NGOs is an advantage Good Knowledge of Southern Lebanon Personal qualities: Ability to work both independently and as a team member Excellent communications skills Ability to work in different cultural environments Willingness to expand further his competences and learning new approaches and methodologies of work Knowledge of his limits and willingness to surpass them   Kindly send your CV & Cover Letter to cisp.recruitment@gmail.com written in the subject line "FIELD OFFICER - Marjeyoun", or yur application will not be considered.