Job at Caritas Lebanon
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JOB SUMMARY
The Project Officer (PO) provides daily administrative and programmatic support to ensure the smooth implementation and follow-up of project activities. The role includes coordinating with field teams and local stakeholders, supporting beneficiary identification and data management, organizing community engagement activities, following up on beneficiary payments, procurement, and contracts, and ensuring proper documentation and coordination through meetings and follow-up actions.
TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The PO will provide administrative and programmatic daily support and linkage with the field officer and field team needed for proper implementation and follow-up.
• Contribute to pre-implementation groundtruthing surveys to assess projects’ scope and support in issuing all the related TORs pertaining to Consultants, service providers, etc…
• Follow-up with Local stakeholders, Field officer on implementation.
• Plan and organize community engagement activities throughout the project implementation phase.
• Supervise the data analysis and applicants’ data filtering, scoring and identifying of beneficiaries.
• Follow up on all daily administrative work, including proper set up and collection of documents with the support of the FO.
• Preparation and Creation of beneficiaries’ files on CL dynamics software.
• Putting and following up on payment requests for the beneficiries.
• Following up with Finance on issuance of the Payments to beneficiaries and various stakeholders.
• Assist in setting up a clear procurement plan.
• Support in the preparation of the contracts with the various stakeholders of the project.
Participate in all coordination meetings, and prepare minutes of meeting.
Experience required
• At least 2 years of implementation of similar activities.
• Minimum understanding of human rights, particularly the rights of refugees, migrant workers, and gender-based violence.
Skills and Qualifications
• Communication, Community Engagement, and Facilitation:
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to build trust, mobilize communities, facilitate meetings and awareness sessions, foster inclusive participation, and maintain effective relationships with beneficiaries, municipalities, local authorities, and other stakeholders.
• Organization, Coordination, and Administrative Skills:
Strong organizational and coordination skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks, coordinate Cash-for-Work activities, maintain accurate beneficiary records, attendance sheets, payroll/payment documentation, and prepare timely reports using Microsoft Office applications.
• Monitoring, Problem-Solving, and Teamwork:
Ability to monitor field activities and beneficiary participation, identify and resolve implementation challenges, prepare accurate reports, and work collaboratively with project, finance, and technical teams to ensure effective project delivery.
• Integrity, Accountability, and Interpersonal Skills:
Demonstrated commitment to transparency, confidentiality, and accountability, with strong active listening, conflict resolution, and cultural sensitivity skills to effectively address community feedback, grievances, and the needs of diverse and vulnerable groups.
In order to apply for this vacancy you need to complete the template on the following link:
https://ee-eu.kobotoolbox.org/single/sB9lZLgT
A member of our Human Resources team will contact you soon if your profile is considered for the job vacancy, and if more information is needed. If you are not being approached by our Human Resources team, please consider your application automatically registered in our database.
Caritas Lebanon is committed to all Safeguarding Principles and will not tolerate any act in any shape or form of misuse regarding Child Safeguarding Policies and Sexual Exploitation Abuse or Harassment (SEA). All staff must understand that Caritas Lebanon will apply a zero-tolerance policy to SEA and any harassment of any type. Caritas Lebanon is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status. Moreover, Caritas Lebanon will not share any personal data with anyone outside Caritas Lebanon whatsoever unless requested by Law. All applicants are strictly required to adhere to these standards. Therefore, the selected applicant shall be requested to provide additional information to conduct the needed background check.
In addition, Caritas Lebanon will reserve its rights not to hire any applicant who was previously reported for a SEA incident.V
