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Technical Youth Assistant - Jordan

Amman

  • Organization: NRC - Norwegian Refugee Council
  • Location: Amman
  • Grade: Administrative support - Administrative Services and Support - Generally no need for Higher Education
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Youth
    • Social Affairs
    • Administrative support
    • Other
    • Emergency Aid and Response
  • Closing Date: Closed


The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for the rights of displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter, education, emergency food security, legal assistance, and water,sanitation and hygiene sectors.

The Norwegian Refugee Council has approximately 5000 committed and competent employees involved in projects across four continents. In addition, NRC runs one of the world’s largest standby rosters -NORCAP, with 650 professionals, ready to be deployed on 72 hours notice when a crisis occurs

Rights Respected, People Protected

NRC in Jordan 

Established in 2012 NRC Jordan’s long-term outlook addresses the problems affecting life as a refugee. We work to build the resilience of Syrians, and to relieve the impact on the Jordanian communities that host them.  Syrian refugees in Jordan are struggling. As they contend with difficult living conditions across the country, the obstacles are complex. They struggle to remain registered as refugees, to provide for their families, and to access essential services – including education for their children. The Jordanian communities that host them, meanwhile, feel the impact of hosting high numbers of refugees – with each year that passes, local infrastructure becomes more strained.

Role Specific Information

The overall objective of the NRC Jordan Youth Programme is to ensure that Youth become and remain active and engaged members of their communities, while employing a Do No Harm lens in terms of programme assessment and implementation.

NRC is developing a community based youth programme for Syrian refugees and vulnerable Jordanians.  The NRC host community youth programme was launched in Irbid Governorate early 2017.  NRC provides access to structured learning and social engagement opportunities for Syrian and Jordanian youth.

The Youth Technical Assistant will undertake and support the NRC Youth Programme by: participating in implementation on a daily basis in the Youth Programme activities in partnership with Community Based Organisations, supporting the education process, conducting field outreach with the community, and monitoring day-to-day implementation and coordination with the Youth Coordinator.

Generic responsibilities:

  • Provides direction, assigns tasks and gives instructions to daily workers (e.g. trainers) and evaluates individual performance.
  • Monitors the progress of activities of assigned daily workers and ensures they are implemented conform planning and quality standards.
  • Develops own weekly activity planning.
  • Provides CC technical support to beneficiaries.
  • Adheres to NRC policies CC tools, handbooks and guidelines.
  • Identifies gaps, problems in the implementation area of own activities.
  • Prepares and files accurate records of project activities and ensures all information is accurate and available in time.

Specific responsibilities:

  • Monitors and supports the whole process of the designated classes from lesson plan progress, trainers’ progress, curriculum implementation, and students’ skills acquired.
  • Identifies any development needs in the courses and class flow and search for solutions with the involvement of the specialized trainer.
  • Conducts outreach activities with the local Syrian refugees and host community and serve as a link between NRC programs and the local community.
  • Submits written field reports after community mobilization sessions, and monitoring reports.
  • Forms training programs to support educational improvements and curricular activities.

Our Ideal Candidate:

We are looking for a university graduate with a minimum of one year previous experience in relevant field. Experience working in complex and volatile contexts, and to have prior experience with local or international NGOs in support of refugee populations is an asset, and to have a degree in education or social sciences OR a proven capacity to work with youth/child or in a humanitarian setting, and to be a native Arabic skills and proficiency in English language skills.

We are particularly looking for a positive individual with strong communication skills, who can build trust and confidently navigate both internally and externally at different levels, and to have Excellent organizational and planning skills.

In this position you will join highly motivated and expert staff who are making a difference to the most vulnerable people in the world's biggest displacement crisis.

Additional Information:

Candidates are encouraged to apply early, as applications may be screened prior to the vacancy deadline

Contract period:     Through 31st of December 2017

Salary/benefits:      842 JOD (subject to social security)

Duty station:           Irbid 

NRC may be required to verify the identity of its partners and to check that its partners have not been involved in illegal activities.

NRC reserves the right to use electronic screening tools for this purpose.

B: Please enter your specific city of residency in Jordan in your application.

NRC does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing, training or any other fees). Offers of employment or job openings with requests for payment of fees are fraudulent. Victims of such scams should report them to their local law enforcement authorities for appropriate action.

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