Livelihoods Technical Assistant - Irbid / Jerash (Jordanian nationals only)

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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.

Livelihoods Technical Assistant

This role is an on-site technical assistant to support NRC in one of the project sites for our Cash for Work (CfW) GIZ project.  The Livelihoods technical assistant will be responsible for overseeing Cash workers and their attendance, maintaining deadlines, and supporting the site Team Leader as needed.

Role Specific Information

All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organisation’s core values: dedication, innovation, inclusivity and accountability. These attitudes and believes shall guide our actions and relationships.

NRC implements programs in northern Jordan since 2013 (currently in Irbid, Jerash, Mafraq, Amman and Ajloun). The project related to this position is focused on Cash for Work engagement with Jordanians and Syrians, as well as the preservation of vital water resources within Jordan.  The target locations are throughout the northern governorates of Jordan, ranging from Irbid (Bani Kinana) to Jerash.

Generic responsibilities:

• Adhere to NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines
• Assist a range of support with the implementation of the Core Competency portfolio according to plan of action.
• Implements independently procedures and activities within own function or core competency as delegated.
• Responsible for organizing and delivery of tasks in line with priorities and standards.
• Develop and maintain knowledge of the specialist area of work in which technical assistance and support is being provided, in order to be most effective in supporting the team.
• Use initiative in day-to-day problem solving in line with agreed procedures, priorities and standards for the area of work.
• Prepare and develop status reports as required by management.
• Ensure proper filing of documents.
• Promote and share ideas for improvement in your area of expertise.

Specific responsibilities:

• Directly manage incentive labourers working on various construction tasks within the site, provide direction, assign tasks, give instructions, prepare the attendance sheets, service contracts, weekly payments and keep track of individuals’ performances.
• Maintain project team accomplishments by communicating essential information; coordinating actions; obtaining expert input; reviewing open issues and action items; contributing information to team meetings and reports; escalating project completion impediments.
• Provide CC technical support to beneficiaries.
• Monitor the progress of activities of assigned daily labour and/or contractors and ensure they are implemented according to planning and quality standards.
• Track and maintain progress in line with the established project timeline.
• Prepare and file accurate records of project activities and ensure all information is accurate and available in time.
• Report protection concerns to line manager (s).
• Resolve conflicts that may arise with Cash for Work labourers concerning payment, performance, working hours, on-site services, or any other issues that may arise.

Our Ideal Candidate:

We are looking for a College or University graduate with a minimum of one year’s experience from working with shelter projects in a humanitarian/recovery context. We are particularly looking for a positive individual with strong interpersonal communication skills, who can build trust and confidently navigate both internally and externally at different levels.  Previous experience working in complex and volatile environments, fluency in Arabic (both written and verbal) and some knowledge of English are required.

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:

This vacancy is open to Jordanian nationals only

Contract period: Through 31st of December 2018

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

Duty station: (Irbid / Jerash) to be confirmed 

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.

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

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