Youth Team Leader"National only" - Jordan

Rights Respected, People Protected

NRC in Jordan

“111,930 people benefitted from NRC Shelter programmes in 2015”

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.

1.Role Specific Information

NRC enables youth to strengthen their personal, social and economic resilience by participating in a structured educational programme that offers pathways towards social engagement, livelihoods, and further education. The programme supports youth to transition from acquiring skills, to applying skills in professional or community contexts, to accessing employment or volunteering opportunities. The Host Community Youth Programme operates in northern Jordan, primarily supporting communities in Irbid and Mafraq.
The Youth Team Leader is responsible for implementation of activities providing support to Community Based Organisations to enhance participation of and services available to youth in Host Communities in Jordan, liaising with stakeholders, staff management, and field-level reporting.

Generic responsibilities:

• Management of project staff.
• Implement plan of action for delegated portfolio of Core Competency projects (activities, budget and project documentation).
• Day to day follow of progress in project implementation.
• Ensure compliance with NRC policies, Core Competency tools, handbooks and guidelines.
• Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need, and explore and asses new and better ways to assist.
• Promote and share ideas for technical improvement.
• Prepare periodic progress reports and other documents.
• Ensure capacity building of project staff and transfer of key skills.
• Liaison and collaborate with relevant local authorities and stakeholders.
• Promote the rights of internally displaced/returnees in line with the advocacy strategy.
•  Actively promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards & principles within NRC and among-st beneficiaries served by NRC.

Specific responsibilities:

• Supports local needs assessment including profiling of CBOs and youth agencies, and identifying gaps in support of young people in the project area.
• Develops monthly activity work plan of Youth Programme activities and supervision of implementation, including field staff.
• Identifies capacity building needs of staff through HR processes.
• Focal point for CBO capacity building, proposal development, subgrant implementation and reporting within their geographic zone.
• Focal point for CBO capacity building, proposal development, subgrant implementation and reporting within their geographic zone.
• Support CBOs in identifying Youth Champions and establishing Youth platforms.
• Regularly plan and liaise with other Youth Host Programme and CC colleagues to ensure complementary of intervention; and identify opportunities for integration.
• Represents NRC at internal and external coordination as delegated by Youth Coordinator. Focal point for visitors. Represents with external/internal visitors to site, donors, and partners.
• Prepares bi-monthly reports on programme activities. Ensures M&E correctly conducted and reported.
• Supervises budget lines as delegated.

Critical Interfaces:
  By interfaces, NRC means processes and projects that are interlinked with other departments/units or       persons. Relevant interfaces for this position are

• Relevant core competency implementation staff
• Core Competency Specialists
• Support teams, Finance, HR, Admin and Logistics
• Communications staff
• Protection staff
• M&E department

Scale and scope of position

• Staff: 1 Technical Assistant
• Stakeholders: NRC Partnership Unit, Community Based Organisations, Ministry of Youth staff, Beneficiaries, community members, humanitarian and development agencies.
• Budgets: Budget supervision according to authorisation levels
• Information: Agresso, internal database.
• Legal or Compliance:

2. Competencies
  Competencies are important in order for the employee and the organisation to deliver desired results. They are relevant for all staff and are divided into the following two categories:
1. Professional Competencies

* Generic professional competencies for this position:

• Experience from working within technical expertise area in a humanitarian/ recovery context
• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts.
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities.
• Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile.
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal.
  

* Context/specific skills, knowledge and experience:

  Qualification requirement: Bachelor degree or equivalent
  Years of Experience: 3

• Knowledge of the context of refugees in Jordan relevant to NRC activities (Essential)
• Fluency in Arabic (Essential)
•  Experience in conducting trainings to CBO and line ministry staff
• Experience liaising with partners and stakeholders and to work with different cultures and beneficiaries.
• Past experience implementing and monitoring projects benefiting youth at community level.
• Strong organizational and planning skills and ability to coordinate multiple activities simultaneously
• Excellent interpersonal skills, team management and leadership

2. Behavioral Competencies

•  Planning and delivering results
• Communicating with impact and respect
• Working with people
• Empowering and building trust
• Managing performance and development.
• Initiating action and change

3. Performance Management
  The employee will be accountable for the responsibilities and the competencies, in accordance with the NRC Performance Management Manual. The following documents will be used for performance reviews:

• The Job Description
• The work and Development Plan
• The NRC Competency Framework
  

Our Ideal Candidate:

We are looking for a Bachelor degree or equivalent in relevant field , with a minimum of 3 years previous experience in youth and/or education projects in a humanitarian/recovery context. Experience working in complex and volatile contexts, in particular in the Middle East.  Preferably with past team management and leadership experience. Someone who is able to work with different cultures, donors and beneficiaries, with previous experience working in complex and volatile contexts. Excellent skills in English and Arabic languages. 

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.

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:till 30th of September,2019

Salary/benefits: 1347 JOD (subject to social security and income tax)

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.

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