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Technical Youth Assistant "Internals Only"

Irbid

  • Organization: NRC - Norwegian Refugee Council
  • Location: Irbid
  • Grade: Junior level - Junior
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Youth
    • Administrative support
  • Closing Date: Closed

NRC enables youth to strengthen their personal, social and economical 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 Program operates in northern Jordan, primarily supporting communities in the north.The Youth Technical Assistant will contribute to the daily activities of providing support to new Community Based Organizations in Jordan, to enhance participation of and services to youth in Host Communities in Jordan.

Duties and responsibilities

Our ideal candidate holds a College/diploma degree or equivalent . Have 2 years of experience with implement training with high capability and skills to keep and maintain the training documents both hard and soft copies accessible when needed.

We are looking for someone that will be able to handle high workload with minimum supervision. We are particularly looking for a positive individual with strong communication and interpersonal skills, who is capable of working independently and self-starter.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.

Specific responsibilities
- Assists project team to carry out local needs assessment including profiling of CBOs and youth agencies, and identifying gaps in support of youth in the project area.
- Supports the Team Leader in the whole process of CBO capacity building and subgrant implementation.
- Conducts training to CBO staff on use of the project Information Management System.
- Supports CBOs to ensure appropriate monitoring, documentation and reporting of activities according to sub grant requirements.
- Supports the Team Leader in assessing the technical and organizational capacity among selected CBOs.
- Supports selected CBOs in outreach and mobilization of Youth Champions.
- Monitors capacity building activities and submits field reports to regular CBO visits.
- Travel to CBOs which may be quite far distant from the duty station is an essential part of the role.

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.
- Actively promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards & principles within NRC and amongst beneficiaries served by NRC.

Qualifications
Qualification requirement: Vocational/Tawjihi degree or equivalent
Years of Experience: 2
- Knowledge of the context of refugees in Jordan relevant to NRC activities (Essential).
- Flexibility and willingness to adapt to fluctuating demands.
- Native Arabic skills and proficiency in English Language skills.
- Experience in preparing reports and basic data entry.
- Experience in information management, project monitoring and documentation is a benefit (Desirable).
- Experience working with local Community Based Organizations (Desirable).
- Capacity Building experience.
Personal qualities
- Planning and delivering results
- Working with people
- Communicating with impact and respect
- Empowering and building trust
- Coping with Change
We can offer

Contract period: Through to 31 December 2019 (Renewal based on funding and performance)

Salary/benefits: 842 (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.Please enter your specific city of residency in Jordan in your application.

***Important Note***

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