Communication officer- North Aleppo

General Description of the Programme:

GOAL has been working in Syria since 2013, responding to the acute needs of conflict-affected communities. GOAL is working in Idleb Governate, both through direct implementation and through partners, delivering food, non-food programming to highly vulnerable populations, and provision of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) through support to Water units, as well as emergency support to recently displaced households.

GOAL has been working in North Aleppo Governate since 2019, through direct implementation and through partners, delivering food, non-food programming to highly vulnerable populations, as well as emergency support for recently displaced household.

Job purpose:

The Communications Officer will work with a team of several field staff to ensure that community needs, and concerns are being incorporated into the project, to verify information provided from other sources and communicate programs implementation strategy to all stakeholders (for example: Local Councils, Camp mangers, beneficiaries,). He/she will also lead on understanding the needs of target households and assist in designing and then implementing the most suitable interventions in collaboration with the Programs Managers (Food Security, NFI, Bakeries, Shelter and WASH).

Duties, objectives and competencies

Key Responsibilities

Project Implementation

• With assistance from the Field Programs Coordinator and his deputy, and in conjunction with Program managers develop suitable assessments to collect information from communities as required.
• Liaise with communities and local authorities to identify vulnerable members of the community and assist with the functionality of any subsidy support initiatives.
• Ensure appropriate feedback mechanisms for stakeholders (Local councils, Camps Mangers, and households).
• With assistance from the Field Deputy Programs Coordinator, develop suitable assessments to collect information from communities as required.
• Work alongside MEAL team to better understand the needs of targeted communities through organising meeting with key stakeholders in the field
• As required meet with communities during assessments or implementation of GOAL – programs.
• Other tasks as required relating to community relations as determined by the Field Programs Coordinator/ Deputy Field Programs Coordinator.
• He will be responsible of the in and out notifications and coordination of the meetings with the LCs.
• He will be responsible of write and archiving meetings minutes, in and out notifications and any program documents
• In coordination with the Area Coordinator and the Deputy Field Programs Coordinator, Communication officer should prepare warning letters and guarantee their delivery to the concerned stakeholders based on GOAL standard operating procedures.

Requirements (essential)

• University degree level qualification in public relations, Business administration, or any other related study field or equivalent years of experience in the same field.
• Previous 1 years and more experience in communication. Liaison or networking.
• Fluency in English.
• Previous 1 year experience of working on development programs.
• Attend courses or workshops in the communication.
• Has Archiving experience.

Requirements) desired)

• Previous NGO experience in humanitarian work
• Good Turkish speaking and written skills.
• Knowledge of working on Power BI
• Previous experience in Liaison

Please note that GOAL does not charge a fee of any kind or any other financial obligation at any stage of its recruitment process (application, interview, processing, training, induction) or other fees, or request information on applicants’ bank accounts. GOAL does not work with intermediary institutions and individuals or employment agencies during the recruitment process. If any fee or payment requested from you at the application or any stage of the recruitment process, please do not respond.

“يرجى ملاحظة أن منظمة جول GOAL لا تفرض أي رسوم من أي نوع أو أي التزام مالي آخر في أي مرحلة من مراحل عملية التوظيف (الطلب ، المقابلة ، المعالجة ، التدريب ، التعريف) أو رسوم أخرى ، و لا تطالب بأي معلومات عن الحسابات المصرفية البنكيه للمتقدمين على الشواغر. لا تعمل جول GOAL مع المؤسسات الوسيطة والأفراد أو وكالات التوظيف أثناء عملية التوظيف. في حالة طلب أي رسوم أو مستحقات منك خلال عملة التقديم على الوظائف الشاغره أو في أي مرحلة من مراحل عملية التوظيف ، يرجى إلابلاغ عدم الاستجابه

General terms and conditions

Safeguarding

Children and vulnerable adults a must be safeguarded to the maximum possible extent from deliberate or inadvertent actions and failings that place them at risk of abuse, sexual exploitation, injury and any other harm. One of the ways that GOAL shows this on-going commitment to safeguarding is to include rigorous background and reference checks in the selection process for all candidates.

Accountability within GOAL

Alongside our safeguarding policy, GOAL is an equal opportunities employer and has a set of integrity policies. Any candidate offered a job with GOAL will be expected to adhere to the following key areas of accountability:

• Comply with GOAL’s policies and procedures with respect to safeguarding, Code of Conduct, health and safety, data protection and confidentiality, do no harm principles and unacceptable behavior protocols.
• Report any concerns about the welfare of a child or vulnerable adult or any wrongdoings within our programming area.
• Report any concerns about inappropriate behavior of a GOAL staff or partner.

This Job Description only serves as a guide for the position available. GOAL reserves the right to change this document. Any published closing dates are estimated. Due to the nature of GOAL’s work we aim to fill vacancies as quickly as possible. This means that we will close adverts as soon as we have found the right candidate and this may be before the published closing date. We would therefore advise interested applicants to submit an application as early as possible.

Thank you.