Field Assistants

Post Title: Field Assistants

Location: Kahramanmaraş, Hatay, Gaziantep, Malatya, Diyarbakır, kilis, Şanlıurfa, Adıyaman, Osmaniye, Adana and Elazığ

Closing Date: 01-03-2023

About SENED

Sened is an independent, non-governmental, non-profit organization established in 2013 and registered in Turkey with No. 27-15-175; It arose in response to the suffering of Syrian refugees in Turkey & internally displaced persons in Syria as a result of the war waged by the Syrian regime on its own people and torn apart the entire country. Sened works through the humanitarian work sectors to empower persons with disabilities, their families and communities, advocate for their issues and include their voice in their communities. Sened has become a specialized NGO in the field of working with persons with disabilities and their families since 2015. It takes the aspirations of the founders, persons with disabilities and their families, and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) as a compass for its work.

Project Description:

The recent earthquakes in 11 provinces of Turkey have caused major displacement and discomfort in the lives of millions of residents. This has resulted in an emergency response to help meet basic and urgent needs of the affected people. A distribution activity has therefore been set up to deliver emergency aid to those in need and affected by the earthquake within the scope of the project.
Field Assistant will work with the Field officer to ensure distribution activities are implemented with the required quality and on the required time.

Job Purpose:

To assist in the implementation of all assigned projects in Turkey and ensure their execution within time, budget, and quality.

Key Activities/Tasks/Duties

• participating with the Project team to facilitate the operation of receiving the documents and the applications of any potential beneficiary.
• checking the documents and sending reports to the line manager if there is any missing or wrong data.
• doing field visits if needed after tacking the tasks from the line manager.
• scanning and uploading the required documents on the drive to facilitate the work of the other departments and project colleagues.
• receiving the invoices from beneficiaries and checking if there is any wrong or duplicating before sending it to the focal point person to achieve the payment request from the financial departments.
• working regularly with the field team and communications team.

Required Qualifications (Education/Languages/Work Experience):

Essential

• High school
• Minimum of 1 year of proven experience
• Advanced skills in Turkish language.
• Intermediate skills in the Arabic and English language.
• Turkish Nationality is a must.

Desirable

• Verified experience in similar position.

Technical Competencies (TC):

• Basic knowledge in report writing.
• Advanced knowledge in Excel & Word.

Core Competencies (CC):

• Communication
• Creativity
• Teamwork
• Commitment to Continuous Learning
• Technological awareness

Child safeguarding Policy

Child abuse in all forms is unacceptable to SENED, which recognizes its responsibility to protect children from harm in all areas of its work. SENED is committed to ensuring a child-safe environment and is applying a zero-tolerance approach towards any kind of child abuse and exploitation.

Discrimination, Abuse and Harassment Policy

SENED expressly prohibits and will not tolerate any form of discrimination, abuse, harassment (sexual or otherwise), based upon race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, citizenship status, disability, or military status. SENED employees and related personnel must under no circumstances take part in any form of discrimination, harassment, or abuse (physical, sexual or verbal), intimidation or exploitation, or in any other way infringe the rights of others inside or outside SENED.