IYD International Humanitarian Relief Association
IYD – Humanitarian Relief Association
Deadline for applications: 22/06/2022
Position: Project Officer.
Location: Turkey-Gaziantep.
Working Area: Office.
About: IYD – Humanitarian Relief Association:
IYD is a Turkish, non-governmental, non-profit and has no political association working in various fields of humanitarian relief, development, and education.
IYD was established early 2013 in Turkey.
IYD was registered in 2014 with a license No. (34-203/022) and it has been working according to Turkish Organizations Law No. /5253/ under the name: ULUSLARARASI INSANI YARDIMLAŞMA DERNEĞI
IYD’s office are spread throughout Turkey and Syria as following:
- Turkey: Istanbul – Gaziantep.
- Syria: Aleppo – Idleb.
IYD vision:
In science and work, pioneers in developing ways of life to draw smiles and instill hope.
IYD mission:
To provide the best services to develop the affected societies, meeting the basic needs according to the international standards and within a unique ethical methodology.
Our values:
- Respecting others
- Transparency
- Teamwork
- Creativity
- Independency
- Neutrality
IYD strategic goals:
- Working on ensuring a decent life for all the affected people.
- Rehabilitation and construction of the damaged infrastructure.
- Securing the daily basic needs.
- Raising and revitalizing the capacities of the Syrian Civil Society.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: Project Officer.
Project / Department Title: SNFI
Direct supervisor / Reports to: Project Manager.
Job Purpose:
The role of the Shelter Project Officer is to ensure efficient and high-quality implementation of the shelter project in the areas of activities of IYD. Furthermore, the supervision and follow-up on the various constructions in the areas of activities of NWS.
Key Responsibilities:
- Management/Supervision of the IYD shelter construction project activities in the camps and communities.
- Ensuring quality project implementation in line with IYD’s shelter guidelines.
- Monitoring accuracy of technical implementation against the IYD’s shelter guidelines and strategy.
- Produce daily/weekly updates and monthly progress reports and any other reports, follow up field activities implementation and reporting including MMRs, 4Ws, and External reports.
- Responsible for organizing and taking the minute of regular (daily and weekly) meetings with the field staff to review progress and set action plans.
- Ensure that timely and accurate payments (labor, shelters, etc) are made, in coordination with the Shelter PM and Finance staff.
- Prepare planning and support any shelter, and infrastructure needs assessment in IDP sites.
- Support the design of appropriate Shelter interventions for the sites, in line with Cluster guidelines and following the instructions of the IYD’s Shelter guidelines. In informal settlements, this might include the provision of emergency or transitional shelters. In collective centers, this might include rehabilitation of buildings.
- Provide continuous technical support to the team.
- Supervise Shelter/Infrastructure staff, contractors, and/or daily labor work teams during installation and rehabilitation works and regular monitoring and maintenance, ensuring quality and timely implementation.
- Complete and sign work Completion Certificates, verifying that works have been completed to specifications contained in BoQs and contracts under the guidance of Shelter dep.
- Actively keep donor and Shelter PM updated on project progress, including reporting problems and challenges.
- Timely and accurate submission of regular reporting as requested by the Shelter Manager and donors. Ensure accessible and safe designs and site planning. Facilities should be accessible for persons with limited mobility and considered safe and accessible by women, elderly, and vulnerable persons, with appropriate public lighting installed or available at the household level.
Qualification (Education – Work Experience):
Essential:
- Bachelor’s Degree in engineering.
- Advanced level in English and Arabic.
Desirable:
- Master’s Degree in engineering.
- Two years of experience in project management.
- Advanced level in English, Arabic, and a good level of Turkish.
Core, Managerial and Technical Competencies:
Core Competencies:
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Planning and Organising
- Accountability
- Creativity
- Stakeholder Orientation
- Commitment to continuous learning
- Technological Awareness
Supervisory – Managerial Competencies:
- Leadership
- Building Trust
- Vision
- Managing Performance
- Judgment and Decision-making
- Empowering Others
Technical Competencies:
- Excellent writing skills in English at a native-speaker level and demonstrated ability to write and edit reports and proposals under tight deadlines.
- Strong knowledge of the rules and regulations of major institutional donors such as UN agencies, ECHO, European Commission, US Government donors, and UK donors.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office.
How to apply
Submission:
Interested candidates should use the following link for registration
**http://tiny.cc/IYD22-SH30-PO-TR**
We are strongly encouraging females to apply for this position.
Compliance to Anti-Harassment, PSEA, and Child Safeguarding:
- Child abuse in all forms is unacceptable to IYD, which recognizes its responsibility to protect children from harm in all areas of its work. IYD is committed to ensuring a child-safe environment and is applying a zero-tolerance approach towards any kind of child abuse and exploitation.
- IYD employees and related personnel must not under any 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 IYD.
General Information:
- Multi-sent CVs will be ignored (please send your CV only one time at a time).
- No resume will be reviewed after the specified date for receiving CV’s to the announced vacancy.
- IYD is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality, and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply.
- IYD does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
- IYD is not able to respond to every applicant individually due to the anticipated high number of applications.
- IYD retains the discretion to re-advertise the vacancy, to cancel the recruitment, to offer a contract with a modified job description or for a different duration, or to offer a contract at a lower grade.
We thank all applicants; however, only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews.
Shortlisting and interviews could be done before the application closing date.
Website: https://iydrelief.org