Project officer based in Armenia

Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund country office in Georgia is seeking for qualified candidates for the position of project officer within the project “Stronger together – cooperative action to respond to cross-border emergencies” funded by Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO).

Vacancy start date: upon immediate availability

Duty station: Armenia, with frequent travel to Georgia

Contract duration: 3 months’ probation period, with the possibility of extension

Background information

Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund (ASB) is one of the biggest and oldest German aid and welfare organization with more than one million members. Since its foundation in 1888, ASB has acted as a politically and denominationally independent association. With its first international mission in 1921, the area of foreign aid became an integral part of the organization. Currently ASB has 11 foreign offices and implementing programs in more than 20 countries. ASB, through its officially registered country office in Georgia implemented several EU, German and US government funded projects related to: inclusive disaster risk reduction, provision of social services, improvement of economic and livelihood conditions, resocialization of persons in conflict with law, confidence building, as well as humanitarian assistance to IDPs, conflict affected population and other vulnerable groups, etc.

Starting from February 1, 2021 ASB is implementing the project “Stronger together – cooperative action to respond to cross-border emergencies” funded by Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO). Overall objective of the action is to enhance disaster risk management system with special focus on health emergencies in Armenia and Georgia through capacity building and establishing cross border cooperation mechanisms. The duration of the project is 24 months (February 2021 – January 2023).

Duties and responsibilities

The Project Officer will be responsible for implementation of all project related activities planned in Armenia under the supervision and in close coordination with the project management staff. She/he will build, develop and maintain relationships with Armenian partners and stakeholders and contribute to the work of experts and contractors. S/he will liaise with and maintain constant contact and information exchange with local, national and international partners working in Armenia.

More concretely, the project officer is expected to undertake and/or support the following tasks and duties:**

· Set-up and maintain sound coordination, cooperation and collaboration systems and relationships with Armenian stakeholders of the project.

· Represent ASB and establish and maintain good working relationship with Government representatives as well as the project stakeholder local, national and international organizations operating in Armenia and ensure constant communication with them.

· Ensure proper implementation of project activities in Armenia by means of overall and detailed implementation plans to be reflected and reported regularly.

· Ensure that assigned project activities are implemented in accordance with administrative and financial procedures envisaged under the project documents.

· Support the coordination of the work of experts, consultants and contractors hired to implement the project related activities in Armenia.

· Provide input and support to implementation of the communication action plan of the project.

· Support with procurement and contract management of service providers and suppliers in Armenia.

· Provide all necessary data /information on the progress of activity implementation in Armenia.

· Collect ongoing project monitoring data, maintain filing and documentation system and contribute to effective and efficient implementation of project Monitoring and Evaluation plan.

· Contribute to the regular reports and other mandatory project information to the donors, Government representatives, project stakeholders and any other party requesting for such information.

· Other duties as required for smooth and effective implementation of the project related activities in Armenia.

Required skills and experience:

• Education at the Masters level or equivalent in social sciences, humanitarian affairs, development or other related field.
• At least 3 years’ experience in working in the development field, focusing on healthcare management and humanitarian assistance either at the national or international level (working with international donor organizations will be an asset). Practical experience in design, planning and implementation of development and humanitarian projects.
• Experience in provision of administrative / logistical support to various events and capacity building initiatives.
• Strong analytical skills, the ability to work independently as well as in teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, Russian and Armenian languages.
• Computer literacy with practical experience using basic Microsoft office programs, Internet and social media.
• Willingness to travel in Georgia or other countries in Europe as required based on project activities.