IYD – Humanitarian Relief Association

Deadline for applications: 10/10/2021

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 in 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 offices 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 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/Programs

Direct supervisor / Reports to: Program Manager

Overall objective of the job:

Providing essential support to a project, working with the Project Manager and other team members to achieve project goals..

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Closely coordinate with the Program manager.
• Coordinate resources for the flawless execution of projects.
• Ensuring that project is delivered on time, within the scope, and within budget.
• Contributing to the timely and quality implementation of the project in line with its work plan.
• Supervise the implementation of the project activities and follow up daily.
• Daily communication with the team.
• Preparation of the purchase requisitions and bills of quantity.
• Attending a Bi-weekly meeting with the donor to update the states of the project activities.
• Attending a monthly meeting with the supporting departments to update the states of the project activities.
• Preparation of monthly and final reports.
• Follow up the project budget in coordination with the supporting departments.
• Monitoring and execution of the project according to the requirements of the donor and the policies and procedures of the IYD.
• Comply with the policies, regulations, and regulations of the humanitarian relief Agency.
• Follow up the finance monthly report and put projection for the project.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in the engineering discipline..
• Significant relevant work experience in these specific areas will be considered as an added value.

Abilities:

• Excellent leadership, coordination, and representation skills. Strong negotiation and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent knowledge of the Humanitarian Reform process and the role of the humanitarian community (UN System and NGO).
• Applied knowledge in program management, project formulation, program cycles, and reporting standards.
• Demonstrated flexibility and creativity in planning and problem-solving.
• Program planning and management skills.
• Excellent communication and writing skills.
• Ability to organize and facilitate training sessions.
• Ability to develop capacity-building frameworks and work plans.
• Ability to prioritize responsibilities, carry out multiple tasks simultaneously, and meet deadlines.
• Commitment to IYD core values and principles.
• Excellent leadership, coordination, and representation skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills both written and verbal.
• The ability to use Microsoft Office programs including Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint in a professional way.
• Fluency in Arabic and English, both written and verbal.
• Self-starter with the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Good organizational, multitasking, and time-management skills.
• Good knowledge of writing technical MEAL reports.
• Good knowledge and understanding of project monitoring and evaluation.

Experiences:

• At least 2 years of relevant experience in managing relevant projects.
• Proven administrative and IT skills, and an ability to maintain accurate records.

Physical and personality traits required:

• Ability to travel to field locations.
• Flexible and able to work well under pressure
• Capable of working collaboratively with team members to achieve objectives.

Submission:

Interested candidates should use the following link for registration:

http://tiny.cc/IYD21_MS01-PRO_O_TR_10OC

We are strongly encouraging females to apply for this position.

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