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Position: Senior Project Officer
Report to:
- Project Manager
- Organizational Unit
- FIELD OFFICE
- Primary Location
- Asyut (Upper Egypt) - (with extensive travel to Menia, Beni Suif and Cairo)
- Recruitment open to Internal and external candidates
- Type of contract
- Fixed Term
- Deadline
- March 2nd , 2017
The incumbent of the post in particular will:
- Providing coaching to the identified DPOs during the implementation of the Organizational Development Plans
- Support the project co-applicant and the TO in providing trainings to the stakeholders/beneficiaries and ensuring the follow up after the conclusion of the trainings
- Coordinating the DPOs from the 5 governorates to implement the research on “Access to Employment”
- Coordinating the mapping of national or gubernatorial CSOs platforms existing in Egypt
- Implementing the information/advocacy campaign on PWDs socio-economic rights targeting national authorities
- Contribute to the project planning and integrated budget definition & review, in coordination with the PM
- In coordination with the PM, ensuring continuous instruction to the targeted DPOs from the 5 Governorates into the project dynamics, with particular focus to the DPOs based in Menia and Beni Suif where there is not a HI office.
- Reporting
Job Requirements
Work Experience
- At least 2 years of professional experience in the international development cooperation.
- Demonstrated experience in establishing and maintaining professional networks.
- Research and analysis in the Employment and Education field
- Minimum 3 years of relevant professional experience in the area of Disability, Organizational Development (OD), CSOs networking.
- Proven experience in implementation of projects in the above mentioned domains
Skills / Competencies
- Good knowledge of HI's work in the field and familiarity with Disability field.
- Familiarity with the work and general functioning of CSOs/DPOs in Egypt
- Good analytical, organizational and project management and operational skills.
- Field orientation
- Good finance and administration understanding as part of the OD tasks
- Good coordination and interpersonal skills.
- Capacity to build and maintain effective working relations with national/local authorities, relevant institutions, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations.
- Ability to work effectively in a team and to maintain effective working relations within a multi-cultural environment.
- Solid IT skills including knowledge of office software.
Languages
- Excellent / very good knowledge (written and spoken) of Arabic and a good knowledge (written and spoken) of English.
Education
- University degree in social and human sciences, or disability-related discipline.
