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Technical Officer - Community Empowerment Project

Terre des hommes
Cairo, Egypt
Posted 3 years ago
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Job Description

  • General Responsibilities 
  • Provide technical guidance to the boot camps program details for learners (In the centres under his/her responsibility) and help them to choose what training topics suit them; and keep giving support and guidance to learners until the end of the training, where he/she trains them on life skills and tools that help them to use the acquired knowledge in a practical way.
  • Internal & External Communication Relations
  • Coordination with the operations officers, Outreach Officers, and field Officers admin, on everything related to Boot camps 
  • Maintain effective communication with the beneficiaries to ensure their continuity of training and obtain the maximum benefit that will reflect positively on their working lives.
  • General Principles
  • The incumbent commits to observe discretion on any information related to the organization functioning. She/he will conduct her/his duties in respect of the Charter of Terre des hommes (TDH) and TDH Safeguarding Policy. She/he commits to ensuring a high level of children participation and will always work in the best interest of the child.
  • TDH intervenes without any affiliation for politics, religion or financial profit. The incumbent will direct her/his activities and engagements without preoccupation with political, racial or religious affiliation.
  • Specific Responsibilities 
TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO BOOT CAMPS ACTIVITIES
  • Conducting individual and group meetings with the selected beneficiaries, helping them to choose the available training topics that are most suitable for them.
  • Attending regular meetings with learners to follow up on their progress and to find out if they are facing any difficulties, and work on solving them.
  • Developing statistics and indicators to follow the development of learners and to note any changes in the effectiveness of the Boot camps program centres and share them with the relevant operations officer in charge of the boot camp.
  • Working closely with the Operations Officer to develop training plans, schedules, and all Boot camps related details, and to update them regularly based on learners feedback acquired from the regular meetings.
  • Coordinating with the M&E officer to develop M&E tools for Boots camps that help to obtain effective feedback from learners to follow up on their progress and to identify any challenges or difficulties they face
  • Coordinating with the outreach workers, IT technical, and field officer Boot camp, regarding following up the implementation of boots camps and Handling any difficulties.
  • Assisting project team members of all technical operational areas in implementing project activities when needed.
  • Conducting life skills / Employability training to the boot camp youth to provide them with the life skills necessary to get the most out of the training.
  • Participating in developing life skills training manual with TDH’s technical team, according to feedback from learners.

DO ANY OTHER TASKS AS MAY BE REQUESTED By LINE MANAGER

 

Job Requirements

  • Working conditions
  • Work requires field visits, physical demands prolonged standing and walking, frequent handling of light objects/ medium. Work may require routine travel.
  • Requirements for the position
  • Education / Qualifications:                    
  • Bachelor’s degree in any of the following fields: development, humanities, community & public administration, governance, general management or any relevant studies to the job requirements.
  • Experience:
  • At least 2 years of relevant working experience, preferably with INGOs
  • Demonstrated community outreach experience.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to work with extremely vulnerable groups.
  • Awareness of the security context and the political situation in Egypt for refugees.
  • Having a large network of relationships with refugee communities in Cairo and Giza and being familiar with their diverse cultures
  • Able to work effectively within a team and/or individually.
  • Ability to multi-task, prioritize and cope with competing demands under tight deadlines;
  • Ability to be proactive and work with minimal supervision.
  • Outstanding ability to listen, and exemplary attention to detail.
  • Good organization with strong time management skills.
  • Ability to work under pressure.
  • Desirable:
  • Previous experience working with refugees.
  • Previous experience working in a place that provides training
  • Languages:                          
  • Proficiency in Arabic and English, written and spoken is a must.
  • IT Knowledge
  • Excellent command of MS Office programs.
  • Familiar with dealing with e-learning platforms.

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