Food Security and Livelihood Talent Pool (Middle East Region) Location: Iraq,Jordan,Lebanon,Palestine,Syria,Turkey Deadline: 01.02.2017

Food Security and Livelihood Talent Pool (Middle East Region) 
Location: Iraq,Jordan,Lebanon,Palestine,Syria,Turkey 
Deadline: 01.02.2017

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NRC currently has more than 2,000 staff in the Middle East region assisting people displaced by conflict in Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan and Palestine. As a leading humanitarian organization, we support displaced persons by implementing programs across the Shelter, Education, Food Security, Information Counseling and Legal Assistance (ICLA) and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sectors with strong protection and resilience focus integrated into our programs.

We are now opening a call for resumes to create a talent pool for Food Security and Livelihood (FSL) professionals interested in the Middle East Region!

If you would like to be considered for our Middle East Region’s talent pool, we welcome your application.

Purpose of the Talent Pool

As an organization NRC is committed to recruiting the right people at the right time and place. To help meet this goal, we are seeking experienced technical experts with a background in humanitarian aid to join us by becoming a part of our talent pool. The talent pools were created as a way to engage and maintain relationships with high-potential, qualified professionals who are motivated to be part of our team!

All applications will be reviewed and, based on your background and experience, one of our recruiters may contact you for a pre-screening interview. If your skills are a good fit then your profile will be added to our talent pool and we may reach out periodically to explore your interest in new positions that open within NRC.

We also encourage you to visit NRC’s job site where new openings are added regularly.

Position overview:

Access to legal livelihoods and income earning opportunities as well as establishing basic coping mechanisms in their new surroundings is been a key challenge for the families forced to flee their homes.

The primary objective of the Food Security and Livelihood (FSL) professional would be to further develop and coordinate the NRC FSL program in Country Office in close collaboration with the other NRC Project and Programme Managers, and to ensure the establishment of effective coordination mechanisms for all humanitarian actors.

For this key role our ideal candidate is:

A university post-graduate (preferably in food security, livelihoods, economics, international development etc) with a minimum of 4 years of relevant project management and/or technical advisory experience in a humanitarian/recovery context, and particularly in the planning, coordination and management of food security and early recovery programme.  A strategic thinker, who can identify, plan and oversee the implementation of key Food Security and Livelihood activities needed.

In these positions you can join highly motivated and expert staff who are making a difference to the region’s most vulnerable people. In addition to strong technical abilities, we are looking for a passionate, positive, individuals with strong communication skills, who can foster trust and collaboration within NRC and across our beneficiaries.

Key Job Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Develop food security and livelihood strategy, technical guidance and Macro LFA’s
• Compliance with and adherence to NRC policies, guidance and procedures
• Contribute to fundraising, develop and revise funding proposal, budgets and donor reports
• Identify trends, technical standards and donor priorities
• Follow up on compliance with contractual commitments within the programme, ensure high technical quality and synergies in projects implementations
• Provide technical direction and project implementation support
• Ensure that key learnings are extracted from Food Security and Livelihood implementation, and incorporate them in Food Security and Livelihood programme and staff development processes
• Provide systematic training and build capacity of technical staff
• Represent NRC in relevant forums/Clusters/Sectors, including with national authorities and donors
• Promote the rights of displaced persons in line with the advocacy strategy
  
  

HR Officer - Jerusalem - Norwegian Refugee Council - Location: Palestine | Deadline: 30.01.2017

HR Officer - Jerusalem 
- Norwegian Refugee Council 
- Location: Palestine 
- Deadline: 30.01.2017

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Job description

Contribute to development of NRC Palestine policies and procedures 
Compliance with and Adherence to NRC Policies, guidelines and Handbooks and donor/auditor requirements 
Implementation of new country specific technical SOPs, guidelines and tools in West bank related to HR. 
Contribute to the capacity building of staff for any emerging HR related issues 
Contribute to west bank office recruitment process 
Carry out any other task requested by line Manager 
Follow up on Administration tasks 
Prepare the monthly salary sheet for West bank office with HR info updates 
Ensure that all new staff is receiving necessary induction brief 
Ensure that all staff has the necessary information/training what it means to be a NRC Employee and expectation related to HR issues 
Data entry on HR/Payroll Agresso for all staff with daily changes and amendments. Generate reports when needed from system. 
Contribute to the update of employees’ personal files and database 
Ensure all issues concerning health, pension, safety and mental health and well-being are followed up 
Fill and Update NRC Palestine Recruitment tracking sheet 
Contribute to the development of generic job descriptions in cooperation with Project Managers 
Implement all process and procedures concerning recruitment, considering methods for advertisement, interviews and tests to find the best candidates. 
Contribute to the planning and follow up on performance analysis and Develop staff training plans 
Follow up on terminated staff benefits including signing staff on decelerations for receiving all entitlements

Qualifications

Good knowledge of HR concepts and challenges/solutions within the field 
Knowledge of the context of Palestine’s and Israeli’s labour law 
Very Good English Language level

Education level

• College / University, Bachelor's degree

Personal qualities

Good communication and interpersonal skills 
Strong organizational and team working skills 
Good cultural awareness and sensitivity 
Highly approachable, trustworthy and confidential

We offer

‘NRC policy is to prefer equally qualified and competent internal candidates in recruitment processes. The position will be paid in accordance with NRC’s national staff salary scale’.

Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, West Bank Teacher Training Program - West Bank, Palestine - IREX

Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, West Bank Teacher Training Program - West Bank, Palestine - IREX

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Description

About IREX

IREX is an international nonprofit organization providing thought leadership and innovative programs to promote positive lasting change globally. We enable local individuals and institutions to build key elements of a vibrant society: quality education, independent media, and strong communities. To strengthen these sectors, our program activities also include conflict resolution, technology for development, women and youth. Founded in 1968, IREX has an annual portfolio of over $70 million and a staff of over 400 professionals worldwide. IREX employs field-tested methods and innovative uses of technologies to develop practical and locally-driven solutions with our partners in more than 100 countries.

Summary of Position

IREX seeks a Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist for an expected USAID Pre-Service Professional Development Program in the West Bank. The program is expected to provide pre-service teacher training for newly assigned teachers. The Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist will be responsible for ensuring robust performance monitoring and evaluation that supports the achievement of the program objectives.

The position is contingent on funding. Citizens of the West Bank are encouraged to apply.

Summary of Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a monitoring and evaluation plan across all program components including identification of process, output, and outcome indicators
• Develop monitoring activities that capture necessary data to report on result
• Ensure monitoring activities are conducted on schedule and participate in evaluations
• Communicate information obtained through M&E activities to IREX staff and various external stakeholders, notably donors and partners 
• Be a primary M&E resource to the field office and field personnel; liaise regularly with IREX’s M&E team in DC  
• Ensure data collection process is functioning in all activity locations to provide quality data within deadlines 
• Regularly review data collection processes, perform data quality assessments, and make adjustments as needed 
• Conduct regular visits to project sites to provide technical assistance and ensure proper monitoring of project activities
• Produce M&E reports for the Chief of Party and donors, as needed 
• Develop annual performance plans 

Skills and Qualifications:

• Minimum of 8 years of professional experience implementing M&E activities, preferably of international development projects
• A Master’s degree in statistics, demographics, public policy, education or related field. BA degree with 10 years of relevant experience also considered
• Proven success in designing, implementing, and operating project M&E systems from project initiation to closeout stages in the West Bank or the MENA region required
• Experience in strategic planning and performance measurement, including indicator selection, target setting, reporting, database management, and developing M&E and performance monitoring plans
• Knowledge of the major evaluation methodologies (e.g., qualitative, quantitative, mixed method, and impact) and data collection and analysis methodologies
• Experience in planning and managing surveys, and developing and refining data collection tools
• Experience with data quality assessments and oversight
• Experience managing and providing ongoing training to M&E field officers
• Ability to communicate professionally and provide written reporting in English and Arabic is required
• Must have proven record in the advanced use of modern communications tools, internet, email, social media, and teleconferences

To Apply:

Please go to https://www.irex.org/careers?p=job%2FovOx4fwE and supply a resume and cover letter through our website.