LEADERSHIP:  

• Represents the organization in a professional manner at all times, acting with the highest levels of integrity and personal accountability. 
• Support program officers in reviewing documents, reviewing payment process, narrative reports, and supporting documents.
• Support the partners through conducting regular visits to ensure the smooth implementation of the activities.
• Carry out a mapping of social cohesion and civil society organizations in Deir Ezzor to contribute to and complement the GIZ programming.
• Track partner project targets against the workplan.
• Participate in community level data collection and documentation in support of the program’s monitoring, evaluation and learning; including the documentation of impact/success stories and photos relevant to activities implemented.
• Prepare weekly program progress reports for the social cohesion team.
• Organize and participate in the facilitation of meetings/workshops/trainings to help increase the capacity partners to implement Social Cohesion programs.
• Keep up to date with all contextual changes and the impact on current future projects.
• Assist in any other task or duty assigned by the supervisor
• Integrate community approaches, gender sensitivity and capacity building into all activities as appropriate.
• Fulfill Mercy Corps’ Program Management Minimum Standards based on the organization-wide guide.
• Ensure all interventions adhere to Mercy Corps’ Gender Policy, Do No Harm principles, and beneficiary accountability standards.
• Ensure compliance with donor and organization regulations related to humanitarian programming.
• Ensure compliance with security procedures and policies as determined by country leadership.
• Proactively ensure that team members operate in a secure environment and are aware of policies.

PROGRAM SUPPORT:

FINANCE & COMPLIANCE 

SECURITY  

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY: None.

Accountability

Reports Directly To: Social Cohesion program Officer

Works Directly With: Program officers, Local partner organization, Sub-grant and Finance department, etc.

Accountability to Participants and Stakeholders

the organization’s team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our program participants, community partners, other stakeholders, and to international standards guiding international relief and development work. We are committed to actively engaging communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, social sciences, human rights, project management or other related field.
• Minimum of 1 year work experience in project implementation, preferably with an international organization.
• A minimum of one year work in partnership with local partners to implement subawards is required.  
• Experience working in rural areas in Northeast Syria, particularly in Deir Ezzor or its surrounding areas.
• Experience working in a multi-organizational team (international and national partners).
• Demonstrated attention to detail, ability to follow procedures, meet deadlines and work independently and cooperatively with team members.
• Fluency in Arabic and English, both written and spoken.
• Strong written and oral communication skills in English required, including report development, writing and editing.
• Organizational and time management skills.
• Willingness to travel in and out of field
• Strong understanding of the project management cycle.
• Good interpersonal skills

Ongoing Learning

In support of our belief that learning organizations are more effective, efficient and relevant to the communities we serve, we empower all team members to dedicate 5% of their time to learning activities that further their personal and/or professional growth and development.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Achieving our mission begins with how we build our team and work together. Through our commitment to enriching our organization with people of different origins, beliefs, backgrounds, and ways of thinking, we are better able to leverage the collective power of our teams and solve the world’s most complex challenges. We strive for a culture of trust and respect, where everyone contributes their perspectives and authentic selves, reaches their potential as individuals and teams, and collaborates to do the best work of their lives. 

We recognize that diversity and inclusion is a journey, and we are committed to learning, listening and evolving to become more diverse, equitable and inclusive than we are today.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer that does not tolerate discrimination on any basis. We actively seek out diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills so that we can be collectively stronger and have sustained global impact. 

We are committed to providing an environment of respect and psychological safety where equal employment opportunities are available to all. We do not engage in or tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability (including HIV/AIDS status), marital status, military veteran status or any other protected group in the locations where we work.

Organizations Commitment towards Safeguarding & Ethics: The organization is committed to ensure that all individuals we come into contact with through our work, whether team members, community members, program participants or others, are treated with respect and dignity. We are committed to the core principles regarding prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse laid out by the UN Secretary General and IASC. We will not tolerate child abuse, sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment by or of our team members. As part of our commitment to a safe and inclusive work environment, team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner, respect local laws and customs, and to adhere to the organizations code of conduct policies and values at all times. Team members are required to complete mandatory Code of Conduct online learning courses upon hire and on an annual basis.

Employees Commitment towards Safeguarding:

• Actively learns about safeguarding and integrates it into their work including with external stakeholders and direct reports if applicable.
• Practices the values of Organization as detailed in the Code of Conduct and safeguarding policies including respecting the dignity and well-being of community participants and fellow staff members.
• Holds themselves accountable for making appropriate decisions that impact community members and team members.
• Takes responsibility for their personal and professional behavior.
• Encourages openness, transparency, and communication in their team; encourages team members to make any reports if they have any concerns using internal reporting mechanisms (i.e., Integrity Hotline, HR etc.)
• Demonstrates a high level of integrity and treats others with respect.

Personal Consent:

The organization collects your personal data for the purposes of managing the organization’s recruitment related activities as well as for organizational planning purposes globally. Consequently, the organization may use your personal data in relation to the evaluation and selection of applicants including, for example, setting up and conducting interviews and tests, evaluating and assessing the results thereto and as is otherwise needed in the recruitment processes including the final recruitment.

The organization is an international organization consisting of multiple affiliated companies in various countries. The organization has international sites and uses resources located throughout the world. Your data may be held on secure platforms globally, including outside of the EU. All personal data whether relating to recruitment or employment, is held on a secure platform and system which is subject to regular testing and audit. Unless stated in the job description that the post involves other organizations with which the information will be shared as part of the recruitment process, your personal data will only be shared with third parties where consent is given.

The organization participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (the “Scheme”) (www.schr.info/the-misconduct-disclosure-scheme). Accordingly, we request information from a job applicant’s previous employer(s) about any investigations which found that the applicant committed sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents of misconduct under investigation when the applicant left employment. By applying, you confirm your consent to the organization collecting your prior employment history under the Scheme as part of the application process. Your data will be stored for up to four years.