Job ID
19724
Job Title
Gender Assistant
To work for
Oxfam Syria
Country
Syria
City
Damascus
Field of Work
Administrative
Job Type
Full time
Military service
Finished or Exempted (For male)
Minimum Education Level
Bachelor/ License Degree
Responsibilities
• Organises workshops and network meetings for partners and ensure timely and effective arrangements, prepare minutes and its distribution.
• Organises Oxfam’s gender debates with partners and other stakeholder; documents program experience and wider gender debates.
• Drafts correspondence to partners and maintains a good filing system for gender activities records.
• Provides efficient administrative support to Oxfam gender team.
• Facilitate participation and regular meeting of FC members in Coordination bodies to represent women, young people needs and ideas; take meeting minutes and prepare draft for finalization.
• Facilitate and review project plans, financial and logistical documentation to ensure compliance to established Oxfam financial; review financial reports, Payment and liquidation requests. Serves as a liaison with Oxfam’s support teams i.e. Logistics and Finance.
• Assists in costing and budgeting of activities including meetings, trainings and workshops.
• Prepare monthly reports on the financial status of gender projects;
• Reports on daily and monthly basis.
• Organises Oxfam’s gender debates with partners and other stakeholder; documents program experience and wider gender debates.
• Drafts correspondence to partners and maintains a good filing system for gender activities records.
• Provides efficient administrative support to Oxfam gender team.
• Facilitate participation and regular meeting of FC members in Coordination bodies to represent women, young people needs and ideas; take meeting minutes and prepare draft for finalization.
• Facilitate and review project plans, financial and logistical documentation to ensure compliance to established Oxfam financial; review financial reports, Payment and liquidation requests. Serves as a liaison with Oxfam’s support teams i.e. Logistics and Finance.
• Assists in costing and budgeting of activities including meetings, trainings and workshops.
• Prepare monthly reports on the financial status of gender projects;
• Reports on daily and monthly basis.
Qualifications
• University/College qualification in the relevant field (e.g. social sciences or related discipline) or equivalent experience.
• An understanding experience of working in the humanitarian sector.
• An understanding and sensitivity to poverty, gender and diversity issues.
• Good reporting and writing skills.
• Demonstrated capacity of social and communication skills and ability to work with others and as part of the team.
• Good grasp of English in written and oral communication.
• Willingness and eager to learn about organizational procedures.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with others.
• Commitment to a rights-based approach, gender equality and protection.
• Ability to work in multi-cultural team.
• Willingness to work in insecure environments and a high level of adaptability and initiative.
• Positive attitude and willingness to work in insecure environments and a high level of adaptability and initiative.
• Advanced knowledge and skills in computer usage, particularly MS. Office.
• An understanding experience of working in the humanitarian sector.
• An understanding and sensitivity to poverty, gender and diversity issues.
• Good reporting and writing skills.
• Demonstrated capacity of social and communication skills and ability to work with others and as part of the team.
• Good grasp of English in written and oral communication.
• Willingness and eager to learn about organizational procedures.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with others.
• Commitment to a rights-based approach, gender equality and protection.
• Ability to work in multi-cultural team.
• Willingness to work in insecure environments and a high level of adaptability and initiative.
• Positive attitude and willingness to work in insecure environments and a high level of adaptability and initiative.
• Advanced knowledge and skills in computer usage, particularly MS. Office.
Specific Vacancy Requirements
Oxfam is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those that are suitable to work within our values are recruited to work for us.
We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organization and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply specially female candidates.
We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organization and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply specially female candidates.
Salary and Benefits
As per Oxfam Pay scale
About us
Oxfam is an international confederation of 17 organizations networked together in more than 90 countries, as part of a global movement for change, to build a future free from the injustice of poverty.
In Syria :
While Oxfam has been present in the region since 1970, it began operating in Syria through its Damascus based presence in July 2013. Since then, Oxfam has been responding to both the urgent WASH needs for vulnerable people, and has been working on the rehabilitation of water systems in order to provide durable, more sustainable solutions to the affected populations. Interventions implemented under Oxfam's WASH Programme include: Provision of Acute Emergency Life-Saving WASH Services, Rehabilitation of Water Systems, Hygiene Promotion and Water Conservation, Capacity Building and Training, and Improved Emergency WASH Coordination. To date, Oxfam has been worked in 10 governorates, seeking out to over 2.5 million beneficiaries.
In Syria :
While Oxfam has been present in the region since 1970, it began operating in Syria through its Damascus based presence in July 2013. Since then, Oxfam has been responding to both the urgent WASH needs for vulnerable people, and has been working on the rehabilitation of water systems in order to provide durable, more sustainable solutions to the affected populations. Interventions implemented under Oxfam's WASH Programme include: Provision of Acute Emergency Life-Saving WASH Services, Rehabilitation of Water Systems, Hygiene Promotion and Water Conservation, Capacity Building and Training, and Improved Emergency WASH Coordination. To date, Oxfam has been worked in 10 governorates, seeking out to over 2.5 million beneficiaries.
Required employees number
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Posted On
Jul 10, 2019
Expiry Date
Jul 31, 2019
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CV Language
English