Job ID
22637
Job Title
community engagement officer
To work for
COOPI Cooperazione Internazionale
Country
Syria
City
Damascus
Field of Work
Humanitarian/Disasters
Job Type
Full time
Military service
Finished or Exempted (For male)
Minimum Education Level
Bachelor/ License Degree
Responsibilities
- Conduct field visits to assess the needs of the PoC
- Identify alarming trends observed in the community and share this information with the project coordinator.
- Disseminate information on available services in the area provided by COOPI. Identify and map other services in their area of operation
- Identify the most vulnerable groups/ individuals and refer them to the service providers.
- Provide social counselling and address identified needs.
- Through community outreach activities identify and submit proposals on projects that could be implemented to address broader community needs.
- Based on needs assessments, organize and facilitate awareness raising sessions under the direct supervision of the project coordinator
- Identify and provide appropriate support to PoC through involving local community, traditional leaders and support group, advocate and mobilizing members of the community to find solutions to the identified need.
- Conduct focus group discussions targeting male and female PoCs of different age groups and backgrounds, record findings and report to the project coordinator.
- Conduct activities related to information dissemination and identification of community based initiatives and solutions, encouraging community participation on the CBI program.
- Identify alarming trends observed in the community and share this information with the project coordinator.
- Disseminate information on available services in the area provided by COOPI. Identify and map other services in their area of operation
- Identify the most vulnerable groups/ individuals and refer them to the service providers.
- Provide social counselling and address identified needs.
- Through community outreach activities identify and submit proposals on projects that could be implemented to address broader community needs.
- Based on needs assessments, organize and facilitate awareness raising sessions under the direct supervision of the project coordinator
- Identify and provide appropriate support to PoC through involving local community, traditional leaders and support group, advocate and mobilizing members of the community to find solutions to the identified need.
- Conduct focus group discussions targeting male and female PoCs of different age groups and backgrounds, record findings and report to the project coordinator.
- Conduct activities related to information dissemination and identification of community based initiatives and solutions, encouraging community participation on the CBI program.
Qualifications
-Minimum of 2 years’ relevant work experience
-Excellent English and Arabic language skills both written and spoken
-Substantial experience working with International NGOs, UN agencies
-Demonstrated skills in assessment, counseling and casework
-Excellent English and Arabic language skills both written and spoken
-Substantial experience working with International NGOs, UN agencies
-Demonstrated skills in assessment, counseling and casework
Specific Vacancy Requirements
Due to the urgency of this role, we will be reviewing CVs and interviewing the candidate in advance of the closing date. For this reason, interested candidates are asked to submit their application as soon as possible.
Salary and Benefits
As per COOPI Salary Scale
About us
We are an independent Italian NGO founded in Milan by Father Vincenzo Barbieri on April 15 1965.
For 50 years we have been dedicated to breaking the cycle of poverty and to supporting populations affected by wars, socio-economic crises or natural disasters in their path to recovery and sustainable development, by making use of the professionalism of local and international operators, and through our partnerships with public and private bodies and civil society organizations.
Today we are present in 24 countries in Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and the Caribbean, with 150 humanitarian projects reaching almost 2,400,000 people. Since 2006 we have been providing food, education, health and protection to thousands of children in 8 countries through our child sponsorship programs.
Since 1965 we have helped 100 million people, through 1,600 projects in 63 countries, employing 4,500 expatriate and 55,000 local operators.
For 50 years we have been dedicated to breaking the cycle of poverty and to supporting populations affected by wars, socio-economic crises or natural disasters in their path to recovery and sustainable development, by making use of the professionalism of local and international operators, and through our partnerships with public and private bodies and civil society organizations.
Today we are present in 24 countries in Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and the Caribbean, with 150 humanitarian projects reaching almost 2,400,000 people. Since 2006 we have been providing food, education, health and protection to thousands of children in 8 countries through our child sponsorship programs.
Since 1965 we have helped 100 million people, through 1,600 projects in 63 countries, employing 4,500 expatriate and 55,000 local operators.
Required employees number
1
Posted On
Apr 03, 2020
Expiry Date
May 02, 2020
CV Language
English