Job ID
45211
Job Title
EFSVL Assistant -Daraa
To work for
Oxfam Syria
Country
Syria
City
Daraa
Field of Work
Humanitarian/Disasters
Job Type
Full time
Military service
Finished or Exempted (For male)
Minimum Education Level
Bachelor/ License Degree
Responsibilities
• Participate in the direct implementation of Oxfam FSL activities including community mobilisation, beneficiary registration and verification, cash or CFW, start-up capital agriculture inputs and livelihoods business support distribution process and monitoring
• Working with community members and representatives to facilitate the program implementation and proactively achieve solutions to problems arising.
• Maintain follow-up of the implementation of infrastructure rehabilitation projects (such as bakeries, irrigation canals, and agricultural wells) in coordination with site engineers (civil, mechanical, and electrical), ensuring adherence to technical specifications, quality standards, and safety procedures.
• Conducts technical and field assessments for rehabilitation sites to identify needs and required civil, electrical, and mechanical works; prepares corresponding technical reports, bills of quantities (BoQs), and defines the scope of required rehabilitation works.
• Coordinate closely with site engineers, contractors, and other technical staff to ensure efficient implementation and progress of the rehabilitation activities, promptly reporting any deviations, challenges, or safety concerns to the line manager.
• Participate in monitoring field visits and provide field visit notes, including progress documentation, photos, and site observations, to support program reporting and learning.
• Support testing and commissioning processes for rehabilitated sites (such as electrical systems, mechanical installations, or pumping systems) and confirm operational readiness.
• Support the preparation of technical and progress reports related to infrastructure rehabilitation and ensure proper documentation of all field activities.
• Carry out household interviews/survey, focus group discussions, key informant interviews, data collection as per plans. Data entry can be required
• Provides support to implement program activity plans in line with agreed standard procedures and Oxfam Code of Conduct.
• Working in a team and coordination with other FSL staff and with other department staff
• Supervision and follow up of beneficiaries to ensure data recording (attendance lists, meeting minutes, delivery notes, distribution lists, questionnaires, etc.).
• Support the process of resolving challenges with target communities and beneficiaries
• Work patterns are high pressure and require proper judgement about basic adjustment and urgent action on routine.
• Collect and make local information accessible and usable by project management and non-specialists.
• Support the process of coordination with Project Support Committees and community leaders to participate in decision making and support delivery process
• Support Agriculture and Livelihoods Officers, Field Assistants, and volunteers in engaging with communities through meetings and interviews.
• Drafting notes of field visits for review by programme team; preparing secondary data analysis and reports as required by the programme team.
• Working with community members and representatives to facilitate the program implementation and proactively achieve solutions to problems arising.
• Maintain follow-up of the implementation of infrastructure rehabilitation projects (such as bakeries, irrigation canals, and agricultural wells) in coordination with site engineers (civil, mechanical, and electrical), ensuring adherence to technical specifications, quality standards, and safety procedures.
• Conducts technical and field assessments for rehabilitation sites to identify needs and required civil, electrical, and mechanical works; prepares corresponding technical reports, bills of quantities (BoQs), and defines the scope of required rehabilitation works.
• Coordinate closely with site engineers, contractors, and other technical staff to ensure efficient implementation and progress of the rehabilitation activities, promptly reporting any deviations, challenges, or safety concerns to the line manager.
• Participate in monitoring field visits and provide field visit notes, including progress documentation, photos, and site observations, to support program reporting and learning.
• Support testing and commissioning processes for rehabilitated sites (such as electrical systems, mechanical installations, or pumping systems) and confirm operational readiness.
• Support the preparation of technical and progress reports related to infrastructure rehabilitation and ensure proper documentation of all field activities.
• Carry out household interviews/survey, focus group discussions, key informant interviews, data collection as per plans. Data entry can be required
• Provides support to implement program activity plans in line with agreed standard procedures and Oxfam Code of Conduct.
• Working in a team and coordination with other FSL staff and with other department staff
• Supervision and follow up of beneficiaries to ensure data recording (attendance lists, meeting minutes, delivery notes, distribution lists, questionnaires, etc.).
• Support the process of resolving challenges with target communities and beneficiaries
• Work patterns are high pressure and require proper judgement about basic adjustment and urgent action on routine.
• Collect and make local information accessible and usable by project management and non-specialists.
• Support the process of coordination with Project Support Committees and community leaders to participate in decision making and support delivery process
• Support Agriculture and Livelihoods Officers, Field Assistants, and volunteers in engaging with communities through meetings and interviews.
• Drafting notes of field visits for review by programme team; preparing secondary data analysis and reports as required by the programme team.
Qualifications
• Relevant academic background in Engineering (Civil, Mechanical, or Electrical) or Economics .
• Bachelor's degree holder minimum of 2 years of experience in field of food security, livelihoods, infrastructure rehabilitation, etc or a related role within the non-profit sector (as Food Security Assistant, Livelihoods Assistant, Rural Development Assistant, Construction engineering, etc).
• 2 - 3 years demonstrated in market-based livelihood project activities
• Experience in data collection and reporting for food security and livelihood programs.
• Experience working with NGOs or humanitarian sector is essential.
• Basic knowledge of agricultural practices and sustainable livelihoods in a humanitarian or development context.
• Familiarity with food security and livelihoods programming frameworks, standards, and methodologies.
• Ability to design and implement basic surveys, assessments, and monitoring activities in the field.
• Experience in establishing networks with key stakeholders, including government authorities, donors, and civil society and partner organizations.
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills, especially in cross-cultural environments.
• Proficiency in written and spoken English and Arabic.
• Proficiency in using office software (e.g., MS Office Suite) and administrative tools.
• Flexibility and willingness to travel up to 75% monthly basis or when required.
• Bachelor's degree holder minimum of 2 years of experience in field of food security, livelihoods, infrastructure rehabilitation, etc or a related role within the non-profit sector (as Food Security Assistant, Livelihoods Assistant, Rural Development Assistant, Construction engineering, etc).
• 2 - 3 years demonstrated in market-based livelihood project activities
• Experience in data collection and reporting for food security and livelihood programs.
• Experience working with NGOs or humanitarian sector is essential.
• Basic knowledge of agricultural practices and sustainable livelihoods in a humanitarian or development context.
• Familiarity with food security and livelihoods programming frameworks, standards, and methodologies.
• Ability to design and implement basic surveys, assessments, and monitoring activities in the field.
• Experience in establishing networks with key stakeholders, including government authorities, donors, and civil society and partner organizations.
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills, especially in cross-cultural environments.
• Proficiency in written and spoken English and Arabic.
• Proficiency in using office software (e.g., MS Office Suite) and administrative tools.
• Flexibility and willingness to travel up to 75% monthly basis or when required.
Salary and Benefits
As per oxfam salary 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
1
Posted On
Nov 02, 2025
Expiry Date
Nov 17, 2025
CV Language
English
