Project Officer

[Erbil,Iraq ]

ABOUT THE PROJECT

The Rooted in Trust project works to combat COVID-19 rumors and misinformation in Afghanistan, Lebanon, Iraq, Colombia, Brazil, Mali, DRC, Zimbabwe, Sudan, and South Sudan. We work to create impact at the local level and inform approaches to rumor management at the global level. The project is supported by a Global Technical Advisory Team made up of media, humanitarian, data science, and information management experts.

 

In Phase 1 of the project, we collected more than 19 thousand rumors in 14 languages and supported more than 30 local trusted information providers. In this critical phase of the pandemic, we will build on these efforts to listen and respond to the information challenges faced by vulnerable groups in humanitarian contexts, encouraging open dialogue between citizens and scientists and stronger and more collaborative partnerships between information providers (such as local media) and humanitarian and health sources.

 

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

The Project Officer (PO) provides support to the Project Manager to ensure systems and processes are put in place to support the smooth implementation of activities. This is a wide-reaching support role that will provide support to all aspects of the project including support to research activities, project reporting, and leading Monitoring and Evaluation activities for the team.

 Our Commitment to Fostering a Culture of Belonging

We are an organization of dynamic, mission-driven individuals who are passionate about our core values and about supporting positive change in the world. We pride ourselves on our commitment to innovation and flexibility. We believe that diverse teams are strong teams and work to support an ethic of belonging, dignity, and justice for all people. Our current team includes a mix of genders, parents, and non-parents, and people of multiple races, nationalities, ages, sexual orientations, and socio-economic backgrounds. We are an EEO employer and encourage candidates of all races, genders, ages, orientations, ethnicities, and national origins to apply, and welcome those with alternative backgrounds and experiences.

Scope of Work

• Work closely with the Project Manager to formulate and implement project strategy in a fluid environment;

• Collaborate with Global Monitoring and Evaluation team to track project activities, successes, and challenges in Lebanon;
• Draft regular reporting to Internews, funders, and other stakeholders as required;
• Support the daily activities of the field staff, potentially remotely, including the Community Engagement and Accountability Officer, Content Creator, Information Management Officer, and Data Analyst;
• Identify opportunities for program development, expansion and contribute to the evolution of project methodology;
• Assist in the design of a comprehensive onboarding process for new partners including sessions to orient them with project methodology, systems, and work platforms;

• Support training and onboarding for team members, new hires, and partners;
• Support data gathering and analysis throughout the project by Internews and sub-grantees;

• Prepare correspondence and reports from meetings, conferences, and discussion panels;

• Support compilation of compliance reports while ensuring others meet their reporting obligations and timelines;
• Provide support to project research activities;

• Procure equipment needed to support program operations;

• Additional activities as mutually agreed upon with the Project Manager;
• Understand and demonstrate commitment to upholding Internews’ Core Values.

 

QUALIFICATIONS WE’RE LOOKING FOR

• Degree in International Relations, Humanitarian Action, Sociology, Media and Communications or a related field;
• Five years of relevant professional experience;
• Minimum 2 years experience working in a Monitoring and Evaluation role;
• Excellent organizational, information, and project management skills;
• Strong writing skills and experience contributing to donor reporting under tight deadlines;
• Basic graphic design skills;
• Team-building skills and the ability to support a diverse staff in a challenging and highly fluid environment – experience with remote management highly prioritized;
• Proven experience creating risk communication materials for at-risk communities;
• Experience working in humanitarian contexts and/or working in challenging environments and having a strong understanding of how to work with local authorities, international agencies like the UN, INGOs and local organizations and community representatives;
• A self-starter and proactive problem-solver who enjoys communication and collaboration in a multi-stakeholder environment;
• Fluent in written and spoken English, Kurdish and Arabic;
• Must be self-reliant, resourceful, a good problem-solver, good-humored and flexible.

 

Preferred

Note: Candidates who do not have these preferred qualifications, but are interested and willing to learn, are encouraged to apply.

• Awareness of, and familiarity with, the issues and dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic in Iraq and/or other health crises in humanitarian contexts is a strong asset

Interested candidates need to send their CVs to

[email protected] with the subject title “Program Officer-RiT” not later than (13 September 2021)

 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview, applications sent beyond that date will not be considered.

 

CVs in formats other than PDF and Word will be disregarded.