[Ba’qubah,Iraq ]

PROJECT INTERN

EFSVL Team- Baquba

Closing date:               – 30 August 2021

Announcement date:  –  16 August 2021

Vacancy reference:    –  INT7783 Project Intern

 

 

Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom Oxfam GB engages. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

 

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.

 

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Oxfam GB also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.  In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

 Job Purpose  

Implementing emergency food security, livelihood and cash transfer programs under the supervision of Project Officer, and Project Manager To implement activities in programs under Emergency Food Security, Vulnerable Livelihoods (EFSVL) and Cash Programming as key member of the EFSVL & Cash team in Oxfam’s areas of operation in Baghdad and Baquba, Iraq.  Key areas of intervention include, but not limited to cash, Cash for Work, small business grants for assets recovery, and micro businesses activities, technical and vocational skills training, Job Placement and employability trainings, business management trainings, agriculture, and livestock support.

Core Details

Location:	Baghdad/Baquba – Iraq
Salary:	According to Oxfam Iraq Salary Scale for interns
Internal Grade:	Intern
Division	National	Job Family:	PROGRAM
Contract type:	Three months
Hours of work:	. 40 hours per week. This is a full-time role; however, Oxfam offers various flexible arrangements which candidates can discuss with the Recruiting Manager at interview stage
This role reports to:	Project Officer
Staff reporting to this post:	N/A
Annual budget          for the post:	N/A
Key relationships /interactions:
Screening checks:	All successful candidates will be screened through Refinitiv World-Check One to comply with counter terrorism and financial sanctions regulations.
References:	Should you be successful and not already employed by Oxfam GB, we will require minimum of two references covering five years of employment history.

 

Key Responsibilities

• Implementation of emergency food security, livelihood, and cash programming activities within the project timeframe and quality standards, with a special focus on vocational training, employability, career counselling, and job placement activities.
• Conduct Mapping of the private sector companies with potential for job creation in Baghdad and Baquba.
• Conduct mapping of the training service providers to support Oxfam in delivering of the training component of the project.
• Ensure community participation at each stage of project implementation and their input and feedback are incorporated in activities implementation.
• Participate in field-level assessments including, but not limited to, need assessment, HH vulnerability assessment, and other types of assessment as assigned by the team leader.
• Identification, registration, and verification of vulnerable households and individuals as per the approved selection criteria.
• Vendor/shops identification and market actors to participate in the food security, livelihoods, and Cash and Voucher activities as per the standard market/vendor identification tools.
• Follow the standard procedures for cash and voucher interventions, including compliance with relevant policies and criteria relating to Emergency Food Security, Vulnerable Livelihoods, Cash and Voucher programming, including best practices and donors’ policies.
• Ensure proper community engagement and clear communication with the community.
• Strict compliance to cash transfers SOPs and policies as per the Oxfam’s internal standards, donors, and international humanitarian standards.
• Maintain the records of all the activities under EFSVL and Cash Programs: Master Beneficiary List, Actual Beneficiary Distribution Lists, Community Meeting Minutes, attendance sheets, pre & post-tests, and other related documentation of the project activities.
• Work closely with MEAL staff, conduct monitoring of all activities post-distribution, and collate information to share with other staff.
• Visit vendors for data collection and other cash-based programming related activities.
• Provide general support to field team.
• Any other business required by the management.

Skills & Experiences

• Ability to work effectively with others, adaptable and flexible.
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to work sensitively with people from various cultural and social backgrounds.  
• Computer literacy, particularly in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Willingness to improve planning, coordination, and reporting skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Fluently in Arabic, both written and spoken.
• Good in English, both written and spoken.
• Commitment to Oxfam values.

Kindly note that, the selection process will be on rolling basis. Due to the urgency of the position, Oxfam has reserves the right to recruit a candidate who matches the required profile before the above deadline. 

As part of your online application, please upload your up to date CV and a covering letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the TOR.  

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Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply