Project Assistant (SNFI)

Under the overall supervision of National Programme Officer (SNFI), and under the direct supervision of Senior Project Assistant (Field Coordinator), and administrative supervision of relevant Head of Sub Office, the Incumbent will support Shelter and Non-food Items programme (SNFI) in assisting in emergency response and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) activities through the tasks specified below.

Core Functions / Responsibilities:

1. In coordination with and under the guidance of the Senior Project Assistant (Field Coordinator) in the region, assist to perform needs assessments of disaster-affected and displaced families or target groups in line the SoP, Isac guidelines using various assessment tools, including Kobo, and enter all relevant data from the field into the ESNFI Database.
2. Contribute to the organization of needs assessment and response at the community level with key informants and disaster-affected representatives, including women.
3. Ensure the assessment forms (Multi sector needs assessment for -MSRAF, family assessment forms-FAF)) are encoded in SNFI database.
4. Assist the supervisor facilitating coordination with community, district authorities’ levels for assessment and response.
5. Help partner agencies gather sector-specific needs using community-level assessment forms, MSRAF, and, if necessary, providing orientation on the inter-agency form.
6. Record, file and keep incident reports in the database until they are confirmed by the Field Coordinator.
7. Draft the initial report from the assessment outcomes and share with the supervisor for revision and sharing with the partners on the ground.
8. Prepare waybills and other in/out documentation for the provincial warehouses where program is assigned for.
9. Participate in the relief items distribution and assist with documentation, including cash-based interventions for emergency response and shelter activities.
10. At the field level, contribute to involve that various community groups (women, children, elderly individuals, widows, and people with disabilities) in the assessment and emergency response efforts.
11. Perform such other duties as may be assigned.

Required Qualifications and Experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Political science, Social Science, International Relations or Law or related fields from an accredited academic institution with one (1) year of relevant professional experience

or

High School Diploma with three (3) years of relevant professional experience

Experience

Experience in encoding the beneficiary screening and assistance forms.

Experience in preparing the monthly report.

Experience in the region and familiarity in the region is required.

Experience in working with humanitarian organization and emergency projects.

Experience in data collection tools, kobo and M&E tools.

Experience in using office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.).

SKILLS

In-depth knowledge of humanitarian principles. 
knowledge of spreadsheets and data analysis. 

Note: Qualified female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.

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  VALUES - All IOM staff members must abide by and demonstrate these five values:

• Inclusion and respect for diversity: Respects and promotes individual and cultural differences. Encourages diversity and inclusion.
• Integrity and transparency: Maintains high ethical standards and acts in a manner consistent with organizational principles/rules and standards of conduct.
• Professionalism: Demonstrates ability to work in a composed, competent and committed manner and exercises careful judgment in meeting day-to-day challenges.
• Courage: Demonstrates willingness to take a stand on issues of importance.
• Empathy: Shows compassion for others, makes people feel safe, respected and fairly treated.
  
  

CORE COMPETENCIES - Behavioural indicators 

• Teamwork: Develops and promotes effective collaboration within and across units to achieve shared goals and optimize results.
• Delivering results: Produces and delivers quality results in a service-oriented and timely manner. Is action oriented and committed to achieving agreed outcomes.
• Managing and sharing knowledge: Continuously seeks to learn, share knowledge and innovate.
• Accountability: Takes ownership for achieving the Organization’s priorities and assumes responsibility for own actions and delegated work.
• Communication: Encourages and contributes to clear and open communication. Explains complex matters in an informative, inspiring and motivational way.

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Interested candidates are required to apply through Tayo. Also, please take note that CTG does not accept applications in hard copies.

Before applying the candidate must carefully read the advertisement.

Applicants are advised to fill in all mandatory fields otherwise they will not be able to apply and should fill their correct and active e-mail address in the online application as any correspondence will be made by CTG through e-mail only.

Note: Due to the high volume of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Please ensure that the e-mail address and phone number that you will indicate are accurate.