Rehabilitation & Wash Project Assistant

Syria

Architecture/Interior design - Engineering - Humanitarian/Disasters

Finished or Exempted (For male)

General objective
The Project Assistant, as part of the Rehabilitation and WASH Team, will be working on Rehabilitation activities, including but not limited to construction and rehabilitation of shelters, damaged houses, damaged schools, upgrading of water supply and sanitation facilities, and distribution of relief items at field level, in the framework of SIF’s Program in Syria.
He/she will work in close collaboration with Rehabilitation and WASH team members and other departments, under the supervision of the Project Officer he/she contributes to and is part of conducting surveys, assessments and collecting needed information from the field following the Project Officer guidelines. The Project Assistant will spend most of his/her time in the field and is in daily and direct contact with beneficiaries.
Responsibilities and tasks:
1. Activities implementation
• Site supervision of Rehabilitation and WASH activities, including, but not limited to, construction and rehabilitation of shelters, damaged houses, damaged schools, upgrading of water supply and sanitation facilities, and distribution of relief items at field level.
• Provide instruction to the contractor for improvement of works or remedial measures to take and ensure that the Minimum International Standard as communicated by the Project Officer is respected.
• Ensuring that the works carried out on the site are identical to the required quantities and quality.
• Share ideas with the Project Officer to fulfill the beneficiaries' needs.
• Assist Project officer in carrying out technical assessments for Rehabilitation and WASH projects and preparing measurement, calculation and bill of quantities.
• Ensure respect of security rules and report immediately to the Project Officer any accident happening;
• Ensure adherence to SIF Procedures Manual
• Ensure adherence to SIF Internal Rules & Regulations
• Perform related duties as assigned or as the situation dictates
• Maintain confidentiality and ensure the non-disclosure of any information whatsoever related to SIF practices and business, acquired in the course of duty, to any other person or organization without authority, except the normal execution of duty.
• Commitment to humanitarian ethics
2. Communication and reporting:
• Respond to beneficiaries’ queries with suitable relevant information and transparency.
• Report complaints received from beneficiaries to the Project Officer.
• Follow up with daily field visit to the beneficiaries.
• Report immediately to the Project Officer any delay, problem or other relevant information.
• Report on the progress of activities on a daily base to the Project Officer.
• Contribute and participate, when requested, within Department’s meetings including accurate reporting on success, challenges and lesson learnt.

• Good communication skills.
• Ability to work independently.
• Team worker.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Patience
• Willing to Learn.

Founded in 1991, Secours Islamique France (SIF) is a nongovernmental organization devoted to international solidarity, social and humanitarian causes in the fields of humanitarian assistance and development aid, both in France and in the world.
SIF is dedicated to alleviating the suffering of the poorest people in France and around the world. It acts wherever humanitarian and social needs require mobilization of emergency relief and implementation of development programmes. SIF is inspired by the values of Islam, solidarity and respect for human dignity, which are at the heart of its concerns. Through its commitment, values and missions, it calls for the building of human solidarity that transcends differences and borders.
SIF has started to work in Syria since 2008 and has been operating in many governorates namely, Aleppo, Damascus, Daraa, Hama, Homs, Rural Damascus, and Quneitra. Shelter support is among their main programs along with Education, community services, and provision of water, sanitation and hygiene.

Apr 15, 2019

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