Job ID
19304
Job Title
Village Director
To work for
SOS Children's Villages Syria
Country
Syria
City
Damascus
Job Type
Full time
Military service
Finished or Exempted (For male)
Minimum Education Level
Bachelor/ License Degree
Responsibilities
Professional Competences:
Management competences: skills and expertise in HR/HRD; ability of strategic thinking, planning and budgeting; financial management skills; basic knowledge in fundraising and marketing network-based way of thinking
Child and youth care competences: pedagogical and psychological knowledge and skills; basic comprehension of child, youth and family development; knowledge of national child welfare and child care legislation; familiar with and aware of children’s rights and child protection; capability to promote child and youth activities; experience in cooperating with local and national child and youth care projects of governmental and NGO initiatives
SOS Children’s Village competences: knowledge and comprehension of the task areas of SOS mothers and youth care co-workers; profound knowledge about the SOS organisation and its core principles (vision-mission-values, policies, local and global development); familiar with the integrated approach policy
Social Competences:
Leadership: Ability of building effective teams, keeping high performance and generate commitment to organisational goals; ability to delegate; knowledge and skills in conflict management; communication skills
Teamwork skills: ability to build interpersonal relationships
Intercultural, gender and diversity sensitivity: respects and appreciates different cultures, religions and social backgrounds and is capable of a gender sensitive approach
Emphatic and active listener
Community development and facilitation skills
Methodical competences:
Capability for participative approaches
Planning, Monitoring and evaluation skills
Hands-on computer software skills (E-Mail, Word)
Good presentation and project management skills
Personal competences:
Strong interest in child and youth care
Upright, stable and mature personality, personal integrity
Self-management skills (including the capability to continuously reflect upon own behaviour and gain learning experiences for the future)
Ability to keep a good work-life balance (including stress management skills)
Perseverance, patience and understanding
Willingness to learn and develop
Capacity to taking pressure
Flexibility
Knowledge of English
Management competences: skills and expertise in HR/HRD; ability of strategic thinking, planning and budgeting; financial management skills; basic knowledge in fundraising and marketing network-based way of thinking
Child and youth care competences: pedagogical and psychological knowledge and skills; basic comprehension of child, youth and family development; knowledge of national child welfare and child care legislation; familiar with and aware of children’s rights and child protection; capability to promote child and youth activities; experience in cooperating with local and national child and youth care projects of governmental and NGO initiatives
SOS Children’s Village competences: knowledge and comprehension of the task areas of SOS mothers and youth care co-workers; profound knowledge about the SOS organisation and its core principles (vision-mission-values, policies, local and global development); familiar with the integrated approach policy
Social Competences:
Leadership: Ability of building effective teams, keeping high performance and generate commitment to organisational goals; ability to delegate; knowledge and skills in conflict management; communication skills
Teamwork skills: ability to build interpersonal relationships
Intercultural, gender and diversity sensitivity: respects and appreciates different cultures, religions and social backgrounds and is capable of a gender sensitive approach
Emphatic and active listener
Community development and facilitation skills
Methodical competences:
Capability for participative approaches
Planning, Monitoring and evaluation skills
Hands-on computer software skills (E-Mail, Word)
Good presentation and project management skills
Personal competences:
Strong interest in child and youth care
Upright, stable and mature personality, personal integrity
Self-management skills (including the capability to continuously reflect upon own behaviour and gain learning experiences for the future)
Ability to keep a good work-life balance (including stress management skills)
Perseverance, patience and understanding
Willingness to learn and develop
Capacity to taking pressure
Flexibility
Knowledge of English
Qualifications
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in a managerial position, preferably in the field of education and / or child care or sociology
- university degree in project management; psychology or sociology, or related field
- Higher education, vocational studies is a plus
Knowledge of national child well care and child care legislation
- Interested in working with children and ability to stay in the center when necessary
- university degree in project management; psychology or sociology, or related field
- Higher education, vocational studies is a plus
Knowledge of national child well care and child care legislation
- Interested in working with children and ability to stay in the center when necessary
Salary and Benefits
salary: as per SOS salary scale
contracts period : 3 Months with the option of extension
social insurance
medical insurance
NB: The vacancy will close on 3/7/2019
Thank you for your comprehension
contracts period : 3 Months with the option of extension
social insurance
medical insurance
NB: The vacancy will close on 3/7/2019
Thank you for your comprehension
About us
SOS Children s Villages Syria (SOS CV Syria) is a dynamic social development organisation working country-wide to meet the needs and protect the interests and rights of orphaned and vulnerable children, more recently also with the mandate to provide humanitarian aid in Syria.
Required employees number
1
Posted On
Jun 12, 2019
Expiry Date
Jul 12, 2019
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CV Language
English