Job Description
Vacancy Announcement – CCCM Project Officer – Aden/ Abyan
ACTED Organization Summary:
Since 1993, as an international non-governmental
organization, ACTED has been committed to immediate humanitarian relief to
support those in urgent need and protect people’s dignity, while co-creating
longer term opportunities for sustainable growth and fulfilling people’s
potential.
ACTED endeavors to respond to humanitarian crises and build
resilience; promote inclusive and sustainable growth; co-construct effective
governance and support the building of civil society worldwide by investing in
people and their potential. ACTED is active in 39 countries and implements more
than 500 projects a year reaching over 20 million beneficiaries with 6,300
international and national staff.
ACTED has been present in Yemen since early 2012 and has
been anchored to the governorates of Ibb, Hudaydah, Raymah, AlDhalee, Saadah,
AlJawf, Aden, Dhamar and Marib.
Through its comprehensive programming ACTED has been
covering the full continuum of emergency, rehabilitation and development in
Yemen. Emergency activities have focused in the sectors of Agriculture &
Food Security (e.g. distribution of crop seeds, and livestock), Economic
Recovery and Market Systems (e.g. income-generating activities such as cash for
work), and WASH (e.g. rehabilitation of water supply facilities, hygiene
promotion). ACTED’s food security activities include distribution of food
vouchers, which are a key component of ACTED’s interventions in the country.
ACTED Organization is pleased to announce the below job
vacancy with the following details:
Position: CCCM Project Officer
Department: Program
Location: Aden/ Abyan
Contract Type: Fixed contract
Contract Duration: 6 months
Responsibilities
Project implementation
Management of mobile CCCM team
- Devise
daily and weekly workplans for mobile team activities, with the support of
the CCCM Senior Officer.
- Timely
reporting of problems and challenges in the sites to CCCM Senior Officer.
- Timely
reporting of security and safety incidents or risks to CCCM managers/
security focal point.
Partner coordination and service monitoring
- Liaise
and coordinate with all humanitarian partners and stakeholders working in
the sites, on a day-to-day basis.
- Liaise
and coordinate with local authorities, on a day-to-day basis.
- Monitor
service provision at site level, including through observation and
assessment.
Community participation and representation
- Organize
and chair regular meetings between community representatives and
humanitarian agencies, taking minutes of meetings and attendance sheets.
- Work
with the CCCM Senior Officer and CCCM Team to establish community
committees in the sites, ensuring representation and participation of
women, youth, and marginalized groups.
- Support
organization of trainings to community committees, humanitarian agencies,
and community members, on topics including on protection, fire response,
and CCCM.
Communication with communities and accountability
- Establish
and then oversee ACTED Communications with Communities (CwC) activities in
the sites, including regular outreach to the community and information
campaigns.
- Support
community mobilization efforts or information campaigns of community
representatives or other humanitarian agencies as needed.
- Support
establishment of, and then implement, Complaints and Response Mechanism
(CFM/CRM) in each of the sites, including data management, referrals, and
ensuring feedback is given.
Information Management
- Compile
regular reporting from partners on their activities in the sites.
- Conduct
and oversee regular data collection, including on service availability and
standards in the sites.
- Ensure
all reports and data submitted by the CCCM team are timely and accurate.
- Participate
in assessment and data collection as needed.
- Ensure
information is shared back with partners and communities.
- Support
dissemination of information to WASH and Shelter stakeholders if needed
with the objective to benefit WASH and Shelter situation in the IDP
collective centres and spontaneous settlements.
Protection mainstreaming
- Consider
gender, protection, and GBV concerns in all aspects of activities.
- Promote
and adhere to ACTED’s Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
policy.
- Promote
participation and representation of women, youth, people with specific
needs, and marginalised groups in all SMC and partner activities.
- Support
establishment of referral mechanisms, in collaboration with protection
partners
- Support
vulnerable persons including through referral to protection partners, and
coordination of support at specific events (e.g. distributions,
registration)
- Ensure
confidentiality is respected in all activities.
Site maintenance and community-led projects (CLPs)
assessment and planning:
- Conduct
comprehensive needs assessments for shelter, water, sanitation, and
infrastructure in IDP sites, ensuring collaboration with CCCM teams and
community representatives.
- Develop
and implement suitable CLP interventions by consulting IDPs, addressing
their needs, and following cluster guidelines, ensuring effective
coordination with various stakeholders.
- Prepare
technical documentation, including drawings, specifications, and Bills of
Quantities for site rehabilitation and installations under CCCM, site
maintenance and CLPs.
Implementation & monitoring
- Supervise
project assistants, contractors, and/or daily labour work teams during
project soft activities, installation and rehabilitation works and regular
monitoring and maintenance, ensuring quality and timely implementation.
- Complete
and sign work Completion Certificates, verifying that works have been
completed to specifications contained in BoQs and contracts under the
guidance of CCCM Senior Officer.
- Conduct
regular monitoring of Infrastructure situation in the sites as needed and
report the needs and suggested interventions for CCCM Senior
Officer.
HR
- Line
management of CCCM Assistants
Logistics
- Support
the development of Bill of Quantities for works, in coordination with CCCM
Senior Officer and DPM/PM
- Undertake
basic logistics tasks as needed, e.g. stock reception, quotation
collection, as required by the Logistics Officer / Area Coordinator
- Facilitate
development of movement plan in coordination with CCCM Team.
Finance
- Ensure
Cash for Work payments and documentation are following ACTED’s procedures.
Transparency, & compliance
- Ensure
accurate record-keeping of project documentation, and timely submission of
regular reporting to the CCCM Senior Officer
Other
- Any
additional task as requested by the line manager.
Job Requirement (Qualification and Experience)
- University
degree in social science or another discipline relevant to CCCM,
(Preferrable in civil engineering).
- At
least 3 years of experience in CCCM, WASH and shelter with NGOs.
- Excellent
communication and external representation skills.
- Excellent
capacity to plan, prioritize, and multitask.
- Excellent
team-working skills.
- Flexible,
with the ability to cope with stressful situations.
- Good
computer literacy, including use of smartphones and MS Office (Word and
Excel);
- Good
English skills, both oral and written
- Knowledge
of multi-sectoral humanitarian response, including Protection, WASH,
Shelter, and emergency distribution is required.
- Experience
in Protection programming is of benefit.
How to Apply
Application Procedures:
- Qualified
candidates meeting the above requirements are requested to send an
application comprising a detailed CV and a cover letter in English to:
aden.jobs@acted.org
- Also,
to apply in the following link: https://ee-eu.kobotoolbox.org/single/F05Nq5rw
- PLEASE
state in the subject line of the e-mail: “CCCM Project Officer”.
- Please rename your CV as: First
& Last name+ CCCM Project Officer.
- Please
rename your Cover Letter as: First & Last name CCCM
Project Officer CL.
- The
closing date for applications is Friday, 11 October
2024.
- Candidates
from Aden and Abyan governorate are strongly encouraged
to apply.
- Due
to the urgency of this appointment, shortlisting and interviews will be on
a rolling basis and candidates might be identified before the closing
date.
ACTED
has a zero-tolerance approach to sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment
(SEAH) and ensures that only those who share and demonstrate our values are
recruited. All candidates will be subject to satisfactory references and
screening checks in line with legal requirements. Any candidate offered a job
will sign ACTED’s Code of Conduct and related policies as part of their work
contract. All staff are expected to abide by the standards of behavior outlined
in those documents. Misconduct can lead to dismissal.
Contacting any ACTED staff member other than the contact
details listed above in regard to this job will result in disqualification.