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Team Leader

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Erbil, Iraq
Full-time

To assist project Coordinator in effectively co-ordinate Food Voucher implementation in the districts ensuring compliance to Donor and World Vision requirements /guidelines and uphold commitment to beneficiary entitlement

The holder of the position should communicate World Vision’s ethos and demonstrate a quality of spiritual life that is an example to others.

Areas of Responsibility: 

Implementation

  • Assist Casuals worker in supervising them to effectively and efficiently manage and coordinate all cash and voucher project activities that are implemented in the district.
  • Assist project coordinator and field monitors to plan, implement, monitor and evaluate approved activities as per programs design.
  • Ensure program compliance to Humanitarian Accountability standards.
  • Ensure that all resources earmarked to target populations are properly handled, stored, transported, distributed, tracked, fully accounted for and reported on according to World Vision standard procedures and Donor policy.
  • Visit target communities on regular basis to get their perceptions and experience so as to assist in planning and implementing relevant community-oriented programs.
  • Prepare monthly management reports, and as well as monthly narrative reports for the district according to set standards and formats.
  • Facilitate the identification designing and implementing of appropriate training needs for district staff and target communities.

Management

  • Supervise use of resources allocated to the district field monitors
  • Supervise all field monitors and casual workers through appropriate systems and attend to their welfare issues.

Coordination and Collaboration

  • Assist Field coordinator/ camp liaison to Co-ordinate with other Agencies, Local Authorities and Government stakeholder in the District and ensure that food voucher project is targeted to the appropriate target population.
  • To co-ordinate and foster relations with other World Vision Programs in the district so as to ensure proper allocation and sharing of resources.
  • Participate in regular coordination meetings in WV and outside agencies including the donor

Capacity Development

  • Leads capacity development with field staff to ensure competency levels which allow staff to do their work accordingly.
  • Work with the Project Managers to supervise and provide training for all other WFP voucher staff

Other Roles

  • Represent the NO in food assistance/ Security, coordination forums as advised by NO management
  • Perform any other duties as required by the project Coordinator or his/her designee
Educational Background: 
Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences, Development Studies, Business Admiration or any other related qualification.
Skills/Experience: 
  • Previous experience in a related field.
  • Experience in Food Assistance projects.
  • Strong communication skills Verbal and written English/Arabic and Kurdish.
  • Report writing skills and computer knowledge.
  • Well-developed stakeholder networking skills.
  • Knowledge of commodities & logistics operations, specifically those that relate to distributions, handling, reporting, tracking, monitoring etc.
  • Proven planning, team work and managerial skills
  • Demonstrate ability in the design and effective use of training materials
  • Stays open to internal and external feedback
  • Finds fulfilment in work through creativity, risk taking, initiative, and innovation, and encourages the same in colleagues.
  • Ability to supervise and mentor subordinates
  • Ability to work under minimum supervision
  • Good knowledge and experience of community mobilization.
  • Report writing skills and computer knowledge

Work Environment

Complete Travel and/or Work Environment statements if applicable.

  • Office environment: typical field based
  • Travel: Domestic travel is required.
  • On call: During normal working hours unless there is an emergency

Organization Info

World Vision

Overview
Headquarters: 
Federal Way, WA, United States
Annual Budget : 
More than $500M
Founded: 
1982
About Us
Mission: 

Our vision for every child, life in all its fullness; Our prayer for every heart, the will to make it so. World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. Inspired by our Christian values, we are dedicated to working with the world's most vulnerable people. We serve all people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender.

Our mission: World Vision is an international partnership of Christians whose mission is to follow our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in working with the poor and oppressed to promote human transformation, seek justice, and bear witness to the good news of the Kingdom of God.

Listing Stats

Post Date: 
Dec 6 2018
Active Until: 
Jan 6 2019
Hiring Organization: 
World Vision
industry: 
Nonprofit