Job title: Project Officer %50

About the NGO:

Voice of Old People and Family (VOP Fam) is a humanitarian, developmental and relief, not-for-profit and non-governmental organization working to achieve a better life for older people and their family members on the basis of a human rights approach. VOP-Fam is registered with the Kurdistan regional government (according to the letter no. 9901 dated   October 6th, 2004 issued by the Ministry of Interior) and reregistered with the Directorate of NGOs of the Kurdistan regional government (letter no. 452 dated April 28th, 2013). VOP-FAM is also registered with the Iraqi federal government (letter n. 3554 dated Feb. 27th, 2018). VOP-Fam’s main office is located in Dohuk city but runs projects and activities in a number of other Iraqi cities and towns such as Erbil, Sulaymaniyah and Ninawa Governorates.

Introduction:

The Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) has faced multiple humanitarian and financial crises in recent years, exacerbated by ongoing conflicts with the federal government. These challenges intensified with the arrival of a significant number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees, particularly to the Duhok governorate, following conflicts with ISIS and regional instability. The sudden influx of IDPs placed immense pressure on the region's already strained infrastructure and public services, creating economic burdens that compounded the effects of a pre-existing financial crisis. Social cohesion has also been tested, as local communities struggled to absorb the new populations while dealing with their own hardships. This combination of crises has further strained the capacity of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), highlighting the need for external support and long-term planning to stabilize the region and restore social harmony.

Goal:

The project aims to rehabilitate schools and enhance the educational infrastructure in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, particularly in Luzhen, Mazkin and Shahidan schools. Due to years of neglect and over-reliance on these temporary schools, many educational facilities are in dire need of repairs and upgrades. This project will focus on restoring these schools to provide a safe and conducive learning environment, ensuring that children have better access to quality education. Additionally, the project will address protection concerns by creating a secure environment that supports the psychological well-being of students, especially those affected by displacement. Legal assistance will also be provided to ensure children without documentation can enroll in school, removing barriers to education. Ultimately, the goal is to restore educational stability and provide children with a solid foundation for their future.

Our values, principles and beliefs:

• Child abuse involves the abuse of children’s rights, which is unacceptable.
• Protecting the children is a commitment when we work.
• All children have equal rights to protection from abuse and exploitation.
• The situation of all children must be improved through promotion of their rights as set out in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. This includes the right to freedom from abuse and exploitation.
• When we work with or through partners, they have a responsibility to meet minimum standards of protection for children in their programs.

Our commitment:

Members of the VOP FAM have a commitment to prevent child abuse or any type of violations against the

children during their work in the office and the field and to provide what is needed for the protection of

the children. We are committed to protecting all children from all forms of abuse, violence, neglect and exploitation and to promoting their well-being and development. We are also committed to protecting children from injury or other harm caused by the way we organize, fundraise, design, plan, implement, monitor and handover our activities.

We take a zero-tolerance approach to all abuse and exploitation against children and all VOP FAM's representatives are prohibited from taking part in any exploitation or abuse of children.

Our values and policies shall apply across all geographical locations of the organizations’ work across Federal Iraq and Kurdistan, and across all types of projects.

this Policy shall apply equally to all:

• Board Members and Board of Trustees members.
• staff – permanent or temporary.
• Associates of the organization – including community workers, volunteers, interns, consultants, contractors/suppliers, and others working under the auspices of your organization.
• To the organizations’ projects – including donors.
• Partner organizations

NGO Name: VOP Fam

Contact Name:HR

Contact Email: hr.vopfam@Gmail.com

Job Information

Contract Duration: Tow Months

Governorate Duhok

Nationality: Iraqi

Working Hours: %50

Requirements

Education: Bachelor Degree

Degree Title: Project officer %50

Minimum Experience 5 Year

Published Date: 2024-11-05

Deadline Date: 2024-11-11

Location

[Duhok, Iraq]

Description (terms)

• Ensure – through clear weekly and monthly work plans –activities are carried out in a timely, effective and technically sound manner.
• Support the collection of information/data for protection, education monitoring to address vulnerabilities, child protection needs and concerns of the targeted population and weekly reports on key issues/trends.
• Conduct follow-up monitoring visits to ensure that needs have been met in an appropriate manner and beneficiary have the opportunity to provide feedback on the assistance received.
• Ensure dissemination of clear and reliable information on service provision and other preselected key topics.
• Provide constant feedback to supervisor on progress, lesson learnt, achievements and gaps, issues and problems.
• Contribute to capacity building of local organizations, community groups, and stakeholders on protection.

• Manage the day-to-day operations of the project construction and wash activities in three schools in Duhok, Sharya and Summel.
• Will be responsible of the process of monitoring and evaluation of the project activities.
• Develop the needed tools in coordination with management team.
• Build and maintain relationships with beneficiary communities.
• Conduct awareness raising session for the beneficiary communities.
•  Manage strong communication with the engineering team and also the school managers and the general directorate of education.
• Participate in the adaptation of a referral strategy to ensure quality services to beneficiaries.
• Liaise with other service providers to support referrals and ensure follow up of the referrals.
• Ensure all health and safety mechanisms are in place.
• Report on a regular basis, highlighting any key concerns or issues in project implementation in a timely fashion.
•  Perform other duties as required by project supervisors, the Head of Project.
• Establish and maintain strong working relationship with relevant government authorities, IDP community leaders.
• Make sure to spread a positive image of VOP and its activities.

 Qualifications & Preferred Skills

• College or diploma degree.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Be able to prioritize tasks.
• The ability to think critically and to recommend good solutions to problems.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Ability to conduct outreach at the community level.
• Fluent Kurdish, Arabic and English.
• Able to work to tight deadlines and under pressure.
• 2 years of experience working with children and or/ in wash and rehabilitation.
• Good technical understanding of child protection and community-based approaches.
• Experience with community development, working with children and schools.

Deadline: 11.11.2014 at 2:00 PM

Sent To HR Officer: hr.vopfam@Gmail.com