Norwegian Refugee Council
Location: Greece
Deadline: 30.05.2017
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Camp Management Technical Assistant - Community Outreach (National Contract)
Camp Management Technical Assistant - Community Outreach (National Contract) - Norwegian Refugee Council
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization experienced in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. In the light of the high influx of migrants to the Greek islands, NRC has started an emergency response programme on the island of Chios in mid-October 2015. NRC directly assisted over 70,000 refugees and migrants, working together with the Greek authorities, humanitarian actors and volunteers to set up and maintain a dignified and efficient flow of refugees from arrival at the beach, via registration and reception facilities, to departure by boat or plane to mainland Greece. NRC Thessaloniki is now looking forward to cover the position of Camp Management Assistant (Community Outreach) to respond to the humanitarian needs. Please visit our website at www.nrc.no to learn more.
The purpose of the assistant position is to contribute to the day to day implementation of the project at site level.
The purpose of the assistant position is to contribute to the day to day implementation of the project at site level.
Job description
- Adhere to NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines
- Assist with the implementation of the Site Management Support project according to plan of action
- Prepare and develop status reports as required by management
- Ensure proper filing of documents
- Promote and share ideas for improvement of the project
- Represent NRC in meetings at site level and share minutes internally
- Ensure participation of the refugees in all activities
- Contribute to setting up systems and procedures at camp level
- Identify gaps in service provision and needs of infrastructure and report to the relevant actors,
- Contribute to the development of information materials/campaign and participate in sensitization of the refugee population
- Contribute to data collection in the site
- Support the Team Leader in conducting capacity building activities
Qualifications
- Experience from working in a humanitarian/recovery context
- Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
- Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
- Some knowledge of English
- Political and cultural awareness, as well as good understanding of the refugee crisis in Greece.
- Fluency in Arabic and/or Farsi, both oral and written, is preferred
- Ability to work under pressure, independently and with limited supervision.
- Highest standards of ethics and integrity
- All employees of the Norwegian Refugee Council should be able to adhere to the NRC Code of Conduct.
Personal qualities
- All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organization’s core values: dedication, innovation, inclusivity and accountability. These attitudes and believes shall guide our actions and relationships.
- You should be able to adhere to our Codes of Conduct.
We offer
- Commencement: As soon as possible
- Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s regulations and Greek labor law