Project Officer

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Response in Tyre

In Tyre, IRC together with local partner will develop an Integrated Mental Health and Psycho Social Support (MHPSS), Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRH) and Protection intervention to support conflict-affected Women and Girls; the goal is for women and girls in Tyre to recover with greater safety and well-being, enabled by quality services and resilient community structures.

Job Overview:

The Project Officer will be responsible for the overall day-to-day coordination, and follow-up of a project implemented through a local partner. This is a coordination role; it brings together the partner, the IRC technical sectors, and the coordination platforms in the area so that the project is delivered as one integrated response. Technical guidance and technical quality assurance remain with the respective IRC sector teams. The position will help ensure that project activities are delivered in line with agreed objectives, targets, quality standards, donor requirements, and IRC’s organizational policies.

The Project Officer will serve as the primary focal point for the partner at project level, providing coordination and operational support, monitoring implementation progress, identifying risks and challenges, and ensuring timely follow-up on agreed action. The Project Officer will also act as IRC’s internal coordination hub for the project across sectors and will represent the project and IRC in the relevant working groups and coordination forums in South Lebanon.

Major Responsibilities

1. Project and Partner Coordination:

• Lead the day-to-day coordination of the project implemented by the partner, ensuring activities are delivered according to the approved project proposal, workplan, and budget.
• Serve as the main project focal point with the implementing partner and maintain regular communication to monitor progress, address implementation challenges, and ensure timely follow-up.
• Review partner workplans, implementation plans, activity schedules and provide guidance to ensure alignment with project objectives and targets.
• Track project progress against agreed indicators, deliverables, milestones, and targets, identifying delays, gaps, or implementation risks and proposing corrective actions.
• Conduct regular partner monitoring visits (jointly with the relevant IRC technical staff where needed), fill observation tools and implementation reviews to assess progress, quality, compliance, and adherence to agreed standards.
• Ensure effective coordination between the partner and relevant internal IRC departments to facilitate timely implementation.
• Act as the single-entry point for the partner on IRC requests, so that technical, MEAL, finance, and compliance requests are consolidated, sequenced, and communicated in a coordinated way.
• Coordinate with Finance and Grants on partner budget monitoring, financial reporting timelines, and donor requirements, escalating issues to the relevant manager.
• In coordination with the ERD technical unit, contribute to the identification and mapping of women-led community initiatives, applying agreed selection criteria for group cash transfers, while coordinating with the senior field manager, local partner and local authorities/community.
• Process group cash transfers in line with the Group Cash Transfer guidance and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), working in close coordination with the Finance team to ensure accurate documentation, and timely disbursement.
• Design and maintain the program control checklist for the group cash transfers, in close coordination with the ERD Coordinator and the Cash Technical Advisor and use it to verify compliance at each stage.

2. Monitoring, Reporting and Data Quality:

• Work with MEAL colleagues and partners to ensure appropriate data collection, verification, documentation, and reporting mechanisms/MEAL tools are in place.
• Conduct regular meetings with the IRC’s MEAL focal point to track partner achievement.
• Review partner reports and raise any concerns to the technical senior managers.

3. Partner Capacity Strengthening Coordination:

• Coordinate the assessment of partner capacity and identify areas requiring additional support, coaching, or technical assistance with input from technical teams.
• Coordinate with Senior Managers to develop and follow up on partner capacity-strengthening plans and track their implementation against the agreed timeline.
• Coordinate access to coaching, training, and technical support for partner project staff from the relevant IRC technical teams (MHPSS, SRH, Protection) and provide day-to-day operational and project-management support to the partner project team.

4. Coordination and Representation:

• Participate in relevant internal coordination meetings.
• Maintain effective coordination with relevant Protection and Health actors, authorities, UN agencies, and other stakeholders at field level in Tyre and South Lebanon where appropriate.
• Represent the project and IRC professionally in relevant meetings, workshops, and coordination platforms when needed in close coordination with the Head of Department.
• Promote integrated, cross-sector referrals within IRC, especially between Protection and Health.

Key Working Relationships:

• Reports to: Project Lead
• Internal contacts: Health, Child Protection, Women’s Protection and Empowerment (WPE), PROL and ERD technical teams; Program & Sector Managers; Field Office & Support functions.
• External contacts: Local partner, NGOs, UN agencies, and government counterparts.

Job Requirements:

Work Experience:

• 3-4 years’ experience with an NGO and/or international organization with proven experience coordinating with local implementing partners.

Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:

• Familiarity of case management and management of community-based activities
• Excellent organizational skills, timeliness, ability to determine priorities and great attention to detail
• Familiarity with program design, including budgeting
• Familiarity with M&E system design and implementation
• Proactive, flexible, team spirited and willing to learn
• Demonstrated contextual knowledge and relevant experience working in South Lebanon, with a strong understanding of the local context, communities, and specific project needs.
• Excellent computer skills including MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to work as a team, as well as independently
• Fluency in Arabic and English.

Professional Standards:All International Rescue Committee workers must adhere to the core values and principles outlined inIRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. Our Standards are Integrity, Service, Equality and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies onSafeguarding, Conflicts of Interest, Fiscal Integrity, and Reporting Wrongdoing and Protection from Retaliation. IRC is committed to take all necessary preventive measures and create an environment where people feel safe, and to take all necessary actions and corrective measures when harm occurs. IRC builds teams of professionals who promote critical reflection, power sharing, debate, and objectivity to deliver the best possible services to our clients.

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