Social Worker for Hermel (Shwaghir & Kasr Villages)

Main Role

The Social Worker will be conducting needs assessment with the support of the community volunteers. He/she will train community volunteers in the defined village(s) to jointly implement the community plan of action.

Main operational duties and tasks:

1- Direct project implementation

• Introduce the project for local authorities in the targeted area and build up the local support committee.
• Plan and coordinate activities with local NGOs, schools and institutions.
• Recruit, manage and train community volunteers.
• Facilitate needs assessment with support of the community volunteers network in each community.
• Identify the needs of each community with the community volunteers to elaborate and implement the community plan of action.
• Monitor and evaluate the progress of the project implementation and analyse information extracted from the needs assessment, plan of action and implementation of activities.
• Prepare and organize activities pertaining to the project.
• Negotiate the type and costs of activities to be executed.
• Hold monthly meetings with the local support committee, and when needed.

2- Volunteers management

• Supervise the volunteers’ performance during the project implementation.
• Follow up with the focal point of community volunteers.
• Hold weekly meetings with the volunteers to share updates and progress of the project implementation
• Develop and maintain a community volunteers’ database.
• Recruit and retain community volunteer throughout the project.

3 – Reporting

• Follow up on the reports sent by the community volunteers for each implemented activity.
• Write monthly narrative and statistical reports (final and progress) to be submitted to the Project Coordinator
• Update weekly the Project Coordinator on the project outcomes.

Function Specific Experience

• Experience in reporting
• Experience in training and coaching
• Experience working in a group
• Experience in community work is preferable

Industry Related Experience

• Experience in similar volunteer-based organizations or humanitarian organizations