Livelihoods Officer

Welthungerhilfe (www.welthungerhilfe.de) is one of the large and respected private organisations in the field of development cooperation and humanitarian aid in Germany. It carries out projects in 39 countries and campaigns for fairer cooperation with developing countries. If you are prepared to dedicate yourself to carrying out projects under sometimes difficult conditions and you match the requirements set out below, we look forward to receiving your application for the position of

The position is to be filled as soon as possible, with an initial contract for 7 months.

The base will be in Sinuni office and the place of work will be in Sinjar  . The position is paid according to SG5.

Objectives of the position: 

Implementation of project activities according to the specified deadlines and organisational, contractual and financial directives.
Depending on the specialist division, the Expert is responsible for carrying out procurement activities, implementing technical measures and / or implementing social components within the framework of the specified project assignment.

Your responsibilities

• Consultancy regarding the introduction, rehabilitation or maintenance of technical equipment, regarding social issues or any other areas in the focus of this position.

• Helps ensure adherence to quality standards in relevant fields

• Management and maintenance of technical equipment, if applicable

• Instruction and training of national staff

• Monitoring of the inventory management of relief supplies (incoming/outgoing goods, regular stock checks, resupply) and their distribution to the target groups or project locations

• Documentation of relevant technical and procurement processes in accordance with the co-financing agreement or Welthungerhilfe directives (such as Assignment Allocation Regulation, AAR).

• Preparation of project progress reports

• Fulfillment of any other tasks which are assigned by the management and correspond in general with the character of this position

2.3 Specific Activities and duties of the position

• Conduct assessments and focus group discussions with the targeted communities.
• Support the Senior Project Officer in planning, preparing and conducting the project activities.
• Support beneficiary identification and registration for planned trainings.
• Ensure that feedback and response mechanisms are in place and working smoothly
• Support the Senior Project Officer in recruiting trainers.
• Identify topics of the trainings based on the needs.
• keep the participants attendance sheets up to date.
• Support the trainer in conducting the pre-post tests for each trainings.
• Perform other duties as requested by the line manager.
• supervise the apprenticeships as part of job placement program

• University degree
• 1 to 2 years’ professional experience working in similar position with relevant tasks and responsibilities

Foreign language skills

• Fluency in English ,Kurdish and Arabic (written and spoken),