Livelihoods Program Assistant

Job Summary 

The Livelihoods Program Assistant will work on the implementation of projects and support the EARN team in all areas include training, beneficiary selection, beneficiary home visits and relationship building, distributions, office administration paperwork, and collecting data and writing reports, and assisting the all EARN staff with direction from the Program Coordinator as well as the Agriculture and Business Coordinators. The Livelihoods Program Assistant will perform all other tasks and responsibilities as assigned for the benefit of Samaritan’s Purse with a generous and serving spirit.

Job Duties: 

• Provide administrative support for the team including timesheet, data-entry, and collect and organizing all the documentations for the beneficiaries.
• Write weekly and monthly reports, updates, and beneficiary profiles.
• Correspond with beneficiaries on any necessary processes and documentation needed for the program.
• Coordinate with the team in collecting information and updating the beneficiary tracker in the required data. Also carry the task of uploading all beneficiary data to the beneficiary tracker daily
• Conduct house visits to support the family with basic physical and emotional needs, and refer cases to program manager and/or other programming support to respond to those needs with compassionate action.
• Build relationships with beneficiaries and community members in targeted villages, creating peace between community members and encouraging stronger family connections, especially among women.
• Manage beneficiary complaints, requests and cases, referring cases as necessary to Program Manager.
• Work on beneficiary selection with all livelihoods teams under supervision of the Program Manager.
• Support in distributions of livestock, agriculture materials, and other programmatic distributions.
• Conduct assessments under the direction of PM for future programmatic activities in areas of SP activity in Sinjar with the overall goal of further building the capacity to serve the family needs of the community.
• Complete other activities as directed by the Program Manager.

Complete other activities as directed by the Line Manager and performing all other tasks and responsibilities assigned for the benefit of Samaritans Purse with a generous and serving spirit. 

Skills Required

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be willing to abide by Samaritans Purses code of conduct and understand the principals of Samaritans Purses statement of faith, as well as be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Attention to detail, anticipation and follow up are core values of the job function while maintaining the highest levels of confidentiality regarding contracts and salaries.
2. Possesses strong organizational and problem solving skills within a fast-paced environment.
3. Must be a self-starter and internally driven to success and hard work.
4. Possesses strong cross-cultural communication skills, both written and verbal.
5. Must be a humble team player.
6. Ability to be flexible and adaptable, taking on additional responsibilities as needed.
7. Knowledge of computer systems and its applications such as Outlook, Word, and Excel including formulas/formatting.
8. He/she must have analytical and report writing skills.
9. High level of integrity and stewardship.
10. Committed to the SP values and ethics.
11. Above average mathematic skills

Education / Experience Needed

• Experience in livestock, agriculture, and/or business management
• Experience with Administrative and computer work
• Preferred experience working with a NGO)

LANGUAGE 

English, Kurmanji Kurdish, and Arabic all required.

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