United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Emergency Programme Officer, Syria and Iraq

Organization: Christian Aid
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Closing date: 21 Sep 2014

About us

Christian Aid has a vision – an end to poverty – and we believe we can make that a reality by transforming the lives of people who live in poverty and empower them to change their lives for the future. So if you’re passionate about helping others, and want to help us drive positive change across the world, join us. Christian Aid is now looking to recruit an innovative and dynamic Emergency Programme Officer for our humanitarian response to the Syria and Iraq crises.

About the role

Christian Aid is working together with our partners in the Middle East to respond to humanitarian crises. Our response has a strong rights base, focusing on enabling people to gain control over their lives and to influence the decisions that affect their lives.

Working to support our response to the Syria and Iraq humanitarian crises, you will help to co-ordinate Christian Aid’s appeal funded programmes being implemented by partners in Iraq, Lebanon and Syria. You will work to enable our partners to implement a rapid, effective and principled response to emergencies, ensuring that it is in line with Christian Aid’s response strategy and implementation plans.

About you

You will be key to providing support to the team working on the Syria and Iraq humanitarian crises, working with the Middle East team and the humanitarian division as well as colleagues across Christian Aid to ensure the effective implementation, monitoring and reporting of the programme. You will be able to propose action that we should take in our response to the crises, and make day-to-day decisions to contribute to the implementation and smooth running of the programme.

You have experience of supporting emergency projects and/or programmes with local partners, preferably in the Middle East. You will have an understanding of the causes of the Syria and Iraq crises, direct experience of project cycle management approaches and tools, and knowledge of financial controls and procedures, including experience of monitoring large and complex budgets.

With well-developed communication and interpersonal skills, you’ll have a proven ability to communicate with different audiences. Fluent English is required and a working knowledge of Arabic preferred.

Further information

This role maternity cover and requires applicants to have the right to work in the country that this position is based.

We value the contribution each person makes to the success of our organisation. That is why you can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, a season ticket loan, and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.

We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

How to apply:

Please apply via our website.