PMER/ Liaison Field officer – Duty Station: Benghazi, Libya – Libyanjobs

Job Overview

PMER/ Liaison Field officer – Duty Station: Benghazi, Libya

Vacancy No. S03908
Contract Type National
Application Deadline 25-Jul-2023
Job Posted on 11-Jul-2023
Country LIBYA
Duty Station Tripoli, Libya
Duty Station Status N/A
Duration 6 months
Accompanied Status N/A
Grade National Staff

Organizational Context

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is the world’s largest humanitarian organization, with a network of 192-member National Societies. The overall aim of the IFRC is “to inspire, encourage, facilitate, and promote at all times all forms of humanitarian activities by National Societies with a view to preventing and alleviating human suffering and thereby contributing to the maintenance and promotion of human dignity and peace in the world.” The IFRC works to meet the needs and improve the lives of vulnerable people before, during and after disasters, health emergencies and other crises.

The IFRC is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (Movement), together with its member National Societies and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The work of the IFRC is guided by the following fundamental principles: humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity, and universality.

The IFRC is led by its Secretary General, and has its Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. The Headquarters are organized into three main Divisions: (i) National Society Development and Operations Coordination; (ii) Global Relations, Humanitarian Diplomacy and Digitalization; and (iii) Management Policy, Strategy and Corporate Services.

The IFRC has five regional offices in Africa, Asia Pacific, Middle East and North Africa, Europe, and the Americas. The IFRC also has country cluster delegation and country delegations throughout the world. Together, the Geneva Headquarters and the field structure (regional, cluster and country) comprise the IFRC Secretariat.
IFRC has been implementing humanitarian projects and supporting the LRCS for many years now, and it is deemed necessary to have IFRC personnel on the ground in Libya to follow up the projects’ implementation and facilitate the communication between the IFRC Libya delegation’s technical and their counterparts in LRCS, until the status agreement is signed and the delegation is relocated to Libya as planned.

Job Purpose

The focus of this post is to provide support to the IFRC Libya delegation from Libya in all administrative matters plus following up the implementation of the supported/planned projects in Libya, identify support opportunities, maintain continuous communication, provide security overview, and pursue excellent relationship with LRCS at all levels, and represent IFRC towards LRCS leadership and partners.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

PMER

Act as a focal point for joint activities between IFRC and LRCS and/or other partners.
Ensure smooth, timely and quality implementation of the planned activities working closely with the LRCS technical departments and provide technical support to LRCS whenever needed.
Follow up – In close coordination with the delegation’s finance officer – with the financial department in LRCS all the financial clearance required for the work advances and fund transferred by the IFRC.
Closely follow up – In close coordination with the delegation’s technical team – with the LRCS technical departments to ensure timely submission of the narrative reports and provide
Communicate IFRC programmatic results and evidence internally and externally to be a voice of accountability and inform the broader organizational accountability., through timely and quality planning and reporting at MENA level
Ensure systems in place are efficiently and effectively used to channel regular and data management for timely, accurate and accountable information sharing
Promote the adoption of new and relevant technologies for M&E data collection, including the use of mobile data collection; web-based program management systems; data collection, analysis and visualization software; and learning platforms for PMEAL.

Field officer

Facilitates all the logistics related to IFRC staff visit to Libya ( ensures smooth visa/security approval issuing, prepare airport pickup and drop off, ensure accommodation and provide all logistical support needed throughout their stay in the country).
Identify the gaps in the humanitarian contexts those need to be addressed and provide them to the technical team and HoD.
Identify collaboration opportunities with other partners in the country going in line with the IFRC strategy and the delegation’s operational direction.
Conduct field visits to different cities in Libya to follow up the projects’ implementation as needed.
Establish and ensure effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders;
Ensure effective relationships with the LRCS counterparts and leadership;
Provide bi-weekly progress reports to the HoD.

Job Duties and Responsibilities (continued)

Security:

Act as security focal point whenever needed, prior to the field trips of IFRC delegation.
Establish good relationship with ICRC & LRCS security focal points.
Provide the HoD with periodic political, financial, security situation analysis of the country, as well as the National Society.

General administration

Organize and facilitate country visits and deployments in coordination with the HoD.
Organize conferences, courses, and workshops (physical or virtual) and attend or deliver as necessary.
Other duties as assigned by IFRC HoD.

Other

Uphold the Fundamental Principles of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and work within the Society’s equal opportunities policy.
Actively work towards the achievement of the Federation Secretariat’s goals
Abide by and work in accordance with the Red Cross and Red Crescent principles.
Perform any other work-related duties and responsibilities that may be assigned by the line manager.

Education

Relevant University degree. – Required

Experience

Minimum three years of relevant experience in managing complex humanitarian operations and development programs, of which three years in similar positions. – Required
Red Cross/Red Crescent knowledge and experience. – Preferred
Representation and diplomacy. – Required
Experience working in the context. – Required

Knowledge, Skills and Languages

Understanding of the relevant country/region context. – Required
Basic Knowledge on organizational development and change management. – Required
Proven program management skills including planning, monitoring, evaluation and reporting. – Required
A good understanding of humanitarian issues. – Required
Excellent written and verbal communication skills. – Required
Presentation and report writing skills. – Required
understanding of financial management. – Required
Excellent IT skills, including all basic MS office packages. – Required
Ability to organize workload and ensure administrative tasks are dealt with efficiently. – Required
Ability to work well as part of a team. – Required
Strong interpersonal skills and cultural sensitivity. – Required
Capacity to work under pressure and to respect deadlines. – Required
Willingness to work out of office hours when necessary. – Preferred
Willingness and aptitude for humanitarian field work, and availability to travel at short notice, including overnight stays in Libya when required. – Required
Fluently spoken and written Arabic . – Required
Fluently spoken and written English. – Required
Good command of another IFRC official language (French, Spanish ) – Preferred