The Syria crisis has been described as the largest humanitarian crisis of the 21st century. 6.8 million Syrians were displaced internally and over 5.5 million Syrians fled outside the country. Currently, 12,5 million people are estimated to be severely food insecure across the country and an additional 1,9 million people are at risk of sliding into acute food insecurity. Caritas Austria, through its implementing partners, has provided humanitarian assistance in Syria and neighboring countries since 2011. Today, Caritas Austria continues to be actively involved inside Syria with a focus on basic assistance, protection, education and livelihoods. In addition, Caritas Austria started implementing an impactful early recovery programme in the agriculture and food security sector, which is implemented by two national NGOs in Syria.

Deine Aufgaben

• Closely work with implementing partners to oversee activity implementation and support them to comply with: programme proposal, logical framework and budget, agreements with service providers and Caritas Austria internal policies and processes;
• Support the development, implementation and updating of annual work and MEAL plans in close cooperation with the MEAL officer and programme manager, thereby integrating MEAL findings;
• Assist implementing partner field teams and technical experts (consultants) in supervising the implementation of Farmer Field Schools (FFS) and offering consultancy services to beneficiary farmers, collectives and other training participants;
• Assist implementing partners on procurements; testing and reviewing of specialist equipment and agricultural inputs;
• Promote awareness of and adherence to professional standards and good practices in the field of agriculture and food security;
• Frequently travel to project sites inside Hama, Lattakia and Tartous governorates;
• Frequently meet and closely cooperate with implementing partner organisations;
• Prepare reports in coordination with the Caritas Austria Programme Manager;
• Represent Caritas Austria and participte in relevant working groups, clusters and coordination mechanisms with the back donor and funding partners;
• Contribute to the communication strategy in coordination with partners, the Programme Manager and the HQ communication department;
• Ensure compliance with Caritas Austria security policies for Syria and contribute to reviewing security plans.

Dein Profil

• Be a resident of Syria, with the ability to work inside Syria;
• Bachelor’s degree in agricultural science/ agronomy/ veterinary medicine;
• Minimum 3 years’ experience of implementing development projects in Syria in the Food and Agriculture Sector;
• Excellent communication skills; a positive and enabling spirit; experience in working with implementing partners is a plus;
• Experience in delivering capacity building trainings and developing high quality and engaging resources; experience in working with farmer collectives and the Farmer Field School (FFS) model is a plus;
• Good command of Arabic and English and excellent numeracy skills with ability to produce excellent written reports/ presentations;
• IT proficiency (Windows Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and proficiency in online research;
• Analytical thinking skills and strong environmental awareness;
• Interest in conservation agriculture and organic farming approaches;
• Good organizational and management skills; flexibility and ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously in a fast-paced environment, set priorities, and meet deadlines;
• Willingness and ability to travel inside Syria (up to 50%);

Unser Angebot

• Kindly submit your CV and cover letter to Sigrid.Poecksteiner@caritas-wien.at with "Syria Food Security Project Coordinator” as subject line by 31 May 2024;
• Questions can be addressed to paul.scheicher@caritas-austria.at.

Caritas Austria is committed to equal employment opportunities. We encourage anyone who fulfils the above criteria to apply – irrespective of age, gender, or religious, sexual, or ethnic affiliation. Within Caritas Austria there is no space for exploitation, abuse, discrimination, or corruption. Caritas Austria is a member of the interagency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. The successful candidate will be required to sign and adhere to Caritas Austria’s Code of Conduct and Safeguarding Policy.

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