Position Title :Youth in Sport Program Coordinator Position Type :Regular Employment -full Time Location :Gaza
Office Duration :six months Department :Youth in Sport Program
Program/Department
Summary:
Mercy Corps (MC) is a non-profit, non-aligned, secular non-governmental (NGO)
humanitarian relief and development organization, registered in the United States and Scotland
with offices in more than 40 countries around the world, including the West
Bank and Gaza,
where the organization has been active in implementing relief and development
programs for nearly a decade. Mercy Corps ‘West Bank and Gaza’
has staff based in East Jerusalem and Gaza City
offices that implement programs throughout the Palestinian territories.
General Position Summary:
Mercy Corps has implemented sport programs in Gaza since 2009 with funding from a range of
donors. Mercy Corps new youth in sport program, an integral part of the
Palestinian Community Assistance Program funded by USAID, Mercy Corps youth in
sports program, aims to improve mental, social and physical development of
adolescents (12-18 yrs. old) and Youth with Disability (YWD) through engaging
them in psycho-social sport-based activities that build their life skills.
Also, YIS enhances the capacities of local CBOs/SCs to implement youth
development programs.
Essential Job Functions:
1-Contributes towards developing work plans and follow up of implementation of
ongoing program activities.
2-Coordinates all activities with the local sport clubs and CBOs.
3-Carrying out the selection of sports clubs and youth-oriented CBOs to
participate in the program.
4-Identifies, in coordination with the sports clubs and CBOs, relevant sports
activities in the Gaza Strip.
5-Organizes sports events and tournaments in coordination with sports clubs and
CBOs in a high quality manner ensuring work plans and timelines are
followed.
6-Responsible for following up and tracking the implementation of raising
awareness activities starting from home visits, distribution of raising awareness
material and awareness workshops for parents ensuring work plans and timelines
are followed. .
7-Following up and coordinating the Moving Forward Curriculum Joint
activities and tracking their supplies (Refreshment and transportation)
including open days, career counseling awareness for parents, career counseling
days for older teens
8-Mainly responsible for mentors’ selection process in different CBOs in the
Gaza Strip to be trained in Mercy Corps Gaza-specific curriculum to teach life,
cooperation and conflict management skills.
9-Contributes to capacity building of CBO staff, therefore, together with other
Mercy Corps team members, organizes relevant training.
10-Responsible for tracking and approving MC provided supply to local CBOs
including refreshment, furniture, and sport supplies.
11-Supervising beneficiaries’ selection process in local CBOs starting from
advertising to application filtering and final selection.
12-Supervise the daily of local CBOs YIS project staff and provide any relevant
action in regard to performance management.
13-Assists in the development of a Gaza-specific curriculum for use by the
sports clubs and CBOs, drawing from the Moving Forward curriculum which uses
participatory games-based methodologies to teach life, cooperation, and
conflict management skills.
14-Responsible for following up building capacity activities starting from need
assessment to the training/consultancy for CBOs
15-Generate verbal and written translations of pertinent project documentation
as needed/required.
16-Assists in relevant (external and internal) program activity evaluations
and/or needs assessments.
17-Regularly reports on project implementation/ progress to Program Officer.
18-Liaises and coordinates with other Mercy Corps departments as needed.
19-Performance of work beyond normal office hours as required, without
additional compensation.
20-Conduct himself/herself both professionally and personally in such a manner
as to bring credit to Mercy Corps and to not jeopardize its humanitarian
mission.
21-Any other duties as required by the Program Officer or Program Manager.
Other Supervisory Responsibility: NA
Accountability:
Reports Directly To: Program Officer
Works Directly With: YIS Program Manager, YIS Program Officer, YIS
Program Coordinators, HR, Admin, Finance, Procurement, Logistics, Compliance,
DM&E.
Knowledge And Experience:
1-University degree in psychology, social sciences, management, community
development or any other related field.
2-At least two years of work experience in non-governmental organization
management sector .
3-Understanding of the social, political, and economic context of Palestinian
territories, especially in the Gaza Strip.
4-Understanding of the development assistance field, including international
non-governmental organizations and funding agencies regulations.
5-Very Good writing skills in English and Arabic.
6-Proficiency in MS Office.
Success Factors:
1-Excellent communication and coordination skills, with strong personality.
2-Excellent planning and administration skills.
3-Initiative, self-reliant and cooperative.
4-Excellent time and organizational management skills.
5-Excellent ability to work under pressure and carry out multiple tasks.
Qualified persons with disability are highly encouraged to apply.
Interested candidates are encouraged to submit a one page cover letter and
their CV by e-mail to: gaza-jobs(@)ps.mercycorps.org no later than Wednesday,
February 27, 2013.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Please indicate in the email subject; Youth in Sport Program Coordinator.
No application will be accepted if the email subject is not mentioned in the
email subject line. Please apply separate application for each position you are
interested in
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