Field Officer

JOB TITLE : Field Officer

TEAM/PROGRAMME : Refugees and Migrants Program
LOCATION: Greater Cairo, Egypt

GRADE : ‎4
CONTRACT LENGTH: ‎31/‎12/‎2023
POST TYPE: Fixed Term

Child Safeguarding: Level ‎3: the role holder will have contact with
children and/or young people either frequently (e.g., once a week or more)
or intensively (e.g., four days in one month or more or overnight) because
they work in country programs; or are visiting country programs; ore because
they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process
staff.

ORGANISATION PROFILE
organisation for children. We work in ‎117 countries and work, together with
our partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children
and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
In Egypt, Save the Children International has been working to ensure that
children's rights are respected, protected and promoted since ‎1982. We carry
out both long-term development work and, more recently emergency humanitarian
work.

ROLE PURPOSE:
Under the guidance of the health Senior officer, the field officer will be
responsible for the implementation of different components of a comprehensive
"Community mobilization and Health Promotion Program" targeting refugees and
host communities. S/he will have significant responsibilities for delivering
timely results and for coordination with governmental partner and community
stakeholders to ensure a coherent project model is established on the ground.

SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to: Health Senior Officer
Staff directly reporting to this post: ‎2 community health workers and
provide indirect support to ‎1 community coordinator & ‎3 health workers in
partner NGO.

Responsibilities
* Actively participate in project management cycle activities including needs assessment, project design, budgeting, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
* Designing and implementing community reach out work plan and tracking all related expenditures; prepare financial forecast/ plans directly linked to community work plans.
* Support the senior officer in leading and overseeing high quality implementation of SC's Primary Health care Project for refugees and host communities in Greater Cairo to fulfil obligations to stakeholders at all levels;
* Coach and build the capacity of Greater Cairo community mobilization team as needed.
* Lead on SCI community-based COVID-‎19 response activities, including community-based surveillance, hygiene kits' distribution, etc
* Utilize the Performance Management System, define expectations of staff members, develop workplans and improvement plans as needed.
* Make regular field visits, and document such visits, to review field coordinators and support creation and strengthening of community-based structures and mechanisms needed for the process of social change, and to monitor project activities.
* Maintain direct contact with project team and target groups in project areas of operation.
* Actively participate in coordination meetings with different stakeholders.
* Develop sustainability mechanisms
* Develop monthly, quarterly and annual technical and financial reports as per the project donor's requirements.
* Ensure proper community data is collected, processed, protected and reported according to the work plan;
* Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to safeguarding policy, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.
In case of Emergency:

* Promote children's rights, contributing to their well-being and protection in times of emergencies, guided by humanitarian principles and code of conduct.
* During emergencies, he/she should act in a way that facilitates SCI's response to emergencies, giving priority to all assigned.
* Be prepared to support SCI interventions in response to emergencies and show needed flexibility
Reporting and documentation
* Produce accurate quantitative and qualitative reports on regular basis as per the project's monitoring and evaluation plans
* Draft concise case studies, and other documents as needed on a monthly and quarterly basis and as requested by SC, donors and other stakeholders.
* Regular reporting to the Senior Officer with projects updates.
* Organize and maintain project filling system (electronic and paper records).

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS
Accountability:
* Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and modelling Save the Children values.
* Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.
Ambition:
* Sets ambitious and challenging goals for oneself (and their team), takes responsibility for own personal development and encourages others to do the same.
* Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others.
* Forward, strategic thinker.
Collaboration :
* Builds and maintains effective relationships, with team, colleagues, members and external partners and supporters
* Values diversity as a source of competitive strength
* Approachable and active listener
Creativity:
* Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
Integrity:
* Honest, encourages openness and transparency

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Educational Background:
* Relevant university degree, public health field is preferred
Essential :
* Minimum of ‎3 years working experience including successful experience working in health education or promotion with a reputed organization or NGO
* Previous experience in outreach activities & leading a team is a must.
* Previous experience in working with refugees/ marginalized communities
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
* Able to work effectively within a team and/or individually
* Well organised with strong time-management skills
* results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mindsets.
* Excellent analytical and creative abilities with strong results orientation;
* Very good computer skills.
* Shares Save the Children's vision and values
Language:
* Proficiency in Arabic and English, written and spoken is a must.

Additional job responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the
role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within
reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Equal Opportunities
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI
Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

Child Safeguarding:
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes
rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of
children from abuse.

Health and Safety
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI
Health and Safety policies and procedures.

The precise starting date of the position will be determined once the fund
is secured.
Date of issue: ‎4/‎6/‎2023 Author: Nourtine Galal

The Organization
We employ approximately ‎25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground
in over ‎100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need
better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and
advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure
their voices are heard. We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the
world treats children by ‎2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday


• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,


• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees
play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.We value
our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a
collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and
integrity are highly valued.

Application Information:
Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document.
Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary
expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at
www.savethechildren.net/jobs We need to keep children safe so our selection
process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.