Job Description
Chemonics seeks a short-term psychosocial support (PSS) assistant based in Berlin, Germany, for the Syria Injaz project, an ongoing, early-grade education and grants program in Syria. The PSS assistant will support the psychosocial support senior program officer in remotely organizing and delivering training sessions to local partners; follow up with them; and assist in reporting, monitoring, and evaluation. The PSS assistant will also participate in training activities across all Injaz sub-awards. The assignment will take place over 12 months. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.
Responsibilities include:
- Deliver remote trainings on child protection principles, non-violent classroom management, and structured psychosocial support based on the Injaz-developed curriculum, to formal educators and local partners’ staff, including trainers
- Maintain documentation for all completed training sessions and draft progress reports for review by the PSS senior program officer
- Assist in preparing M&E documentation by drafting weekly and quarterly reports and responding to the donor’s RFIs
- Follow up with child protection policy implementation at all child centers run by local partners
- Conduct regular meetings with local partners’ trainers to follow their progress in delivering training sessions, identify any challenges or further needs to build their capacity, or improve Injaz materials
- Conduct regular meetings with local partners’ child protection officers to follow on child protection policy implementation at centers, referral systems, and fill records management
- Remotely attend training sessions conducted by local partners’ trainers
- Other tasks as assigned by the PSS senior program officer and/or the Injaz chief of party
Qualifications:
- Must have legal work authorization in Berlin, Germany
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Experience in training and remote training
- Knowledge of psychosocial support and child protection principles
- Ability to prioritize, work under pressure, and work within a team to meet tight deadlines
- Positive attitude and eagerness to learn
- Excellent command of Microsoft Office programs
- Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity
- Excellent command of Arabic and English
Application instructions:
Please send an email with your resume and cover letter to RecruitmentInjaz@chemonics.com by January 25, 2019 with “Education Assistant” in the subject line. No telephone inquiries, please. Finalists will be contacted.
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About the Organization
Owned entirely by employees, Chemonics is an ISO-9001 certified international development company. For more than 40 years, we have partnered with local and international organizations to promote social and economic change around the world.
