SayPro Program advisor humanitarian aid (f/m/d), Amman, Jordan

On behalf of Caritas Germany for its local service centre in Amman, AGIAMONDO e.V. is looking for a

Program advisor humanitarian aid (f/m/d), Amman, Jordan

Your new role

Caritas Germany is the worldwide social welfare organisation of the Catholic Church in Germany. Every year Caritas Germany provides support for approximately 1,000 aid projects worldwide, regardless of the religion, eth-nic identity or nationality of those affected, from its headquarters in Freiburg, Germany.

Caritas Jordan was founded in 1967 and has been registered as a charitable organisation since 1968. Caritas Jordan was founded in response to the Six-Day War and has since been working with refugees from neighbouring countries, migrants and vulnerable Jordanians. Caritas Germany has maintained a long and intense partnership with Caritas Jordan.

Specifically, you will carry out the following tasks:

• You will advise and support the local partners in the identification of needs, planning, management and implementation of projects and programmes for emergency aid and rebuilding measures according to the Caritas Germany project agreements and guidelines.
• You will carry out training for managers in the preparation and professional monitoring of funding applications to public funding bodies (German federal government, EU, possibly UN), train local partners in administrative and financial matters and support them in narrative and financial reporting.
• You will check project applications from local partner organisations, carry out content and administrative monitoring of ongoing aid programmes and projects, report promptly on the project progress as well as draw up recommendations for Caritas Germany.
• You will coordinate and oversee the short-term deployment of specialist consultants.
• When specifically agreed on, you will take part in relevant coordination meetings on location (German Embassy, OCHA, ECHO, UNHCR), represent Caritas Germany at meetings and support public relations work.

Your profile

• You have completed a relevant degree (e.g. social sciences, international cooperation, international emergency and disaster relief) and have professional experience in the field of humanitarian aid and/or development cooperation, ideally in a comparable environment.
• You use your communication and counselling skills in a culturally sensitive way and have already gained experience in carrying out training.
• You are experienced in the education sector in humanitarian aid.
• You are experienced in programme management and have knowledge of financial management, accounting and administration. You are also familiar with the management of public funds.
• You identify with the objectives and substance of Caritas Germany and you are a member of a Christian church.
• Your written and spoken English is excellent, ideally you have knowledge of Arabic and are an EU or Swiss citizen.

What AGIAMONDO offers

• Individual and thorough preparation
• Two-year contract, social security and remuneration in accordance with the German Deve-lopment Aid Workers Act (Entwicklungshelfergesetz)
• Cultural, language or other professional training, as well as coaching and supervision, in-dividual advice