Terms of Reference
 
Division           : Programs.
Location           : Alhydaidah.
Reports to        : CCCM team leader.


Organization & Background:

A humanitarian, independent, non-profit, non-governmental organization that works across Yemen. The organization provides direct assistance for conflict-affected populations, IDPs, host communities and vulnerable groups in the conflict areas. The organization, in partnership with international agencies, takes action during crisis situations, and goes the extra mile to engage in other contexts where its competencies will add value. The organization promotes durable solutions for conflict-affected populations and helps to restore services, education, economic, wellbeing and health.

Job Purpose:

The CCCM Officer will play an integral part in the camp management team of ensuring that all inhabitants of the camp are living a safe, secure and dignified life. This will require constant interaction with the camp community, coordination, monitoring and understanding the protection risks and challenges faced in the camp. The CCCM officer will have the important task of recruiting, coordinating and enhancing camp committees located in each site where YFCA works.

Main Responsibilities:

• Implement CCCM activities as requested by the CCCM coordinator and Project Manager such as but not limited to:
  • Responsible for the creation of camp community committees, raising community awareness about the importance and role of camp committees, creation of an electoral system of camp committees, monitoring camp committee’s success and leading bi-weekly meetings with committees relaying important findings to stakeholders and CCCM coordinator/PM.
  • Responsible for engaging in host community through meetings with community leaders and integrating such individuals into camp-level coordination meetings.
  • Attend to and process information sharing needs received from CCCM cluster, Government Authorities and other partners.
  • Assist in promoting community and agency’s understanding of different roles and responsibilities implemented by Stakeholders in CCCM.
  • Monitor status of the population and prepare service monitoring reports and disseminate the finding to community representatives and the residents of the camp.
  • Promote inclusion approaches in implementing activities in the camp including participation of Persons of Specific Needs (PWSNs).
  • Assist in ensuring that infrastructural improvement, repair and rehabilitation of camp infrastructure aimed at improving safety and protection of IDPs within the IDP camps are made according to relevant standards and guidelines.
  • Identify solutions/strategies that promote community participation in care and maintenance activities in the camp and support to create/support care and maintenance committees
  • Attend and facilitate meetings with stakeholders, such as local authorities, Sub-National Clusters, NGOs, INGOs, UN, and IDPs, including translation of meeting proceedings.
  • Promote the camp population's self-reliance and ownership of decision-making processes by identifying strategies and project-cycle stages where the camp community should be involved.
  • Liaise with local authorities, camp committees, partners and other stakeholders in ensuring that activities and camp supervision exercise are aligned with needs of the camp.
  • Communicate with camp community about needs/gaps/constraints in the camps.
  • Ensure timely and adequate registration of IDPs in camp, including identification of persons with specific needs in coordination with protection partners.
• Build and maintain mutually respectful relationships with Camp Management, service providers, local authorities, IDP community members and host community members, in order to ensure smooth communication, activity implementation, and community outreach.
• Any other tasks as requested by CCCM coordinator/PM. 

Qualifications, Skills and Competencies:

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil engineering, Architectural, Community Development, Project Planning and Management.
• Minimum of two years of relevant project experience; Technical specific knowledge from the humanitarian sector.
• Results-oriented attitude, with the ability to establish and supervise technical lines, promote communication, knowledge sharing and culture of learning and manage multiple work streams while ensuring quality.
• Understanding and experience in project monitoring, evaluation and reporting.
• Commitment to participatory and inclusive methods of working.
• Excellent English language skills.
• Excellent MS Office skills.

HOW TO APPLY:


Interested candidates are invited to submit their updated CVs to hr@yfca.ngo, by 22 Feb 2024 at the latest, mentioning the job title in the subject line. Emails without such indication will not be considered.
 
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.