Project Officer

Support the day-to-day implementation and monitoring of DRC programme activities in South Lebanon, focusing on Economic Recovery, Shelter, Cash and Voucher Assistance, and Protection-related activities. Engage communities, coordinate field activities, monitor project progress, and ensure compliance with procedures and quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Implement assigned programme activities in South Lebanon, focusing on Economic Recovery, Shelter, Cash and Voucher Assistance and Protection, in line with approved workplans, targets, procedures and technical guidance.
• Conduct needs assessments, market assessments and other data collection, and submit findings to the Programme Team Leader.
• Conduct beneficiary registration, selection and verification using approved tools and in collaboration with the MEAL team.
• Support field coordination and monitor project activities, ensuring compliance with SOPs, quality and safety requirements, and promptly escalate issues to the Programme Team Leader.
• Maintain accurate documentation and records, including beneficiary documents, payment requests, receipts and other supporting documents; coordinate beneficiary payments and follow-up with the Programme Team Leader, Finance and the designated financial service provider.
• Support protection monitoring with protection colleagues and community mobilizers; identify protection concerns, eviction risks and barriers to assistance, and facilitate safe referrals with informed consent and confidentiality.
• Engage communities and explain project objectives, eligibility criteria, assistance arrangements and feedback channels; manage expectations and promote inclusive participation, particularly for women and groups facing access barriers.
• Prepare weekly activity schedules and movement plans; coordinate field activities with colleagues, partners, volunteers, local authorities and relevant stakeholders, and follow up agreed actions.
• Monitor activity progress and results, including checks before subsequent cash instalments and after assistance, in coordination with MEAL and technical colleagues; document quality issues, challenges and community feedback.
• Collect and verify project data, maintain activity trackers and complete records, and prepare progress updates and reporting inputs.
• Track resource requirements and expenditure against approved budgets; prepare cost estimates, procurement inputs and logistics requests, and flag delays, gaps or additional needs to the Team Leader.
• Apply safeguarding, protection mainstreaming, inclusion, conflict sensitivity, data protection and anti-fraud requirements; promptly report access constraints, safety concerns and suspected misconduct through designated channels.
• Contribute field observations to project planning, reviews and proposal development, and support kick-offs, evaluations, learning and close-out activities.
• Support other programme components, rapid assessments and emergency response as required, following agreed priorities and security guidance.
• Engage with partners, providing necessary support and guidance when requested in line with technical and partnerships colleagues.
• Carry out other relevant duties agreed with the Programme Team Leader.

Requirements

• Minimum two years of relevant experience with a humanitarian or development organisation in field implementation, community-based programming or project support.
• A Bachelor degree in a field relevant to the assignment, such as social sciences, international development, business or public administration, economics, engineering or humanitarian studies.
• A combination of relevant education and substantial directly relevant experience may be considered.
• Experience in Economic Recovery/Livelihoods, cash assistance, Shelter or Protection programming. Experience across all these sectors is not required.
• Practical experience in assessments, community engagement, participant registration and verification, activity monitoring, documentation and reporting.
• Experience supporting activity planning, budget follow-up and coordination of operational requirements.
• Strong knowledge of South Lebanon and experience working with local authorities and displacement-affected communities; ability to maintain regular field presence and deploy promptly, subject to security clearance.
• Understanding of protection mainstreaming, safe referrals, accountability, safeguarding and confidential data handling.
• Strong planning, communication, coordination and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple field tasks and work with diverse communities.
• Good command of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Word, and professional working proficiency in Arabic and English.
• Previous experience with DRC procedures, reporting tools and operational systems (desirable).
• Experience in the sector relevant to the assignment, integrated programming, emergency response or monitoring partner-delivered activities (desirable).
• Knowledge of Kobo or similar digital data-collection tools and basic data analysis (desirable).

Skills

• Humanitarian project implementation
• Community-Based Programs
• Economic Recovery
• Livelihood Programming
• Cash Assistance Programming
• Shelter Programming
• Protection Programming
• Field Assessments
• Community Engagement
• Participant Registration
• Activity Monitoring Systems
• Project Documentation
• Project Reporting
• Activity Planning
• Budget follow-up
• Operational Coordination
• Protection Mainstreaming
• Safe Referrals
• Accountability
• Safeguarding
• Confidential Information Handling
• MS Excel
• MS Word
• KOBO Data Collection
• Basic Data Analysis

Languages

Arabic, English