Job Description

Agency

Aga Khan Foundation

Salary

Salary and package to attract the best candidate

Region

Middle East

The requirements

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, economics, political science, or another relevant university degree.

EXPERIENCE:

• 3-5 years of experience in field work in development or civil society field preferably through work with an international organisation.
• One year of experience in entrepreneurship or social entrepreneurship.
• Experience in CSO capacity building, community mobilization, and social inclusion.
• Experience coordinating with local government authorities.
• Deep understanding of governance principles, gender mainstreaming, and disability inclusion

COMPETENCIES:

• Excellent training and facilitation skills.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Good command of written English and computer such as MS Office applications, internet, power point etc.

WORKING CONDITIONS:
Hybrid work that is a blend of in-office and field visits. Normal conditions for an office environment
SAFEGUARDING POLICY:OHF has policies and systems in place to prevent sexual abuse, neglect, exploitation, harassment, bullying, and sexual harassment. It is also to safeguard children, adults, our teams, consultants, volunteers, partners, beneficiaries, and all stakeholders. OHF will ensure a workplace culture built on respect, tolerance, diversity, and inclusion.

GENDER EQUALITY:
OHF is committed to supporting gender equality in all of its programmes and internal operations by eliminating sex discrimination, harassment, and sexual harassment and promoting equality for women and men in all hiring process starting from open call for a position, interview process, selection process, salary, benefits … etc.

DISABILITY INCLUSION:
OHF is committed to include persons with disabilities in all its programmes and projects.

ENVIRONMENT/CLIMATE RESILIENCE
Environment and climate are core strategic priorities and cross-cutting themes for OHF. OHF helps communities to increase resilience to climate change via awareness raising, infrastructure, resource management and clean energy.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks which include criminal record checks. OHF also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. You can find out more on this scheme on this link: https://misconduct-disclosure-scheme.org/

The position

BACKGROUND
The Om Habibeh Foundation (OHF) is an Egyptian non-profit organization established in 1991 under the supervision of the Ministry of Social Solidarity. OHF is the implementation agency for the Aga Khan Foundation Egypt and is an affiliate of the Aga Khan Development Network and was founded by Om Habibeh Aga Khan to contribute to and support local communities in the governorate of Aswan in areas including health care, education, and providing income for deprived communities through long-term development activities.

Om Habibeh Foundation is implementing a 4-year project which is “Sustainable Improvement of Responsive Development Services in Aswan” funded by the European Union, which aims to strengthen the role of civil society organizations (CSOs) in Aswan and empower them to deliver more effective, inclusive, and sustainable development services. The project targets 20 CSOs in 5 districts of Aswan, Draw, Nasr al-Nuba, Kom Ombo, and Edfu to improve their organizational capacities, enhance their participation in local governance processes, and enable them to develop innovative solutions that meet the needs of their communities.

POSITION OBJECTIVES:
The Field Officer is responsible for leading and monitoring the implementation of project activities at the level of local communities and the 20 partner CSOs, ensuring effective coordination with local units on 5 district level (Aswan, Daraw, Kom Ombu, Nasr Al Noba and Edfu), addition to 16 local units on village level , empowering marginalized groups (women, youth, and people with disabilities), and transforming project plans into actual activities that achieve the desired impact within the framework of the community participation and institutional development approach.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Managing Field-Based Operations:

• Monitoring the implementation of all planned activities in the targeted CSOs, villages according to the approved work plans.
• Support and follow up partner CSOs in implementing institutional and community empowerment initiatives, as well as entrepreneurship programs.

Capacity Building:

• Monitor the application of Institutional Strengthening Plans (ISPs) for each partner CSOs.
• Provide technical support and ongoing coaching to CSOs and CSOs network on project management, community assessment, financial systems, and cooperation with government officials.
• Enhancing the use of digital tools to improve the institutional performance of CSOs.

Partnership Coordination:

• Strengthen linkages between partner CSOs and Local Units In 5 districts and 16 villages to enhance responsiveness to community needs.
• • Maintain continuous liaison with government representatives at the governorate, district, and village levels.
• • Facilitate coordination committee meetings across district and village levels.

Community Mobilization & Inclusion:

• Ensure the equitable participation of women, youth, and persons with disabilities in all sessions
• Organize CSO committees to identify local needs and integrate them into action plans.

Entrepreneur and Social enterprise:

• Coordinate entrepreneur and social enterprise trainings for CSOs and community members.
• Identify and promote suitable community-based projects and entrepreneurship opportunities.

Social Innovation Lab:

• Implement Social Innovation labs for CSOs to develop proposals.
• Supervise the implementation of sub-grants provided to partner CSOs.

M&E and Reporting:

• Collect data on key performance indicators in alignment with the M&E system.
• Develop monthly and annual reports documenting progress and challenges.