Field Officer by Caritas NWSW

Akwajobs   (Bamenda, North West Cameroon)

Posted : 7 January, 2022

Category : Program/Project Management   Location : Bamenda, North West Cameroon

Job type : Full Time

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Job tile: Field Officer
Duty station: North West and South West
Status: Hiring
Duration: 12 months
Contract type: Fixed term

Background
Caritas NWSW is the specialized agency of the Bishops of the Church Province of
Bamenda that is coordinating development and Humanitarian interventions.
Caritas in the Church Province of Bamenda has rapidly grown into the league of
foremost development institutions in the NWSW. Clearly evident in her tracts is the increasing number of lives and communities that have been impacted or transformed through her interventions.

Leveraging the Church’s structure Caritas NWSW serves as the umbrella

organization for all the Diocesan Caritas of the Church in the Ecclesia Province through which the implementation of development-oriented programs and humanitarian interventions are carried out. Caritas NWSW is also a member of Caritas Cameroon and Caritas Internationalis that share a common mission and have literally touched every part of the world over the last century. CARITAS NWSW is hiring the services of both men and women that are of working age into the following managerial/responsibility positions for the implementation of the above objectives of this project in the North West and South West Regions of Cameroon.

Department Summary
The Field officer is answerable to the office of the project manager.
General Position Summary
S/he will have the overall responsibility for implementing the project; ensuring
that the project meets satisfactory and adequate results; prepare timely and
accurate progress reports for the project for submission to listed above office.



Essential Job Functions
• Travel/go down to the field and carryout field sampling of vulnerable/target
populations in the project demarcated sites.
• Compose the responsible team for the active search of beneficiaries that will
following the project’s selection protocol.
• Apply questionnaires at the request of the Programme Coordination.
• Visit and assist the selected beneficiaries at the request of the Programme
Coordination.
• Sensitization of the Programme within the communities.
• Participate in local meetings as requested.
• Be responsible, within its competencies, to ensure that the technical
activities are aligned with the quality expectations of the UNCHR and the
counterparts.
• Perform other duties which may be requested by the supervisors.
• Elaboration and delivery of a Monthly Activity Report in a timely manner.
• Carryout administrative tasks related to trips while on field work.
• Data entry after sampling trips.
• Assist in other tasks within the scope of the project as needed.
• Assist in research activities and participate in meetings/training relevant to
related to activities of the project.

SUCCESS FACTORS
• Ability to take initiative where appropriate to deal with difficulties
encountered in daily work.
• Ability to adapt, change priorities according to the changing situation within
a mission or the organization.
• Ability to work within a fluid situation (changes within the team, location of
programs, etc.)
• Ability to conduct work in a professional and mature manner.

• Ability to deal with relations with local authorities as a representative of
CARITAS NWSW
• Ability to manage local staff in a mature and impartial manner.
• English and Pidgin English language proficiency
• Self-motivated, results-driven and excellent sense of organization.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Flexible and able to work well under pressure.
• Capable of working collaborative with team members to achieve results.
• Relates and works well with people from different cultures, genders,
religions and backgrounds.




KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
• Applicant should be a holder of first degree in, Social sciences, project
management, Civil engineering, International Development of Law or other
related fields. Work experience is of added advantage.
• Experience shelter and NFI projects within emergency setting
• Strong organizational and planning skills with ability to work independently
as well as a team player, under stress.
• Should have strong and proactive interpersonal communicative skills.
• Experience in team leadership and participatory management.

End date: 7th January 2022

HOW TO APPLY
Forward a typed copy of motivational letter and Resume (curriculum vitae) to
the Human Resource via the email address caritasnwsw2022@yahoo.com OR
deposit hard copies of the listed documents at the Human resource office of
CARITAS NWSW Head Office Cathedral Big Mankon – Bamenda Archdiocese.

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