Project Officer

Silk Road (SRO) is a Non-political, Non-governmental, and non-profit organization established in Aleppo city in November 2015 then it was registered in Turkey – Gaziantep in 2016 .

Silk Road works to take action to find creative solutions to the persistent problems of conflict-affected people in Syria and Turkey and to support the actions of affected and marginalized people and communities to overcome poverty and suffering more effectively based on complementarity and respect for the contribution that each party brings and upholding the highest ethical and professional standards.

Silk Road cares about supporting vulnerable people in need via focusing on three main sectors currently which are Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)and Food Security, Early recovery and Livelihood (FSL), in addition to the good experience we gained through the implementation of many projects in other sectors such as Education, Protection, Early recovery and Shelter and Non-food items.

All Silk Road’s activities are guided by the four humanitarian principles: Humanity, Neutrality, Impartiality and Independence, and these principles provide the foundations for humanitarian action and govern the conduct of all humanitarian workers at Silk Road.

Silk Road Vision: Enhance and develop the role of the civil society in all aspects in order to enable it to practice its role in building the future of Syria.

Silk Road Principles: Enhance and develop the role of the civil society in all aspects in order to enable it to practice its role in building the future of Syria.

Silk Road Values: Credibility, honesty, integrity, and feeling of others.

Silk Road Organization has three Main Goals:

• The First Goal: Increase local community, and civil society capacity to address the most urgent situations of vulnerability.

• The Second Goal: Promote respect for diversity and human dignity, and reduce intolerance, discrimination and social exclusion.

• The Third Goal: Endeavor to build the human and empower the role of women in all fields and help them in developing their abilities and dedicating them to be an effective member of society and enhance the spirit of contribution and devotion to serving and rise within the society.

General overview about this position:

Silk Road Organization is looking for a Project Officer to strengthen our team, ensuring the seamless execution and impact of our projects. The position involves meticulously preparing project-related documents and closely overseeing project activities.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

1-Responsible for the management and coordination of the assigned WASH project to meet the project objectives within the budget and allotted time frame.
2-Successful delivery of the whole of the proposed change.
3-Planning and designing the project and proactively monitoring its progress, resolving issues, and initiating appropriate corrective action defining the project’s governance arrangements ensuring effective quality assurance and the overall integrity of the project – focusing inwardly on the internal consistency of the project, and outwardly on its coherence with infrastructure planning, interfaces with other projects and corporate, technical and specialist standards.
4-Lead the field team and follow up on the implementation of activities with them.
5-Follow-up with other departments about projects activities.
6-Prepare weekly implementation work plans and follow up the implementation with the field team.
7-Prepare engineering drawings and follow up on their implementation.

8-Participate in procurement committees and bids analyzing and help choose the winning bid.

9-Ensure reporting of activities for internal and external reports.

Qualifications and Skills Required:

1. Three years of post-qualification professional experience in a relevant field.
2. Aptitude for community mobilization and capacity-building. Good communicator.
3. Able to prioritize, to enforce procedures, and to set clear objectives for staff and to delegate.
4. Leadership and project management skills.
5. Able to develop and maintain effective relationships with the team, beneficiaries, and other agencies.
6. Knowledge and understanding of humanitarian standards such as Sphere and humanitarian standers.
7. Capacity to work under pressure and manage personal stress levels.
8. Good report writing skills and problem-solving ability.
9. Dynamic, creative, open-minded, flexible, self-learner, self-motivated, and hard-working.
10. The ability to work in a systematic and organized manner.
11. The ability to use Microsoft Office programs including Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint in a professional way.
12. Strong working knowledge of English (spoken and written).
13. Good organizational, multitasking, and time-management skills.
14. Flexible and able to work well under pressure
15. Capable of working collaboratively with team members to achieve objectives