Turkey: Programme Support Officer

Your primary responsibility will be to monitor and report on the impact of HALO’s work in Syria. You will produce high quality reports and a variety of materials for donors and other stakeholders to reflect this. You will contribute and improve external communications, raise awareness for HALO’s work, and support programme fundraising activities. You will be based in Gaziantep, Turkey but may be required to relocate to Amman, Jordan, depending on programme requirements. You will report to the Programme Manager and work closely with the small team of expats on programme.

RESPONSIBILITIES

· Conduct and prepare case studies documenting the impact of HALO’s work

· Prepare reports for donors, including collection of case studies and quantitative data on outcomes, to present HALO’s progress in line with donor requirements

· Work closely with HQ Communications team to identify beneficiaries with compelling stories; gather and help develop content to raise awareness of programme and key milestones; create and manage imagery for the programme; plan the distribution of stories and news through a variety of communications channels as appropriate

· Develop and prepare programme publications, including presentational materials such as brochures, briefing documents, displays and presentations

· Writing proposals and tenders to donors to attract additional funding, in support of programme manager

· Maintain good communications and strong working relationship with Local Syrian partners to facilitate remote monitoring of projects

· Manage donor contracts as required, tracking the progress on outputs of contracts, providing timely updates and highlighting any issues to the programme manager

· Manage relationship with, and coordinate with external partner agencies as required, including UN

· Assisting with hosting visitors to the programme

· Providing support to the programme manager and HALO Senior Management on a range of other tasks

· Working closely with finance and logistics manager, coordinating reporting requirements and budgets and narratives for various proposals

· Travel as required across the region to fulfil the above duties

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Fluent English speaker with very strong written English
• Additional language skills are a significant advantage (particularly Arabic and/or Turkish)
• Degree in a social-science or adequate comparable education
• An understanding of quantitative and qualitative research methods
• Effective communication skills, able to produce content appropriate for the audience
• Strong numeracy skills
• Strong IT skills, proficient in use of Microsoft Access and Excel (experience using Access and Excel for data collection and analysis desirable). Experience using Adobe products and social media are desirable.
• Knowledge and awareness of Syrian crisis and situation in Middle East (including Turkey) is an advantage; good cultural awareness, able to adapt to working with different people
• A self-starter, able to organise and manage their own time
• A practical and adaptable person, prepared to work and live in rural locations as and if necessary

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