Job ID
47880
Job Title
Livelihood Service provider
To work for
Finn Church Aid (FCA)
Country
Syria
City
Aleppo
Field of Work
Humanitarian/Disasters
Job Type
Project Based
Military service
Finished or Exempted (For male)
Minimum Education Level
Bachelor/ License Degree
Responsibilities
1. Project Implementation & Coordination
• Support the Project Manager in planning, implementation, and monitoring of vocational training, business development training, grants, and tool kit provision activities in line with donor requirements and organizational standards.
• Develop detailed activity plans for each project component and ensure their effective and timely implementation in the field.
• Consolidate inputs from field teams for weekly/monthly planning and progress updates across all livelihood activities.
• Ensure compliance with accountability, safeguarding, gender equality, and protection mainstreaming principles throughout all project components.
• Escalate key challenges, risks, and field-level issues to the Project Manager with practical recommendations.
2. Technical Supervision & Quality Assurance
• Provide day-to-day technical guidance and supervision to the field team to ensure consistency and quality in the delivery of vocational training and business development training sessions.
• Prepare BoQs, workplans, and monitoring tools for tool kit procurement and distribution processes prior to submission to the Project Manager.
• Ensure that vocational training content, trainers, and facilities meet the required technical and organizational standards.
• Monitor the quality and effectiveness of business development training sessions and coaching, ensuring content is contextually appropriate and delivered on schedule.
• Oversee the grant disbursement process, ensuring selection criteria are applied transparently, documentation is complete, and disbursements are compliant with donor and organizational requirements.
• Conduct regular joint field visits to training sites and distribution points to assess progress, quality, and beneficiary satisfaction.
3. Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting
• Oversee the collection, verification, and consolidation of field-level data, including attendance sheets, beneficiary lists, post-distribution monitoring (PDM) forms, and feedback forms across all project components.
• Monitor and track beneficiary enrolment, training completion rates, grant utilization, and tool kit distribution to ensure targets are being met.
• Compile and analyze field data and reports, and submit consolidated progress reports to the Project Manager.
• Document success stories, lessons learned, and case studies related to vocational training outcomes, grant impact, and business development results for donor reporting and communication purposes.
• Ensure accurate record-keeping, archiving, and documentation across all livelihood components.
4. Stakeholder Engagement & Representation
• Support the Project Manager in liaising with local authorities, training providers, community committees, suppliers, and other relevant stakeholders in Aleppo.
• Represent FCA in coordination meetings and working groups when delegated by the Project Manager.
• Promote inclusive participation of women, youth, and persons with disabilities in vocational training, business development training, and grant activities.
• Support the Project Manager in planning, implementation, and monitoring of vocational training, business development training, grants, and tool kit provision activities in line with donor requirements and organizational standards.
• Develop detailed activity plans for each project component and ensure their effective and timely implementation in the field.
• Consolidate inputs from field teams for weekly/monthly planning and progress updates across all livelihood activities.
• Ensure compliance with accountability, safeguarding, gender equality, and protection mainstreaming principles throughout all project components.
• Escalate key challenges, risks, and field-level issues to the Project Manager with practical recommendations.
2. Technical Supervision & Quality Assurance
• Provide day-to-day technical guidance and supervision to the field team to ensure consistency and quality in the delivery of vocational training and business development training sessions.
• Prepare BoQs, workplans, and monitoring tools for tool kit procurement and distribution processes prior to submission to the Project Manager.
• Ensure that vocational training content, trainers, and facilities meet the required technical and organizational standards.
• Monitor the quality and effectiveness of business development training sessions and coaching, ensuring content is contextually appropriate and delivered on schedule.
• Oversee the grant disbursement process, ensuring selection criteria are applied transparently, documentation is complete, and disbursements are compliant with donor and organizational requirements.
• Conduct regular joint field visits to training sites and distribution points to assess progress, quality, and beneficiary satisfaction.
3. Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting
• Oversee the collection, verification, and consolidation of field-level data, including attendance sheets, beneficiary lists, post-distribution monitoring (PDM) forms, and feedback forms across all project components.
• Monitor and track beneficiary enrolment, training completion rates, grant utilization, and tool kit distribution to ensure targets are being met.
• Compile and analyze field data and reports, and submit consolidated progress reports to the Project Manager.
• Document success stories, lessons learned, and case studies related to vocational training outcomes, grant impact, and business development results for donor reporting and communication purposes.
• Ensure accurate record-keeping, archiving, and documentation across all livelihood components.
4. Stakeholder Engagement & Representation
• Support the Project Manager in liaising with local authorities, training providers, community committees, suppliers, and other relevant stakeholders in Aleppo.
• Represent FCA in coordination meetings and working groups when delegated by the Project Manager.
• Promote inclusive participation of women, youth, and persons with disabilities in vocational training, business development training, and grant activities.
Qualifications
Experience and technical competencies: (include years of experience)
• Minimum 3–5 years of experience in livelihoods programming within humanitarian or development organizations.
• Strong technical understanding of vocational training, business development training, grant management, and tool kit provision within humanitarian or development contexts.
• Demonstrated experience in monitoring training activities, supporting grant disbursement processes, and overseeing in-kind distributions in a field-based setting.
• Proven ability to coordinate with training providers, suppliers, local authorities, and community stakeholders to ensure timely and quality project delivery.
• Strong data management, reporting, and documentation skills, including experience with beneficiary tracking, attendance records, and post-distribution monitoring.
• Excellent communication and coordination abilities, with strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Familiarity with donor compliance requirements, humanitarian standards, and safeguarding and protection mainstreaming principles.
Education: (include certificates, licenses etc.)
• University degree in Economics, Business Administration, Development Studies, or related field.
• Additional training in livelihoods, project management, or humanitarian response is an asset.
Languages: (indicate fluency level)
• Fluency in Arabic (spoken and written) is essential.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English.
• Minimum 3–5 years of experience in livelihoods programming within humanitarian or development organizations.
• Strong technical understanding of vocational training, business development training, grant management, and tool kit provision within humanitarian or development contexts.
• Demonstrated experience in monitoring training activities, supporting grant disbursement processes, and overseeing in-kind distributions in a field-based setting.
• Proven ability to coordinate with training providers, suppliers, local authorities, and community stakeholders to ensure timely and quality project delivery.
• Strong data management, reporting, and documentation skills, including experience with beneficiary tracking, attendance records, and post-distribution monitoring.
• Excellent communication and coordination abilities, with strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Familiarity with donor compliance requirements, humanitarian standards, and safeguarding and protection mainstreaming principles.
Education: (include certificates, licenses etc.)
• University degree in Economics, Business Administration, Development Studies, or related field.
• Additional training in livelihoods, project management, or humanitarian response is an asset.
Languages: (indicate fluency level)
• Fluency in Arabic (spoken and written) is essential.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English.
Salary and Benefits
As per FCA salary scale
Contract will be Service contract for 3 months renewable according to the budget availability and performance.
Announcement will be closed on 30 April 2026.
Any applications after this date will not be considered.
Contract will be Service contract for 3 months renewable according to the budget availability and performance.
Announcement will be closed on 30 April 2026.
Any applications after this date will not be considered.
About us
Finn Church Aid (FCA) is Finland’s largest development co-operation organisation and the second biggest organisation in Finland working in humanitarian aid. FCA is a founding member of the international aid alliance of churches, ACT Alliance. We seek positive change by supporting the most vulnerable people in fragile contexts. We specialize in supporting local communities’ right to peace, livelihoods and quality education. Qualified and interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, religion or ethnic affiliation are encouraged to apply for the vacancy.
FCA has zero tolerance concerning aid diversion and illegal actions and may screen applicants against international lists to ensure due diligence and compliance with Anti-money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism requirements.
FCA has a Safeguarding policy and zero tolerance against child abuse and sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment (SEAH), and participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.
FCA is certified against the Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality and Accountability (CHS).
FCA has zero tolerance concerning aid diversion and illegal actions and may screen applicants against international lists to ensure due diligence and compliance with Anti-money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism requirements.
FCA has a Safeguarding policy and zero tolerance against child abuse and sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment (SEAH), and participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.
FCA is certified against the Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality and Accountability (CHS).
Required employees number
1
Posted On
Apr 15, 2026
Expiry Date
May 15, 2026
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CV Language
English
Additional questions for applicants
Q1: Finn Church Aid (FCA) has zero tolerance on Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (SEAH), and routinely checks job candidates; backgrounds for allegations of misconduct and past and/or current investigations. In addition to other vetting and screening practices, FCA asks candidates to fill in this self-declaration form and return to the HR. Please answer the following questions: 1. Have you ever committed misconduct related to sexual exploitation, abuse or harassment1?
Q2: Have you ever been or are currently the subject of a misconduct investigation related to alleged sexual exploitation, abuse or harassment?
Q3: Have you ever been subject to disciplinary proceedings/measures?
Q4: Have you left a previous job pending an investigation and/or refused to cooperate with such an investigation?
Q2: Have you ever been or are currently the subject of a misconduct investigation related to alleged sexual exploitation, abuse or harassment?
Q3: Have you ever been subject to disciplinary proceedings/measures?
Q4: Have you left a previous job pending an investigation and/or refused to cooperate with such an investigation?