The European Commission’s European Civil protection and Humanitarian aid Operations (ECHO), funds relief operations for victims of natural disasters and conflicts outside the European Union. For humanitarian aid, the Commission works with about 200 operational partners, including United Nation agencies, the Red Cross/Crescent movement and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Aid is channeled impartially, straight to victims, regardless of their race, ethnic group, religion, gender, age, nationality or political affiliation.

The ECHO Office in Tunisia is seeking to recruit one national staff to be based in Tripoli (Libya) for the position of:

Programme Officer

(Reference: PO 2022-01)

The candidates for this position need to demonstrate the following criteria:

Education:

• A relevant second level university degree or equivalent professional experience

Knowledge and Experience:

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience at national or international level in managing programme/project operations, including at least 2 years of experience with an NGO, donor or national/international organisation;
• Very good knowledge of the EU humanitarian aid system;
• Very good knowledge of international NGOs, UN aid agencies and Red Cross Movement;
• Very good understanding of humanitarian aid principles, policies and standards;
• Excellent drafting skills,
• Experience in the use of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc).
• An excellent knowledge of English and Arabic (verbal & writing).

Job description:

The jobholder carries out activities to contribute to the delivery of an effective humanitarian response. The jobholder contributes to assessments, monitoring and evaluations of projects, as well as to the analysis of the humanitarian context in the area of coverage. 

Within delegated authority, the Programme Officer (Group I) will be responsible for the following tasks (percentage may evolve over time depending on the situation):

• Programme work: 15%
• Specific duties for Programme Officer: 10%
• Working with partners: 25%
• Coordination: 15%
• General administration: 15%
• Office specific responsibilities:20%

Detailed Terms of References for this position can be found here:

Languages:

• An excellent knowledge of English (verbal & writing).
• An excellent knowledge of Arabic (verbal & writing).

This is a local position open to nationals and other residents of Libya with valid work and residence permits.

DG ECHO applies a policy of equal opportunities. Our recruitment policy is based on respect for diversity, maintaining the gender balance, as well as the balance between professional and private life, and support for training and developments opportunities.

The contract is initially for one year with the possibility of renewal subject to a 3 months’ probationary period. As an indication, the monthly basic salary is on average approximately EUR 2 642 which corresponds to 5 years’ relevant work experience. The salary will be adapted according to the exact duration of relevant professional experience supported by work certificates. In addition to this, the employee will also receive other allowances and benefits.

Shortlisted candidates will have to bring the full supporting documentation in original with them during the testing or interview stage in addition to references (including contact details of the HR department and the supervisor) that can be consulted by ECHO. At least one of the references has to include a recent employer.
 

The national staff members observe the NS Code of Conduct as published on https://ec.europa.eu/echo/who/about-echo/field-network_en

Any processing of your personal data will be done in accordance with the applicable EU legislation (Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data.

The privacy statement can be found on ECHO website:

https://ec.europa.eu/echo/system/files/2020-01/privacy_statement_recruitment_ns_final_version.pdf

Any form of canvassing, soliciting or influencing will be treated as grounds for disqualification

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