Counselling Assistant At Orange

General Description of the Organization:

Orange is a non-governmental civil society organization devoted to alleviating the suffering and improving the sustainability mechanisms of the conflict-affected population.

Orange partners directly with affected Syrian populations by delivering humanitarian and development programs, Food Security, Livelihood, Education, and Protection, to enable them to improve their living practices and sustainability mechanisms.

Orange also collaborates with national and international non-governmental organizations and local initiatives responding to the Syrian humanitarian crisis with capacity development programs to be better equipped with the skills they need to prepare and respond to the affected population’s needs and to ensure that these communities, which we work within, are ready for any future disasters.

Job Purpose:

Orange’s livelihoods programming aims to increasing youth access to employment opportunities through a capacity-building layer, access to information, market researching and connecting and networking, on the job training, job placement and referral opportunities. program activities include; counselling, provision of Technical Vocational Education And Training (TVET) , Turkish Language Training, and job referrals.

The Livelihoods assistant will work within the Orange Livelihood center in Şanlıurfa, supervised by the livelihood coordinator; s/he will mainly conduct the counseling sessions with the livelihood project beneficiaries as an entry point to all project activities and services.

Duties, objectives, and competencies:

· Reach out to beneficiaries to invite them to participate in trainings and other livelihoods activities.

· Provide in-depth, one-on-one livelihood counselling to beneficiaries, with a focus on beneficiaries who are interested in skills development activities (transferrable skills, technical/vocational skills, employment track).

· Jointly with each beneficiary, develop an individual action plan in which the main steps to achieve livelihoods goals as outlined.

· Correctly and consistently use intake and other tools provided and provide feedback to supervisor on their effectiveness.

· If necessary, refer beneficiaries to entrepreneurship activities (self-employment track) or other support.

· Maintain up to date contact information for beneficiaries and follow up with them after they receive training or other support, answering their questions and responding to their concerns.

· At all times be aware of, note, and report to supervisor the changing needs of target populations (SuTPs and vulnerable host community members).

· Engage in outreach activities related to the project (with community members, local NGOs, and private sector contacts).

· Provide feedback to the Project Coordinator to develop and improve the orientation information shared with beneficiaries when they arrive at the center.

· Identify and discuss with Project Coordinator new approaches related to skills trainings and entrepreneurship to ensure a flexible and relevant implementation based on the needs of beneficiaries.

· Identify and discuss with Project Coordinator the need for relevant assessments and focus group discussions to improve programming.

· Work closely with MEAL Team on the timely monitoring and evaluation of all components – information, beneficiary selection, beneficiary feedback about activities, etc.

· Fill and send the end training evaluation back to the monitoring team.

· Facilitate the qualitative and quantitative monitoring of the project through team meetings, visits to selected beneficiaries, regular reporting and any other monitoring tools.

· any other duties may request by line manager.

Requirements:

· Sociology, Economics, Social Sciences, or relevant field of study.

· At least two years of proven work experience in livelihood and capacity development.

· Strong communication skills negotiation skills.

· Good reporting skills.

· Good analytical skills

· Good computer skills, including MS office.

· Fluency in Arabic and good English language skills (spoken, written, and reading) in Turkish will be an asset.

· Turkish Nationality is required.

Orange’s Values and Principles:

We believe that:

· Maintaining a positive, healthy, and trusting relationship are central to making the partnership a success.

· Appropriately trained and resourced staff and volunteers are key to effective and efficient service and program delivery in the development sector.

We are committed to:

· Shared responsibility, accountability, and decision-making in any partnership.

· Providing access to high-quality learning empowers people and professionals in the development sector, particularly in the developing world.

· Learning from each other strengthens and enhances the long-term sustainability of our services and programs for the benefit of the children and communities we serve.

Child safeguarding policy

Orange aims to create a safe organization for children but is also aware of the need to keep child protection concerns proportionate and to guard against over-zealous attitudes. Child abuse thrives in closed and secretive atmospheres. Orange’s best protection is to create an open and aware culture where people are not afraid to speak about their concerns.

Any employee, consultant, contractor, or supplier undertaking an activity on behalf of Orange capacity building must sign the Child Safeguarding – Declaration of Acceptance Form and comply with the Orange Child Safeguarding Policy, which is a statement of Orange’s commitment to preventing abuse and protecting children with whom it comes into contact.