Role: Social Worker
Country: Jordan
Duty station: Anjara
Deadline: 20/07/2025
Starting date: 15/08/2025
Contract Duration: 15/08/2025 to 15/12/2026
Reports to: Area Coordinator
About AVSI Jordan:
AVSI Foundation, an NGO created in 1972, carries out cooperation projects for development, with a particular emphasis on education. In its work, its attention is focused on the defense and promotion of the dignity of the person, the cornerstone of every project. We work all around the world thanks to a network of 34 funding members and more than 700 partners worldwide.
AVSI Foundation has been operating in Jordan since 2006 and contributed in supporting the most vulnerable local communities, Palestinian, Iraqi and Syrian refugees through providing projects and activities that focus on social protection, health and psycho-social assistance, education, vocational training and job placement and income-generating activities.
About the position:
The Social Worker will be responsible of implementing and following up project’s activities in Anjara (Ajloun Governorate). The main responsibilities including but not limited to:
Role and responsibilities:
- Support the Area Coordinator in developing the work plan of each project’s activity, organize, implement them and ensure that they are executed as per the shared calendar;
- Responsible of the identification (home visits and phone calls), assessment (FGDs, interviews to the beneficiaries) and follow up of vulnerable beneficiaries in Anjara throughout the project, in coordination with the MEAL Staff;
- Responsible of the identification of potential Protection cases and referral to the Case Managers;
- Support the Area Coordinator in the preparation and follow up of the cash distribution to the beneficiaries in the area of responsibility;
- Support the organization of all Protection activities in Anjara, in collaboration with local partners;
- Support the MEAL Department in monitoring the quality of implemented activities, their impact, and beneficiaries’ participation;
- Prepare and archive relevant documents (such as Activity Reports, beneficiaries’ Attendance Sheets, etc.), including photos and videos;
- In charge of regular data collection from field and reporting to supervisors;
- Proven and documented weekly communication with the Area Coordinator and Protection Coordinator;
- Any other activity requested by the Project Manager.
Essential requirements
- Minimum 2 years of experience in social work;
- Bachelor Degree in relevant subject (Social Work, Psychology, Education, Development or Humanitarian Studies, etc.);
- Good oral and written communication skills in English and proficiency in Arabic;
- Strong organizational and team working skills.
Required skills and experiences
- Experience in working with vulnerable and refugee communities and on protection issues;
- Understanding of safeguarding based approach;
- Good reporting and excellent communication and interpersonal skills to mobilize communities and stakeholders;
- Good knowledge of the local context (Anjara);
- Flexibility and adaptability;
- Acquaintance with Microsoft Office: Word and Excel;
- Ability to maintain strict confidentiality and professional boundaries;
- Empathy and respect for diversity.
How to apply
Interested candidates shall fill the survey using this LINK: https://ee-eu.kobotoolbox.org/x/z53pxQxl and in addition send your CV to amman@avsi.org with the subject “Social Worker Anjara”.