Field Officer

The position

Background
The Om Habibeh Foundation (OHF) is an Egyptian non-profit organization established in 1991 under the supervision of the Ministry of Social Solidarity. OHF is the implementation agency for the Aga Khan Foundation Egypt and is an affiliate of the Aga Khan Development Network and was founded by Om Habibeh Sultan Mohammed Shah Aga Khan to contribute to and support local communities in the governorate of Aswan in areas including health care, education, and providing income for deprived communities through long-term development activities. OHF works in the following areas: Civil Society, Agriculture and Food Security, Work and Enterprise Climate Resilience, Disability inclusion, Health and Nutrition and Early Childhood Development.

Om Habibeh Foundation (OHF) is implementing a 4-year project which is “Sustainable Improvement of Responsive Development Services in Aswan (SIRDS)”. The SIRDS’s overall objective is to reach 38,800 people of most populated and poorest communities in five districts and tailor activities to increase participation of women, youth and people with disabilities (PWDs), who will be supported to meaningfully contribute to local development and governance.

**In order to do this, the project has 3 specific objectives**:
1) To ensure that the organisational capacity, independence, and sustainability of CSOs are strengthened.
2) To ensure that the CSOs have improved understanding of and ability to respond to local needs in collaboration with key stakeholders.
3) To improve income generation opportunities for target CSOs and individuals, particularly women, youth and people with disabilities (PWDs).

OHF aims to realize integration and coordination among its programmes and projects. This is crucial to achieve OHF’s vision, mission, and strategy.

**Position Objectives**:
The Field Officer will work with CSOs and LAs and provide technical support, mobilise community resources (i.e., human resources, environmental resources, and financial resources) and help the SIRDS implementation. This will include working with all project target and ensure the implementation of the project on the ground.

**Core Responsibilities and Duties**:
In coordination with the Project Manager, prepare the annual capacity building plan for CSOs and other project activities and implement them.
Participate in the design of communities’ plans.
Provide technical support and ongoing coaching to CSOs and CSOs network on project management, community assessment, financial systems, and cooperation with governmental officials.
Monitor and evaluate project activities and ensure high quality implementation.
Prepare the programme’s annual budget and monitor expenses.
Provide support to other project team in the implementation of project activities.
Prepare required reports to the Project Manager.
The position is Aswan based, and open to people from Aswan.

The requirements

**REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS**:
**EDUCATION**:
Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, economics, political science, or another relevant university degree.

**EXPERIENCE**:
5 years of experience in the development field, preferably through work with an international organisation.
One year of experience in entrepreneurship or social entrepreneurship.

**COMPETENCIES**:
Excellent training and facilitation skills.
Good interpersonal and communication skills.

**WORKING CONDITIONS**:
Hybrid work that is a blend of in-office and field visits.
Normal conditions for an office environment.

**SAFEGUARDING POLICY**:
OHF has policies and systems in place to prevent sexual abuse, neglect, exploitation, harassment, bullying, and sexual harassment. It is also to safeguard children, adults, our teams, consultants, volunteers, partners, beneficiaries, and all stakeholders. OHF will ensure a workplace culture built on respect, tolerance, diversity, and inclusion.

**GENDER EQUALITY**:
**DISABILITY INCLUSION**:
OHF is committed to include persons with disabilities in all its programmes and projects.

ENVIRONMENT/CLIMATE RESILIENCE
Environment and climate are core strategic priorities and cross-cutting themes for OHF. OHF helps communities to increase resilience to climate change via awareness raising, infrastructure, resource management and clean energy.

Sector

Social Development

About the Agency

The Aga Khan Foundation is a leading global development organisation working to tackle the root causes of poverty. For more than 50 years, we have helped create strong community institutions that support sustainable, locally driven initiatives to improve the lives of millions of people. By combining local knowledge with global best practices, we strive to bring about transformative and long-lasting improvements to quality of life.

Working alongside the agencies of the Aga Khan Development Network and through partnerships with local communities, civil society and business as well as governments and international aid agencies, we are building a future