Job Title: Social Worker (2)

Reporting to: Child and Family Care Officer.

Base Location:) Marib, Hadhramaut and Al-Mahra ( ,)Abyan and Shabwa (

Application Deadline: 15/08/2022

Duration:         one year renewable

Qatar Charity (QC) is a leading Gulf-origin nongovernmental organization dedicated to carrying out humanitarian and development programs to fight global poverty by working in partnership with vulnerable communities regardless of faith, race, gender or political beliefs. Qatar Charity enables people to survive, recover and rebuild their lives while also empowering them to become self-sufficient through practical knowledge, focused expertise and innovative solutions.

The Social Worker is a full-time position reporting to the Child and Family Care Officer. He/ she is responsible for studying different social cases using the social research methodology. He/she is also responsible for overseeing delivery of services rendered to beneficiaries in accordance with the highest professional standards.

Based on QC mechanisms for reports, data collection, and filing; he/she is also responsible for providing information and preparing reports on his achievements and that of the beneficiaries whom he supervises.

Main Job Duties

Under direct supervision of the Child and Family Care Officer, the incumbent will have the following responsibilities:

1. Adhere to all QC policies, systems and procedures in place.

2. Understand social and cultural norms, and respect customs and traditions of the community he/ she works for. Fully understands child rights and child abuse issues.

3. Prepare case studies based on social research methodology and guidance of his/her Line Manager.

4. Submit studied cases to the Line Manager and support him/her with additional information whenever needed.

5. Follow-up preparation of case files according to lists of documents required by QC, and to ensure the authenticity of all documents submitted.

6. Maintain confidentiality of information on the cases studied, and fully abides to use such information in a professional way.

7. Prepare and implement the periodic Action Plan (weekly/monthly) under supervision of the Line Manager.

8. Monitor provision of the required services to beneficiaries under his/ her responsibility and in accordance with QC general monitoring framework and the timeline approved by the Line Manager.

9. Monitor direct receipt of beneficiary dues and ensure that they are on time and in the specified amounts, prepare and submit beneficiary lists to his/ her Line Manager.

10. Liaise with various stakeholders to provide better services to the beneficiaries under his/ her responsibility.

11. Prepare reports for individual beneficiaries according to categories and reporting cycle, and to ensure that all data contained in the reports are up-to-date and accurate.

12. Facilitate communication or access to beneficiaries for the purpose of follow up, monitoring and evaluation.

13. Prepare quarterly narrative reports listing various achievements that have been made to provide services to different supervised groups.

14. Assist QC’s Programme Manager and Programme coordinators in any task requested including attending different cluster meetings and implementing field needs assessment.

15. Provide necessary information about the supervised beneficiaries upon the request of the country office or headquarters.

WORKING CONDITIONS

The post is based in) Marib, Hadhramaut and Al-Mahra ( ,)Abyan and Shabwa ( governorates, with frequent visits to the field. The post requires liaising with different partners for conducting social assessments.

NATURE OF POST      

The incumbent contributes to the development and implementation of guidelines as the programme evolves. He/she is required to assess the most appropriate modes of action to accomplish the programme objectives. He/ she may be required to work long hours and meet deadlines while working under minimal supervision. The incumbent should be knowledgeable enough about child rights, child abuse and protection issues.

Job requirements

Essential requirements

• Must be well groomed and have a pleasing personality.
• Must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and any other relevant software.

Qualifications and Competencies

• University degree in one of the following disciplines: sociology, social work or any other relevant specialization. High capacities in social networking.
• Skills in time management and the ability to work under pressure.
• Good interpersonal skills to ensure effective working relationships with colleagues and external partners including governmental institutions; Ability for teamwork and problem solving oriented;
• Ability to meet deadlines, achieve results and work with minimal day to day supervision;

Language skills

• Effective verbal and listening communications skills.
• Excellent level of reading and writing Arabic language.
• Good level of reading, writing and speaking English language.

Additional Knowledge and experiences

Experience of not less than three years in social supervision.