{"id":85645,"date":"2023-12-07T12:39:21","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T12:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.cagi.ch\/fr\/?post_type=job_listing&#038;p=85645"},"modified":"2024-01-07T18:25:04","modified_gmt":"2024-01-07T18:25:04","slug":"lutheran-world-federation-geneva-permanent-contract-international-programs-support-officer","status":"expired","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/jobs.cagi.ch\/fr\/?post_type=job_listing&p=85645","title":{"rendered":"International Programs Support Officer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lutheran World Federation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":144,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","job_listing_type":[71],"job_listing_category":[57],"job_listing_location":[90],"job_listing_tag":[],"class_list":["post-85645","job_listing","type-job_listing","status-expired","hentry","job_listing_type-permanent-contract","job_listing_category-administration","job_listing_location-geneva"],"metas":{"job-description":"The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is a Communion of 150 Churches in 99 countries. The role of the Communion Office (CO) is to serve these churches in different ways. The CO has three departments, the Department for Planning and Coordination (DPC), the Department for Theology, Mission and Justice (DTMJ) and the Department for World Service as well the Office of the General Secretary.\r\n\r\nThe Department for World Service (hereafter referred to as LWF World Service) is responsible for carrying out diaconal response to humanitarian emergencies and development needs on behalf of the Lutheran World Federation - a Communion of Churches (LWF). In pursuance of its responsibility and based on its strategy, LWF World Service:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Operates together with and on behalf of the LWF member churches<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Provides support to refugees, returnees, internally displaced people, their host communities and communities at risk, emphasizing livelihoods, quality services, protection and social cohesion<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Establishes and runs country programs and emergency operations<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Engages in cooperation and partnership with governmental and non-governmental organizations, relevant United Nations agencies and other structures involved in humanitarian and development programs as they link to the WS mandate and represents LWF in the ACT Alliance.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nThe International Programs Team is responsible for bringing the Communion Office and its field operations together, ensuring an environment of coherence, support and mutual accountability between them. It is comprised of a Head of International Programs, Regional Program Coordinators, a Global Humanitarian Coordinator, and Support Officers (several of whom are working remotely).\r\nUnder the supervision of the Head of International Programs, the Support Officer provides World Service, in particular the International Programs Team, with content and administrative support to enable the department to successfully achieve its responsibilities and programmes. The position is responsible for preparing and documenting World Service meetings relating to the International Programs Team and the Director\u2019s office\r\n<h3><strong>Required Qualifications<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\u2022 Preferably university degree in humanitarian or development work, and\/or other related field.\r\n\u2022 Proficient in English required\r\n\u2022 Proficient in French and conversant in Spanish desirable.\r\n\u2022 Strong computer literacy.\r\n\r\n<strong>Additional Study and Experience<\/strong>\r\n\r\n\u2022 At least 3 years of experience involving project \/ content support preferably with faith-based\/ecumenical organization in an international setting.\r\n\u2022 Proven experience working with the Microsoft Office Suite.\r\n\u2022 Proven ability to interact and work in various cultural environments.\r\n\u2022 Interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills, with proven experience in minute taking.\r\n\u2022 Ability to work with changing priorities and tight deadlines.\r\n\r\n<strong>LWF Core Skills<\/strong>\r\n\r\n\u2022 Working effectively with others\/ Level resource\r\n\u2022 Analytical thinking\/ Level advanced\r\n\u2022 Initiative\/ Level advanced\r\n\u2022 Leadership, coordination\/ Level resource\r\n\u2022 Achieving results, organization\/ Level resource\r\n\u2022 Accountability, continuous improvement\/ Level resource\r\n\r\n<strong>Required Skills<\/strong>\r\n\u2022 Information management\/ Level advanced\r\n\u2022 Data management\/ Level advanced\r\n\u2022 Administration assistance\/ Level advanced\r\n\u2022 Communication\/ Level advanced\r\n<h4><strong>Position Environment and Dimensions<\/strong><\/h4>\r\nThe position holder provides coordination and content support to World Service \/ the International Programs Team, under the supervision of the Head of International Programs and in joint responsibility with other support officers as per task \/ agreement.\r\n\r\nThe position requires daily\/regular coordination with the members of the International Programs team.\r\n\u2022 <strong>Internally<\/strong>, mainly interacts with WS International Programs Team and country programs, the World Service Director, WS Office Manager, the Security Manager (for crisis management) and other teams as necessary.\r\n\u2022 <strong>Externally<\/strong>, mainly with related agencies \/ member of World Service governance.\r\n<h4><strong>Main duties<\/strong><\/h4>\r\nIn consultation with the Head of International Programs, is responsible for content support in areas such, but not limited to:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Organization of major meetings, including the Committee for World Service (governance body) and the Global Management Team Meeting (annually), prepares program\/agenda; takes minutes, ensures information sharing.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Regular meetings in the International Programs Team (agenda, minutes, information sharing) and in World Service as per need.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>PPT presentations and relevant meeting material \/ exhibits (maps, flowcharts, timelines, organograms).<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Updates specific sites (SharePoint) and tools (Operations Manual) as per need and use by WS and the IPT.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Preparation of reports and communication to the field.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Log keeper in the LWF Crisis Management Team.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Coordinates World Service participation in LWF wide events as per need.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nIn addition, the Support Officer is expected to function as the backup for the Office Manager during annual leaves \/ absences.\r\n\r\n<strong>Special duties<\/strong>\r\n\r\nAs may be assigned by the Head of International Programs.\r\n<h4><strong>Major Challenges<\/strong><\/h4>\r\nTo carry out the support functions within the given time schedules, assessing matters to be dealt with in view of frequent changes of priorities and to ensure that all relevant parties are kept effectively informed within the given deadlines.\r\n\r\nTo be able to manage the time to focus on content tasks which can easily be deprioritized due to ad-hoc and last minute requests.","_job_category":{"57":"Administration"},"organization-type":"","fields-of-action":"Humanitarian affairs \/ Affaires humanitaires","_job_type":{"71":"Permanent contract \/ CDI"},"_job_apply_type":"external","_job_apply_email":"","_job_apply_url":"https:\/\/lutheranworld.org\/get-involved\/open-positions#op-603865-international-programs-support-officer","activity-rate":"50%","_job_salary_type":"","_job_salary":"","_job_experience":"","_job_application_deadline_date":"2024-01-07","_job_location":{"90":"Gen\u00e8ve"},"_job_logo":"https:\/\/jobs.cagi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/LWF-logo-150x150.jpg","_job_employer_name":"Lutheran World Federation","_job_employer_url":"https:\/\/jobs.cagi.ch\/fr\/employer\/lutheran-world-federation\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.cagi.ch\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing\/85645","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.cagi.ch\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.cagi.ch\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.cagi.ch\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/144"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.cagi.ch\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85645"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.cagi.ch\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing\/85645\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":85646,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.cagi.ch\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing\/85645\/revisions\/85646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.cagi.ch\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85645"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.cagi.ch\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_type?post=85645"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.cagi.ch\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_category?post=85645"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.cagi.ch\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_location?post=85645"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.cagi.ch\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_tag?post=85645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}