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Project specialist/Social work specialist in HelpAge International in Ukraine, Representative Office
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HelpAge International in Ukraine, Representative Office
DESCRIPTION JOBS
Title positions:Project Specialist
Location/th: Chernivtsi
Subject to: Senior project specialist
Contract duration:8 months
AboutHelpAge
HelpAge International works with partners and a diverse global network of more than 171 organizations in 90 countries around the world, helping millions of older people live safe, dignified and healthy lives. Through our partnerships and collaborations, we work to ensure the integration of older people into society and strive to create a just and fair world for all, regardless of their age.
At the heart of our work is the desire to ensure a real impact on older people, to be inclusive, to work in partnership and to learn from our shared experiences.
Our 2030 strategy, Aging in a Just World, sets out how we will work together to shape the future we all share. Working together, we aim to help inspire a movement for change and ensure that all our work will promote the well-being, dignity and voice of older people, we can transform the lives of older people now and in the future.
As part of our 2030 strategy, we continue to carry out inclusive humanitarian activities, supporting older people and their families in times of crisis.
Crisis in Ukraine
HelpAge has been operating in Ukraine since 2014. Our team consists of more than 600 people, including employees, volunteers and contractors. Our response plan includes cash assistance, food distribution, distribution of non-food items, health kits and dignity, support in access to medical services, care and support, hygiene and care products, protection, psychological and psychosocial first aid.
Primary responsibilities:
- Organizes work together with project specialistssocial workers to identify candidates in the locations for inclusion in the survey list and further selection of beneficiaries and keeps records of elderly people in the locations in accordance with the selection criteria.
- Coordinates and conducts the procedure for assessing the needs of beneficiaries (recipients of social services) taking into account age, gender and the presence of disabilities.
- Defines the list of necessary social services, forms and methods of social work.
- Prepares and submits proposals to the Project Manager regarding the need to provide social services in order to make an appropriate decision.
- Drafts a contract for the provision of social services and ensures the maintenance of the necessary documentation in accordance with the State Standards for the provision of social services.
- Organizes the maintenance of documentation on the provision of social services by personnel in the project locations.
- Conducts training of social workers, project specialists on the provision of social services and maintenance documentation.
- Monitors and evaluates the quality of the provision of social services in locations.
- Establishes professional relationships with communal providers of social services, other partner organizations in the locations.
- Increases his professional level and general cultural competence. Adheres to ethics, respects the dignity of the beneficiary - the recipient of social services. Constantly improves his professional level.
About the candidate for the position:
You must be a citizen of Ukraine
Basic requirements:
- First-level higher education with a bachelor's degree and a specialty in the relevant field of knowledge, preferably with work experience in the social protection system of the population/NGO profile positions (bachelor's degree in social work, specialist in social work, social worker)
- Fluency in the state language, keeping business documentation and performing professional duties
- Proficiency in English at a level sufficient for communication and correspondence is desirable.
Preferred:
- experience working with elderly people and/or people with disabilities;
- knowledge of international humanitarian standards;
- at HelpAge International we believe in the importance of empowering our people to be change makers and leaders at all levels.that our employees will embrace our values and live by them, challenging themselves every day to identify the issues that matter most to older adults and their communities and make an impact that matters.
In addition, as a HelpAge employee, you must:
- work working together, building mutual trust and respect, with external organizations and partners to achieve our strategic goals and objectives;
- be accountable for the work you do together;
- adapt to new directions or opportunities arising in the organization and in your field of work;
- be flexible in your role, constantly use feedback to learn more and develop further;
- lead behavioral and cultural change by creating a supportive, collaborative and inclusive environment where everyone feels supported, respected and included;
- expand HelpAge's reach and impact by creating and identifying new business opportunities and building relationships with new partners;
- lead and promote a culture of including the voices of older people in our advocacy, convening and thought leadership activities in ways that are transformative, empowering and highly inclusive of those marginalized by gender, economic status, disability and other factors of discrimination.
Safeguarding
HelpAge International is committed to protecting the communities we work with, our partners, employees and everyone else we come into contact with.
Therefore, you are also responsiblefor:
- preventing harm and abuse from our people, operations and programs to everyone who comes into contact with our work;
- timely reporting of all security incidents that you see, hear, hear about or suspect using our internal mechanism reporting;
- compliance with all security policies and practices.
We offer
- Official employment.
- Competitive salary level (depending on experience and qualifications).
- Corporate health insurance.
- Annual leave of 24 calendar days and supplementsthese weekends.
- Corporate English language school.
