Project Officer (Building Climate Resilience in Arab Localities)

We are looking for you

Job description: The Project Officer will be  responsible for engagement with community members, community based organizations, and community leaders in Shefa-‘Amr, including outreach and recruitment; coordinating community events and workshops; coordinating, and supporting the Climate Action Collaborative and its working groups as necessary and appropriate; connecting local stakeholders to experts and resources so that they can effectively implement climate actions; supporting the local authority Coordinator with joint local authority-community meetings, workshops, events, and initiatives; acting as a liaison between the Steering and Advisory Committee, the Climate Action Collaborative, and other local community stakeholders; supporting the University of Haifa Project Officers by recruiting participants and coordinating workshops, focus groups, and interviews as necessary and appropriate; supporting the University of Haifa Project Officers to gather input for the strategy/vision document; coordinating community planning sessions; developing media content relating to local community and civil society activities, developing materials for climate adaptation related topics.

Qualifications and Competences required and/or desire:

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in social or environmental sciences
  • Demonstrated 2 years of experience in civil work.
  • An experience in working with public, civil society, local authorities including skills in networking, recruiting and engaging, organizing and activating public activities
  • High organizational skills including multi-tasking and meeting tight deadlines
  • Ability to work independently as well as with a team
  • Ability to conduct research and write content.

Position Type: 75% with the possibility to raise it to 100%

Location: The Galilee Society offices in Shefa’-Amr

Travels: the job involves fieldwork

interested applicants should send CV and a cover letter to the email:

alaa@gal-soc.org by 08.2.2023 at the latest

Please indicate in the Subject of the email the <position title> and your <full name> 

Only suitable applicants will be invited to an interview in the Galilee Society offices.