Under the general supervision of the designated Chief Field Office in [TFO Field Office], the Third Party Facilitator will:

(1) Provide technical services to ORGANIZATION programmes primarily in hard to reach areas, through ensuring regular and systematic technical advice, quality assurance and technical guidance to implementing partners and counterparts, for the efficient implementation of ORGANIZATION programmes and effective achievement of results for the benefit of Syrian children and women.
(2) Identify capacity and technical gaps of implementing partners and counterparts and provide technical support to the chief of field office and designated programme officer to ensure capacity building and on the job training as needed.
(3) Provide input to technical documents as required by CFOs and Programme Sections in Damascus, ensuring all technical input is closely aligned to national programme strategies as approved at country office level.
(4) Conduct regular filed visits, primarily to hard to reach areas, based on requests by the Field Office to provide technical oversight and guidance to programme partners, conduct needs assessments, and gather technical information that will help inform ongoing programme development and implementation.
(5) Within 5 days following each field visit, produce a trip report according to the standard format provided by ORGANIZATION and submit the report to the designated Chief of Field Office for further dissemination and action by the relevant persons.
(6) Conduct regular situation monitoring in specific areas based on requests by the Field Office, to assess the overall humanitarian situation and document the needs of affected populations, in particular of women and children. 
(7) Conduct regular visits to monitor programme activities supported by ORGANIZATION, with a focus on: 

a)Assessing programme implementation by Implementing Partners through PCAs (Programme Cooperation Agreements) and SSFAs (Small-Scale Funding Agreements) as well as programme implementation by government ministries and agencies according to the ORGANIZATION Syria Country Office Annual Work Plans. 
b) Verifying supplies are delivered to target beneficiaries in line with relevant programme documents, and documenting any delays and bottlenecks. 
c) Conducting post-distribution monitoring (PDM) of supplies to assess beneficiaries’ feedback in terms of the quality, timeliness and relevance of supplies delivered. Other end-user monitoring of specific programmes will be conducted as required by the Field Office.

(8) Validate results data provided by implementing partners in their progress reports. Report any actual or potential deviation from implementation plans.
(9) Any other tasks assigned by the supervisor.

The number of programme monitoring visits to be conducted are specified in the Programme Documents agreed with Partners. 
 

EDUCATION 

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Civil Engineering, Water Resources Engineering, Environmental Engineering or a related field

WORK EXPERIENCE 

• At least three to five years of progressively responsible relevant work experience in planning and implementing water and sanitation projects 
• At least three to five years of progressively responsible relevant work experience in project/programme management, monitoring and reporting. Experience in collecting and compiling quantitative and qualitative data is an asset.
• Strong familiarity with Latakia and Tartous governorates’ geography, culture, and local context of these coastal regions, including an understanding of water resources in the area, and key local stakeholders.
• Experience working in a humanitarian context. 
• Experience working with UN or NGO programmes/projects is an asset. 
• Experience working with ORGANIZATION projects is an asset.

LANGUAGES 
• Fluency in Arabic, and strong English skills (minimum B2 level) in both writing and speaking for reporting and coordination, a higher level of English is an asset.