Foreign Language Groups Officer

Terre des Hommes Italia (TDH IT) is recruiting a Foreign Language Groups Officer to support the implementation of an Education project for Syrian Refugees and affected host population in Beirut and Mount Lebanon funded by UNHCR. The project aims at enhancing the access to education and strengthen the resilience of Syrian, Iraqi and other nationalities refugee community living in Beirut and Mount Lebanon, through organization of outreach activities, community-based monitoring and parents’ mobilization in order to promote, facilitate and increase the access of Syrian and other nationalities refugee children to officially recognized education as well as their retention in the formal Lebanese education system. The Foreign Language Groups Officer will be responsible for supporting and facilitating in the outreaching and monitoring the foreign language groups for the Syrians and non-Syrians refugees in Mount Lebanon and Beirut. He /She will play a crucial communications role and acts as the link between community facilitators, refugee caregivers, education team and other partners in identifying key issues and concerns as well as facilitate project objectives. Duties and Responsibilities: Be the referent person for all community facilitators providing foreign language sessions. Support in identifying children enrolled in second shift schools who are in need of language support in coordination with the school principals and education team. Support in establishing foreign language groups in coordination with the education team. Program regular visits to the foreign language groups to follow on the performance of community facilitators in the process of monitoring and evaluation. Follow up on the capacity building of the community facilitators in coordination with other education partners or institutes. Establish and maintain an effective relationship between the community facilitators, the caregivers and the school principals to prevent retention. Establish and maintain an effective relationship between, community facilitators, education team and the other education partners. Engage and facilitate community meetings focus groups, awareness sessions and campaigns, and trainings in cooperation with the Education Team. Ensure monitoring of project implementation in accordance with the Logical Framework. Ensure data collection and sources of verification. Contribute to prepare relevant documents (including brochures, information notes, information board updates) for target communities. Providing timely and detailed reporting of project activities to the Education Coordinator. Represents TDH IT in field base multi agency and overall interagency cluster where appropriate. Qualifications and experience: A university degree is required. A background in communication, education or community services or equivalent areas is preferable. Demonstrated high level interpersonal and communication skills including. Well-developed knowledge of local and refugee community cultures through prior involvement in the community. Good knowledge of the community resources within the municipality/school district. Familiarity with interview techniques; familiarity with local social agencies available to deal with problems in the area. Ability to read, write, understand and communicate in English and Arabic sufficiently to perform the essential functions of the position. Proficient in the operation of computers and knowledge of business support software including Word, Excel and Outlook. Commitment to the aims, principles and values of TDH IT. Ability to work well in a team and under pressure and in response to changing needs. Ability to maintain a high level of accuracy in preparing and entering information. Availability of personal car and driving license.