Child Protection Project Coordinator

“Protecting and Empowering Adolescent Girls and Boys” is a two years funded project by Plan International and implemented by René Moawad Foundation in North Lebanon. This project aims at protecting at-risk adolescents, especially girls between 11 and 18 years old (Syrian, Lebanese and/or other nationalities) from (gender based) violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation and empower them to raise their voice to claim their right and tackle gender inequality. For this sake RMF is seeking to recruit a child protection project coordinator for two years based in Mejdlaya Zgharta.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Responsible for all aspects of the project’s daily management, including logistics, administration, security, visibility, community and beneficiaries' liaison.
• Develop and roll-out project management tools for the project
• Implement project activities and ensure the good quality and quantity of the project/s outcomes.
• Responsible to identify convenient locations for undertaking Child Protection/education activities in the North.
• Ensure that Child Protection/Edu activities are adequately implemented.
• Ensure that minimum standards of the child friendly are considered.
• Develop the project action plan and monitor its implementation.
• Evaluate the implementation of the project, according to the approved stated objectives.
• Support the animators in the implementation of the daily or weekly activities and conduct various field visits to the different areas of operations to monitor and supervise the progress of the work periodically.
• Ensure that staff reporting to the Coordinator are identifying technical, management and humanitarian gaps and set a plan to address them, whenever possible.
• Represents RMF with relevant donors at field level.
• Provide leadership and coaching to the direct reports, including facilitators and social workers.
• Management of the performance of direct reports with continuous feedback to ensure proper performance management.
• Develop teamwork among the project staff, ensuring a conducive working atmosphere is created and opportunities provided to share lessons learned, experiences, observations and challenges.
• Provide opportunities for capacity building to project team in consultation with the head of education and protection department to ensure coordinated technical and personal development.
• Ensure compliance with RMF and Plan's policies.
• Develop monthly operational progress reports with the support of the animators and the local partners.
• Ensure all project means of verifications (MOV) including attendance sheets, pre posttests, evaluation documents… are in place.
• Enter all project related MOV into the system.
• Fill and archive specific forms for referrals and weekly reporting, ensuring confidentiality, accuracy and timeliness.
• Develop project reports.
• Prepare and update the list of items to be purchased when needed coordinate with RMF Procurement officer on all procurement needs.

Qualifications and skills required:

• 3 years of proven experience in implementation of Child Protection/GBV programming is a must;
• Strong program/technical and budget management skills including project Management cycle and tools   
• Proven experience working in emergency settings and community mobilization
• Experience in implementing projects through local partners and providing direct support to CBOs
• Holder of a valid driver’s license.
• Good Communication and interpersonal skills with ability to network and negotiate with partners and government bodies
• Full proficiency in spoken and written Arabic and English is mandatory  
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and work under pressure
• Ability to handle large volume of work and have excellent organization skills
• Commitment to creating positive environmental, social and cultural change
• Excellent interpersonal skills, team worker and good listener
• Good writing and social skills
• Computer literacy

Educational Background:

• University degree or higher education relevant to Social Work, Protection, or other relevant fields.