Child Protection Program Manager assistant

Key tasks and responsibilities

Project Management

• To assist Child Protection Program Manager in developing, implementing and monitoring the Child Protection Program, in accordance with objectives, activities and targets outlined within current donor proposals and in line with projects’ budgets.
• In liaison with M&E Dpt., to ensure that activities are appropriately monitored and evaluated and to propose, when deemed necessary, amendments to the child protection strategy.
• To contribute to forecast and follow up on expenditures related to the project.
• To participate in budget revision exercises.
• To support Project Managers in preparing timely purchase requests in line with the project needs.
• To identify logistic and admin support needs related to the CP project and communicate these to the relevant log/admin support person(s).

Project Strategy, reporting and planning

• To contribute in drafting and submitting periodic reporting as requested by donor and/or HQ
• To participate in designing strategies and objectives for improved support to beneficiaries and contribute actively in its monitoring, evaluation and revision
• To contribute to CP assessments in the areas of intervention.

Coordination and representation

• To coordinate with other TDH sectors to ensure implementation of standardized activities.
• To works in close collaboration and consultation with available government structures, non-government actors, cluster system
• To follow up on the implementation of project activities by local partners as per MoU signed.
• To coordinate with CP Specialist to ensure capacity building initiatives on Child Protection for local actors (CBOs, local government actors) including through Training of Trainers (ToT), definition of standardized procedures and guidelines.

Qualifications:

1. Master’s degree in social science or equivalent
2. Excellent knowledge of PCM
3. Good understanding of child protection programming
4. Excellent analytical, oral and written communication skills, including the ability to interact with diverse stakeholders and partners
5. Good reporting skills
6. Ability to work within and motivate the team;
7. Fluency in written and spoken English, knowledge of Arabic is an asset; knowledge of Italian is a plus
8. Sound organizational skills, precision, rapidity, dependability, and ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks and meet tight deadlines
9. Willingness and capacity to be flexible and patient when challenged by difficult and frustrating working conditions
10. Prepared to live and work in an uncertain security environment

Professional experience:

a) At least 3 years’ previous field experience in a relief NGO in a similar role

b) Minimum 3 years of previous experience in a managerial position

c) Previous experience in Lebanon or in the MENA region is an asset

Only applications from holders of passports allowing easy entry into the Country will be considered.