PSS Facilitator

Sawa for Development and Aid is a Civil Society Organisation founded initially as a spontaneous initiative in December 2011 to respond to the arrival of the first 40 Syrian families displaced from Syria into the North of Lebanon.

This initiative then grew to include individual activists, locals and internationals, who worked together (literally meaning ‘Sawa’ in Arabic) to share their knowledge and exchange their experiences in order to support Syrians, internally displaced or refugees in neighbouring countries, united by their belief in their right to live in dignity and freedom, and to be active individuals in their communities, and wherever they are.

Sawa sees itself as part and parcel of the society, and that it is on a continuous learning journey based on a participatory relationship at all levels with the communities that it works with, whether host or displaced, as well as with local and international partners.

Sawa believes that humanitarian, developmental and civic work has to always strive to achieve social justice, and so it aims to work with individuals and communities through holistic interventions towards a society based on democracy, pluralism, and values of citizenship and human rights. 

Job description:

1. Implementing and conducting design program of PSS in camps.

2. Collecting data and any necessary information related PSS programs.

3. Reporting to Livelihoods Coordinator based on templates agreed on and periodically.

4. Keeping sensitive data and all information as classified and only for SDAID.

5. Close coordination with DV Coordinator related to PSS.

6. Under the supervision of the Livelihood Coordinator, the social workers need to prepare the sessions' topics and necessary materials

7.The social workers will provide weekly reports to SDAID Livelihoods Coordinator, with a monthly time sheet.

8.All process' decisions related to project will be under supervision and coordination of SDAID. Livelihoods Coordinator through reports and other necessary communication system (email and phone).

9.The social workers have to develop and design the proper programs based on the guideline. provided by SDAID, sessions, and intervention methods based on the previous experience in the last project.

10.Sharing information among social workers is necessary to update and exchange knowledge and current situations, during discussion/sharing there should be Minutes of Meeting or resume of the meeting, this will be guided by the Livelihoods coordinator of SDAID based on weekly meetings.

11.Any findings related to PSS and other terms of violence must be noted and reported to Livelihoods Coordinator in order to take the necessary actions related to findings. The team leader will be responsible to report this mainly to SDAID.

12.Social workers should have high ability to solve technical and logistic problems within the team.

13.Always have to participate in trainings, and team meetings for monitoring and evaluation, or any other work related meetings.

Qualifications/Requirements, Knowledge and Experience

1. University degree in a related field.
2. Minimum 3 year of work experience as a social worker is required.
3. Proven ability to work productively with a variety of stakeholders to run participatory processes and meet tight deadlines.
4. Demonstrated awareness and responsiveness to gender and social issues in cross-cultural contexts and gender integration programming.
5. Demonstrated the ability to adapt to new environments and be flexible given the nature of the work ( i.e. constant changes happening on the ground, movement of the refugees…)
6. Excellent computer skills, including experience with: Excel, PowerPoint, Word...
7. Excellent organization and follow up skills.