Senior Educator/Animators/Facilitator

Context

The Middle East is currently experiencing a profound crisis. The conflicts in Syria and Iraq are both a reflection and a transmitter of this crisis, with growing potential to further destabilise neighbouring countries and the wider region. These crises have resulted in a humanitarian disaster affecting more than 13.5 million people who were forced to flee their homes from Syria, and more than 17 million people in need of humanitarian aid (12.2 in Syria and 5.2 in Iraq).

Lebanon is now home to the largest number of Syrian refugees per capita relative to its total population, putting a severe strain on the country’s fragile infrastructures, economy, and security. The population of Lebanon was estimated at about 4.8 million (including almost half a million Palestinian refugees in 2013. Even though Lebanon has not signed the 1951 Refugee Convention, up to date it has taken in about a fourth of its own population. According to UNHCR, in September 2016 about 1,017,433 persons from Syria were registered as refugees in Lebanon. In the Lebanon Crisis Response Plan 2017- 2020 (2018 update) (LCRP), the total number of people living in Lebanon is estimated at 5.9 million, with 3.3 million people in need. Among the Syrian refugee population in Lebanon, which today comprises over 1.5 million people

Background information on Qudra Specific Objective 3

’Qudra – Resilience for Syrian refugees, IDPs and host communities in response to the Syrian and Iraqi crises’ is a regional action financed by the EU Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian Crisis, the  Madad‘ Fund and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), seeking to strengthen the resilience of Syrian refugees, IDPs and host communities in response to the Syrian and Iraqi crises.  The programme launched in June 2016, is being jointly implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Expertise France (EF) and Spanish Agency for International Development (AECID) in programme partner countries of Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and North Iraq.

In Lebanon, MoSA and Expertise France ensure the consistency and the implementation of the Specific Objective 3 of Qudra. The project seeks to improve social stability between communities in Lebanon through a comprehensive and local approach of protection for children and adults. To do so, activities will revolve around four pillars: (i) support to the Ministry of Social Affairs (MoSA), (ii) focus on child protection activities, (iii) protection activities and (iv) dissemination of information. Expertise France will work within the framework of the National Plan of MoSA for CP and GBV

The programme will be implemented in SDCs of MoSA. Expertise France and MoSA had selected 4 local NGOS: Abaad, Afel, Akkarouna and Mouvement Social as implementing partners to implement activities related to child protection and protection. These NGOs will hire the necessary staff and implement the activities following a precise programme.

Description of the Tasks under the overall technical supervision of the Protection Manager and administrative supervision of the  SDCS director

Team management

• Guarantee that all codes of ethics of staff members are being met
• Guarantee that all ToRs are integrated, and ensure that all relevant tasks are being applied
• Guarantee a high efficiency of provision of services through a dedicated team work, and ensure that all team members are recognized and empowered, and that time and resource management are prioritized
• Guarantee that all team members are provided with self-care and staff-care techniques
• Submit timely technical monthly reports
• Ensure that safe identification and referrals for at risk cases are conducted as per the program strategy and national guidelines with respect to confidentiality and informed consent
• Apply the pair work system under the guidelines of the Protection manager and the SDC director when applicable

Coaching and supervision

• Ensure the supervision, monitoring and evaluation of all PSS activities in SDCs and/or in any other agreed location  
• Ensure that all data-entry relevant to confidential information is protected and updated on a daily basis
• Guarantee that all agreed upon Curriculum, Internal or National Guidelines are implemented and followed
• Guarantee that all new procedures and/or amendments, whether internal or external are taken into consideration and that all team members are relevantly informed and/or trained     
• Guarantee that all designed forms and formats are used and duly filled by relevant team members
• Ensure SMART objectives for all relevant team members in relevance to their ToRs
• Conduct regular reviews on PSS best practices, tools and techniques, key messages and content

In-house meetings

• Organize and conduct weekly meetings for an overall monitoring of the work plan
• Participate in a monthly coordination meeting with the Senior Case Manager to tackle referrals and mutual activities
• Participate in a monthly coordination meeting with the Protection Manager for overall assessment of activities and timeframes, and to respond effectively to any program technical need and support

External meetings and Capacity Building

• Take an active role in all relevant Working Group designed by national or international partners and ensure the dissemination of relevant MoM
• Participate in all capacity-building trainings relevant to the ST ToRs and ensure that proper feedback is provided internally and externally

Requested Profile

• At least 4 years of experience in a similar position 
• Excellent knowledge of Lebanese Institutions and policies, especially of the Ministry of Social Affairs \
• Excellent knowledge of interactive animation techniques
• Excellent capacity building, training, and coaching skills
• Excellent knowledge of CP, GBV and PSS principles and curriculum
• Good knowledge of Case Management procedures is a plus
• Previous work in SDCs or MoSA is a plus
• Excellent skills in team management, time management and organizational competencies
• Excellent knowledge of the Lebanese context and of the relationship between host and refugee communities
• Excellent knowledge of national and international NGO’s, as well as PSS working groups, task forces and other relevant committees
• Excellent knowledge of all Microsoft Office tools, as well as data management
• Good knowledge of international donors
• Good writing skills