Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Officer - Beirut - FOR NATIONAL CANDIDATES ONLY.

Background/IRC Summary:  

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.

In mid-2012, IRC opened a country office and launched humanitarian assistance programming. IRC operates throughout Lebanon, with the main office in Beirut and field offices in Qobayat, Zahle, Tripoli, Tyre and Mount Lebanon. The IRC’s educational interventions strive to help children and youth gain valuable skills and knowledge that will increase their opportunities and life chances, and contribute to their well-being and livelihood. The IRC supports formal and non-formal learning activities that lead to tangible learning outcomes in literacy, numeracy, socio-emotional learning, and marketable skills and promotes the protection and psychosocial well-being of conflict-affected children and youth.

Job Overview/Summary:

USAID’s “Quality Instruction towards Access and Basic Education Improvement” (QITABI 2) is a five-year program seeking to improve learning outcomes for all students in public primary schools in Lebanon awarded to Word Learning.  The International Rescue Committee (IRC) will lead the social and emotional learning (SEL) component of the program. The SEL Trainer will be responsible for conducting trainings on SEL for the QITABI 2 program, working in close collaboration with the consortium lead, government stakeholders, and other partners. He/she will support the development of SEL materials within QITABI 2. He/she will train consortium parents, of CERD master trainers and DOPS counselors, and others as needed, in line with overall consortium objectives. He/she will further support the training of teachers and school leaders alongside government and consortium partners.

Specific Responsibilities:

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

SEL Training Content Development

• Develop SEL training content for master trainers, teachers and school leaders
• Develop training and coaching content to improve classroom and school climate through healing spaces
• Review and share program-specific tools / resources / curricula
• Support in the development of SEL content for use with students and corresponding training materials
• Support in the development of content to improve classroom and school climate through healing spaces
• Support the development of SEL training videos
• Refine SEL materials based on learning from tracking and monitoring the use of developed materials

Capacity-Building

• Proactively collaborate with QITABI 2 lead World Learning, government stakeholders, and other partners to ensure SEL integration and links throughout the program, and provide SEL technical support as needed.
• Build the capacity of CERD trainers and DOPS counselors at the national level through ongoing training and coaching
• Support the training of partners and government stakeholders on SEL
• Mentor and coach teachers on SEL through CERD trainers, DOPS counselors, and field-based facilitators

Key Working Relationships:

Position Reports to: IRC SEL Material Development Manager

Position directly supervises: None, consultants as needed

Other Internal and/or external contacts:

Internal:  Regular communication with QITABI 2 team, other consortium members

External: Train government stakeholders and partners as needed

Job Qualifications:

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in education (Specialized Education, Ortho-pedagogy), developmental psychology or relevant field or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.

Work Experience:

A minimum of 5 years in training on education programs is required, with a focus on SEL, in Lebanon. SEL training and capacity-building is required. Demonstrated experience working on donor funded projects with similar scopes of work preferred. 

Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:

Demonstrated expertise in SEL, program design and implementation, and training. Strong verbal and written communication skills. 

Language Skills:

Fluency in Arabic and English required.   Proficiency in French is an advantage.

Working Environment: This position will be based in Beirut, Lebanon, with up to 30% travel within the country required.