Psychosocial Support Officer

Responsibilities:

Staff management and organization

• Supervise the PSS team
• Organize day-to-day time management and work related to center-based PSS activities and outreach activities (incl. development of weekly schedule and staff work plan);

Grants implementation and reporting

• Ensure PSS components are on track, including the development of new materials for awareness-raising in coordination with the line manager
• Liaise with partners and communities on areas for PSS interventions – including liaison with communities on mobile activities;
• Assist the Project Manager in administrative matters related to GBV activities;
• Assist the Project Manager in reporting of activities regarding PSS activities;
• Write field visit daily and weekly reports on major findings, needs and problems faced;
• Contribute to the overall protection/CS weekly/monthly report underlining protection issues and related trends and figures in coordination with the Project Manager;
• Propose new activities according to identified needs and suggest solutions for problems encountered with activities;
• Maintain and update database on PSS activities.

Technical support

• Provide trainings to PSS team and other Al Moasat staff on PSS activities (incl. PSS curricula for caregivers, men, women, children and adolescent girls, etc.)
• Support in outreach activities, providing information to adolescent girls on activities and services available.
• Support staff in the identification of hard to reach girls and vulnerability criteria.
• Facilitate life-skills activities targeting adolescent girls.

Coordination and representation

• Maintain good relations with local implementing actors, local authorities and other international and local stakeholders;
• Participate in the GBV working Group and other for an established for coordination of GBV activities and interventions.

Others

• Any other duties relating to the nature of the job as directed by the Project Manager

Experience and technical competencies:

• Experience in managing teams.
• Experience in providing trainings and building capacity of staff.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality, respect, non-discrimination and safety of client at all times.
• Computer Literacy (Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
• Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills, creativity and flexibility.
• Comfortable in a multi-cultural environment, flexible and able to handle pressure well.
• Flexibility in working overtime when needed.
• Previous experience in working with Syrian refugees in Lebanon.