COVID-19 Field Officer - Zahle

Participate in empowering Community Mobilizers and Focal Points increasing their knowledge in different COVID-19 topics.

Preparation and development of HP sessions, ensuring the proper implementation of the Community Engagement under the risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) component and specific campaigns. 

Train staff and students on COVID-19 prevention measures, supporting the development of a schedule for daily cleaning and disinfection of the school environment and facilities.

Objective 1: Train, Follow-up and Monitor Community Mobilizer and Focal Points (25%)

• Empower community mobilizers and focal points by training them on different COVID-19 topics.
• Follow up with the community mobilizers and focal points to identify the needs of the community.
• Monitor different sessions conducted by the community mobilizers and focal points making sure all messages are being delivered correctly to the community

Objective 2: Work with different community based organization (25 %)

• Train members in different Civil Society Organization on different COVID-19 topics
• Follow up and monitor the work of civil society.
• Ensure the work is properly done and the material use wisely.

Objective 3: COVID-19 and Hygiene Promotion in schools (30 %)

• Conduct assessment in different schools to identify needs

• Train school staff on COVID-19 preventive
• Support in the development of a schedule for daily cleaning and disinfection of school environment and facilities.
• Train students on different COVID-19 preventive measurements

Objective 4: Reporting (10 %)

• Report the progress of the work to the line manager.
• Report possible problem or conflict during the activities.
• Report the use of materials and possible improvement.
• Data collection regarding the project and the potentials beneficiaries.
• Regular reporting to Hygiene Promotion Supervisor

Objective 5: Other water and sanitation activities (5 %)

• Conduct household assessment.
• Distribution of water and sanitation items.
• Support other WASH related activities.

Objective 6: Security

• Respect the security rules specified in the mission and base security plan, see to it that the team under his/her responsibility complies with the security plan and perform the security management tasks that can be assigned in its protocols.
• Communicate to the security managers of the working location any security related information or noncompliance with the security plan

Objective 7: Support humanitarian activities of Action Against Hunger

• Support the emergency interventions of the organization as per the employee’s abilities.
• Support any activity that helps reaching our humanitarian goals, as per the employee’s abilities.
• Promote gender equality within the humanitarian and/or development work

Training/ Education:

Bachelor of public health, education, social sciences, or related fields.

Technical specific knowledge:

Strong communication skills, used to speak in public and work dynamically with adults and children. Covid-19 vectors of transmission, preventive measures.

Previous experience:

Experience in hygiene promotion, work with local communities, children and vulnerable people, experience in community mobilization and participation

Humanitarian sector knowledge:

Experience in the humanitarian sector is a plus

Action Against the Hunger knowledge:

Not compulsory

Languages:

Fluent Arabic, good English level

IT and specific systems:

Computer skills (Microsoft Office), compulsory expertise in Excel

Mobility (national/ international)

National

Action Against Hunger – Lebanon seeks to promote gender equality and is committed to empowering women to participate effectively in their communities, we strongly encourage women to apply.

We Strongly encourage people with disabilities to apply.

ACF has a zero-tolerance policy on sexual exploitation, sexual harassment, and abuse (SEA).