Protection Assistant

Conduct protection related sessions and community outreach activities:

• Prepare weekly activity plans for protection assistance to target beneficiaries, in line with the project work plan
• Conduct periodic assessments among target beneficiaries to identify their needs and adapt activities and session delivery techniques to encourage participation, to meet the needs
• Conduct psychosocial support sessions for the identified children, youth, women, and men, at the designated safe places
• Facilitate life skills training for the targeted youth, women, and men, at community level and/or designated safe places
• Provide psychological first aid to target project beneficiaries as per assessment conducted, at the designated safe places
• Conduct periodic assessments with beneficiaries to continuously understand activities that are relevant and motivate them to discuss
• Identify and refer persons with specific needs to appropriate services in line with safe identification and referral principles
• Collect information, and update and maintain a service mapping and referral pathway at the community level

Support to Project Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL):

• Ensure inclusion of people with specific needs and minorities in the project activities
• Ensure that CRM (Complaints & Response Mechanism) is rolled out and functional
• Ensure daily record of attendance per activity and ensure that the data collected is accurate
• Collect, store and maintain data in line with agreed procedures for data protection

Other:

• Actively participate in relevant training and/or capacity building session provided for your tasks, and other relevant Concern initiatives that may apply to your tasks. 
• Be mindful of equality issues, particularly relating to gender, during the execution of assigned tasks.
• Ensure the highest stands of accountability through ensuring good communication and information sharing within and outside the organisation.
• Be aware of, understand and comply with all of Concern’s policies and procedures (P4, finance, logistics, HR, security management etc).
• Actively participate in any emergency response if called upon to do so, within the project implementation area.
• Undertake other related duties as may reasonably be assigned by the Protection Officer or Protection Programme Manager

Concern is committed to responding to emergencies efficiently and effectively in order to help affected people meet their basic needs, alleviate suffering and maintain their dignity. To this end, when emergencies strike and Lebanon Programme is to respond, you may be requested to actively participate in the response, regardless of location and contribute to the efforts aimed at achieving the humanitarian objective of the organization

Essential

• University degree in one or several of the following areas: Psychology, Social work or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• At least   1-3  years of relevant experience, especially at NGOs
• Fluent in English, Arabic and French
• Team player with strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong internal relationships and networks.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills, with cultural sensitivity
• Willing to travel frequently across locations in Beirut and Mount Lebanon
• Flexible and willing to learn and/or adapt to a fluid situation
• Flexibility in working overtime when needed and ability to handle pressure well

Desirable

• Good organisational and planning skills
• Good computer skills particularly Microsoft office packages
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with strong attention to detail

Concern Code of Conduct and its Associated Policies

Concern has an organisational Code of Conduct (CCoC) with three Associated Policies; the Programme Participant Protection Policy (P4), the Child Safeguarding Policy and the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Policy. These have been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants from exploitation, and to clarify the responsibilities of Concern staff, consultants, visitors to the programme and partner organisation, and the standards of behaviour expected of them. In this context, staff have a responsibility to the organisation to strive for, and maintain, the highest standards in the day-to-day conduct in their workplace in accordance with Concern’s core values and mission. Any candidate offered a job with Concern Worldwide will be expected to sign the Concern Staff Code of Conduct and Associated Policies as an appendix to their contract of employment. By signing the Concern Code of Conduct, candidates acknowledge that they have understood the content of both the Concern Code of Conduct and the Associated Policies and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these policies.