Protection Assistant in Beqaa

RDFL is seeking a Protection Assistant in the Beqaa area.

· Conduct outreach to identify persons with protection needs, prioritizing the most vulnerable and difficult to identify, and conduct sensitization and awareness-raising sessions on key protection issues based on identified needs for children and caregivers.

· Prepare and conduct recreational activities and community events for children and caregivers in coordination with other DRC departments

· Identify and refer persons with specific needs to appropriate services in line with safe identification and referral principles, collect information, update and maintain a service mapping and referral pathway at the community level

· Provide individual protection assistance to Persons with Specific Needs (PWSN) focusing on: older persons at risk, women at risk (excluding GBV survivors), children at risk (excluding child protection violations), and persons with disabilities.

· Provide cash for protection to eligible individuals, set a clear protection objective, and follow up on the impact of assistance.

· Regularly record, track and follow up on referrals using the Referral Information Management System (RIMS).

· Collect, store, maintain, and analyze protection data produced through outreach, community consultation, RIMS, individual protection, and cash assistance in line with safe and ethical information management principles.

· Draft individual work plans and participate in regular supervision, information sharing, and coordination meetings with the Protection Officer and Team Leader.

· Support the mainstreaming of protection principles in DRC’s program, including partners and the local community.

· Coordinate with the Livelihood sector to reach beneficiaries accessing DRC Livelihood Employment Center in Tripoli, ensure weekly presence in DRC’s Livelihood Employment, and establish a protection desk for the provision of protection-related information and referral

The candidates must be residents of Bekaa.