Community Development Center Facilitator - Arsal

Background of the project

Community Development Centres (CDCs) are safe and public spaces established with the main objective to empower refugee and local communities, of all ages, gender, and backgrounds, and provide them with the means to promote their participation in decisions that affect their lives. The CDC supports refugee and Lebanese from all genders and diverse backgrounds to access vital in- formation about services, acquire new skills, build social networks, and receive specialized services such as case management, psychosocial support (PSS), among other interventions. The CDC is one of the ways to strengthen outreach to refugees living in urban settings (and promote refugee and host community interactions, thus reducing isolation.

Several activities are implemented under the CDC component and targeting children, women, older persons, youth, and adults. It includes skills trainings, life skills, awareness sessions, initia- tives, computer literacy, while other subjects will be taken under consideration according to IRC’s capacities, space availability and expressed interest by refugees.

In 2023, IRC will continue to conduct advanced classes with the support of the facilitators, thus maximizing all available resources.

Community centers will also provide targeted psychosocial activities in order to relieve suffering and improve person’s short-term functioning while reducing long-term negative psychosocial ef- fects of displacement and other factors and activities will be delivered by knowledgeable facilita- tors.

Scope of work

• Establish a link between IRC, the refugee community, and the host community for coordination.
• Prepare and design activity plan in coordination with Community-based Protection Assistant (weekly and/or monthly depending on activities delivered) adapted to different target groups
• (Men, women, children) o Activities includes Learning activities including skills training, life skills, recreational activities, initiatives, psychosocial support sessions, awareness sessions, focus group discussions, community days, informal education activities and information desk
• Deliver and facilitate activities in person and/or remotely only if the situation permits.
• Conduct outreach activities in Arsal
• Collect and record the attendance of activities on daily basis. 
• Maintain updated storage of information by using the appropriate information collection tools (Kobo tool developed by UNHCR, excel documents and other as needed)
• Perform Pre/Post evaluation for activities when necessary and report on progress.
• Coordinate with the CBP Assistant to receive constant and timely updates on information to be fully capable of manning the information service desk.
• Identify refugees with specific needs, provide them with necessary counselling and refer them to the existing services.
• Report to Senior Case Management Officer on high-risk cases that are in need of urgent and im- mediate support or assistance needed with the knowledge of the CBP Assistant.
• Respect confidentiality of information between your role as CDC Facilitator and IRC; no sharing with any other party - Information is collected during meetings at the center with the CBP Assistant which is then dealt with confidentially.
• Abide by the code of conduct: o Act according to the guiding principles of GBV and Child Protection case management, including, survivor centered approach, respect of confidentiality, prioritizing according to safety concerns, ‘do no harm’ policy, ensure a non-discriminatory approach, act according to the best interest of the beneficiary, ensure accountability, respect professional boundaries, and avoid conflict of interest.
• Be ready for flexible working hours during emergencies and/or if needed.
• Flexibility to work on weekends on exceptional basis.
• Take responsibility of specific materials and equipment’s within the CDC.
• Ensure that the provided material is properly used and kept.

Requirements:

• Good facilitation experience with different age groups (children, youth, adults, and elderlies).
• Good protection background and knowledge of refugee context and working with the refugee community.
• Good knowledge on community center activities (recreational, life skills, community initia- tives, skills training, etc.)
• Ability to outreach and conduct mobile based activities.
• working hours will be scheduled with the line manager ahead of time, based on the need and workload in order to submit all the deliverables on time.
• Good computer skills (Microsoft Word and Excel).
• Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills, creativity and flexibility with a positive at- titude.
• Fluency in Arabic required, ability to communicate and write clearly in English preferred.
• Degree in Social work or other related field.