Female GBV Focus Psychosocial Support (FPSS) Facilitator in Safe spaces for adolescent girls and women, based in Beirut Area or surroundings

Job Announcement:

Terre des hommes- Lausanne is seeking a qualified Female GBV Focus Psychosocial Support (FPSS) Facilitator in Safe spaces for adolescent girls and women, based in Beirut Area or surroundings.

In local contexts, the GBV FPSS Facilitator has the knowledge and practical skills to carry out focused psychosocial support activities with adolescent girls and women at high risk of GBV or and child marriage. GBV Focused PSS activities will be carried out in line with individual organization and interagency guidelines.

The intention of this position is to build the resilience of adolescent girls and women at child marriage risk through psychosocial support activities. The GBV FPSS facilitator implements the activities in a manner that leaves considerable positive impact on adolescent girls and women at GBV and child marriage risk and promote their wellbeing.

Under the management of the CP- A2J Program Manager, the GBV FPSS Facilitator will perform the following tasks:

Job Duties & Responsibilities

Planning and Implementation of Activities:

• Support the outreach teams in mapping and assessing adolescent girls at child marriage risk and in need to attend Focused PSS activities.
• Assess the main similar needs / issues faced by the targeted community group of adolescent girls and women.
• Register and enroll adolescent girls and women at child marriage risk in focused psychosocial support activities.
• Plan, organize and run activities with target group while facilitating and encouraging the participation of all groups.
• Develop an action plan of FPSS activities, topics and other type of interventions with the group based on a “Group intervention approach”.
• Ensure activities run in a timely manner to ensure the successful implementation of the project.
• Implement these sessions on a periodical manner and evaluate each session with the adolescent girls and women as well as with the project coordinator.
• Revise sessions according to each feedback/evaluation and constantly adapt approaches and exercises.
• Deal with difficult behaviors (conflict, aggressiveness, introversion) and understand the reason behind the behavior to positively communicate with the situation.
• Ensure adolescent girls and women under her responsibility are not exposed to any form of harm or stress during the activities.
• Promote and ensure the adolescent girls and women participation in all activities.
• Ensure that all activities are done in an appropriate location- safe space in line with the centered survivor approach.
• Document all necessary feedback and provide regular monitoring report to the project manager on the progress of adolescent girls and women.
• Ensure that caregivers receive regular feedback and advice on their adolescent girls progress and interaction when relevant.
• Ensure that all adolescent girls and women (beneficiaries can be as well) and caregivers are aware of Tdh accountability/ complaint mechanism.
• Establish or support the establishment of safe spaces.
• Capacitate the community members to engage and enable communities to identify and report on CP- GBV issues and concerns.
• Set up the different activities connected with the community programmes.

• Plan and identify materials and any kind of support required for every intervention on weekly basis.
• Ensure that the beneficiaries who need specific medical or nutritional care are referred to the appropriate organization.
• Assist in the development of new PSS methodologies or/ and new PSS M&E tools.
• Review and adjust PSS tools to make sure the relevant, accurate and up-to-date information is always presented in accordance to Tdh and the Inter Agency guidelines.
• Suggest modifications of sessions and exercises in order to adapt to changes occurring in the work environment, based on the feedback of the adolescent girls, women and caregivers.
• Represent Tdh in relevant GBV- MHPSS trainings and in the field visits at sites of intervention with donors and line managers.

• Support the identification and packaging of PSS advocacy issues.
• Prepare all the necessary for the various activities well in advance, paying attention to details
• Ensure that the activities are done in a clean, safe and hazard free location.
• Collaborate in ensuring that the material appropriately used and later stored in a safe way at the end of the day.
• Establish a calendar/agenda for intervention for each group of adolescent girls/women concerned.
• Be able to identify adolescent girls- women at child marriage risk of harm or being harmed and being able to refer them as per the Tdh procedures.
• Verify the beneficiaries list and presence.
• Contribute to spread the messages to the community and beneficiaries (be able to orient and support beneficiaries on services available in the mapping of services and establish positive relationships with beneficiaries).
• Attend weekly, monthly and urgent meetings with team.
• Be able to provide a correct use of guidelines, tools, material and games once agreed with technical team.
• Ensure effective engagement of adolescent girls and women with disabilities in the FPSS activities.

• Participate in the advocacy and campaign required from Tdh such as gender-based violence and child marriage etc.

Reporting:

• Provide information about progress when required.
• Report and support the constant evaluation process about the impact of activities on adolescent girls and women.
• Ensure a daily proper recording of data (# of adolescent girls, women and adults participating, activities delivered, etc).

• Provide official and on time report for any security and safety incident.
• Report and support the constant evaluation process about the impact of activities on adolescent girls.
• Ensure a daily proper recording of data (number of adolescent girls, women, adults participating, activities delivered, etc).
• Provide official and on time report for any security and safety incident.

Communication and Coordination:

• Communicate with the stakeholders, partners and municipalities through regular visits.

Organisational Policies:

Job Requirements:

Academic Background: Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, Sociology or other relevant degree.

Experience: At least 2 years of experience working with girls and preferably those at high risk cand/or refugees/ vulnerable populations. Experience working with caregivers is also required.

Technical Competencies:

Organizational Competencies:

Personal, Social and Leadership Competencies (PSLC):

• Self-management
• Communication and interaction
• Teamwork
• Mission orientation
• Cultural sensitivity

Technical and methodological competencies (TMC) :

• Respect for the institutional framework
• Innovation & Development
• Quality Monitoring & Reporting
• Languages: English and Arabic (written, read and spoken)
• Computer skills: Microsoft office

Reports to: Child Protection/Gender Based Violence Team leader.

Location/Travel: Office based in Beirut. Activities in BML and Saida Area.

Tdh Foundation, Lausanne has a zero tolerance to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse of beneficiaries.  Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) is everyone’s responsibility and all staff are required to adhere to the Code of Conduct, that enshrines principles of PSEA, always (both during work hours and outside work hours).  Familiarization with, and adherence to, the Code of Conduct is an essential requirement of all staff.