Community Engagement Officer

The René Moawad Foundation 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, in addition to related mandatory training.  All staff must ensure that they understand and act in accordance with this clause.

The René Moawad Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. THE René Moawad Foundation considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Major Responsibilities: 

• Train, support and monitor Youth Community Mobilizers in identifying, assessing, and referring of children to a suitable education program.
• Support in building up the service mapping (identification of NGOs working in North Lebanon, programs delivered, age group targeted, etc.).
• Develop an outreach plan for Dirasa in the North in coordination with, Education Senior Officer and Education Manager.
• Actively engage with local stakeholders to promote the project services.
• Develop a Social Behavioral Change (SBC) integrated action plan that provides technical support to all available services at Dirasa level which aim to:
• Tackle behavioral and attitudinal barriers to child rights and child participation.
• Mainstream disability in diverse existing services.
• Implement SBC initiatives through participatory activities.
• Participate in Out of School Mapping Activities covering non-Lebanese and Lebanese children within the intervention area.
• Support the schools’ staff in North in identifying caregivers to be engaged in the awareness program for parents and in organizing the sessions.
• Support the engagement of caregivers and parents in children’s learning by establishing a Parent Teacher Association in selected schools.
• Facilitate and/or co-facilitate parenting training and awareness sessions to the community members and community events.
• Lead on establishing the needed Committee hubs under Dirasa.
• Attend and deliver trainings related to the SBC topics and community engagement.
• Regularly report to the initiatives progress, challenges, ways forward.
• Working closely with all the active stakeholders and other Organizations for the benefit of the initiatives.
• Support schools in designing and implementing extra-curricular activities including school clubs, sports activities, and different school/community events.
• Any other task as assigned by the Education team serving the project overall.
   

Professional Standards:

All RMF staff are required to adhere to the RMF policies and practices with respect to child protection minimum standards, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.

Job Requirements:

• University degree in social science, education, pedagogy, psychology, or related field.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work with people, build and maintain relationships with local stakeholders.
• Minimum of two years’ experience in working with local communities on the right of refugee children and youth to education and inclusion of people with disabilities.
• Familiarity with North governorates/locality is a must.
• Familiarity and sensitivity to context in North Lebanon is a must.
• Facilitation and capacity building experience and skills.
• Experience in working in partnerships is a plus.
• Working experience of minimum 2 years in NGOs and/or INGOs is a must.
• Fluency in written and spoken Arabic and English is mandatory.
• Autonomy and ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Flexibility, commitment, work ethics and team spirit.
• Willingness to travel to field locations (North Lebanon Governorate).
• Commitment to RMF’s mission, vision, and values.
• Trustworthy and good listener.
• High sense of discretion in always dealing with confidential matters.
• High integrity and honesty; ability to deal tactfully and discreetly with people, situations, and information.
• Acceptance of diversity and inclusion as core values.