Animator

The Animator is responsible for planning and facilitating recreational, creative, and child-friendly activities for displaced children participating in the "Bringing Hope Through Play and Community-Based Psychosocial Support for Displaced Children in Lebanon" project.

The Animator will conduct engaging activities including games, music, theatre, storytelling, clowning, movement activities, and other age-appropriate recreational sessions that promote participation, positive interaction, emotional expression, and enjoyment among children living in collective shelters within the community. The Animator will work closely with PSS Officers and Facilitators to ensure activities are implemented in a safe, inclusive, and child-friendly environment while adhering to child safeguarding and protection standards.

• Plan and facilitate age-appropriate recreational activities for children aged 3–14 years.
• Conduct interactive activities such as music, theatre, storytelling, puppet play, cooperative games, movement exercises, and creative play.
• Promote children's participation, inclusion, and positive social interaction during activities.
• Support the creation of a safe, welcoming, and child-friendly environment within collective shelters.
• Adapt activities according to children's age groups, needs, available space, and shelter conditions.
• Coordinate closely with PSS Officers and Facilitators to ensure complementarity between recreational and psychosocial support activities.
• Assist in setting up and organizing recreational materials, toys, games, and activity kits before and after sessions.
• Encourage participation of vulnerable and marginalized children, including children with disabilities whenever possible.
• Observe children's engagement during activities and immediately report any child protection or safeguarding concerns to the PSS Officer.
• Maintain attendance records and activity documentation as requested by the project team.
• Ensure all activities are implemented in accordance with IOCC Child Safeguarding Policy, PSEA Policy, and Code of Conduct.
• Participate in project orientations, safeguarding trainings, and coordination meetings as required.
• Follow all safety and security procedures applicable to the intervention locations.
• Perform other duties as required or assign

 Qualifications

Knowledge, skills and abilities:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with children.
• Ability to engage and motivate children through creative and recreational activities.
• Strong facilitation and group management skills.
• Energetic, enthusiastic, and creative personality.
• Ability to work in challenging humanitarian environments.
• Ability to adapt activities to different age groups and contexts.
• Good organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Commitment to child safeguarding, protection principles, and confidentiality.
• Ability and willingness to travel to project locations.
• Fluency in spoken Arabic; basic English is an advantage.

Experience:

• Previous experience facilitating recreational, educational, sports, theatre, music, or child-focused activities is required.
• Experience in humanitarian, NGO, community-based, or emergency response programs is an advantage.
• Experience working with displaced, vulnerable, or conflict-affected children is highly desirable.

Contacts/Key Relationships

Project Manager, PSS Officers, Shelter Focal Points.

Working Conditions

• Field-based position.
• Regular travel to collective shelters and intervention locations.
• Flexible working hours depending on activity schedules.
• Work with children in emergency and displacement settings.
• It is preferable that the candidate resides within the area of intervention.