Field Officer

Background: 

To support the growing needs of children and youth in Lebanon, Amel will launch the Makani project, a Multi-Service Community Centre (MSCC) Approach, through 8 community centers and shelters during the current emergency. The project will provide comprehensive package of integrated services targeting marginalized and vulnerable children and youth aged 0-18 years and their caregivers in the Governorates of Beirut and Mount Lebanon. The MSCCs are safe spaces that provide vulnerable children and their caregivers with a range of programs, including Education, Child Protection, Early Childhood Development (ECD), Life Skills and youth engagement support through a community-based approach, to reach both Syrian and Lebanese vulnerable children in both host communities, collective, and Informal Settlements.  

The field officer will work under the supervision of the field coordinator and the project coordinator, in close collaboration with the education coordinator and center focal points.  The field officer will be based in Beirut with daily field visits to the project’s sites.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Task #1: Supervision

• Coordinating with the Education filed coordinator and makani education coordinator and the team members to design the Schedule of Activities and its adaptation over the project’s duration;
• Ensuring the smooth implementation of the project's activities according to the planned timeline of the project and the Schedule of Activities designed collectively;
• Being in charge of the makani shelter team’s coordination with daily communication and weekly meetings;
• Taking initiatives for improving practices among the team members with the support of the coordinators and other Amel’s sectors (Child Protection, Mental Health, etc.);
• Organizing trainings in collaboration with the coordinators as per the projects’ timeline;
• Supervising the logistic aspects of the project, including the completion of monthly inventories, and sending purchase requests.

Task #2 Outreach activities

• Outreaching participants for the project’s activities. The Field Officer has a direct communication with the families and explains in details the goal, activities and requirements for their participation in the project;
• Following up on the participants’ participation in the projects’ activities. If a child is absent for more than two consecutive sessions, the Field Officer, with the assistance of the community care worker, is following up directly with the parents and reporting on dropout cases (reasons, follow-up, reporting,)
• Sharing the children’s achievements with their caregivers, in order to increase motivation and build trustful relationships with the community members.

Task #3 - Psycho-social counseling

• Being responsible for designing a monthly plan with the FPSS facilitator to provide psychosocial activities;

• Continuous follow-up with the community care worker on conducting awareness sessions with children and community members, conducting focus group discussions and forming children and parents committees.

Task #4 Coordination

• Coordinating with all team members of the Makani shelter project to ensure that the Child Protection Protocol is followed and that the PSS monthly plan is shared and completed;
• Coordinating with the shelter focal points for any logistical matters;
• Coordinating with the Education Sectors’ stakeholders on the regional level under the supervision of the coordinators (Partners’ meetings, regular meetings / phone calls with education NGOs, etc.);
• Supporting the community care worker in the referral pathway benefitting from the field officer’s network.

Task #5 Monitoring and Evaluation

• Ensuring the smooth implementation of the Monitoring & Evaluation plan for the project. The M&E framework is designed collectively at the beginning of the project according to the indicators of the logical framework of the project. The Field Officer is in charge of ensuring the supervision for data collection whether for quantitative information (attendance, education performance, outreach, etc.) or qualitative information (Focus Group discussion, base/end line questionnaire, etc.);
• Ensuring the Reporting on a weekly basis the activities, achievements and challenges. The Field Officer is requested to share any relevant information that might inform the project’s implementation but also the Amel’s strategy;
• Submitting monthly reports to the coordinators, in collaboration with all the shelter staff and the coordination team
• Submitting other narrative reports such as Focus Group Discussion’s results / events’ reports / initiatives, distributions’ reports, etc.

Requirements, Skills and Requirements:

• University degree in the relevant subject area (statistics, data management, social science, international relations, economic development, management administration or a relevant field;
• A minimum of 3-years working experience in the Humanitarian Sector, preferably in the field coordination; and education specifically
• Good knowledge of core principles of Children Rights and Do No Harm in Emergencies minimum standards;
• Strong communication skills and ability to work in collaboration with multiple stakeholders and staff members;
• Fluent in English and Arabic (oral and written);
• Driving license and preferably own a car;
• Experience in data gathering and analyses (Microsoft Office);
• Sharing of key humanitarian values with cross-cultural sensitivity.