Social Cohesion Advisor

Under Amel’s crisis response program and in coordination with the health program team, the social cohesion advisor will be responsible for the smooth and timely implementation of :

• Implementation of a conflict analysis across for the 12 PHCss from the 3 agencies (2 working days per center)
• Provide a tailored action plan per center to implement a social stability component within daily practices with the support of a field coordinator, and project coordinator’s follow up
• Implement a 3 day training for each center and focal points from Partners
• Mentor and coach PHC staff to ensure the implementation of best practises

The Social Cohesion Advisor will work in close collaboration with other the project coordinators and Amel health project leads and sector leads. Within Amel, the Social Cohesion Advisor will work in a close team with the Project Coordinator, Medical Coordinator, Health Coordinator, Program and Partnerships Coordinator, Field Coordinators, field level staff across the 12 project locations, and other staff as relevant.

The Social Cohesion Advisor will be based in Beirut with regular field visits to the project sites in Beirut, Bekaa, South Lebanon, the North. The project currently covers 12 primary health care facilities including primary health care centres and medical mobile units.

There are various components to the project, including the provision of a quality primary health care package, institutional development activities, community level interventions, mental health and staff care.

Main Responsibilities

• Global oversight to ensure the timely completion of social stability activities and objectives, according to project work plan.
• Conduct a local analysis of the context in each PHCC (2 days work per PHCC). Interviews will be conducted with staff, rights-holders (patients and non-patients) and relevant stakeholders to understand the social stability context.
• Based on those interviews and on desk research, a capacity building and mentoring plan will be designed for the staff and the rights-holders to improve social stability, through enhanced access to health, in those locations.
• Based on the local context analysis Social Stability Advisor will initiate a 3 days Training of Trainers (ToT) on health and social stability.
• Ensure a one-day mentoring session every month per center with the field coordinator support.
• Co-facilitate capitalization events on Social Stability activities
• Other tasks as requested by the project coordinator

Monitoring and Evaluation/Reporting

• Complete and submit timely and detailed narrative reports to the partner, as per the agreed schedule;

• Monitor contextual updates
• Conduct the necessary field visits
• Participate in/suggest staff for relevant trainings