Social Worker

CISP is active in South Lebanon implementing a project funded by UNHCR and targeting Syrian Refugees in South Lebanon. One of the main activities is the rehabilitation of empty buildings to create Small Shelter Units (SSU) and Collective Shelters (CS) to be put at disposal of vulnerable Syrian refugees. CISP intends to recruit a Social Worker expert in Protection issues that will be in charge of selecting beneficiaries of the Small Shelter Units giving follow up to their stay and monitoring movements of people inside each shelter. The Social Worker will also be contributing to solve problems and referring special cases to the Donor or to other organization that could have the opportunity to give support. Furthermore, the Social Worker will have the duty of assessing needs for non-food items, either for families living in the above mentioned shelters and for those referred or living in other shelters. Under the coordination and monitoring of the Field Officer competent for the geographical area assigned, he/she will be responsible to:  Assess potential beneficiaries on the base of vulnerability criteria set by the Donor and filing assessed cases;  Refer serious protection cases to UNHCR or any other specialised agency for assistance;  Interact with Protection Officers of the Donor keeping the Coordinator timely informed;  Contribute informing the competent Field Officer in order to participate actively to Protection Working Group Meetings (in Tyre) giving contribution to set criteria and taking decisions within the limits of his/her mandate;  Liaise with owners of the Shelter to give continuity to contractual commitments, to solve problems between ownership and users of the shelter;  Refer to the competent Field Officer on a daily base, seeking advice on complex or delicate problems of difficult solution;  Keeping updated tables of presence of Syrian Refugees inside each Shelter;  Refer needs in Non Food Items to CISP deputed staff;  Contribute to assessments of needs in the geographical area of competence;  Compile regular concise weekly and monthly reports to be delivered to the Project Coordinator or other staff.  Compile more comprehensive reports whenever requested. The Social Worker will elaborate his/her working plan in coordination with the competent Field Officer, that will monitor the implementation of the plans and to whom he/she will report achievements regularly. Base office: Tyre or Marjaayoun Report to: Field Officer and Project Coordinator THE CANDIDATE’S REQUIREMENTS: Essential:  University Degree  Proficiency in English and Arabic both oral and written;  Working experience in similar position;  Very good capacity in solving problems;  Very good communication skills;  Willingness and ability to be flexible  Be rigorous, precise, calm and polite  Excellent inter personnel skills and team spirit.  Good Computer skills including good knowledge of Office Package, Email packages, etc.;  Valid driving license Desirable:  University degree in Human and/or Social Sciences  Residence in South Lebanon Interested candidates must forward: 1. An updated CV (in English) exclusively using EUROPASS FORMAT (downloadable or to be compiled directly online at http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/en/documents/curriculum-vitae), complete with at least 3 professional references and their full contacts (name, organization/company, position, telephone number, email address); please, note that the successful candidate MUST have a valid driving license. 2. A motivation letter (in English). 3. Copy of the academic titles All documents must be forwarded by email to cisp.recruitment@gmail.com with subject: SOCIAL WORKER SOUTH LEBANON within 25/02/2016. PLEASE, READ CAREFULLY THE PARAGRAPH “EXCLUSIONS” BELOW. The salary will be proposed on the base of the effective capacity and experience of the selected candidate, considering the salary scale of the Organization and the one set by the Donor (UNHCR) for Implementing Partners. EXCLUSIONS: All messages forwarded to the given email address and not having the mention SOCIAL WORKER SOUTH LEBANON in the subject will be not put into the selection process by the system. All CVs not accompanied by motivation letter will be discarded automatically. All CVs not compiled on Europass Template will be discarded. All CVs not completed with the required contacts of at least 3 professional references will be not analyzed. IMPORTANT NOTE: After posting vacancy announcements we usually receive a big number of CVs, most from applicants having no titles. This slows the process of selection and requires, from our side, unnecessary efforts in order to read and analyze all CVs. CISP has decided to put an end to this and all CVs not matching the requirements will be considered forwarded by unprofessional candidates and, as such, undesired profiles. Please, read carefully the requirements and consider that all applicants having no titles for the position (academic and/or professional) will be banned by the system and future applications at CISP will be not accepted, even if their qualification will be in line future posting.