Protection Assistant - Expected & Temporary Vacancy

Job Purpose:

The Protection Assistant, with the guidance of the Protection Project Manager and the Protection Officer, will implement protection program activities in North Lebanon, Akkar and T5.

Conduct community-based protection, awareness raising, and outreach activities, Psychological First Aid (PFA), awareness raising on Legal support, life-skill training, and PSS (Psychosocial Support) activities for Men, youth, children, and women-focused protection.

Main duties & Responsibilities:

Conduct protection-related sessions and community outreach activities:

• Prepare weekly plans to target beneficiaries, in line with the project work plan
• Conduct outreach visits to identify needs and plan sessions with good delivery techniques to encourage participation
• Conduct psychosocial support sessions for the identified children, youth, women, and men, at the designated safe places
• Facilitate life skills training for the targeted youth, women, and men, at community level and/or designated safe places
• Provide psychological first aid to target project beneficiaries as per assessment conducted, at the designated safe places
• Conduct periodic assessments with beneficiaries to continuously understand activities that are relevant and motivate them to discuss
• Identify and refer persons with specific needs to appropriate services in line with safe identification and referral principles
• Collect information, and update and maintain a service mapping and referral pathway at the community level

Support to Project Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL)

• Ensure inclusion of people with specific needs and minorities in the project activities
• Ensure that CRM (Complaints & Response Mechanism) is rolled out and functional
• Ensure daily record of attendance per activity and ensure that the data collected is accurate
• Collect, store and maintain data in line with agreed procedures for data protection

Co-ordination and Reporting

• To directly work with other caseworkers and service providers on the management of caseload and referrals
• Provides weekly updates/reports on cases and outreach activities to the Supervisor;
• Ensures coordination and synergy with the main service providers in the area of intervention for prompt referral, follow-up, and information sharing;

Work Ethic

• Adhere to the standards of conduct outlined in the Programme Participant Protection Policy and Concern’s Code of Conduct;
• Support the promotion of the standards outlined in the Programme Participant Protection Policy and Concern Code of Conduct to the team and the beneficiaries, and be committed to providing a safe working environment;
• Respect confidentiality and follow ethical guidelines

Other

The tasks of  this job position are not limited to what is mentioned in the job description, additional tasks can be requested as per the pragmatic needs

Emergency response:

Concern is committed to responding to emergencies efficiently and effectively to help affected people meet their basic needs, alleviate suffering and maintain their dignity. To this end, when emergencies strike and Lebanon Programme is to respond, you may be requested to actively participate in the response, regardless of location, and contribute to the efforts aimed at achieving the humanitarian objective of the organization.

Essential Requirements:

• Education: Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Education or similar
• Experience: Minimum of two years’ experience in social work, or implementing protection programs in humanitarian or development settings;
• Languages: Good in English and fluent in Arabic
• Computer: Good computer literacy, including good knowledge in Microsoft word and excel

Others:

• Experience in working with different nationalities, particularly with minorities
• Knowledge of protection principles in humanitarian aid
• Team player with strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong internal relationships and networks.
• Ability to prioritize, be able to coordinate multiple tasks, and maintain attention to detail
• The ability to work as a member of a team is essential
• Flexible and willing to learn and/or adapt to a fluid situation
• Flexibility in working overtime when needed and ability to handle pressure well

Desirable

• Good organizational and planning skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with strong attention to detail