Protection Training Officer

Job Summary

The Protection Training Officer, with the guidance of Protection Team Leader and Protection Program Manager, will implement protection program activities in North Lebanon, Akkar and T5.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Program Development  

• With the guidance of the Protection Programme Manager, participate in program development phase in accordance with the protection strategy including but not limited to community-based protection, awareness raising and outreach activities, life-skill trainings, PSS (Psycho-social Support) activities, youth, children and women focused protection activities, community-based protection and social project.

2. Program Implementation

• Outreach participants based on the project design
• Implement PSS activities for children, youth (boys and girls), women and men;
• Implement life skills trainings for youth (boys and girls), women and men;
• Implement community-based protection/social projects;
• Undertake case management when requested.
• Ensure that referral pathways are functional based on the norms of ethic and confidentiality.
• Ensure that CRM (Complaints & Response Mechanism) is rolled out and functional;

3. Reporting and Information Gathering

• Collect, store and analyse data of his/her activities;
• Provide necessary data and information to Protection Team Leader for reporting.

4. Representation and Coordination

• Replace the Protection Team Leader whenever necessary in Working Group and Task Force meetings.

5. 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 to the beneficiaries, and be committed to providing a safe working environment;

6. Other

•  Any other task required by the program.

Concern Code of Conduct and its Associated Policies

Concern has an organisational Code of Conduct (CCoC) with three Associated Policies; the Programme Participant Protection Policy (P4), the Child Safeguarding Policy and the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Policy. These have been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants from exploitation, and to clarify the responsibilities of Concern staff, consultants, visitors to the programme and partner organisation, and the standards of behaviour expected of them. In this context, staff have a responsibility to the organisation to strive for, and maintain, the highest standards in the day-to-day conduct in their workplace in accordance with Concern’s core values and mission. Any candidate offered a job with Concern Worldwide will be expected to sign the Concern Staff Code of Conduct and Associated Policies as an appendix to their contract of employment. By signing the Concern Code of Conduct, candidates acknowledge that they have understood the content of both the Concern Code of Conduct and the Associated Policies and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these policies.