Senior Protection Officer

Program Development & MEAL (Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning)

• With the guidance of the Protection Project 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.
• Support the Protection Project Manager, in preparing and implementing M&E tools and data collection methods based on the results of the programme based on the framework, donor requirements and reporting needs, which contributes to continual learning and program quality;

Staff Capacity Building

• Produce training materials to improve protection sessions on an ongoing basis, as is required in the programme.
• Conduct staff training and mentoring for new and existing staff & volunteers as requested.
• Support in assessing, training, and mentoring local partners, as relevant, to strengthen local capacity and sustainability.

Program Implementation

• Implement PSS activities and life skills training for children, youth (boys and girls), women and men;
• Support in the design and implement leadership workshops for various stakeholders
• Implement community-based protection/social projects;
• Undertake case management when requested.
• Ensure that referral pathways are functionally based on the norms of ethics and confidentiality.

• Ensure that CRM (Complaints & Response Mechanism) is rolled out and functional;

Reporting, Admin, and Information Gathering

• Collect, store and analyze data of his/her activities;
• Provide necessary data and information to Protection Team Leader for reporting.
• Support the project manager in compiling monitoring and donor reports
• Support in the compilation of logistics and finance tracking documentation to ensure financial management of the programme.

Representation and Coordination

• Replace the Protection Project Manager whenever necessary in Working Group and Task Force meetings.

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;

Other

•  Any other task required by the program.

Emergency response

The 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.

Person specification:

Essential

• Degree in the social sciences: Psychology, Social Work, etc.
• Knowledge of protection principles in humanitarian aid;
• Knowledge of concepts of SGBV and CP;
• 2 years of experience in the protection sector;
• Excellent communication skills, including training and facilitation;
• Good team player;
• Excellent information technology skills;
• Diplomacy, assertiveness, and cultural sensitiveness;
• Fluency in English and Arabic written and oral.
• Flexibility in working overtime when needed and ability to handle pressure well

Desirable

• Good organizational and planning skills
• Good computer skills particularly Microsoft office packages
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with strong attention to detail

Concern Code of Conduct and its Associated Policies

Concern has an organizational 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.