Community Development Officer

The Community Development Officer will be responsible for setting up the Community Development activities in coordination with the Child Protection Street and Working Children Manager, Apprenticeship Officer, Child Protection Officer, Case Workers and Street Educators. The Cash for Work officer will be responsible for liaising with employers, drafting contracts, overseeing job placements and supporting beneficiaries through employment placements through implementing agreements with employers and beneficiaries, organizing and implementing regular structured meetings where objectives and agreements are set. Major Responsibilities: Support the implementation of the Community Development project  to ensure it meets the stated objectives; Identify opportunities for cash for work community projects of skilled and non-skilled workers; Identify beneficiaries for the community cash for work program and provide all relevant information to beneficiaries and stakeholders accordingly; Refer cases which require additional support to the case worker for follow up; Maintain all relevant documentation of the program accordingly, such as attendance sheets, MoU’s, training and development plans as well as other relevant documentation; Coordinate on a daily/weekly basis with the case workers and street educators to ensure holistic support for families and children; Monitor the progress of the implementation of community projects accordingly, conducting daily visits and maintain a regular presence on site to ensure smooth running of the intervention; Coordinate closely and meet with relevant focal points from municipalities based on community project locations; Data collection and Reporting: Coordinate with the IRC Economic Recovery and Development team on M & E tools/data  and program targets/lessons learned from other locations/interventions; Review the achievements and constraints of the project and provide feedback accordingly; Perform data collection and data entry, support evaluation of the project. Consistently and proactively monitor/assess the safety and security of beneficiaries and employers and accordingly reports concerns/incidents to the security focal point and CP SaWC Manager; Other Other duties as assigned by CP SaWC manager to enable and develop IRC programs; Close coordination with ERD counterparts to support in the development of the CFW and Apprenticeship schemes in Mount Lebanon and Beirut. Professional Standards All IRC staff are required to adhere to THE IRC Way Standards for Professional Conduct and the IRC country employment policies. Key Working Relationships: Position Reports to:  CP Street and Working Children manager  Position directly supervises: Community Development beneficiaries –for the community project; Indirect Reporting:  N/A Job Requirements: BA in social Science, experience in environmental issues and waste management is desired; Minimum of two to three years of experience in a related field of work; Experience with participatory methodologies, monitoring and reporting; Strong communication and interpersonal skills with children, colleagues and employers; Ability to work under pressure, independently and with limited supervision; Very good computer skills (Word, Excel, Access); Fluency in written and spoken English and Arabic is a must. Staunch advocate of child protection and child rights; Desirable not essential Experience working with street and working children Experience working with Syrian, Dom and Turkmen communities