Protection Capacity Building Officer - GBV - Beirut

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home. IRC operates throughout Lebanon, with the main office in Beirut and field offices in Deir Dalloum and Zahle. IRC’s programs assist Syrian refugees and vulnerable Lebanese in host communities across multiple sectors: education and early childhood development, livelihoods, health, and protection in close coordination with the Lebanese Government and broader humanitarian and development community. The IRC’s violence prevention and response (VPR) programs have provided support to at risk and vulnerable Syrian and Lebanese communities through the delivery of critical case management, psychosocial support, community-based protection and prevention activities, and legal assistance. With years of protection monitoring programming, the IRC is a trusted resource for up-to-date information and analysis of key protection risks and trends amidst an evolving protection environment.

JOB OVERVIEW

The Protection Capacity Building Officer-GBV will be responsible for the development and implementation of capacity building plans to increase IRC’s staff and its local partner’s knowledge and skills to deliver quality GBV response and prevention services. she will act as the main focal point for the local partner IRC will identify and work with for the duration of the project and will monitor the progress of capacity building efforts to ensure they are able to deliver quality GBV programming by the end of the year.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

Training & Capacity Building

• Contribute to the development of training and learning modules and mentoring and coaching tools
• Facilitate trainings in technical development topics, including GBV case management, GBV core concepts, adolescent girls programming, Women Rise, PSEA, RAR, community mobilization, reporting for IRC staff and local partners etc…
• Ensure that all necessary requirements to ensure a successful training session are prepared in a timely manner including material, equipment, venue, and transportation in coordination with the Admin support.
• Brief and update IRC’s staff in partnership principles and effective partnering strategies
• Develop and adapt training materials (handouts, presentations, etc.) and tools to monitor effectiveness of trainings, including pre and post-tests
• When needed, work on updating training material, modules and tools, develop facilitation guides, etc…
• Ensure proper documentation of all training and capacity building session, keep track of the attendance sheets, training reports, training tracker and fill in the training database for trainings.
• Send the follow up survey email to participants. keep track of the participants’ emails.

Partnership development & management

• Participate in the mapping and assessment of local partners working in the target area
• Maintain regular contact as the focal point with local partner to establish a relationship based on trust and reciprocal respect and to ensure their regular involvement in IRC’s activities
• Conduct regular coaching and mentoring sessions with local partner staff and mobilize other IRC’s team members to provide technical input and expertise.
• With the support of the Protection senior manager-GBV develop a capacity building plan based on the analysis of the needs assessment and discussions with  of local partner’s
• Utilize agreed tools to monitor quality of implementation by local partners and provide recommendations to address gaps
• Develop work plans and benchmarks with local partners.
• Ensure proper documentation for all local partners activities.
• Support Sub grantees during administrative and reporting processes, including recruitment of staff, submission of financial and narrative report to ensure adherence to IRC’s standard and build capacity of local partner
• Provide feedback to the Manager on how to best support local partner’s capacity building process
• Provide feedback to local partners focal points on the capacity building process
• Work closely and coordinate with the mangers and the partnership focal points.

Other

• Other duties as assigned by the supervisor to enable and develop IRC programs

KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

Who this position reports to: Protection senior manager-GBV

Who this position supervises: None

Who this position works with: WPE capacity building officers, Case Management Officers, M&E Senior Officer, partnership focal points, Field managers

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Required

• Bachelor Social Work,  Psychology, Science in Social Science, Public Health, Human Rights or other related field
• 1-2 years professional experience in community-based Protection or GBV programming, preferably in an emergency context
• Clear understanding of gender, human rights, and issues surrounding violence against women and girls.
• Demonstrated experience working within a partnership agreement and/or a network including national organizations
• Experience facilitating trainings and workshops
• Experience coaching and mentoring staff/volunteers on technical topics
• Interest in organizational development of small organizations an asset
• Fluent in Arabic and good knowledge of English
• Positive and professional attitude, including ability to work well in a team setting
• Strong ability to organize work, meet deadlines, maintain composure, prioritize work under pressure, coordinate multiple tasks and maintain attention to detail.
• Excellent computer skills including MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint

All International Rescue Committee workers must adhere to the core values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. Our Standards are Integrity, Service, Equality and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Safeguarding, Conflicts of Interest, Fiscal Integrity, and Reporting Wrongdoing and Protection from Retaliation