Community Facilitation Officer

Job Description:

1. Mobilizing and facilitating.

• Develops and maintains good relationships with the community;
• Ensures, promotes and facilitates that the principles of child protection and child participation are integrated into all project activities;
• Meets frequently with the staff to organize project implementation planning and monitor execution including discussing and making improvements to projects;
• Coordinates and follows up to ensure optimal participation of the technical officers especially related to competency and capacity building;
• Participates in the development of plans to guide the competency and capacity building process including the retention of knowledge and skills;

Result: Active participation in projects as a result of good mobilization and facilitation.

1. Involvement of Children, youth, parents and caregivers

• Ensure that the activities are done in a safe, clean, hazard free;
• Ensure that all beneficiaries have the opportunity to participate in the program and project activities in a non-discriminatory as well as age and gender sensitive and appropriate way;
• Encourage participants to be actively involved
• Ensure that children feel safe, comfortable and respected;
• Ensure that all children and caregivers are aware of any accountability/ complaint mechanisms
• Ensure that parents/caregivers get frequent feedback about their child’s participation;

Result: children, youth, parents, and other caregivers are active participants in all aspects of projects including decision making, monitoring and evaluation.

1. Monitoring activities

• Continuously collaborates with the staff to monitor and ensure the safety of all project venues; 
• In collaboration with the project staff, monitors the project activities in the field;
• Reports on the alignment of the implemented activities with the child safety policy;
• S/he will make all efforts possible to ensure that the targeted number is reached

Result: Needed changes to projects are identified and implemented to ensure project quality including efficiency.

1. Handling Administration activities

• Supports the Project Management team in fulfilling their responsibilities;
• In collaboration with the staff, collects and documents the needed information for the database for research, monitoring and evaluation purposes;
• Prepares and writes weekly, biweekly or monthly reports as required by the supervisor;

• Identifies, informs and discusses any issues with his/her supervisor on a timely basis;

Result: Administration is handled in a way to ensure proper reporting, filing, and data entry

1. Participating in program and project design

• Makes suggestions for changes to the project design;
• Collects information necessary for the design of programmes and projects

Knowledge and Experience

Degree in social sciences or related field

At least 1 year of relevant experience

Preferably previous experience working with children/refugees/vulnerable populations using a community-based approach

Competencies

Good facilitation skills

Ability to work with minimum supervision

Strong interpersonal skills

Strong communication skills

Good computer skills

Fluency in Arabic

Basic English fluency is an asset

Flexibility

Cultural sensitivity

Reporting

The Community Facilitation Officer shall report to the project manager.