Outreach Officer

Position Aim:

• The Outreach Officer will be responsible for community engagement in the assigned area through mobilization, awareness, and community outreach for non-Lebanese and Lebanese children in project activities.

Major Responsibilities:

• Conducted mapping in the targeted locations to determine the various routes to engage with girls, boys, men, women, focusing on vulnerable and hard to reach groups.
• Organize outreach activities informing the local community about project activities whilst identifying potential school beneficiaries
• Organize joint community activities for the host communities and refugees
• Plan events and engagement opportunities in a way that helps build the base of LOST’s Education Projects, and actively engage with influencers for outreach events.
• Encourage and stimulate full participation at the planned socio/recreational activities with special attention, where possible and appropriate, marginalized and overlooked groups in the community
• Disseminate information at the community level about the purpose and importance of education
• Act as the key point of contact between the parents/caregivers and the community on providing timely feedback on issues/concerns raised
• Conduct phone calls or home visits on student absence
• Conduct home visits with PSS facilitators and CP Officer in case of child protection concerns
• Organize localized coordination meetings with other agencies operating in same area for information sharing.
• Assist with the development of community activities related to gender equality, child protection, SGBV, PSEA
• Prepare weekly and monthly reports for submission to the Project Manager (PM)
• Provide the PM with suggestions or recommendations based on feedback from beneficiaries (direct and indirect) and communities

Qualifications:

Required:

• At least 1 to 2 years’ experience working or volunteering in direct contact with community members
• Ability to engage with community members in an open manner, maintain confidentiality and respect
• Positive and professional attitude, able to organize, maintain composure and prioritize work under pressure, work overtime when necessary and be able to coordinate multiple tasks and maintain attention to detail.
• Strong diplomatic skills
• Ability to work as a member of a team.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, listening and communication skills
• Good written and oral English skills.

Preferred:

• Diploma in a related field
• INGO or NGO experience
• Experience working with refugee population
• Ability to write clear and concise reports in English
• Computer Literacy