Field Worker – STEP Project

This position is under the project titled STEP: Skills Training and Empowerment for Palestinian Youth, which is led by Right To Play – Lebanon in partnership with UNICEF – Palestinian Programme.

STEP Project: The Skills Training and Empowerment for Palestinian Youth – STEP is contributing to building adolescents and youth’ skills and education which are relevant to the new market opportunities through a play-based life-skills, career guidance, job readiness, and employability package.

The STEP Project targets vulnerable and school dropout adolescents and youth who will develop essential 21st-century skills such as critical thinking, problem-solving, creativity, and collaboration, while also addressing their specific learning needs and interests. Also, it will stem from a rights-based, integrated, child-centered approaches to reach Palestinian young people, aged 14 to 24 with a package that promotes their learning, upskilling their vocational training and accessing job opportunities.

The project is implemented within Palestinian 7 Camps and 3 Gatherings: Beirut: Shatila, North Lebanon: Nahr El Bared, South Lebanon: Saida: Miyeh ou Miyeh and Ein El Hilweh, & Tyre: Burj El Shemali, Rashidieh, El-Buss, Maachouq, Chabriha, Jal El Bahr.

Location:Nahr El-Bared camp

Duration: till 31st Dec 2024 renewable based on performance & availability of fund

Type of Contract: Full-Time

Salary: 450 USD

Responsibilities

The Field worker will be under the direct technical supervision of the Project Coordinator. The incumbent will be working as a full-time employee and will be responsible to:

Training and Facilitation

• Participate in trainings facilitated by Right To Play
• Deliver training sessions to all beneficiaries (youth and adolescents) on Skills Development
• Prepare field tasks and activities in coordination with the Project Coordinator
• Foster a supportive learning environment conducive to personal and professional development.
• Ensure compliance with Beit Atfal Assumoud relevant policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Undertake any other duties as assigned by the management team aiming at developing the center work.

Outreach and Data Management

• Support in the outreach, identification, selection and registration of beneficiaries for different activities of the project
• Maintain regular follow-up with beneficiaries and ensure retaining them in the activities
• Maintain accurate and updated records while ensuring that confidentiality and data protection guidelines are adhered
• Cross-check beneficiary list to avoid duplication with other UNICEF PPL Youth partners
• Support in the identification of success stories on the field

Monitoring and Reporting

• Monitor all activities taking place at the centers and report to the Project Coordinator
• Collect and report all information relative to the activities and submit weekly reports to the Project Coordinator on the progress of activities
• Participate in internal and external meetings regarding the activities of the project, challenges, progress, successes, and lessons learned
• Maintain regular follow-up with the volunteers on their tasks

Qualifications

• Vocational or bachelor’s degree, in Social Work, Sociology, Community Development, Psychology, Counseling, Education, or any related field
• At least two years of cumulative experience in implementing community development activities, preferably in CSOs.
• Experience in delivering trainings is an asset
• Experience in working in Palestinian Refugee Camps and/or Gatherings is a must
• Residing in  Naher Al- Bared Palestinian Refugee Camps is a must
• Previous experience in field work with adolescents and youth is a must
• Good command of written and spoken English and Arabic
• Good computer skills (Microsoft, Google workplace, surveys)