Protection Assistant ( 4 Positions )

  KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Conduct focus group discussions, interviews and observations to obtin information about protection issues faced by refugees from Syria and Lebanese host populations Prepare for the community consultations and orientation sessions about refugee rights, entitlements, registration, basic and specialist services in the districts Support the programme officer and work with local NGO partners and community groups to coordinate community based orientation sessions – working with counterpart in partner organisation where possible Follow-up with INGOs and UN about requests and invitations for the community sessions Follow-up INGOs and UNHCR about brochures and other information materials for distribution to refugees Explore sites and support in negotiating these locations for developing notice boards for announcement about refugee services In collaboration with the MEAL team, submit monthly MEAL reports to track the beneficiary numbers of the information dissemination and referral activities and ensure regular update of protection and complaint database Support possible protection advocacy research Provide written feedback about protection incidents, issues and aid-related community-conflicts   SKILLS AND COMPETENCE: Demonstrable experience in working with communities in humanitarian or development contexts Demonstrable experience in using participatory research and assessment methodologies Good understanding of protection and refugee issues related to conflict including some basic human rights and refugee Good levels of spoken and written English and Arabic Commitment to a rights-based approach, gender equality and protection Proven analytical skills Understanding of monitoring processes, learning, adaptation and evaluation Ability to work in multi-cultural team Willingness to work in insecure environments and a high level of adaptability and initiative