PSS Field Officer

                                                                                                         PSS Field Officer
Première Urgence – Aide Médicale Internationale is a not-for-profit, non-political and non-religious NGO. The NGO’s objective is to bring about a global response to the basic needs of populations suffering from acute humanitarian crisis and to allow them to recover their autonomy and dignity.
PU-AMI’s involvement in the Syrian Crisis is strong, with a wide range of programs implemented in most of the countries affected by the conflict.
In Lebanon, PU-AMI intervenes in the areas of shelter and rehabilitation, infrastructure, food security and livelihoods, health, protection, and education and psychosocial activities in three regions, namely the Akkar governorate
, Beirut and Mount Lebanon Governorates, and Saida and Jezzine districts in the South Governorate.
POSITION GENERAL INFORMATION
 Position: Field Officer
 Component: PSS/Education activities
 Based in: Halba, Akkar
Supervision
 Under the direct supervision of: Team Leader
 Under the overall supervision of: Protection and Community Outreach Project Manager and Field Coordinator
OVERALL MISSION General objective
Under the direct supervision of the Team Leader, the Field Officer is responsible for the qualitative, quantitative and timely implementation of the PSS/Education activities but especially the objectives linked to protection, community mobilization, individual case referral, awareness session.
The aim of the program is to implement a psychosocial approach in two public schools based on the participation of the children, the parents and the teachers.
He/she directly implements the activities (building a trustful relation with the community, safely identifies and refers individual case for specific needs and follow up on them, facilitates the community mobilization, provides awareness session, gathers
Job Description –PSS/Education Field Officer –PU-AMI - 2016
information about protection and all other actors intervening in the site, etc.) with the support of communities (focal points, pedagogic staff, local authorities).
Responsibilities and tasks
 Activities implementation
- Organize, plan and implement all activities with the support of the team leader in a timely manner, including : awareness raising sessions with the different targeted groups, community mobilization, etc.
- Respect the design (activity chart) and required methodology of the project;
- Respect the principles of humanitarian protection and confidentiality;
- Provide technical guidance and follow up to community members and pedagogic staff.
 Monitoring & Guidance
- Monitor the protection environment on a weekly basis and provide guidance to parents, pedagogic staff and children.
- To ensure the best educational/psychosocial activity practices and standards.
- Support the monitoring and assessment needed for the implemented activities.
- Participate in the weekly meetings with the PSS team and the partner.
 Communication & Follow up
- Ensure proper communication and coordination with the school directors and targeted groups about the project and the activities.
- To be present on the different sites and respond to beneficiaries’ queries with good knowledge of relevant information.
- To safely identify special cases which need individual or specific attention in order to refer them to the TL.
- Ensure the follow-up of the referral with the individuals and different stakeholders.
- Promote successful and strong relationship with other NGOs, community leaders, Municipalities, etc., to properly support service provision and program activities.
- Attend trainings and assist in organizing trainings as required.
 Reporting
- Oral and written reporting on the progress of PSS/Education activities on a daily and weekly basis to the TL;
- Report immediately any delay, problem or other relevant information to the Team Leader
The tasks and responsibilities defined in this job description are not exhaustive and can evolve depending on the project needs.
Job Description –PSS/Education Field Officer –PU-AMI - 2016

QUALIFICATIONS
Mandatory requirements
 Language skills: Fluent in Arabic and very good in English
 Education degree: On-site training in protection or child protection, psychologies, education, social work or social sciences
 Work experience: 2 years experience in a similar position (NGOs/private companies) in protection, social work or education fields
 Computer skills: Good knowledge of Microsoft pack
 Other:
- Good knowledge in protection (especially child protection), community mobilization, pedagogic support and education, social works
- Excellent communication and animation skills with adult and especially with children
- Effective stress management
- The ability to work under pressure and with short deadlines
- Good problem solving skills
- Good knowledge of Akkar Governorate