Child Protection Assistant- Beirut

ROLE PURPOSE: The Child Protection Assistant will be responsible for implementing the Child Protection Programme under the supervision of the Child Protection Officer. He/ She will work to ensure that activities agreed under the partnership agreements with local partners are carried out and monitored and that timely reporting occurs. The Child Protection Assistant will support the overall capacity building and training activities for partners’ staff to ensure a quality implementation with the beneficiaries.   SCOPE OF ROLE: Reports to: Child Protection Officer Staff directly reporting to this post: None   KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:  The Child Protection Assistant will be: Support the identification of  suitable sites/location to set up and conduct youth activities Support and coach peer facilitators (youth) following on from their initial training, which has been identified as essential to enabling new facilitators to develop the confidence and skills to deliver quality activities. Outreach in local community of Adolescents, Youth and caregivers. Deliver/ support the delivery of life skills sessions for adolescents and youth and for recreational, cultural and expressive arts activities to be led by peer educators. Initiate efforts with caregivers to ensure informal education sessions.    Create a friendly space where children have access to recreational activities. Lead set up and implementation of adolescent networks and community initiative projects. Assist in the organization and implementation of awareness sessions for children, adolescents, parents and communities at large. Lead in the organization and support the implementation of trainings and workshops. Build links between communities based initiatives and referral pathways to allow a more efficient access to services. Implementation of the project: Facilitate the implementation of the Child Protection program under the supervision of the Child Protection Coordinator. Liaise on a daily basis with the community and Save the Children supervisors and colleagues to guarantee the smooth operation of the programs. Work directly in the field with adolescents, youth and the community at the program location/s. Provide information and advice beneficiaries on existing social services, referring them to partners when required. Facilitate, collect and report information regarding the overall situation of the community where implementation is occurring. Ensure a strict adherence to the principles of Child Protection at all times, including respect for confidentiality. Any other related activities as per request of the Child Protection Coordinator. Monitoring and Evaluation Participate in regular monitoring and evaluation activities of the programme. Produce timely reports for internal use on the activities in each location, highlighting challenges, best practices and lessons learnt. Ensure that data is accurately collected on a weekly and monthly basis. Ensure accurate data entry when necessary. Adherence to Save the Children policies and procedures Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures. In agreement with your line manager, perform other duties within reason (in line with your skills and experience)   QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE At least two years’ experience in working with children and community mobilisation, preferably in an (I) NGO . Bachelor’s degree Social Work or related sciences, Development/Humanitarian Studies. Understanding of national development issues. Ability to analyse information, identify challenges and ensure mitigations. Strength in interpersonal and communication skills.   Fluency in written and spoken Arabic, good written and spoken English and/or French. Flexibility and willingness to change work practices and hours and capability to work in an insecure and volatile environment. Commitment  to  and  understanding  of  Save  the  Children’s  aims,  values  and principles  including rights-based approaches.