Climate Change Volunteer - Beirut

Who we are

Save the Children is the leading global independent organization for children. Save the Children believes every child deserves a future. Around the world, we work every day, along with our local and international partners, to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. We ensure children’s unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.

Save the Children has been working in Lebanon since 1953. For over six decades, we have used rights-based approaches to increase access by children, adolescents, and youth to quality education; to strengthen child participation and protection at the family, school and community levels; to increase food security and access to livelihood opportunities; and to increase access to clean water and proper shelter.

Save the Children works across all regions of Lebanon including in Akkar, North, Bekaa, Baalbek – Hermel, Beirut, Mount Lebanon and South Lebanon.

In all of our programming, we target the specific needs of the most vulnerable Lebanese, refugee and migrant children, with special emphasis on reaching the most marginalized and deprived girls, children with disabilities, separated or unaccompanied children, children affected by conflict, and those engaged in child labor.

What is Generation Hope?

Generation Hope is a campaign for a world that cares for children and their planet, by fixing the broken system. At the heart of Generation Hope is children’s own campaigning, actions and voices. Save the Children is campaigning alongside children to urgently address the connected crises of economic inequality and climate change.

All children should be active participants in the society they live in, and not just passive recipients of services and decisions made by adults on their behalf.  This is particularly true for children who are marginalized, excluded, discriminated against, and whose basic needs and rights are not being met. 

SCI Lebanon seeks to appoint a climate change volunteer who will support mainly with the child participation aspect in the generation hope campaign in Lebanon, as detailed in the “Tasks and Responsibilities” s section.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Supporting the participation of children in   the participatory action research on climate change in all area offices including the data collection and data analysis phase.
• Supporting children in collecting data using the photo- voice technique.
• Supporting arti-vism activities with children to come up with their own campaigns based on the research findings.
• Rolling out child friendly contextualized climate materials in number of schools in Lebanon as part of the climate campaign.
• Plan activities with children and youth who take part in advocacy and campaign activities.
• Collect means of verification for activities such as attendance sheets, pictures, etc.
• Report on progress of activities for the child rights governance officer.
• Translate project related documents as needed
• Contribute and engage in regular internal meetings.
• Support in Supply & Logistics related tasks.

• Degree or equivalent in (attained or in process of attaining) Environmental studies, Psychology, Social Work, or related fields.
• Good English & Arabic speaking and writing skills.
• At least one year of experience in working directly with children, youths in psycho-social support, or related activities.
• Knowledge about and familiarity with the context of the area of implementation particularly pertaining to, children, parents, youth’s needs.
• Communication, interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Good computer skills.