Animator

Secours Islamique France (SIF) is a Non-Governmental Organization of international solidarity based in France. Founded in 1991, SIF is an apolitical neutral organization whose objective is to provide immediate and long-term support to vulnerable population affected by natural disasters, armed conflicts and other types of crisis. SIF has been present in Lebanon since 2012, implementing projects through National partner aiming at distributing assistance to the Syrian refugee populations affected by the conflict in Syria. This program allowed SIF contributing to the improvement of the well-being of the children and their families In response to the current crisis in Syria, and the growing numbers of refugees coming to Lebanon, SIF is expending its humanitarian response and will scale-up its emergency support to Syrian refugees and affected population. In view of SIF operation scale up SIF is currently recruiting Animators to begin immediately in two differents Child Friendly Spaces (CFS). The Animator will be based in Mount Lebanon, but will support SIF’s main office in Beirut. Furthermore, the Animator will be in contact with other SIF members to harmonize and share tools as well as lessons learnt. The Animator is part of the Syrian Refugee Support Program team of SIF-Lebanon and will be under the line management of the Project Manager. MISSION CONTEXT The SIF project aims at strengthening the identification of vulnerabilities, their assessment and adequate referrals to existing services. The Psychologist jointly with the Social Workers, ensure the identification of most vulnerable beneficiaries in need of psychosocial support. The Animators work in the child friendly space for recreational activities, sport activities and awareness sessions with children. Strong coordination with other actors in the area of intervention is the pillar of this program and the referral mechanism will guarantee the provision of adequate services from others partners. The action aims at strengthening awareness and advocacy efforts towards increased access of most the vulnerable (mainly children and women alone) within humanitarian actors’ coverage in the areas of intervention. Furthermore, as part of a longer term strategy aiming at supporting and reinforcing resilience of local stakeholders, the action includes a strong capacity building & strengthening component targeting SDC and local stakeholders on protection, child protection, referral pathway and mechanism, conflict resolution etc. MAIN RESPONSABILITIES  Provide social support to Syrian children refugees and their families at Child friendly spaces level; Work directly with the Program Manager and Social workers team,  to develop intervention plans and follow up in the CFS; Identify new childrento be assessed at HH level; Collect information about children through interviews, observation, and social activities in the CFS Collect data and referrals from the field level (e.g. Municipalities, L/INGOs, Focal Points, UNHCR); Organize daily the recreational activities; Be updated on the most popular sport activities and on everything that will mostplease to children. prepare all the necessary for the various activities well in advance, paying attention to details; Contribute to create a positive atmosphere interactingconstructively with colleagues and children. Communicating efficiently with superiors, conveying to them ideasand new proposals according to daily observation in dealing with children. Cooperating with the Chief Children Animator to organize and propose sportactivities. Establish a calendar for each activity and the children concerned; Pay attention to every tension among the children referring to line manager and intervening in a proper manner Verify the beneficiaries list and presence; Contribute to spread the messages to the community and beneficiaries ; Ensure the link with authority, SDC and community; Identify the need of the beneficiaries and the community; Awareness raising on the services available to the families and childrenin area of intervention (provided by SIF and from others NGO); Attend weekly meetings with SW, PSY and PM in the field; Report daily the site supervisor; Ensure the correct use of tools, material and games in the CFS;keep everything in anefficient way. REPORTING Reports directly to SIF’s Beirut Office, the Project Manager/line manager. S/he will submit the following reports at the end of each week: Centralize all information gathered in the field and consolidate a daily report (into the proper reporting format) to be delivered to the Project Manager; The Narrative Report which includes: the number of beneficiaries, actions taken, number activities conducted, awareness raising activities, number of people attending the session with breakdown per age group and gender; Weekly update – numbers of beneficiaries segregated by age, gender,  needs and vulnerability (i.e. living in very poor conditions and other); Provide regular reporting on your activities to the PM andProgramme Coordinator upon his/her solicitation ETHIC AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE •           Always respect of beneficiaries’ confidentiality •           Respect and promote SIF’s Policies and report to your line manager any non-respect of SIF’s policies amongst the teams or partners. •           Address needs and requests in a professional way. •           Report any incident or act that causes any harm to beneficiary or to others. •           Always interact with children with the presence of their parents or caregivers •           Always respect a refusal of treatment. PERSON QUALIFICATIONS Qualifications, experience and competences University degree in Social Work, Social Art. Min 6 months experience in Social Work, Social Art Basic understanding of humanitarian principles and humanitarian processes. Experience within another INGO desired, but not mandatory Excellent command of English and Arabic (speaking and writing), French an asset Confident and proficient in the use of MS Office, especially Excel and Word Experience of a flexible approach to managing and prioritizing a high workload and multiple tasks in environment with tight deadlines; Experience in managing sport competitions Experience in art (theater, music, etc) Experience of proactively identifying and addressing issues, proven problem solving and organizational skills. Rigorous, and polite Respect of SIF values and mandate