Child Protection Officer-North Bekaa

Objective 1: Provides Technical guidance and direction for PSS activities provided to vulnerable children / adolescents and their families in community, centers. .

• Responsible of the effective planning, implementation and monitoring of the PSS activities in the area
• Monitors the implementation of activities;
• Makes frequent visits to the centers, to monitor the implementation of activities, to identify opportunities and constraints and to make any adjustments needed including staff training;
• Makes frequent visits to monitor the implementation of the activities in outreach.
• Supervises and coordinates the work of staff involved in the Family Focused psychosocial support activities.
• Coordinates with the coordinators to ensure effective delivery of age appropriate activities in community centers/SDCs.

Objective 2: Develops training programs and assists in capacity building for staff and partners, possibly in priority thematic areas such as CP, psychosocial support, community resilience

• Designs a training and capacity building plan for TDH staff including community volunteers, partners, CBOs and LNGOs members and SDCs, cascade any training to partners and field staff
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• Empower the field staff trough ToT and/or training on identification of children, basic CP , core concepts of CPMS

Objective 3: Supports the Project Managers in the establishment or follow up of the project budget & monitoring project expenses.

Objective 4:. Supervises the preparation of special events, recreational, cultural and sport activities together with project staff.

Objective 5:  Supporting Community Outreach interventions (home visits, focus group, community meetings, awareness sessions), ensuring a direct participation of the beneficiaries in the planning of the activities;

Objective 6: Support and guide the animators/other relevant staff in CP and non-CP Referrals to the neededservice providers

Objective 7: Represents  the agency/organization in meetings organized by donors and with other partners and other actors (ex: local CPWG, taskforces, meetings… ), to advocate and promote the program goals and objectives, and communicate with major partners on policies.

Objective 8: Liaise with other agencies/NGOs/government bodies/donors to ensure coordination, implementation of common standards in the field and consideration of protection issues in assistance programs.

Objective 9:  Reports, Capitalization and Communication

• Written Report on a monthly basis to the Project Manager and the Child Protection Specialist
• Supports the Project Manager in drafting the quarterly and final reports to be sent to the donors.
• Driving license is mandatory

And any other duties seemed relevant to the position and assigned by your manager.

Knowledge:

• Trained on the minimum standards of Child Protection
• Trained on GVB in a plus
• Knowledge on the Psychosocial support guidance in Lebanon
• Security and hostile environment training is a plus
• Understanding of Humanitarian response, coordination mechanism, humanitarian reform and actions
• Knowledge on PSEAH, safeguarding policies, and on the complaint feedback mechanisms.

Main Purpose of the position:

The Child Protection Officer provides technical guidance on  psychosocial support activities provided to vulnerable children, adolescents and families  in North Bekaa.