Community Assistant - Tyre (Casual Worker)

With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 33,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

World Vision Lebanon (WVL) is committed to improving the well-being of children, their families, and communities, with a focus on the most vulnerable. Sponsorship is one of WVL’s core approaches, connecting children with sponsors who support long-term development in their communities.

To support the effective implementation of the sponsorship business process, WVL seeks to recruit a team of Community Assistants to provide flexible, field-based assistance in child monitoring, data collection, correspondence, and family engagement. The role is essential for ensuring high-quality and timely sponsorship operations, while upholding safeguarding standards and strengthening trust between WVL, children, families, and sponsors.

Key Responsibilities:

Community Mobilization & Engagement

• Act as a bridge between the project team and the local community.
• Mobilize parents, caregivers, youth, and community leaders to participate in project activities.
• Raise awareness on child rights, child protection, health, and education.

Support in Implementation

• Assist in organizing community activities, workshops, and events.
• Facilitate safe spaces, play areas, or learning sessions for children.
• Help in identifying vulnerable households and children in need of support.

Monitoring & Feedback

• Collect feedback from community members, especially children and caregivers.
• Report on challenges faced during activities and suggest improvements.
• Monitor children’s participation and progress in community programs.
• Linkages & Referrals
• Connect families with available services (health, education, psychosocial support).
• Refer cases of child protection concerns to the relevant project staff or local authorities.
• Capacity Building & Empowerment
• Support parents and caregivers in adopting positive parenting practices.
• Promote community ownership of child-focused initiatives for sustainability.
• Encourage child participation in community decision-making.

Knowledge and Skills Required:

• Undergraduate Degree
• Familiarity with the local culture and community dynamics (preferably from Abbasieh, Sour, Maaroub and Deir Qanoun areas).
• Basic digital literacy (mobile apps, data entry, communication tools).
• Valid driving license and access to a car (preferred).
• Proven experience in fieldwork in humanitarian or development settings.
• Fluent in spoken and written Arabic; working knowledge of English is a strong asset (especially for transcription/translation).
• Active listening skills and the ability to respond to beneficiary inquiries professionally.
• Ability to gather information objectively and sensitively.
• Familiarity with ethical research standards, including confidentiality, informed consent, and safeguarding (especially of children and youth).
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team under tight deadlines and in changing field environments.

As a Christian organisation, World Vision is founded on the biblical principles that women and men, girls and boys are created in the image of God, and of Jesus’ love for all people without discrimination. This means that we recognise and affirm the equal worth, dignity and rights of women, men, girls and boys with and without disability and all applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability status