Life Skills Project Coordinator (Akkar)

  MAJOR TASKS:• Lead the implementation of the life skills project• Support in developing a life skills curriculum• Prepare training material for youth on life skills; Mobilize youth and train them on life skills • Provide coaching for the youth in order for them to practice the peer to peer education model• Provide awareness sessions to parents on life skills• Prepare a set of topics for awareness sessions for parents and community members as needed• Build network with key organizations involved with life skills education• Build positive and constructive relationships with community members and partners in order to understand their realities and facilitate development processes effectively.• Strengthen the understanding of community development and ownership and of social sustainability among the stakeholders in the area.• Encourages an understanding of and sensitivity to child development and child vulnerability factors among community members and partners• Communicate effectively World Vision’s identity, mission, vision, values and its approach in order to work in ways that are contextually appropriate and clear.• Actively search for new partners within and outside the community, identify how these partners can work together towards shared priorities for child well-being and initiate, develop and manage partnership arrangements with them.• Participate in and support the community partners in the development and implementation of monitoring and evaluation tools and measurements of program/project effectiveness to track the delivery of joint outcomes.• Encourage and enable communities to share and learn from their own experiences as part of confidence and capacity building.• Actively support program team leader and collaborate with sponsorship coordinator, and social groups in project planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting processes relevant to assigned areas•  Work with social groups to support, monitor and evaluate ongoing activities according to approved stated objectives, plan of action, budget and record progress.• Assist stakeholders and community partners to identify and mobilize community resources needed for project implementation.• Supporting advocacy work with partners for children’s needs, rights, protection, and participation   EDUCATION / SKILLS REQUIREMENTS: EducationUniversity degree in a field related to community development work (preferably with experience in the life skills Education field).. Knowledge and Skills• Strong understanding of community-led development work• Strong critical and analytical thinking skills• Strong facilitation skills• Strong communication skills and cross cultural sensitivity• Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability and commitment to listen to others• Strong youth mobilization skills• Very good command of Arabic and English.• Computer literate in Microsoft Office package.• Creative and initiative taker. • Hold a valid Lebanese driver’s license. • Willingness to travel within the country.   Experience• 2 to 3 years experience in a field related to life skills education• Experience in project implementation and report writing Work Environment: 80% field work 20% office based   EMPLOYMENT TYPE:Contract- Full Time (One year contract) Qualified candidates are requested to send their CV to the following fax number or e-mail address:Fax number:  00 961 4 401982e-mail address: cv@worldvision.org.lb