Adolescent Girls Assistant

We are looking for a highly qualified candidate who can fit the position Adolescent Girls Assistant in Tripoli field office. Who are weDRC has been operating in the Middle East and North Africa for over a decade, running a combination of livelihood, protection, advocacy and relief projects. DRC has six project offices throughout Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Tunisia/Libya, Turkey, and both a country and regional office in Jordan.DRC Lebanon has been assisting the Syrian displaced, fleeing Syria into northern Lebanon, since May 2011. This assistance has come through the provision of food and non-food items, various outreach activities (registration, follow-up and awareness sessions) rehabilitation of collective shelters and the implementation of quick impact projects.For further information about DRC, please refer to our website: www.drc.dk About the jobUnder the direct supervision of the CP/GBV officer and with technical support of the GBV coordinator, the adolescent girls’ assistant is responsible for the organization and provision of structured activities in static (women centers) and mobile safe spaces to adolescent girls and their caregivers. She will be in charge of identifying and responding to the needs of adolescent girls and their caregivers in the communities identified by the teams, in order to prevent their exposure to early marriage and strengthen their positive coping skills. Duties•Participate in assessment exercises to identify the settlements of most vulnerable adolescent girls in the catchment areas of the centre-based and mobile activities and support the development of baseline surveys; •Participate in safety assessment exercise to ensure risks faced by adolescent girls are adequately captured•Carry out field visits and conduction of information sessions on available services, reproductive health, hygiene, etc. •Mobilize adolescent girls and their caregivers in target locations to participate in psychosocial activities provided by the DRC, including emotional support groups, skills-building, non-formal education and recreational activities•Use agreed-upon monitoring and evaluation tools to track adolescent girls’ participation in activities and collect their feedback•Provide regular updates to CP/GBV Officer, and on common threats and needs of adolescent girls to inform program design and advocacy initiatives About youTo be successful in this role you must have to be successful in this role you must have Bachelor in Social work, Counseling, psychology, public health or other related field. In addition to a minimum of 2 years professional experience in the field of Gender Based Violence (GBV) or Child Protection (CP) preferably in an emergency context. You should also have very good communication skills with children, youth, caregivers and local stakeholders and previous experience in community engagement and mobilization. Also, At least 2 years of experience working in association, NGOs with adolescents and/or experience working as or with animators; Ideally you will also have degree very good reporting skills previous experience in international organizations and humanitarian settings, previous experience working with Syrian refugees in Lebanon.Ideally you will also have Master’s degree in Social Work and/or Psychology or public health, previous experience in working with Syrian refugees in Lebanon, previous experience in working with cases of Child Protection and GBV, previous experience in life skills training. We offerAn interesting job in one of the world’s best NGOs. DRC will offer the successful applicant a 6 month contract, renewable dependent on both funding and performance. You must be available to start work from 1st of November 2015 and be willing and able to work in Tripoli.Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for National staff. This position will be placed at level B+1, equivalent to 1,413$ per month.  CommitmentsDRC has a Humanitarian Accountability Framework, outlining its global accountability commitments. All staff are required to contribute to the achievement of this framework (http://www.drc.dk/HAF.4265.0.html). Application processInterested? Then apply for this position by clicking on the apply button or go to www.drc.dkand find Current Vacancies.  All applicants should send a cover letter and an updated CV no longer than four pages, both in the same language as the vacancy note. Your CV should also include contact details of three professional referees. (Applications sent to the email vacancy@drclebanon.dk will not be taken into consideration)DRC reserves the right to recruit a candidate who matches the required profile before the above deadline Applications close 16 October 2015. The interviews are expected to take place within 1 week after the deadline