Adolescent Girls Engagement Assistant (National Contract)

Danish Refugee Council, one of the world’s leading humanitarian NGOs, is currently looking for a highly qualified candidate to be able to deliver PSS and life skills sessions to adolescent girls and engaging with female caregivers. 

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About the job 

Provision of psycho-social support and life skills sessions to adolescent girls and engaging with female caregivers using DRC’s specialized adolescent girls curricula tailored to the needs of women and girls at risk or survivors of SGBV. 

Your main duties and responsibilities will be:

• Provide psycho-social support and lifeskills sessions to adolescent girls and to engage with female caregivers, in adherence to DRC’s curriculum on empowering adolescent girls, as part of the adolescent girls programme; 

• Deliver PSS in line with global and national inter-agency SOPs and standards, provide sessions in safe spaces in adherence to inter-agency standards and set session timing in collaboration with participants; 

• Create a safe space where participants can voice their opinions, thoughts and emotions, share experiences and brainstorm on solutions in a confidential and respectful manner; 

• Identify safe spaces in mobile and outreach locations in adherence with safe spaces inter-agency guidelines, ensure that activities are implemented in safe spaces that are accessible to women and girls, set timing of sessions is decided in consultation with women and girls to allow for their meaningful participation; 

• Participate in outreach activities, including the ”I am Here” approach, to identify vulnerable adolescent girls, boys and their caregivers. Effectively engage with the community, caregivers and participants to ensure the meaningful participation and inclusion of most vulnerable and invisible girls and boys; 

• When needed and with their informed consent, safely identify and refer survivors of SGBV and children at risk to case management services and other available services as needed / liaise with DRC’s lawyer to ensure that women and girls survivors of SGBV or child protection violations receive legal counselling in line with the case plan / liaise with psychologist to ensure that women and girls survivors of SGBV or child protection violations receive mental health and psychological support services; 

• Actively identify adolescent boys at high risk of or engaged in risky behavior in relation or maladaptive gender role practices and ensure they are referred to the adolescent boys sessions; 

• Coordinate closely with CP, GBV and PWSN caseworkers to ensure that individual case plans are taken into consideration for tailoring sessions to the needs of adolescent boys and caregivers;

About you 

To be successful in this role we expect you to have a bachelor degree in Social work, Counseling, Psychology or other related field. Moreover, we also expect the following:

Required  

• 1 to 2 years of experience in working with adolescent girls required, experience in CP or SGBV case management is a plus 

• Excellent knowledge of GBV, child protection and PSS basic principles, good knowledge of negative impacts of child labor and early marriage on child development and at the individual, family and community levels 

• Excellent gender and age appropriate facilitation skills, child development and adult learning techniques 

• Excellent communication and psychosocial first aid skills 

• Computer literacy (Microsoft Word and Excel) 

• Ability to work flexible hours 

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Desirable 

• Previous experience in international organizations and humanitarian settings

In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’ five core competencies:   

Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process. 

Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.   

Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation. 

Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.   

Demonstrating integrity: You act in line with DRC’s vision and values. 

We offer 

Contract length: 1 year contract, pending funds approval  

Level:  B1 

Monthly Basic Salary: 1250 USD 

Duty Station: Tripoli, North Lebanon 

Start date: January 2018

Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for Nationals; please refer to drc.ngo under Vacancies. For questions regarding the vacancy please contact dolene.khairallah@drclebanon.dk.

Application process 

Interested? Then apply for this position by clicking on the apply button or go to www.drc.ngo under current vacancies. 

All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English. Applications sent by email will not be considered.

Closing date for applications: 26 December 2017 

If you have questions or are facing problems with the online application process, please contact job@drc.dk 

For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website drc.ngo. 

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