Supervisor

Project’s context:

Composed of seven International organizations in Syria region, including four in Lebanon, the YOUTH RESOLVE YOUTH RESOLVE aims to strengthen youth resilience and empower youth as leading actors in post-conflict reconstruction in Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Turkey. 

In Lebanon, Islamic Relief Lebanon is working in four different aspects (Cash/Food for Work, Psychosocial Support, Active Learning, Social Stability and Rehabilitation of CBC) in Saida City – South Lebanon. 

Overall Responsibility

Supervisor will be responsible for assisting and providing supports to YOUTH RESOLVE consortium project in the implementation of activities and events.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

1. Assessing beneficiaries needs.
2. Supervising all ongoing activities at IRL’s community-based center.
3. Supervise and follow up with staff, trainers, animators and volunteers working at the community-based center on daily bases
4.  Provide technical guidance, on the job coaching and mentoring to the PSS team on the principles of psychosocial support and learning and development principles for children and adults
5. Establishing suitable weekly actions plan and reports and support the activators to develop a weekly, monthly and yearly workplan thus update it regularly and follow-up on its implementation
6. Hold weekly team meetings to discuss challenges and successes faced in implementation and share coordination meeting minutes and staff meeting minutes with the project coordinator
7. Ensure that consent is taken from caregivers and children for the activities
8. Monitor the progress of project targets against indicators on a weekly basis using the appropriate documents
9. Maintain positive relations with local implementing actors, local authorities and other international and local stakeholders through coordination
10. Liaise with local partners and community leaders to identify vulnerable individuals in  areas of intervention mainly for events and open days
11. Maintain and monitor the data entry for the project activities
12. Coordinate with the admin, finance and the logistics departments to ensure that the needed means and tools are available for the running of the project
13. Maintaining contact with MADAD Project Coordinator.
14. Respecting and applying Islamic Relief policies and procedures
15. Adhere to IRL Child Protection Policy and committed to “do no harm”.
16. Willingness to dedicate 100% of his/her working hours to the YOUTH RESOLVE consortium and providing accurate time-sheet and performance report to MADAD Project Coordinator on weekly and monthly bases as per donor requirements.

Person Specification                                                                                                              

Experience / Education/Skills- Essential

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology Child Development or other related field
• Minimum 2-3 years of relative experience, preferred with international NGOs.
• knowledge of psychosocial support basic principles and PSS key messages to vulnerable children and caregivers
• Strong communication, interpersonal & technical skills.

Ability To

• Work independently with minimal supervision.
• Read, comprehend and interpret written materials of moderate to complex difficulty.
• Records management systems (both automated and paper files) to ensure accurate maintenance of files and ease of retrieval.
• Word-processing, spreadsheet and database software programs related to job functions.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

Language                                                                             

• Fluency in English & Arabic (written and spoken).

IT skills                                                                                  

• Proficiency in MS office and the ability to use software necessary for project management and reporting.

General Skills                                                      

• Analytical skills
• Flexibility
• Communication
• Teamwork skills
• Stress management
• Professionalism
• Staff development
•  Conflict management  

Report writing skills