Technical officer - Inclusion

Outraged by the injustice faced by people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, we aspire to a world of solidarity and inclusion, enriched by our differences, where everyone can live in dignity.

Handicap International is changing his name and becomes « Humanity & Inclusion ». HI, Humanity & Inclusion is an independent and impartial aid and development organization with no religious or political affiliations operating in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. We work alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable people to help meet their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights.

For further information about the association: www.hi.org

OBJECTIVE OF THE POSITION:

Under the supervision of the Project Manager, the TO accompanies HI partners in improving the level of disability inclusion in mainstream project (Livelihood Protection and Health Sector).

Location: The position based in Beirut, the project implementation between Bekaa, North Governorate and Beirut. The staff member has frequent visit to the areas of implementation.

Responsibilities

Responsibility 1: Capacity building of partners or staff to improve service delivery mechanisms

Aim: Ensure capacity building plan are established and run on a timely manner

Benchmarks: Capacity assessment implemented and report produced, capacity building plan produced for each service, information and training packages for HI partners and rolled out in due time, implementation monitored, ability to identify and develop capacity building framework with national technical resources.

Activities:

• In close collaboration with the TA Inclusion and under the supervision of the Project manager contribute to the development capacity assessment tools and lead their implementation.
• Based on capacity assessment result, contribute to the development of adapted capacity building plan.
• With support from TA Inclusion, identify technical resources required for the implementation of the plan and support their mobilization in close coordination with the project manager and support service team.
• Under the technical support from TA inclusion, contribute to the development of training plan , training materials and deliver training in the areas of expertise and organize all capacity bulding sessions planned under the project.
• Set up coaching and mentoring mechanism and accompany its enforcement
• Monitor the evolution of professional practices in the field of expertise and document changes
• Produce training and coaching reports and coordinate feedbacks for srenghtening continuous staff and organisation development

Responsibility 2: Support to the development of appropriate methodologies in the field of expertise as well as the development and implementation of research/survey

Aim: under the TA inclusion lead and support, ensure that HI technical framework is followed and that all methodological framework and tools developed under the project are in line with HI standards of reference and progressively put in place and functional and  regularly adjusted based on lessons learnt

Benchmarks: technical framework defined, all involved stakeholders trained on agreed technical framework, research framework

Activities:

• Under the supervision of the PM and in coodination with the TA inclusion, identify with the project team most appropriate modalities of intervention and related tool.
• In close coordination witht the team, contribute to the development of the tools identified, organize their test whenever appropriate and adjust them according to the results of the test.
• Provdide coaching support to the partners team during tools use including field coaching
• Based on monitoring outputs and teams feedback, adjust the tools.
• With MEAL TA & Inclusion TA support, contribute to the development of research/ survey terms of reference, protocole and related tools in close collaboration with the project team.
• Contribute with the team data collection as per the protocole defined,  proceed with data analysis and the production of report

Responsibility 3: Monitoring, lessons learning and reporting 

Aim: Contribute to project monitoring, lessons learning and reporting

Benchmarks: contribution to planning and reporting delivered in due time, number of case studies/success stories produced, active contribution during lessons learning and PQR, information delivery in due time and quality of the analysis

Activities:

• Contribute to the development of data collection tools for documenting indicators, collect data in relation with core tasks and measure the progress made.
• Support the Project Manager in analysing the data collected and in identifying necessary adjustments in the project implementation framework to improve the quality and impact of the intervention.
• Contribute to the identification of good practices under the project.
• Develop case studies and success stories to illustrate changes induced by the project and for communication use.
• Contribute to planning and produce activity reports.
• Contribute to the production of the donor report.
• Contribute to the preparation and implementation of project quarterly review.
• Participate to the organization of technical reviews and technical missions.

• Participate to professional network at national level in the field of expertise of the project.
• Under the PM supervision and with technical input from TA inclusion, support the development of lessons learning exercise, data collection and analysis and the production of dissemination document.

Responsibility 4: Contribute to the development of methodologies and tools for the project and to their implementation

Aim: the technical framework for implementing project activities is in place and regularly updated

Activities:

• Contribute to the identification of the tools needed for implementing the project activities and to their development
• Participate to lessons learnt analysis and tools adjustment
• Implement directly activities as per the framework validated by PM/DPM
• Mobilize authorities/ external stakeholders for facilitating project implementation and inform them regularly about the progress made and the challenges faced
• Develop activity sheet including budget for activities
• Liaise with logistics and finance department as per the procedures in place to undertake purchase & expenditures as required for activities implementation
• Participate to the development of cases study

Note that this job description must remain flexible; to respond to additional tasks or changes as identified by the line manager.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• University degree in social work, psychology and any other field related to the inclusion
• Minimum 3 years’ experience the field of disability rights and livelihood sector
• Fluent in Arabic and English (writing and speaking)
• Skills and proven experience  in developing training and providing coaching for capacity building
• Ability to develop information material
• Analytical skills
• Ability to work with partners, civil society organizations
• Knowledge of referrals mechanisms
• Ability to respect deadline and work under pressure
• Very positive personality, with strong orientation towards solutions
• Adaptability, flexibility
• Autonomy in work
• Excellent communication skills Proactive, solution maker, strongly positive, constructive and dynamic personality

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS:

HI workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in HI Code of conduct.  In accordance with these values, HI operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti-fraud, bribery, and corruption.

Handicap International is an equal opportunity employer and particularly welcomes applications from persons with disabilities

Basic salary range for the position : The technical officer is going to be paid according to the experience and to HI salary Grid.

Basic Salary range between LBP 2.363.622 and LBP 2.736.188

Closing date: 02/01/2020

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Application should include CV and motivation letter. Incomplete motivation letters and applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

Interested candidates send their CV to recruitment@lebanon.hi.org with the subject Technical Officer – Inclusion.