Youth Facilitator - Zahle

Who we are

Save the Children's work saves and improves children's lives around the world. We work to ensure children have healthcare, food and shelter, as well as learning and child protection services when children need it most. We are committed to helping all children achieve their full potential by ensuring they grow up healthy, receive a good education, and stay safe.

Securing children's rights is the foundation of our work. Millions of children around the world are denied their rights, simply because of who they are or where they are from. We know that to ensure every child has the chance for a future, their rights must be upheld. Through our programming, emergency responses and advocacy, we put the most vulnerable children first, tackling the barriers to survival, learning and protection.

Tasks and Responsibilities

1. Follow up on youth package including MAHARATI package, GIL and Career Guidance.
2. Follow up on children having youth concerns.
3. Follow up on the attendance of children attending youth activities sessions.
4. Follow up with parents on youth concerns and increase awareness on youth related topics.
5. Support in the referral of children to formal education or other educational services.
6. Report on challenges encountered, good practices and recommendations for the program.
7. Participate in relevant trainings including safe identification and referrals, child safeguarding.
8. Act as youth activities’ focal point in the MSCC.
9. Follow up on youth lead initiatives.

Experience & skills

• The volunteer must have a good knowledge of and familiarity with the target areas, including local community and population habits and behaviors, public and private stakeholders, focal points or local leaders within the community, concentration of vulnerable population in specific areas.
• Specifically for UNICEF it is preferable that the volunteer live close to the center where the program is implemented: Bar Elias, Qab Elias, Taalabaya, Zahle-Malaka, Jib Jannine, and Ghaze.
• The volunteer must be skilled in the use of Excel and Word.
• Communication skills: The volunteer should be able to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, clearly articulate information, be a good listener and able to establish positive relationships and build trust with people at all levels.
• Planning skills: The volunteer should be able to develop and respect work plans, work independently, manage time effectively, meet deadlines and plan house visits.
• Social consciousness: The volunteer should be socially aware of the socio-economic situation of the area and how it can affect children’s enrolment in and attendance of education.