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Outreach Team Leader

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Beirut, Lebanon
Full-time

We are seeking a very dynamic and well-organized person to assist the Project, using professional social skills to achieve the objectives, and to seek the optimal solutions for each child in the project.

Areas of Responsibility: 

Facilitate project’s implementation (60%)

  • Plan and follow up on all outreach related activities including :
  • Sending of monthly planning to the outreach coordinator, beginning of each month
  • Submission of a monthly report related to the progress of the work to the outreach coordinator
  • Conduct regular spot-checks on running sessions
  • Enrolment of children in public schools
  • Meetings with key stakeholders to engage them about the project interventions and agree on their contributions in order to ensure sustainability.
  • Network with local NGOs, municipalities, schools, community centers, and communities.
  • Mapping of available educational, and protection services available
  • Set criteria for the identification of potential beneficiaries to the relevant project’s programs.
  • Dissemination of information related to Education and CP for both Lebanese and Syrian refugees based on the mapping
  • Early Childhood, Homeschooling and Positive parenting sessions targeting parents
  • Establishment of ECD and Child Protection Committees jointly with Project team
  • Mobilization of communities' participation in social cohesion events at the end of each project cycle
  • When needed, conduct outreach educational session in the absence of the Outreach facilitator.
  • Manage and build the capacity of outreach facilitators:
    • Supervise the work of the facilitators
    • Meet with the team weekly
    • Respond to all the teams’ concerns (annual leaves, sick leaves, payslips, etc.)
    • Participate and collaborate in other activities (recreational, psychosocial, awareness and non-formal education) conducted in community centers/Informal tented settlements, when needed
    • Attend training and capacity building opportunities
    • Attend on behalf of the outreach coordinator coordination meetings when required

Ensure children’s safety and protection (10%)

  • Filter referred cases to case management agencies and service providers
  • Support in the identification of key protection issues or threats affecting children and communities and raise them to portfolio manager, and EiE and CiE Coordinators.
  • Filter and analyze the identification and referral of children in need of tailored support to specific institutions/service providers (health services, other NFE programme, PSS services)

Handle tracking, reporting on activities and filing (25%)

  • Ensure all project means of verifications (MOV) including attendance sheets, pre/post-tests, minutes of meetings, and evaluation documents are in place.
  • Ensure that all project related MOV are entered into the system.
  • Ensure that filling and archiving of specific forms for referrals and weekly reporting are taking place while ensuring confidentiality, accuracy and timeliness.
  • Support the Portfolio Manager, EiE, and CiE Coordinators, in the development of different project reports.
  • Ensure that the Referral Tracking sheet is filled on a monthly basis and is sent to the relevant focal person.

Perform other duties as required (5%)

Safety and Security responsibilities

  • Responsible of own security and actively contribute to a positive security culture
  • Abide by the security policies and procedures and report any incidents or breaches to line manager and / or security manager

HEA responsibilities:

  • Be aware of the emergency procedures in a response and ensure that necessary preparedness measures have been implemented after coordination with Project manager

Other duties:

  • Attend and participate in local and international capacity building events as needed
  • Attend and participate in spiritual nurture events and other organizational events Perform other related tasks as required by the Project Manager.
Educational Background: 
University degree or higher education relevant to Social work, psychology or social animation, or other relevant fields;
Skills/Experience: 
  • Experience in project implementation, monitoring and report writing.
  • Excellent written and spoken English. Knowledge or Arabic language is an added advantage.
  • Candidates must have skills in working with people of all ages and social groups;
  • Strong interpersonal skills and a sense of responsibility
  • High integrity in social interactions
  • Good verbal and written (reporting) communication skills, with thorough knowledge of Arabic and English and pro-active negotiation skills
  • Skilled at working with local communities
  • Understanding of policies concerning Child Protection
  • Willing to travel within the region approximately 60% of time.
  • Knowledge of the psychosocial guidelines and approaches related to emergency context (MHPSS IASC guidelines, PFA principles, etc.).
  • Familiar with core principles of Children Rights, Participation, Do No Harm, Community and Family Support as well as Children in Emergencies minimum standards.
  • Two to three years' experience in a similar related job
  • 75% field work and 25% Office work.

Organization Info

World Vision

Overview
Headquarters: 
Federal Way, WA, United States
Annual Budget : 
More than $500M
Founded: 
1982
About Us
Mission: 

Our vision for every child, life in all its fullness; Our prayer for every heart, the will to make it so. World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. Inspired by our Christian values, we are dedicated to working with the world's most vulnerable people. We serve all people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender.

Our mission: World Vision is an international partnership of Christians whose mission is to follow our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in working with the poor and oppressed to promote human transformation, seek justice, and bear witness to the good news of the Kingdom of God.

Listing Stats

Post Date: 
Sep 30 2018
Active Until: 
Oct 30 2018
Hiring Organization: 
World Vision
industry: 
Nonprofit