Job Opportunity in Lebanon as an Emergency Capacity Building and Partnership Officer

OPPORTUNITY DETAILS

Total reward

0 $

Nonprofit organization

International Rescue Committee

Area

Middle East

Host Country

Lebanon

Deadline

20 Oct 2020

Study level

Undergraduate

Opportunity type

Jobs

Specialities

Law , Medicine , Social sciences and humanities

Opportunity funding

Full funding

Eligible Countries

Algeria , Comoros , Egypt , Jordan , Lebanon , Mauritania , Oman , Qatar , Somalia , Syria , United Arab Emirates , Bahrain , Djibouti , Iraq , Kuwait , Libya , Morocco , Palestine , Saudi Arabia , Sudan , Tunisia , Yemen

Eligible Region

All Regions

IRC offers a job opportunity in Lebanon to work in the field of Women’s Protection and Empowerment (WPE). The emergency capacity building and partnership officer will be responsible for the development and implementation of capacity building plans to increase IRC’s staff and its local partner’s knowledge and skills to deliver quality GBV response and prevention services. You will act as the main focal point for the local partner IRC and work for the duration of the project and will monitor the progress of capacity building efforts to ensure they are able to deliver quality GBV programming by the end of the year. You will also support the Beirut response general capacity strengthening activities aimed at GBV and non-GBV actors on a variety of themes related to gender and GBV core concepts in addition to curricula focusing on the protection and empowerment of women and girls as well as community engagement.

Eligibility Criteria:

You must have:

Bachelor in social work, psychology, social science, public health, human rights or other related field.
From 1 to 2 years of professional experience in community-based protection or GBV programming, preferably in an emergency context.
Clear understanding of gender, human rights, and issues surrounding violence against women and girls.
Experience in facilitating training and workshops.
Experience in coaching and mentoring staff/volunteers on technical topics.
Interest in organizational development of small organizations.
Fluent in Arabic and good knowledge of English.
Positive and professional attitude, including ability to work well in a team setting.
Strong ability to organize work, meet deadlines, maintain composure, prioritize work under pressure, coordinate multiple tasks and maintain attention to detail.
Excellent computer skills including MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Your Responsibilities:

You will be responsible for:

Contribute to the development of training and learning modules and mentoring and coaching tools.
Facilitate training in technical development topics, including GBV case management, GBV core concepts, adolescent girls programming, Arab women speak out, PSEA, ESG, RAR, community mobilization, reporting for IRC staff and local partners etc.
Ensure that all necessary requirements to ensure a successful training session are prepared in a timely manner including material, equipment, venue and transportation in coordination with the admin officer.
Brief and update IRC’s staff in partnership principles and effective partnering strategies
Develop and adapt training materials (handouts, presentations, etc.) and tools to monitor effectiveness of training, including pre and post-tests.
When needed, work on updating training material, modules and tools, develop facilitation guides.
Ensure proper documentation of all training and capacity building session, keep track of the attendance sheets, training reports, training tracker and fill in the training database for training.
Send the follow up survey email to participants and keep track of the participants’ emails.
Participate in the mapping and assessment of local partners working in the target area.
Maintain regular contact as the focal point with local partner to establish a relationship based on trust and reciprocal respect and to ensure their regular involvement in IRC’s activities.
Conduct regular coaching and mentoring sessions with local partner staff and mobilize other IRC’s team members to provide technical input and expertise.
With the support of the WPE manager, develop a capacity building plan based on the analysis of the needs assessment and discussions with of local partner’s.
Utilize agreed tools to monitor quality of implementation by local partners and provide recommendations to address gaps.
Develop work plans and benchmarks with local partners.
Ensure proper documentation for all local partners’ activities.
Support sub grantees during administrative and reporting processes, including recruitment of staff, submission of financial and narrative report to ensure adherence to IRC’s standard and build capacity of local partner.
Provide feedback to WPE manager on how to best support local partner’s capacity building process.
Provide feedback to local partners focal points on the capacity building process.
Work closely and coordinate with the capacity building manager and the WPE manager.

About IRC:

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries, it restores safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.

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