Job Opportunity in Lebanon as WPE Emergency Community Mobilizer with IRC

DÉTAILS OPPORTUNITÉ

Récompense totale

0 $

Organisation à but non lucratif

International Rescue Committee

Région

Moyen-Orient

Pays hôte

Liban

Date limite

20 oct. 2020

Niveau d'études

Enseignement professionnel

Type d'opportunité

Emploi

Financement d'opportunité

Financement complet

Pays éligibles

Algérie , Comores , Egypte , Jordanie , Liban , Mauritanie , Oman , Qatar , Soumalie , Syrie , Émirats arabes unis , bahrain , Djibouti , Iraq , Kuwait , Libya , Maroc , Palestine , Arabie Saoudite , Soudan , Tunisie , Yemen

Région éligible

Toutes les régions

IRC offers a job opportunity in Lebanon to work as a WPE emergency community mobilizer. Working under the supervision of the WPE Sr officer, the community mobilizer leads all outreach, risk mitigation, and community mobilization efforts as part of a WPE rapid response team. Core activities include dissemination of information, assessment of risks faced by women and girls in the targeted communities, and development of response strategies, capacity building of community members.

Eligibility Criteria:

To apply for the job you must have:

At least six months of experience in working or volunteering in direct contact with community members.
Ability to engage with community members in an open manner, maintain confidentiality and respect.
A clear understanding of gender inequality, and issues surrounding violence against women and girls.
Positive and professional demeanor, ability to coordinate, maintain composure and prioritize work under pressure, work overtime when vital, and be able to coordinate multiple tasks and maintain attention to detail.
Ability to work as a member of a team.
Proficiency in Arabic.
INGO or NGO experience.
Ability to communicate in English.
Experience in working with the population in crisis.
Be skilled at using basic computer programs like Microsoft Word and Excel.
The position will be based in Beirut with daily travel to affected locations. The security clearance will be acquired daily.

Your Responsibilities:

You will be responsible for:

Identify and assess communities to be targeted by the WPE rapid response team in coordination with the RRT senior officer.
Conduct information and awareness sessions with women and girls in the community to disseminate information about available services.
Identify community focal points and outreach workers among the targeted areas and maintain regular contact with them.
Develop capacity building plans for community focal points to provide them with critical skills around safety assessment, advocacy, communication, and leadership.
Coordinate and co-facilitate training of community focal points.
Conduct regular safety assessments and community mapping exercises to identify key risks faced by women and girls within their community.
Support focal points and other community members in developing advocacy messages and strategies to address and/or mitigate risks faced by women and girls.
Facilitate referral of identified needs to humanitarian organizations and other service providers, ensuring follow up and feedback to the community.
Regularly document outreach and GBV risk assessment activities using agreed tools to highlight key protection and safety concerns affecting women and girls.
Participate in weekly reporting and planning meetings to ensure adherence to standards of care, quality case management, and reporting requirements are followed.

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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