Lebanon: Project Manager Child Protection

IN**T**ERS**O**S** is an independent non-profit humanitarian organization committed to assist the victims of natural disasters and armed conflicts. Its activities are based on the principles of solidarity, justice, human dignity, equality of rights and opportunities, and respect for diversity and coexistence, paying special attention to the most vulnerable and unprotected people.

1. Terms of reference

Job title: Project Manager Child Protection

Location: the post holder will be based in Zahle (Bekaa, Lebanon)

Reporting to: Protection Coordinator

Starting date: early June 2016

Duration of contract: until the 31^st of December

2. General context of the project

INTERSOS Lebanon is focusing on protection-related interventions, targeting primarily vulnerable Syrian refugees. The objectives of INTERSOS Lebanon’s strategy are the following.

• Bolstering the effective protection for Syrian refugees;

• Supporting Lebanese hosting communities in dealing with the effects of the Syrian crisis;

• Increasing the self-reliance of Syrian refugees and vulnerable Lebanese.

INTERSOS is working in four regions in Lebanon, namely Mount Lebanon, Bekaa, South, Nabatiye.

Partners include the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) – Country-Based Pooled Fund (CBPF), and the Italian Development Cooperation Agency.

3. Tasks and responsibilities

The position is aimed at ensuring the protection technical expertise for a sound implementation of the protection linked components, while managing the protection component of the project.

The Protection Manager will lead, coordinate and support the implementation of all protection-components linked activities (Case Management, Protection Monitoring, Legal Assistance, Community Services) of the UNHCR founded project in Bekaa.

Specifically the Project Manager Child Protection is responsible to:

· Preparing, managing and regularly updating the project’s sub-component work plan and related financial plan in close link with the Project Manager and Administration, ensuring timely and quality implementation in compliance with the project strategy as well as INTERSOS and donor guidelines.

· Undertaking technical assessment of Protection needs and gaps for anticipating potential changes on protection strategies and implementation.

· Coordinating with logistics, administration and finance staff for funding and support of operations.

· Undertaking regular monthly field visits to provide technical guidance and supervision as well as regularly monitoring the progress of Protection activities.

· Periodically updating the Protection situation analysis and informing relevant colleagues accordingly.

· Working closely with relevant colleagues to ensure the integration of Protection Mainstreaming with other sectors within the program.

· Supporting the Project Manager and the Protection and Program Coordinator – as needed - in preparing the narrative and financial reports with reference to the project’s sub-component for Protection, according to INTERSOS and donor requirements.

· Supporting the development, implementation and evaluation of the Protection Mission strategy and programme in reference to the Protection sector, providing technical inputs and recommendations for new and ongoing interventions, leading and supporting the development of new proposals.

Technical Part

· The Protection Manager will be in charge of the overall coordination of the protection unit, of the capacity building program for staff on CP prevention and response and SGBV.

· The Protection Manager will be in charge of the overall coordination of the protection unit, of the capacity building program for internal and external staff on CP and SGBV prevention and response. She/he will also be responsible for the coordination with the specialized services of Case Management provided by INTERSOS, namely legal assistance and court representation, PSS sessions, support groups and individual psychological counseling. He/She will be in charge of providing trainings and capacity building to the National Protection Officers, and technical support on CP/SGBV/PWSN, protection, human rights and humanitarian law and refugee law.

· The Protection Manager will be the CP expert for the UNHCR project and for INTERSOS Lebanon.

Legal Assistance

· Supervision of the implementation of activities of the legal assistant component with strong support of the Legal Assistance Focal Point (Lawyer)

Protection Monitoring

· Supervision of the implementation of activities of the protection monitoring component with strong support of the National Protection Officer.

Case Management

· Supervision of the implementation of activities of the case management component with strong support of the National Protection Officer.

· Jointly with the National Protection Officer, ensuring the monthly monitoring of case management activities through case audit exercises.

· Support the National Protection Officer in dealing with complicated and/or urgent cases.

Community Services

· Supervision of the implementation of activities of the community services component with strong support of the National Protection Officer.

· Ensure coordination of Community Services and the other Protection Components such as Legal Desk, case identification and referrals to Case Management and vice versa.

· Revise the content of the activities provided in the centers accordingly with the changing protection gaps and needs of beneficiaries.

3. Required profile/experience

· University degree in Refugee law, International Human Rights Law, Forced Migration and Refugee Studies, Gender studies or other relevant to the position.

· At least three to five years of professional experience in a multicultural environment, preferably in emergency setting.

· Previous international experience.

· Previous experience in the Middle East region (desirable).

· Background in protection and human rights, especially in SGBV and Child Protection.

· Ability to set high standards for quality of work and quick adaptability and flexibility in stressful environment

· Ability to manage human, technical, administrative and financial resources.

· Facilitating and encouraging open communication in the team, communicating effectively.

· Fluency in English, spoken and written.

· Arabic is an asset.

Qualified applicants are requested to submit their curriculum vitae, motivation letter and 2 references to:recruitment@intersos.org**, specifying in the subject ‘PM CP_Lebanon”**

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for the first interview