Sgbv Area Coordinator

Heartland Alliance International
 
SGBV Area Coordinator – Lebanon
Job Description
 

Position:                      SGBV Area Coordinator
Position Type:              Full-time
Reports To:                  SGBV Program Manager
Location:                      North Lebanon (with frequent travel to T5 and Akkar coast and mountains)
Closing Date:               As soon as possible
 
Transform the lives of the most marginalized and vulnerable communities and be at the forefront of social change.
About YOU:  A driven and passionate mid- to late- career professional hoping to manage an inspiring, dynamic team of leading human rights workers. Collaborative, hard-working, and visionary, the candidate will have exceptional leadership skills, and the ability to manage responsible growth of an office, and take HAI’s successful programming to the next level.
About Heartland Alliance International: Heartland Alliance International (HAI) mission is to secure the rights and well-being of marginalized people and communities. HAI envisions a world in which those whose rights have been violated are safe and empowered to actively engage in their communities and be at the forefront of social change.  In Lebanon, HAI provides holistic services focusing on psychosocial support, violence prevention, livelihoods strengthening, and social cohesion to diverse vulnerable populations.
Summary: The SGBV Area Coordinator will ensure effective implementation of Heartland Alliance (HA)’s Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) project based on a results-oriented approach and in accordance with HAI and donor requirements. S/he will supervise project staff and affiliates and will ensure effective coordination and implementation of activities. 
 
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 
           

Capacity building and case management supervision of case workers.
Participate in the planning and delivery of coaching sessions on SGBV and support the static and mobile safe spaces as needed. .
Participate in planning and development of all activities in consultation with the program manager and the partners.
Make sure all program activities based on the program objectives and intermediate results reflected in the implementation plan are implemented ensuring the timely delivery of a quality program.
Coordinate and monitor the implementation of the activities with partners and HAI team.
Report weekly and monthly on the work progress to the program manager.
Support and work closely with HAI SGBV program manager and SGBV program officer as well as with the community to ensure active coordination and follow up on the program sustainability.
Organize all related events including trainings and community meetings/events ensuring that participants are informed, event packages are prepared and all logistics are organized.
Attending coordination meetings with others actors.
Strongly collaborate with HAI M&E officer to evaluate progress towards expected project results according to the project performance monitoring framework, including monitoring of contracts/ project results of the partners and donors towards projected results documents and applies lessons learned to adjust the project implementation.

 
Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
 

Ability to work under pressure, multi-task and meet deadlines.
Ability to work effectively within a team.
Ability to work in Informal Tented Settlements (ITS) and other refugee hotspots. 
Ability to write reports succinctly.
Position is based in North Lebanon, with daily field-visits to the community centers, informal settlements and surrounding villages. 

 
Education: A Bachelor’s degree or higher in a Social Science field or any other related field.
 
Experience required: At least three years of experience in relevant field working in an emergency response contexts or fragile states. Expertise in gender, women’s rights and human rights is a must. Experience with vulnerable populations, including immigrant and refugee populations and SGBV survivors required; experience implementing start up projects a plus.. Ability to lead teams and mentor staff and supervise large teams deployed in field.
 
Language Skills:  Must have written and spoken fluency in English and Arabic.
 
Communication Skills: Strong coaching and training skills; ability to create and sustain a positive team dynamic. Listens and gets clarification, responds well to questions and feedback, participates in meetings, effectively communicate utilizing a variety of technologies such as phone or video phone (i.e. Skype), writes clearly and informatively, and edits work for spelling and grammar.
 
Computer Skills:  Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, Outlook/Exchange; Windows operating systems; and other software routinely used by Heartland Alliance.
 
Reasoning Ability: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
 
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. 
The employee is regularly required to sit, stand and walk.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

 
Work Environment:  The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
 

The employee may be required to remain on Organization premises during breaks and/or meal periods and may be required to stay on Organization premises until their replacement arrives.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions.
The noise in the work environment is moderate.

 
Heartland Alliance makes all hiring and employment decisions without regard to race, creed, color, age, gender, gender identity, marital or parental status, religion, ancestry, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, sexual identity, immigrant status, political affiliation or belief, ex-offender status (depending on the offense and position to be filled), unfavorable military discharge, membership in an organization whose primary purpose is the protection of civil rights or improvement of living conditions and human relations, height, weight, or HIV infection, in accord with the Organization's AIDS Policy Statement of September, 1987. Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodation should contact the Employee Services Office at (312) 660-1431.
 
To apply: Please send your Resume & Cover letter to [email protected]. Please mention the position you are applying for in the subject of your email otherwise it will not be considered.