Field Facilitator - North

The Fostering Inclusive Career Choices, Resilience and Agency – FICCRA project is contributing to building adolescents and youth skills and education which are relevant to the new market opportunities (social work, digital projects, and sustainable economies) through a life-skills, career guidance, vocational and employability package for youth.

STEP project, will be of 12 months and it builds on FICCRA I with the aim to support 800 adolescents and 400 youth in accessing life-skills, career guidance, and accredited vocational trainings. The project will also support Youth to access employment opportunities. The project will be implemented in Palestinian camps and gatherings in Beirut/Mt. Lebanon, North, and South

JOB SUMMARY:

The Field Facilitator reports directly to the Project Officer (PO) and is responsible for the implementation of Right To Play project activities and providing support and guidance to the community team in using RTP tools in the project location. He/she is also responsible for monitoring the project for quality of delivery and effectiveness.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Job Responsibility #1: Activity planning and implementation (45% of Time):

• Ensures participation of partners, children/young people and stakeholders in the process of project planning and implementation of the proposed activities.
• Supports Coaches and Coach Trainers in developing their activity plans and schedules, encourages their initiatives while ensuring alignment with project proposal, facilitates their activities and reports to the PO.
• Organizes and conducts special events activities, play days and sports tournaments.
• In coordination with partners, Coaches and Coach Trainers, evaluates events, provides updates of lessons learned and best practices and reports on progress and challenges as they arise.
• Manages the logistical arrangements for training workshops and events.
• Assesses training needs of Coach Trainers, Coaches, Junior Leaders, teachers and partners, recommends the suitable intervention and works with them to develop training schedules.
• Organizes and facilitates training workshops conducted by other program staff and participates in the training as required.
• Facilitates the training sessions conducted by Coach Trainers, evaluates them and reports to the PO.
• Handles equipment management and distribution in the assigned community.
• Handles advance payments and manages cash money used for the activity implementation.
• Follows up on how partners are spending budget received for project implementation in the location and verifies the accuracy of their financial reports and receipts and reports to the PO.
• Assesses needs for facility repairs and upgrades in the community, facilitates the authorized work and ensures that overall work has been completed in accordance with the approved standards.

Job Responsibility #2: Monitoring and reporting: (20% of Time):

• Conducts regular field visits with partners, Coach Trainers and Coaches to follow up and provide support as needed.
• Participates in workshops/training to partners, Coaches and Coach Trainers in the quantitative data collection tools and qualitative monitoring tools and ensures accurate and timely submission of quantitative and qualitative data to RTP team.
• Provides narrative, qualitative and quantitative monitoring information/data to support monthly, quarterly and annual reports to update Country and Regional Office on project progress.
• Submits financial reports related to activity implementation.
• Ensures partners and coaches are in compliance with child safeguarding policy.

Job Responsibility #3: Establish and maintain partnerships (20%):

• Identifies community needs, participates in the selection of communities and partners to be included in RTP program in the respective field.
• Represents RTP in the project location and relevant forums and have regular consultations with local partners, stakeholders and key beneficiaries in the assigned community.

Job Responsibility #4: Supervision and guidance (10% of Time):

• Conducts performance assessment of Coach Trainers and Coaches and recommends incentives based on the approved incentive criteria.
• In collaboration and consultation with partners, PO and the Training Officer implements a coach incentive system
• In collaboration and consultation with partners identifies potential coaches who can become Coach Trainers.
• Recommends Coach Trainers and Coaches for certification.

Job Responsibility #5: Perform other duties

Capacity building/technical support and organizational development

EDUCATION/TRAINING/CERTIFICATION:

• Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, adult education or any related discipline.

EXPERIENCE:

• 2 years’ experience working in project implementation (preferably in sports) and facilitation part of which should have been in leading a team

COMPETENCIES/PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:

• Ability to confidently represent oneself and Right To Play
• Effective planning and organizing skills
• Coaching and feedback skills
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• Strong development and team-building skills
• Experience working with different  partners

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS:

• Computer literacy in outlook, MS word, PowerPoint, Excel and Internet
• Understanding of adult education principles
• Computer literacy in outlook, MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Internet
• Effective report writing  
• Understanding of the concept of sport for development
• Understanding of child rights and child protection
• Understanding of a community-led process

LANGUAGES

• Excellent spoken and written English and local language(s). French is also required for Francophone countries.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS (An Asset)

• Experience implementing a development program with local populations in both rural and urban settings
• work experience particularly focused in sports for development field
•  Experience in training, leading workshops, and teaching
•  Personal sport and activity background with coaching experience
• Holds a valid driver’s license

WHO YOU ARE:

You are highly driven, results-oriented, collaborative and well-rounded leader with a passion for working with

children and youth. You are an exceptional communicator with excellent networking skills.

WHAT YOU’LL GET:

The opportunity to work with a passionate, innovative, and collaborative team where you have the ability to make things happen. You will gain experience working for a globally recognized organization with a healthy culture premised on our Culture Code (accept everyone, make things happen, display courage, demonstrate care and be playful). In addition, we offer a competitive salary and benefits package.