MSA021/MSA022/MSA023/MSA024 – Field Worker (Outreach) – 4 Positions – North, Lebanon
Interested qualified external persons meeting the requirements of the attached Job Description can apply online through the following website: https://lb.unhcrjobs.org/ no later than COB 26/05/2021.
Please note that only applications received through the above website will be accepted and no applications will be accepted through email.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. UNHCR does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing, training or any other fees). UNHCR strongly encourage qualified female applicants for this position, applications form individuals with special needs are encouraged. Shortlisted candidates may be required to sit for the written test and/or oral interview.
UNHCR is committed to diversity and welcomes applications from qualified candidates regardless of disability, gender identity, marital or civil partnership status, race, colour or ethnic and national origins, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. UNHCR has a ZERO TOLERANCE policy on sexual exploitation and abuse, and sexual harassment. Successful candidates will be subject to mandatory UN Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment clearance check prior to receiving an offer.
UNHCR does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing, training or any other fees).
General situation
Contribute and support MOSA in the development and implementation of its field activities under the LCRP.
Keep supervisor informed of any difficulties or challenges in activity implementation and referrals
Maintain knowledge of the overall protection and social stability situation by tracking social tensions, discriminatory measures and curfews in close coordination with MoIM, UNHCR and UNDP to respond to these issues and within the framework of the LCRP
Map and update all service and assistance providers and response actors in areas of intervention
Map local community stakeholders that can contribute to solutions of protection issues facing displaced persons
Keep record of non-traditional actors providing assistance in the field, including cash support
Liaise with municipalities, host communities and other government actors, including in emergency situations, as needed
Liaise with SDC directors and SDC staff to ensure coordination of activities and other tasks, as relevant and agreed
Outreach activities (info and awareness sharing)
Implement outreach activities to engage local communities and displacement communities in SDC activities and other interventions, as applicable
Share information to affected persons about services available by all LCRP actors including but not limited to health, education, legal residency, civil registration, shelter, cash assistance, psycho-social services, COVID-19, among others at SDCs, during outreach and at other locations assigned by the Regional Coordinator such as UNHCR Reception Centers Support the operationalization of info desks at select SDCs such as updating it with relevant information and materials, as well as conduct info sessions at the SDCs, as needed
Conduct safe identification and referrals of persons at heightened risk such as CP, SGBV and other groups at risk to SDCs or specialized case management agencies taking the survivors consent using the existing interagency referral guidelines and processes throughout all outreach interventions
Identify suspected COVID-19 cases
Share information on COVID-19 precautions and vaccinations and refer suspected cases to the MOPH hotline, as well as advise and support self-isolation procedures
Identify Syrian babies whose parents were not able to obtain neither birth notification nor birth registration because the delivery took place, for example, under the assistance of uncertified midwives and refer for support with birth registration.
Outreach activities (emergency response and needs assessments)
Assess emergency situations such as floods, fires and evictions, among others, in coordination with the regional coordinator and contribute to response interventions
Perform regular assessments based on preset forms of IS, residential and nonresidential shelters as scheduled by the regional coordinator (assessment might include shelter, environment, RNA, WASH, solid waste management, demographics, etc…).
Conduct and organize focus group sessions in the field, including through participation in participatory assessment exercise
Mobilize persons in informal settlements to address certain protection issues including the environment, such as by setting up groups of women and men, including youth and supporting community-led solutions (info sharing, waste management/sorting, hygiene promotion, COVID-19 prevention and other activities)
Monitoring, evaluation and reporting
Support M&E processes in all required initiatives
Maintain record of all activities conducted
Monitor and report to Regional Coordinators all tension incidences that occur in the coverage area (eviction notices, conflicts, imposed curfews, illegal activities in ISs, etc…)
Submit a monthly report to the General Supervisor.
Perform any other relevant task under the LCRP, as assigned by the Regional Coordinator
NOTE:
Daleel Madani, the civil society network, serves as a platform for organisations to post their professional opportunities, but is not involved in the recruitment process. The hiring organisation is solely responsible for the job and candidate selection.
- Lebanon
- North Lebanon