Education Field Activity Coordinator

General objective of the job

• The Education Field Activities Coordinator ensures that the daily activities are implemented in compliance with War Child policies and work plan
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Position in the organisation

The Education Field Activities Coordinator is part of the program department reporting to the project manager

S/he   manage staff.

Result areas

1.             Monitoring and implementing activities in the field

• Contributes to the identification of working zones
• Supports in the process of identification of field staff from vulnerable population
• Programs regular visits to participating public schools and centres in the field
• Assesses and monitors partner performance
• Collects and shares data for internal reporting and relevant working groups on activities, ongoing trends, highlights and challenges submitted to the Project Coordinator on the date identified (weekly or monthly).
• Takes initiative to respond quickly to unexpected challenges
• Ensures participation of relevant working groups.
• Creates and nurtures the relationships with local stakeholders, authorities, and public schools.

Result: all field activities are monitored in such way that they comply with the Child Protection Policy and challenges are dealt with.

2.             Coordination, Logistics and administration

• Manages, coordinates, and ensures the logistics of all day to day activities in all project sites, making sure the transportation is correct and organized and snacks are distributed.
• Liaise and coordinate with social worker, ITS staff , Project Coordinator and Program Manager and works closely and effectively with the War Child Holland Lebanon Team
• Follows up with centers staff, supervisors,  trainers, facilitators.
• Formulates monthly reports on drop-outs, referrals, Child Protection/Child Safety incidents and concerns, and awareness sessions based on information collected by Education Assistant

Result: Coordination and administration of activities are handled in such a way that follow up is done and reports are delivered on time.

Competency Building and training.

- Responsible for attending the competency building training at War Child Holland and those offered by UN organizations and other partners as needed.

- Responsible for cascading the competency building training to build the capacity of the Education staff.

- Conduct classroom observations and provide the teaching staff with non judgmental but constructive feedback .

- Organize a learning Circle among the Education staff and identify learning needs, challenges and success stories.

Knowledge and Experience

Degree in social work or related field

At least 2 years of relevant experience

Preferably previous experience working with children/refuges/vulnerable populations

Previous experience in PSS and Child Protection projects

Skills and Competencies

• Good Social and Communication skills
• Ability to adapt and be capable to deal  with difficult security conditions
• Driving license required.
• Fluent in Arabic and good writing skills in English
• Capacity to work in small teams and flexibility to take on new tasks.

• Cultural sensitivity