ROLE PURPOSE:

The Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL) Officer will be based in Central and South Area Office (CSAO), as a member of the Food Security and livelihood team, the FSL officer will support CSAO partners in the delivery and the monitoring of a food security and livelihoods project with the aim of creating Sustainable Social Protection and Livelihood Solutions for Severely Vulnerable Households in Lebanon. This includes entrepreneurship trainings for adults and small business development, financial literacy and debt management, cash projects as a mechanism for assistance, and life skills and vocational trainings for youth.

In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

CHILD SAFEGUARDING:

Level 3: the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: Food Security and Livelihoods coordinator

Staff directly reporting to this post: None

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Programme implementation

• Monitor the implementation of livelihoods activities mainly implemented by CSAO partners on a daily basis, in line with programme implementation plans and against donor requirements/ indicators and partners’ contractual agreements.
• Act as the main liaison between CSAO partner and the Save the Children office; maintain good relationships with beneficiaries when needed, and professional relationships with local leaders/authorities.
• Support in the completion of any other studies/evaluations throughout the project period and facilitate consultants’ work on the field.
• Monitor the work of the counselling staff at the CSAO partners and support them in outreach and beneficiaries’ identification and liaise with SCI team for validation and confirmation.
• Conduct household interviews and focus group discussions to collect information, as needed.
• Assist in the development of training/ awareness raising materials, and organize and conduct trainings for CSAO partners’ staff, programme beneficiaries and stakeholders.
• Assist in the capacity development activities of partners, including and not limited to technical support, training sessions and coaching visits.
• Assist with the training of the CSAO partners’ staff to ensure they have solid understanding of key programme documents and tools, including Monitoring and Evaluation questionnaires.
• Collect needed data from the partners and the field for the purpose of activity and donor reporting.
• Ensure proper filing and documentation of project related documents and activities.
• Report any deviance from the program plan in a timely manner.
• Participate in internal and external coordination meetings as required, and interact regularly with Save the Children’s other sectors (education, child protection, health/nutrition, shelter) to ensure coordinated and efficient programming.
• Ensure that the implementation of activities is gender sensitive, inclusive of vulnerable communities and people with disabilities, participatory, relevant to the context and conflict sensitive as well.
• Contributes to lessons learnt/ best practices workshops and ensure their implementation on the field.
• Work with logistics staff for programme procurements and logistics for the preparation of workshops and trainings, according to SCI’s procurement guidelines and manuals.
• Assist in the beneficiaries’ registration and distributions in collaboration with CSAO partners and communities, when needed.
• Support in awareness raising sessions when needed.
• Promote accountability and transparency with all the implementing activities
• Supports and stimulates teamwork within SCI’ team and the CSAO partners’ team as well.
• Contributes to the institutional memory and the experience-sharing by reporting and feedback, innovating initiatives and by networking with other colleagues.

Programme monitoring

• Prepare weekly and monthly work plans and ensure the CSAO staff follow the plans.
• Organize monitoring visits and home/field visits when needed.
• Organize and assist in data collection and analysis for beneficiary and community selection, as well as for monitoring and evaluation.
• Produce timely reports for internal use on the status of on-going programming

General

• Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor degree in Economics, Finance, International Relations, Social Sciences, Development studies or similar field
• Fluency in written and spoken Arabic and English.

EXPERIENCE

• Experience in working with CSAO partners staff, in related capacity building activities and monitoring their activities.
• Good time management skills.
• Experience in data collection and validation.
• Experience in field work and community mobilization; and in coaching on working with Syrian, Palestinian and Lebanese communities in specific.
• Computer skills (especially Excel).
• Strength in interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
• Action and solutions oriented.
• Flexibility and willingness to change work practices and hours, and capability to work in insecure environment.
• Available to travel in country.
• Experience of working within SCI is a benefit.

Desirable:

• Entrepreneurship activities
• Financial literacy
• Vocational training and life skills
• Cash and voucher programming
• Emergency programming
• Food Security & Livelihoods
• Familiarity with refugee communities in country of operation

ADDITIONAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES:

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

CHILD SAFEGUARDING:

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

SAFEGUARDING OUR STAFF:

The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy.

HEALTH AND SAFETY:

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.