Job Details

ROLE PURPOSE: The post holder will ensure the establishment of youth intervention and ensure that the program needs are identified and addressed on an ongoing basis. She/he will report and respond to interventions as determined by his/her position and responsibilities identified in SCI strategy.
She/he will be responsible of the provision of daily/weekly reports. Moreover, he/she will be responsible for shadowing and mentoring a group of youth facilitators, providing capacity building on life skills curriculums, sports for development and entrepreneurship. In addition to that, she/he will work with group of adolescents to establish initiatives on a community level coordinating closely with existing clubs, networks and stakeholders.
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 Officer 
Staff reporting to this post: N/A
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Programme Implementation:

• Contribute to the registration and verification of beneficiaries by collecting appropriate data
• Conduct trainings and sensitization and awareness sessions for beneficiaries and other stakeholders
• Conduct field visits, sessions observation and focus group discussions to collect information, as needed
• Act as a liaison between communities and the Save the Children office; maintain good relationships with beneficiaries and local leaders/authorities; and report any identified issues to the FSL Officer 
• Develop workplan for the youth and adolescent interventions and coordinate with youth facilitators in the centres to provide technical and programmatic support 
• Coordinate with youth officers in partners’ organizations and monitor implementation of activities
• Coordinate with Save the Children’s other sectors (education, child protection, health/nutrition and shelter) to ensure integrated and efficient programming, including ensuring the cross-referral of beneficiaries
• Contribute to weekly and monthly planning and submit regular reports to Officer

Programme Monitoring:

• Contribute to the monitoring and evaluation of activities by collecting appropriate data from selected beneficiaries, using pre-made questionnaires
• Conduct awareness sessions on Save the Children’s Feedback Mechanism System, and encourage its use 
• Contribute to data entry, as needed

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 

• Degree in social sciences, social work, psychology, development studies or similar field
• Fluency in written and spoken Arabic and English

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• Minimum 1 year of experience in working with youth and adolescents in vulnerable and 
• Previous experience engaging with community members and working in emergency and development projects. 
• Familiarity with refugee communities in country of operation
• Experience in field work
• Experience in conducting training and sensitization sessions for communities and beneficiaries
• Experience in training facilitators and performing shadowing activities.
• Experience in Food Security & Livelihoods in emergencies
• Computer skills (especially Excel) 
• Strength in interpersonal, communication and presentation skills 

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.