Requête nº: req12311
Intitulé de poste: Project Officer – Trainer
Secteur d’activité: Protection de l’enfance
Type de contrat: Durée Déterminée
Taux d’occupation: Plein temps
Ouvert aux expatriés: Non
Lieu de travail: Athens, Greece
Descriptif du poste
BACKGROUND
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries, the IRC aims to restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. In response to the arrival of refugees in Greece in 2015, the IRC has been offering SMS, WASH and Protection services. Among others, through its child protection programs, the IRC has been offering individual support through case management to vulnerable children and their families, non-formal educational activities for children through Safe Healing and Learning Spaces and emergency accommodation and protection to unaccompanied children (through safe zones).
Currently, IRC Hellas is implementing three child protection programs; Supported Independent Living (SIL) apartments for UAC, 16 to 17 years old, Child Friendly Spaces (CFS) and child protection case management activities in Lesvos. A new child protection project will be launched in January, aiming at building the capacity of educators and child protection practitioners who work with vulnerable children, as well as at empowering children themselves.
IRC Hellas currently has offices in Athens, Lesvos, Chios and Samos.
General Goal of the Project
Terre des Hommes Hellas (Project Lead), IRC Hellas and Municipality of Milan, will implement REEC project – Reinforce Educators; Empower Children, a DG Justice project in Greece and Italy. The project will forge a protection response reinforcing existing capacities of Early Childhood Development (ECD) and primary educators as well as child protection (CP) practitioners’ capacities to detect and provide responsive services to children experiencing or at risk of adverse childhood experiences (ACE). It will benefit all children, with a focus on vulnerable social groups (refugee and migrant children). The project aims to protect children from harm (physical, sexual, emotional or neglect) by providing them with support and positive development in safe environments.
SCOPE OF WORK
Under the guidance and support of the Project Manager, the Project Officer-Trainer will lead the implementation of all project activities as set out in project documentation and the delivery of project results and outputs on-time and within scope. S/he will be responsible for the implementation of project activities, mainly focusing on facilitating trainings to educators and teachers, as well as to child protection practitioners, providing coaching and follow up meetings to trained practitioners, organizing webinars. S/he will work closely with IRC and partner staff for the coordination of activities and for realizing the dissemination and communication plan. S/he will be responsible for producing progress reports.
Key working relationships:
- Position Reports to: Project Manager;
- Internal collaborations within IRC: child protection teams and all operational departments (Grants, Finance, Supply Chain, M&E, HR), IRC departments in other country offices as needed;
- External collaborations to IRC: IRC implementing partners, schools, teachers’ associations, Municipalities, Public/ state actors, non-state actors, UN agencies, NGOs and INGOs, donors
Major Responsibilities:
- Work closely with the Project manager for the efficient implementation of the project;
- Liaise with project partners and with key state stakeholders and organize meetings and workshops with educators and primary education teachers, child protection practitioners and key Municipal workers;
- Organize and facilitate focus group discussions and/or Key Informant Interviews with key project stakeholders, including parents/caregivers, teachers’ associations and children;
- Facilitate in person and/or online trainings in a newly developed methodology to educators and primary education teachers;
- Facilitate trainings of trainers (ToT) to a selected number of trained participants;
- Provide follow up meetings and constant coaching of the trained participants;
- Organize and deliver webinars on thematic areas indicated by participants;
· Undertake programmatic, as well as administrative and operational tasks related to the project activities as need, such as filling procurement requests for the project, arranging the training venue and training materials;
- Collect program data and prepare monthly dashboards and progress updates;
- Draft monthly reports as needed;
- Participate in monthly project meetings, dissemination events and other project meetings;
- Proactively discuss any issues related to the projects’ implementation with the Project Manager and with project partners.
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with all departments, partners, organizations and actors;
- Ensure all activities are carried out in accordance with IRC and donor policies;
- Other duties as assigned by the supervisor for the effective and efficient implementation of the project.
Profil
- Degree in education or adult education. Candidates with a degree in social work, psychology or a related field, in combination with proven experience in the facilitation of trainings will be considered as well;
- Minimum of two years of experience in facilitating education related or child protection trainings and building the capacity of professionals is mandatory;
- Excellent facilitation skills, including clear communication, active listening, conflict management, group dynamics management, creating an inclusive environment, timekeeping e.tc.;
- Certificate as a Trainer of Trainers;
- Proven understanding of the educational system and child protection context in Greece;
- Experience working with vulnerable children and families;
- Demonstrated understanding of and ability to maintain confidentiality and respect for the beneficiaries and partners;
· Knowledge of NGO/INGO internal processes and procedures;
- Necessary personal skills: able to learn fast and adapt the work in a changing context, proactive, flexibility, attention to detail, network and trust builder;
- Positive and professional attitude, comfortable in a multi-cultural environment;
- High competency in Office package (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Internet Explorer);
- Fluency in Greek and English.
Disclaimer Clause: This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skills, effort, duties and responsibilities associated with position.
IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability.
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The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way – Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.