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CP Systems Strengthening Manager - Beirut

Beirut

  • Organization: IRC - International Rescue Committee
  • Location: Beirut
  • Grade: Mid level - Mid level
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Children's rights (health and protection)
    • Managerial positions
  • Closing Date: Closed

Requisition ID: req3765

Job Title: CP Systems Strengthening Manager - Beirut

Sector: Child Protection

Employment Category: Regular

Employment Type: Full-Time

Location: Beirut, Lebanon

Job Description

The Child Protection Systems Strengthening Manager is responsible for supporting the improvement of processes and systems in Lebanon to facilitate and ensure protection for the most vulnerable children at risk or exposed to abuse. The Manager will be responsible for all aspects of project management, with a heavy focus on their technical competencies. The Manager will have critical thinking skills and will be able to identify gaps in processes that obstruct access to justice for children. The Manager will be responsible for identifying specific gaps in process and systems that need to be improved, and will be responsible for recommending concrete solutions to address these gaps in the national system to better serve abused children. Conducting assessments to identify areas where counterparts providing services for children require technical support, in addition to how this can be provided.

The Manager will be responsible for project management including, budget development and tracking, all reporting (proposals and reports), overseeing project implementation, team management and external relations.

The Child Protection Systems Strengthening Manager will be responsible for all aspects of implementation of the technical component of programming. This includes strong diplomacy skills and the ability to build cooperative relationships with key stakeholders in the National judicial system, key government stakeholders relevant to access to justice, municipalities, police stations, community members and other stakeholders.

Major Responsibilities:

Advocacy, coordination and networking:

  • Identify key stakeholders within the Judicial system who play a key role in Access to Justice for children at risk of harm
  • Build strong relationships with formal and non- formal key leaders: judges, legal prosecutors, municipality members, head of police stations, frontline police workers, representatives of political parties.
  • Conduct ongoing assessments throughout the implementation of the program of key stakeholders involved in service provision to support strengthening their technical capacity.
  • Responsible for starting and driving the implementation of the Access to Justice for Children Program forward.
  • Responsible for developing implementation plans, actively contacting relevant stakeholders to target for advocacy initiatives, developing content and approaches for workshops.
  • Identify key community members, committees and representatives in Lebanese regions and Palestinian camps and build relationships to facilitate cooperation
  • Represent IRC as a strong advocate of child rights, more specifically of children fair and transparent access to justice
  • Proactively meet with key stakeholders on a monthly basis for project implementation.
  • Participate in coordination meeting at the national and local level when necessary
  • Liaise closely with  governmental departments and/or NGOs and partners
  • Support the Senior Child Protection Systems Strengthening manager in related activities of the Case Management Task force and collect information
  • Work closely with Legal counterparts to jointly identify specific components for technical capacity building plans, draft and deliver workshops together, based on the programs vision.
  • Flag important gaps in processes and the system to the Senior Manager to inform strategic priorities for the National Case Management Task Force.

Project Management:

  • Responsible for all aspects of budget monitoring and tracking – this includes preparing accurate spending plans, monthly reviews of budget versus actuals, amending budgets, re-aligning budgets
  • Oversee two components of the project- the direct implementation team providing child protection case management and legal services to children who require access to the judicial process
  • Prepare and monitor project detailed implementation plan and consistently review and monitor.
  • Responsible of preparing and monitoring project procurement plan in line with IRC processes.
  • Responsible of the recruitment of the project vacant positions
  • Oversee logistical and financial arrangements of all related project activities
  • Responsible of weekly/monthly reporting on the project activities, progress, targets, challenges, suggestions and lessons learnt.
  • Draft and submit monthly and quarterly donor reports
  • Provide concrete recommendations based on lessons learnt for proposals to build systems
  • Document child protection trends and highlighting major risks that affect children at risk in Lebanon.
  • Monitors activities progress and reporting: pre-posttests’ documentation and analysis, focus group discussions, surveys etc
  • Monitor and evaluate project’s progress and implementation quality in accordance with IRC M&E standards and procedures
  • Document project files

Capacity building:

  • Work closely with the legal counselor and the caseworker to ensure quality case management for children, and to synchronize case management and legal interventions for the best interest of children.
  • Identify the team’s capacity building needs and link them with internal learning opportunities within the child protection and protection teams
  • Deliver child protection trainings to staff members and support staff to make the most of the interventions they are responsible for.
  • Support different stakeholders to identify organizational and technical needs and gaps, coach partners and mentor partners staff.
  • Review and modify (when necessary) case management tools and train staff on them.
  • Support in the provision of trainings related to case management and IRC staff and local partners.

Staff Management and Development:

  • Empower staff to drive results forward for children who require safety and justice
  • Supervise and motivate the team to excel this includes a Senior capacity building officer, legal counselor and indirectly supervising the caseworker and capacity building officer to ensure we maximize our potential to influence change for children.
  • Working closely with the senior capacity building officer to support the organization and implementation of capacity building activities such as workshops, trainings, discussion meeting and learning sessions around transparency measures and access to justice for children, clinical management of rape, and steps for Physical Examination and Forensic Testing protocols, child friendly communication, accountability, transparency, etc.
  • Provide support to the caseworker in complex case and ensure cases fit within the required profile of the program on Access to Justice
  • Provide constructive feedback and counsel on appropriate career paths and professional development.
  • Promote and monitor staff care and well-being; approve and manage all leave requests to ensure adequate coverage.
  • Offer leadership support for successful adherence by staff to IRC’s Global HR Operating Policies and Procedures.

Other essential tasks:

  • Results oriented and driven
  • Motivated and Inspired to drive the program forward
  • Respect IRC policies and procedures for HR/Finance and Supply chains to ensure smooth project implementation;
  • Other duties as assigned by the supervisor to enable and develop IRC programs

Key Working Relationships:

Position Reports to:  Senior Child Protection Systems Strengthening Manager
Position directly supervises: 

  • Senior Capacity Building Officer
  • CP Case worker
  • Legal counselor
  • Capacity building Officer
Indirect Reporting: Child Protection coordinator

Qualifications

Education: Bachelor or Master’s degree in Social work, law or related field

Work Experience:

  • Minimum of 6 years of experience in managing humanitarian projects
  • Extensive experience in child protection and case management
  • Strong experience is managing capacity building programs, delivering trainings and coaching activities.
  • Experience in working in juvenile justice and working with the Lebanese justice system is strongly preferable.

 Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:

  • Strong management skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Strong leadership skills
  • Self-driven person
  • Strong advocate of child rights and child protection

Language Skills:  Strong English and Arabic speaking and writing skills

The position is based in Beirut or Tripoli with 60% travels to Tripoli and Akkar

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