June 2021-Present

Child Protection Sector Coordinator

Coordinate CPiEWG and collaborate with the broader protection and other coordination mechanisms by ensuring and facilitating active participation from key actors, including, in particular the Government of Lebanon, specifically the Ministry of Social Affairs and at municipal level the child protection units within the Social Development Centres and children`s services;

Support the national coordinator of the CPiEWG and ensure sub-national level coordination and that issues related to children are closely coordinated.

Support the Ministry of Social Affairs (MoSA) to strengthen its capacity to play an increasingly active and leading role in the coordination of the Child Protection Sector;

Ensure Child protection in emergencies working group is coordinated through demonstrated meetings (at least 1x a month), capacity building plan developed (including general CPiE, IDTR, PSS and CPRA, CPIMS) in line with commitments of the sector under the LCRP and subsequent response plans adopted;

Ensure engagement of Core Group members on monthly basis or as deemed necessary for discussing specific CP priority issues and for other technical or sensitive decisions and advocacy;

Ensure participation and active support to PSS Committee and CMTF specially in regard to upkeeping tasks in sector annual workplan and also to support in the review, production and dissemination of technical tools, guidance and material;

Carry an annual CP retreat to identify key sector priorities and develop a yearly action plan for the sector;

Continue to issue CP Real Time Monitoring (RTM) reports (bi-monthly) that capture the situation on the ground as reported by CP sector partners and flag on gaps, accessibility issues and emerging CP trends and behaviors

Closely work with protection working groups and other Inter-Sector and Inter-Agency coordination meetings, as well as field-based coordination as needed; Child Protection sectoral planning documents maintained and updated regularly, including contingency planning, 4Ws, contingency planning for emergency in close collaboration with relevant partners;

Support and train child protection focal points at sub-national levels who are coordinating the CPiEWG;

Support the implementation of the any needs assessment to inform response by members of the CPiEWG in the targeted locations, and support the development of systems for monitoring the needs of children affected by the crisis;

Via the CPiEWG (and supported by the UNICEF, and MOSA CP IMO), facilitate:

Completion of a 4Ws matrix, mapping out child protection interventions and gaps to inform response;

- Development of a child protection strategy for the LCRP;

- A strategic action/work plan and budget for the CPiEWG for current work in line with sector and regional work plans: RRP, government plans;

In close consultation with MOSA, Core Group members, CP colleagues and partners, develop a child protection advocacy strategy for the CPiEWG and associated key messages taking into consideration the overall refugee protection strategy both at regional and national levels;

Collaborate with the Protection, GBV and other relevant response areas to ensure holistic protection responses. Assist other sectors to mainstream child protection measures into their sector plans, assessments and activities;

Advance cross-sectoral work with Education, Livelihood, Food Security and other sectors as deemed necessary for advancing joint programing;

Develop child protection tools (such as tools for monitoring cross-sectoral case management and checklists for field monitors to monitor child protection issues including service directories and SOP for referrals) in close collaboration with PSS Committee and CMTF and in consultation with other coordination working groups; this is key to standardize interventions (e.g. checklists on CFS, case management, BIDs);

Facilitate and support training of CPiEWG members on tools developed;

Facilitate the Child Protection Sector to develop and deliver projects that respond to overall child protection priorities in the context of the crisis and identified child protection issues including importantly refugee priorities and advocate for appropriate funding for the sector in line with global standards and best practices.;

Provide training to chairs of CPiEWG on roles and responsibilities of CP coordinator with particular emphasis on immediate onset emergency/response so that chairs and members of CPiEWG;

Facilitate and lead in the development of contingency planning for the sector;

Coordinate with other sub-regional coordinators UNICEF MENARO and UNHCR Regional Office in Amman on trends in abuse, violence and exploitation of Syrian refugee children, as well as the incidence and response for unaccompanied and separated children