Protection Center’s Team Leader (3 months Contract)

Overview of Bonyan Organization

Independent non-profit organization care about the Syrian affairs, established in 2004

where it started its activities in the city of Aleppo north of Syria and was licensed in turkey in 2014

Bonyan’s refugee response program is structured around three axes: education, protection, and livelihoods.

Vision:

People’s development makes them prepared and responsible aiming to the rise of the Syrian society and the creation of its civilization.

Mission:

We work to improve the Quality of Education and strengthen the values to contribute to the rise of Syrian society.

Our Value:

Proficiency – Initiative – Welfare – Abundance

Job Description Details:**

Job purpose:

This is a 3-month Team leader position based in Gaziantep. You will report to the Project Coordinator and manage the center team

Duties and Responsibilities:

· Managing Children Center with direct supervision from Project Coordinator.

· Overall coordination of all center activities, and ensuring proper and consistent implementation of the project activities such as but not limited to: Structured phyco-social support for refugee and host community children, caregiver engagement activities, and community engagement activities.

· Coordination and programming of all center staff duties and responsibilities.

· Overseeing, reporting, and solving maintenance problems in the center.

· In coordination with the M&E team ensure smooth and effective registration processes for beneficiaries, with relevant data collection (pre-post tests, etc.).

· Play a central role in building a strong communication network and ensure updated communication with all local agencies, and INGOs, local NGOs in concern.

· Coordinate activities with local government authorities and institutions. Establish and maintain good relations with key government stakeholders.

· Attending various meetings, workshops, and conferences and follows up on all educational meetings to maintain professional development growth.

· Assist project coordinator with internal & external reporting tasks.

· Seek community input on the type and timing of activities to be held at the center.

· Ensure that center provides and consistently maintains a safe environment for project participants and beneficiaries. Maintain good relations with beneficiaries, the parents, staff, and volunteers.

· Contribute and suggest all protection and education project proposals relevant to the center’s function.

· Play a key role for referrals from a to center.

· Perform any other tasks under the guidance of the direct supervisor

Academic Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree (preferable in education, psychology, sociology or) in the related subject area

Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.

Requirements:**

· 2 years of experience in protection or education or relevant field, preferably with NGOs.

· Turkish is essential and proficiency in English is required

Skills

· Excellent communication, reporting, and interpersonal skills.

· Strong problem solving and communication skills

· Ability to work independently and take initiative

· Commitment to humanitarian principles and values

· Commitment to equal opportunity and gender practice

· Willingness to contribute to the expansion of a dedicated, multicultural organization

· Basic or advanced Arabic skills

· Ability to organize and prioritize workload, using initiative when appropriate

· Good team player, flexible and capable of working with a multicultural team and culturally sensitive

· Ability to cope with stress; work under pressure often to strict deadlines

· Flexibility, adaptability, sense of humor, and patience

· Facilitation and interpersonal skills