Life Skills Officer

The Life Skills Officer is responsible for the planning, supervision, implementation, technical input, capacity building, monitoring and evaluation of World Vision’s community-based lifeskills programme, with a focus on social and emotional learning for young children and adolescents through age-appropriate curricula and approaches for ages 6-12 years and 12-18 years. Life Skills programming is delivered through a children’s/adolescent’s club format outside of school learning hours throughout the year and through summer camps outside of the scholastic year. World Vision’s approach prioritizes active learning, with children as central participants, and focuses on interaction to learn concepts, practice thinking and develop skills to support emotional expression. For older children, curricula and topics also integrate civic learning and engagement.

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• A degree in education, social sciences or any other relevant discipline and relevant certificates in capacity building, facilitation and child/adolescent participatory approaches.
• At least 3 years of experience of working in child and/or adolescent clubs, groups or summer camps. A record of accomplishment in facilitation of life skills (SEL focused) or similar projects/activities.
• Candidates can be professional trainers/facilitators with at least a 6-month diploma and 3 years of proven experience in providing ToTs and facilitation.
• Previous training or certificates in interagency life skills or SEL models (ex. UNICEF comprehensive life skills framework)
• Familiarity/experience working in existing WVI programming areas: Hebron, Bethlehem, Nablus, Jordan Valley, Qalquilya, Tubas, Tulkarim.
• Interest in supporting a rights-based approach and empowerment of children/adolescents.
• Experience with child/adolescent friendly approaches to engage children aged 6-12 and adolescents age 12-18, with gender sensitive and responsive approaches for girls and boys, and in consideration of inclusive engagement strategies.
• Good interpersonal skills and cross-cultural sensitivity, abilities to work as a team.
• Effective in written and oral communication; written and spoken English is required.
• Computer literacy (ex. use of Word, Excel, Powerpoint).
• Integrity and strong identification with World Vision’s Core Values.

Core Competencies:

☒ Deliver Results

☒ Build Relationships

☒ Learn and Develop

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World Vision is committed to the protection of children and vulnerable adults and does not employ staff whose background is not suitable for working with children or vulnerable adults