The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is looking for an ECD Technical Manager to provide strategic and technical leadership for designing and implementing an integrated Early Childhood Development (ECD) package in Lebanon. In this role, you will ensure the initiative aligns with national frameworks, build the capacity of frontline workers, and coordinate with national stakeholders to restore safety, dignity, and hope for those we serve.
What You'll Do
- Lead the development of an integrated ECD package for household visits and group sessions, aligned with the National Curriculum Framework (NCF) and evidence-based models.
- Adapt curricula, tools, and materials to the Lebanese context, reflecting identified needs, contextual challenges, and cross-cutting priorities.
- Integrate disability inclusion, MHPSS, and child protection components into the ECD package, in close coordination with IRC’s technical units.
- Develop a caregiver kit and age-appropriate learning materials to support caregiver engagement and behavior change.
- Review existing ECD-related programs and initiatives to capture lessons learned, assess cost implications, and propose a practical plan for national scale-up.
- Ensure the ECD package aligns with national systems, social service programs, databases, and established referral pathways.
- Advise on national policy and programmatic integration of ECD approaches, providing technical expertise as needed.
- Design tailored training modules, facilitation guidelines, and job aids for various frontline worker roles.
- Deliver training sessions to frontline workers piloting household visits and group sessions on ECD principles, caregiver engagement, safe identification and referral, and integrated service delivery.
- Facilitate Training of Trainers (ToT) for selected MoSA social workers to enable cascade training of remaining frontline workers beyond the pilot phase.
- Provide ongoing technical support, mentoring, and supervision at field level in three governorates to ensure quality implementation.
- Support monitoring and evaluation of ECD package implementation, ensuring lessons learned inform adaptation and scale-up.
- Maintain oversight of technical quality and consistency of ECD content and service delivery across household visits and group sessions through regular national-level field visits.
- Contribute to documentation, reports, and dissemination of best practices at national and field levels.
What We're Looking For
- Master or Bachelor of Arts in ECD or a relevant certificate; a Teaching Diploma for early childhood, nutrition, or a related field is required.
- Strong understanding of the ECD context in Lebanon.
- Demonstrated understanding of Monitoring and Evaluation tools.
- Experience in curriculum development under ECD (early learning, health and nutrition, parenting, safety).
- Working experience with the Government (MoSA, MEHE, MoPH).
- Working experience in NGOs/INGOs.
- Excellent problem-solving, coordination, and communication skills, with adaptability and flexibility.
- A positive and professional attitude, including the ability to work well in a team.
- Strong ability to organize work, meet deadlines, prioritize work under pressure, and coordinate multiple tasks.
Team & Environment
This position reports to the ECD Specialist or ECD Senior Manager. You will collaborate internally with the ECD Project Manager, ECD Senior Officers, ECD Specialist, Program Team, and IRC’s technical units and focal points (Education-ECD, Health and nutrition, Child protection, inclusion). External coordination will be with MoSA, Social Development Centers (SDCs), MoPH, MEHE, other ECD partners, technical consultants, and service providers.
Work Mode
This is a local-country position based in Beirut, Lebanon.
The IRC and its employees must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way, our code of conduct, which are integrity, service, accountability, and equality.
