Euromed Advocacy Coordinator

Project Name: Decent Work, Social Protection and Freedom of Association in Mena: Mobilising for Social Justice by Strengthening and Promoting CSOs, Social Movements and (Independent) Trade Union’s Role in Reform and Democratic Changes. It covers on Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine and Tunisia in the MENA region.
 
A brief about the Platform
Euromed Non-Governmental Platform is a regional network of autonomous actors of the civil society (networks, foundations, international and national and regional non-governmental organizations) representing different countries of the Euro- Mediterranean region.  The Euromed Non-Governmental Platform gathers Civil Society actors from all Euro-Mediterranean region. Its actions aim to influence the action plans and policies implemented within the Euromed partnership. Its work aims at:

Strengthening an autonomous civil society in the Euromed region, through building a genuine space for dialogue and debate, mainly through the establishment of the Euromed civil forums.
Promoting, through a mastered process, networking and research for synergies between actors of civil society that are involved in fields of human rights, gender equality, intercultural dialogue, environment, migration, youth, social and economic rights…and active in the Mediterranean region.

 
Background of the Project
Given the challenges with regards to Decent work and social protection (DWSP) and Freedom of association (FoA) in the region, the project aims to improve the situation of the target groups, local co-applicants and affiliated entities by empowering CSOs, social movements, representative and membership-based organisations and (independent) trade unions through:
1. Raising the representativeness and influence of the civil society in overall society; Improve their ability to analyze the root-causes of poverty and social exclusion and their ability to formulate evidence-based policy recommendations;
2. Increasing the awareness of decision makers on the added value of engaging civil society participation in policy making processes related to DWSP and FoA;
3. Enhancing the participation of civil society in European decision making process regarding the Middle East and North Africa region.
The project involves a multi-level structure, with activities implemented at national and regional levels around the main themes of the project and in a coherent structure. Euromed NGO Platform is the regional partner of the project and will implement the activities in coordination with Arab NGO Network for Development (ANND) (which holds the Platform presidency). (www.annd.org)
 
The advocacy coordinator
 
The advocacy coordinator, based in Beirut at ANND offices, will be responsible for the coordination work of the platform and the good implementation of the project. He/She will report to the Platform President and Board members and will closely cooperate with ANND Programs team.

 
 
Key Responsibilities:  
 
1-      Coordination and communication

Ensure effective coordination among the platform members, the president and the board.
Ensure effective coordination with Project Partners including the lead implementer (Solidar (http://solidar.org/), the national focal points in the organization of the main activities included in the project document
Ensure effective coordination with ANND on regional activities and European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) related work.
Coordinate the media and communication tools (including the relation with the media, feeding the website and activating the social media) and issuing of Platform e-newsletter (every 3 months) in coordination with French Euro-med Network (REF)( http://www.euromed-france.org/) .

 
 
2-      Ensure the effective implementation of the project regional activities according to the regional action plan of the project, including:

Regional Conference-good practice exchanges
Coordination of two thematic regional sub-working groups
Organization the work on the Online tracking board on the basis of the Progress Monitoring Process.
Coordinate the ENP progress reporting in cooperation with ANND.
Reporting on implementation of Regional Partner activities

 
Key Competencies:

University degree in a relevant area (international relations, political or social sciences, law, development)
Knowledge of European Neighborhood Policy (ENP), ENP monitoring processes, and EU-Arab partnership is a strong asset
Oral and written communication skills
Fluency in English, Arabic and working knowledge of French is an asset
Prior working experience with NGOs and/or Networks is an asset
Good skills in using Microsoft Office software and other commonly used software

 
Starting date: Asap
Location: Beirut, Lebanon
Duration: one-year full time contract (renewable) with competitive remuneration.
 
 
Interested applicants should send their CV and cover letter to [email protected] and [email protected] clearly indicating the title as “ Euromed Advocacy Coordinator” in the subject line of the message. The deadline for the submission of applications is  15 March 2015. Interviews will take place by the end of March.