Country Director – Lebanon

Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights
 
Country Director – Lebanon
 

Lebanon Country Director           
Location:                             Beirut, Lebanon               
Closing Date:                     N/A
 
About Heartland Alliance: Heartland Alliance (HA) advances the human rights and responds to the human needs of endangered populations—particularly the poor, the isolated, and the displaced—through the provision of comprehensive and respectful services and the promotion of permanent solutions leading to a more just global society. In Lebanon, HA provides holistic services focusing on psychosocial support, violence prevention, livelihoods strengthening and social cohesion to diverse vulnerable populations affected by the Syrian refugee crisis, including women and girls, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) individuals, and survivors of Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV), torture and trauma.
Summary: The Country Director provides the strategic vision and leadership for Heartland Alliance (HA)’s Lebanon country office. S/he has overall supervision over safety and security, operations, programs and support services. The CD is responsible for the quality and effectiveness of HA’s country plan. S/he is responsible and accountable for fundraising and budget management, developing, coordinating and managing all project activities, building and strengthening relationships with donors and partners, and managing and mentoring a motivated, professional team. Reporting to the Director of Social & Economic Justice Programs, the Country Director will work closely with, and receive support from headquarters program technical units, safety and security services, finance, and operations staff.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Strategic Planning and Management

Working closely with the Regional Director to develop a strategic direction and plan for the country program in accordance with HA’s mission and program framework

Program Quality and Development

Leading program development processes; designing and reviewing project proposals and budgets
General coordination of HA’s overall projects activities ensuring their implementation in compliance with the grant agreement and according to schedule
Supervising project planning, organization, financial, technical and human resources ensuring outputs are achieved on time and within the allocated budget
Supervising technical direction on the implementation of the project at all levels. Ensuring activities are in accordance with the adopted standards, cost efficient, and meet local requirements.
Setting up a monitoring and evaluation plan and ensuring that project documentation and performance reports are according to HA and Donors rules and standards

Key Partner and Donor Relations

Maintaining and strengthening partner relationships with project beneficiaries and local authorities through continuous follow up, technical support and representation and ensuring their empowerment to identify and articulate their needs and priorities through a participatory process.
Identifying and liaising with all relevant stakeholders: INGOs, local NGOs, UN, donors, host government
Developing and maintaining a high level of understanding of donor priorities and strategic approaches, country plans and planned funding initiatives
Developing, strengthening and diversifying relationships with a wide range of range of donors
Representing HA at high-level inter-agency levels; maintaining and expanding participation with key donors, host government, local stakeholders and relevant policy and coordinating bodies

Fundraising and Budget Management

Supervising financial, administrative and logistical processes such as requesting the advancement of project funds; preparing periodical working budget, supervising preparation of cost estimation, procurement procedures for goods, services and works, contracting, payments, accountability; drafting financial reporting

Security and Operations Management

Monitoring the security situation and actively participating in national-level security groups such as the Lebanon INGO Safety and Security Forum (LISSF); providing security updates to staff and affiliates in a timely manner
Maintaining and regularly updating the HA Lebanon Security Plan; ensuring the consistent monitoring and analysis of the security environment and adherence by all staff to security protocols and procedures
Working with country, regional and headquarters staff for the development, implementation and monitoring of financial and operational policy and procedures to ensure constant compliance with HA and donor policies

Human Resource Management, Staff Development and Retention

Implementing office and management procedures, security and recruiting/supervising staff
Fostering effective collaboration within the country team and with regional and headquarters staff

Supervisory Responsibilities: The Country Director leads and supervises existing projects, develops new programs and coordinates operations in Lebanon, and represents HA Lebanon externally. S/he supervises and manages all country-based staff and affiliates, ensuring staff development and retention through continuous mentoring and training.
Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience: Demonstrated program management experience in humanitarian or complex crises including highly volatile situations. Substantial experience in safety and security management. Solid understanding of the political and humanitarian context in Lebanon and the region.
Fundraising Skills: Program development and fundraising experience; prior experience with a wide range of international donors.
Management Skills: Experience working with cross-cultural teams to make strategic decisions about program implementation, program growth, and donor relations.
Language Skills: Must have written and spoken fluency in English, and ideally Arabic or French.
Communication Skills: Listens and gets clarification, responds well to questions and feedback, participates in meetings, effectively communicates utilizing a variety of technologies such as phone or video phone (i.e. Skype, Google Hangout), writes clearly and informatively, and edits work for clarity, style, spelling and grammar.
Computer Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, Outlook/Exchange; Windows operating systems; and other software routinely used by Heartland Alliance.
Reasoning Ability: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear.
The employee is regularly required to sit, stand and walk.
The employee is regularly required to use hands to key, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.
The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, climb and/or crawl.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee may be required to remain on Organization premises during breaks and/or meal periods and may be required to stay on Organization premises until their replacement arrives.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions.
The noise in the work environment is moderate.

*Please note that we do not consider resumes sent by email, fax or postal mail.
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