About The Centre for Social Sciences Research and Action

The CeSSRA is an action-oriented, non-profit research center for and about civil society. We are a multidisciplinary space creating synergies and bridging between researchers, experts, civil society and NGO practitioners, and activists. The CeSSRA aims to foster social change through innovative uses of social science, digital technologies, and publication and exchange of knowledge.

Main Tasks

The Project Officer will be in charge of managing the Daleel Madani and Daleel el 3amal projects.

1. Project Coordination, Management, and Monitoring

• Provide coordination, effective management, and leadership to Daleel Madani, to achieve the greatest impact possible,
• Manage memberships and subscriptions, and actively expand membership base,
• Implement strategy for expansion of programme at the technical level, including features and functionalities,
• Establish work plans, set performance targets and indicators, and identify challenges and strategies to achieve programme aims in coordination with the relevant team members,
• Manage and monitor budget,
• Mobilise resources and plan for sustainability of the programme.

2. Content management of the Daleel Madani platform 

• Update and maintain Daleel Madani, organising and categorising existing content, as well as new to-be-added content and resources on the portal,
• Liaise with registered members to keep their profiles updated on DM as well as liaising with new organisations,
• Ensure the content posted on Daleel Madani is managed and reviewed in compliance with editorial guidelines and publishing standards,
• Analyse data from the programme and support in creating relevant graphs and tables,
• Contribute to the development and review of programme related internal materials and tools.

3. Communication and liaison

• Follow up on technical issues and inquiries from users of Daleel Madani and coordinate with the centre’s ICT team to resolve them,
• Ensuring a continuous and smooth communication with Daleel Madani’s members and users.
• Liaise with media outlets and follow up with media contacts to publicise the programme,
• Develop email bulletins about Daleel Madani to be sent to the mailing list. Follow up on mailing list subscriptions,
• Assist in identifying and contacting new organisations that can become members of the daleel-madani.org portal,
• Assist the team in preparing events hosted by the centre, and in preparing presentations about Daleel Madani.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher qualifications in NGO management, journalism, social sciences, or a related field.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in related field.
• Strong computer skills, Microsoft office and especially Excel.
• Ability to give and receive feedback constructively
• Fluent in Arabic and English.
• Good time management.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills required.
• Capable of working both individually and as part of a team.

*Job open for applicants in Beirut, Lebanon, or Nicosia, Cyprus.