Senior Projects Officer Tripoli & the North
To apply, please submit the following documents to [email protected] not later than 30 June 2022 - A CV with not more than 4 pages with the name of job you are applying to.
As it is unlikely that we will be able to obtain a Work Permit for this role, all job applicants must already have the right to work in Lebanon.
Job Title: Senior Projects Officer Tripoli & the North
Reports to: Programmes Manager
Job location: Tripoli - Lebanon
Grade and level: 3.2
Annual Salary: Competitive annual salary based on our salary scale for Lebanese nationals
Contract Duration: 6 months (to 31 December 2022) with the possibility of extension
Employment Status: As it is unlikely that we will be able to obtain a Work Permit for this role, all job applicants must already have the right to work in Lebanon.
Job Purpose
The purpose of this job to coordinate and supervise peacebuilding projects related to dialogue, education, gender quality and social stability projects in Tripoli and in the North. Specifically this entails overseeing project activities and coordination with project partners for three projects being implemented in Tripoli and the North. The post holder will be responsible for ensuring the quality and effective delivery of the projects, maintaining relationships and communication with local partners and authorities and conducting and supporting training and monitoring activities related to the projects.
Duties and Responsibilities
Coordinate project activities in Tripoli and the North
Support implementation of the activities in Tripoli based projects as required.
Facilitate meetings with CSO and youth groups members and projects participants.
Support and coordinate with research consultants to complete data collection and analysis activities for context updates and perceptions and context monitoring.
Outreach to stakeholders, local authorities, and actors, and operating organisations that support Alert’s projects and activities in Tripoli and maintain positive working relations.
Build and regularly update list of stakeholders and partners.
Represent International Alert in meetings and events in Tripoli/North, in coordination with the Programmes Manager and Country Director.
Contribute to organisation-wide learning and exchange on the use of dialogue as methodology for peacebuilding.
Contribute to team-wide communications and knowledge management, and participate in organisation-wide events and discussions on related topics/projects
Provide regular and ad hoc context updates that support the Programmes Manager and the country team in Tripoli/North.
Assist in preparing donor reports and project completion reports, including financial reports.
Coordinate with project partners
Coordinate with local partners implementing projects in Tripoli and the North
Provide support, coaching and mentoring on social stability, Do No Harm and conflict sensitivity issues to partners working
Support facilitation of training with partners on peacebuilding, conflict sensitivity and social stability.
Project design, monitoring and evaluation
Contribute and develop ideas for new projects, building upon the impact achieved by existing projects.
Together with the MEL Manager and Programmes Manager, set up a monitoring and evaluation plans, and ensure monitoring data is collected as planned.
Monitor project progress and impact and adjust indicators and activities if necessary.
Support project evaluations, ensuring appropriate management responses if necessary.
Disseminate findings of evaluations and ongoing monitoring and lessons learned internally and externally.
Contribute to Alert more generally
Support learning and reflection activities for the Lebanon programme in coordination with the DMEL Manager.
Contribute to team-wide communications and knowledge sharing, and participate in organisation-wide events and discussions on related topics/projects;
Represent Alert’s values and ideas and be a spokesperson for the organisation at relevant conferences, seminars and other meetings, including at a high level;
Contribute to organisation-wide learning and exchange on MEL activities, approaches and tools;
Any other tasks as may be reasonably required.
Travel requirements
This post is based in Tripoli with regular travel within North Lebanon and some travel within Lebanon.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Talents
At Alert, we have introduced Talent Management to our business model as we believe talented people are crucial to the success of our work. We believe all individuals are talented and success comes in matching the right talents to the right roles. For this role, the skills, qualifications and experience listed below are important, but we believe that to be great in this job you are likely to have a talent for building and sustaining strong working relationships. This will enable you to build friendly relationship with highly committed colleagues and manage expectations. At the same time you will need to combine being well organised in your thinking and work, with being flexible enough to meet the different kinds of demands and challenges you will face. We expect you to be enthusiastic about the organisation’s mission and work but also allied to the calm ability to juggle several balls at the same time, have an appreciation of working in a multi-cultural environment, and be equally comfortable with the big challenging tasks and the small, mundane ones.
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These are the talents we will be looking for above all else.
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS
University degree in social sciences or relevant fields.
Excellent skills in dialogue facilitation and research and data collection, including remote data collection, in Lebanon.
Excellent spoken Arabic skills, and excellent writing skills in English.
Ability to work both independently / remotely and as part of a team.
Demonstrated ability to handle sensitive information with discretion and professionalism, including following data protection guidelines and establishing and observing systems for managing data safely and securely.
Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
Prior experience in context analysis, peacebuilding and conflict analysis in Lebanon, and particularly in Tripoli/North Lebanon, is essential and experience in working with local authorities and networks a strong asset.
Prior experience facilitating trainings
Prior experience working on education, social stability and in working with partners on training and coaching a plus.
Solution-oriented, strong analytical skills, and very well organised
Gets on well with others of diverse backgrounds and in diverse roles
A clear commitment to the mission and vision of International Alert
DESIRABLE REQUIREMENTS
Experience of project cycle management and gender projects
Understanding of peacebuilding issues in Lebanon
Knowledge and experience of M&E in the peacebuilding sector
SUMMARY TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Annual Salary Competitive annual salary based on our salary scale for Lebanese nationals
Benefits Private Medical insurance and NSSF
Leave entitlement 25 working days per year plus Lebanon statutory holidays.
Notice period There will be an initial three months probationary period during which notice will be 15 days on either side. On successful completion of the probationary period notice will be one month.
Working hours Full time staff are expected to work a standard 40 hours per week, a maximum of 48 hours per week, with some flexibility around start and finish times to be agreed with the line manager. All staff are required to work core hours 10am – 4pm.
ملاحظة:
دليل مدني، شبكة المجتمع المدني، يوفر للمنظمات منصة لنشر الوظائف, وليس مسؤول عن عملية التوظيف. كل منظمة مسجلة على دليل مدني هي مسؤولة بشكل فردي عن منشوراتها وعن عملية التوظيف.
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