Program Assistant

Animated Storytelling - A Training Program for Creatives in Lebanon

This program aims to provide participants with the space, mentorship, and technical know-how needed in order to create their own animated productions and increase their chances of securing jobs in the field.

The goal is to establish a local community of animation artists with the skills to create and produce animated films, videos, cartoons, and others.

On behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in partnership with Happinest implement this project as part of the Global Cultural and Creative Industries (CCI).

Job Description:

The Program Assistant will work in collaboration with the Program Coordinator on all tasks, and will report to Coordinator. 
 

Tasks and responsibilities:

1. Supporting the program coordinator, staff, and participants in all logistic issues related to implementing the program.
2. Organizing and participating in official events, meetings, workshops, seminars and other events on issues related to the project/program’s area of activity.
3. Preparing checking lists for workshops and events on request.
4. Supports in planning and scheduling meetings and appointments.
5. Ensuring flow of daily routine office work.
6. Providing support to the program coordinator in drafting reports as required.
7. Keeping score of participant and instructor attendance, including timesheets.
8. Collection of data required for monitoring and evaluation.

Required qualifications, experience, and skills

• BA in any Fine or Applied Arts field (fine arts, design, architecture).
• 2-4 years professional experience in the field, preferably in an educational environment or comparable position
• Working experience in administration and/or education
• Good organizational skills.
• Excellent knowledge of written and spoken Arabic and English. French is a plus.
• Good computer skills
• Ability to work in an intercultural environment.
• Demonstrate dependability and self-motivation.
• Maintain high level of personal integrity and reliability.