Project Officer

I. INTRODUCTION

The Lebanon Reforestation Initiative (LRI) is a Lebanese NGO registered at the Ministry of Interior and Municipalities under no. 1186 on 18 June 2014, which aims to expand, manage and protect Lebanon’s forests and landscapes through a community-based approach. We work on building resilient communities to environmental threats, increasing environmental awareness and education, advocating for forest conservation, and advancing research in the forestry field.

II. TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Project Officer at the Lebanon Reforestation Initiative (LRI) is responsible of the project’s finance and procurement processes. S/he applies Project Officer principles and procedures, provides accurate and timely information to LRI Project Manager and LRI Project Director, and ensures Project Officer procedures.

The Project Officer is expected to perform the below duties:

• Prepare project procurement plan, place purchase requests, and follow up with procurement team on weekly basis.
• Track invoices and expenses through project budget tracker.
• Develop MoUs, agreements and handover documents.
• Prepare and track delivery notes for all tools, equipment and seedlings delivered to the sites.
• Track field officers reporting sheets and provide weekly analysis report to the Project Coordinator and Manager.
• Support the project manager in project-related tasks.

III. REQUIREMENTS

The Project Coordinator should possess the following competencies, skills, and experience:

• More than 3 years of experience as project officer.
• Bachelor in Business administration, Finance, agriculture or related filed
• Knowledge of project finance and data analysis.
• Knowledge in environment/agriculture is a plus.
• Strong analytical, communication and inter-personal skills.
• Excellent reporting and presentation skills.
• Fluency in both written and spoken English and Arabic.