Project Management Consultant

1. About the organization
Borderless is a non-governmental organization (NGO) with a mission to uplift marginalized communities, particularly in Lebanon. Our vision is to address structural barriers to overcoming hardships faced by disadvantaged and at-risk populations, including patterns of discrimination, lack of access to essential services, conflict, and social disorder. Our focus areas include providing support to children, youth, and women through integrated programs aimed at education, livelihood, protection, advocacy, and capacity-building.
2. Assignment Overview
Conduct a capacity building program for Borderless’ operations and programs team.
3. Tasks and Deliverables
a. Conduct Project Management Assessment: Project and Programs Manual; best strategies and practices.
- The consultant will conduct a thorough assessment of risks associated with Borderless NGO's operations, including but not limited to financial, operational, reputational, compliance risks, programmatic, social environmental risk, and risk escalation procedures. This assessment will involve reviewing current practices, policies, and procedures, as well as conducting interviews with key stakeholders.
- Share the findings, recommendations and final assessment report with Borderless team
b. Identify Key Risks
- Based on the assessment, the consultant will identify and prioritize key gaps that pose the greatest threat to the organization's project management strategies, and develop the capacity building program based on the assessment.
- Based on the findings, the consultant is required to submit an outline of the capacity building program covering the remaining days, with an estimated duration of each topic.
c. Develop Project and Programs Manual Framework
- Using the findings from the project management assessment, the consultant will develop a comprehensive Project Management Framework tailored to the specific needs and context of Borderless NGO. This framework will outline strategies, policies, and procedures for managing projects under several different sectors.
d. Implement Project Management Strategies
- The consultant will work closely with Borderless NGO's leadership team to implement the recommended project management strategies outlined in the Project Management Framework. This may include developing and managing budgets, utilizing resources efficiently, establishing monitoring mechanisms, coordinating with key stakeholders, identifying project risks, developing innovative solutions that help achieve organizational goals. and providing training to staff on project management best practices.
e. Measuring Impact:

- Develop tools that measure the impact of the capacity building program (such as training feedback, pre/post assessments, etc.)
- A final Project and Programs Manual should be established by the end of the capacity building program.
f. The consultant must commit to:
- Sharing the assessment, capacity building program outline and training material with the Borderless team for final confirmation
- Abide by Borderless’ reporting mechanism to allow continuous monitoring of activities
- Identify and communicate risks/challenges to Borderless team and call for intervention when required