Communication and Business Development Lead/Director

Project Background:

The USAID/Lebanon Trade and investment Facilitation (TIF) Activity will facilitate the export of Lebanese goods and services to generate foreign exchange through investments and business enabling environment reform that simultaneously promote job creation, income generation, and improved livelihoods throughout the country. TIF has three objectives: 1) increased exports of Lebanese goods and services, 2) investment facilitation leading to increased domestic investment, and 3) improved business and investment enabling environment. Communicating results through outreach and sharing knowledge with private and public sectors is a crosscutting objective.

Purpose:

The Communication and Business Development Lead/Director reports to the Chief of Party and oversees project communication and provides technical direction for business development and trade activities. S/he leads the Communication team and Objective 1, developing activities to be implemented under the activities pool and partnership fund and oversees implementation of grants in close collaboration with the Director of Finance and Operations and grants team to ensure quality and timeliness of deliverables.

Responsibilities and Key Tasks:

• Plan and execute the project’s overall communication strategy and messaging.
• Coordinate high-profile events, delegations, field visits by US and Lebanese government officials.
• Represent TIF at events and meetings as required and liaise with relevant stakeholders,
• Manage programmatic events and initiatives (e.g. conferences and other events).
• Develop, approve, and update promotional material to ensure program documentation is branded correctly and consistently.
• Oversee development and implementation of Objective 1 strategies and activities to increase Lebanon's exports of goods and services.
• As part of TIF Core Management Team, contribute to decisions related to technical strategy; review, and approval of disbursements under the TAHWIL Facility; and programmatic collaboration, learning, and adaptation.
• Lead development of sector strategies/action plans through co-creation exercises with key partners.
• Play key role in initiating firm-level partnerships and building partnership network. 
• Coordinate with the private sector to diversify and expand market access and networks.
• Lead implementation of sector- and firm-level activities to strengthen Lebanon's ability to meet buyer cost and quality requirements (domestic and export).
• Oversee strategic efforts to build capacity of trade support institutions and service providers, providing technical assistance and positioning trade support institutions and BDS providers deliver these services beyond the life of TIF.
• Reports to COP and coordinate all Objective One activities with the Senior Technical Director.
• Supervise Communication and Objective 1 teams.
• Other tasks as required.