Education Project Coordinator ( Nabaa & Tripoli )

Basmeh & Zeitooneh is a registered Lebanese organization, committed to serving refugees and vulnerable communities in Lebanon, through four community centers across the country. The organization runs educational, relief, livelihoods, and protection programs, and aims to serve as an inclusive and supportive focal point for the entire community.

Basmeh & Zeitooneh has a zero-tolerance policy for sexual exploitation, abuse, and child abuse. Also, fraud, bribery, and corrupt activities.

Basmeh & Zeitooneh (B&Z) is committed to maintaining the security, confidentiality, and privacy of your personal information.

Basmeh & Zeitooneh is committed to safeguarding the well-being of children and upholding the Convention on the Rights of the Child, Basmeh & Zeitooneh maintains a zero-tolerance policy on child abuse.

Job Purpose : 

The Project Coordinator is responsible for overall project activities (ECE, BLN, and Remedial Classes in Nabaa and Tripoli) implementation, coordination, and technical support. The position will also be coordinating with the Protection team to ensure that all protection components of the project are being met and delivered.

Major Activities :

• Providing technical support to all project staff members.
• Creating work plans, risk assessments, follow-up on all project activities, and budget expenditures.
• Liaising and coordinating directly with the training partner who will be building the capacity of learning the ing center
• staff, and taking feedback from both parties for improvements and modifications.
• Ensuring all training platforms or venues are ready and prepared with follow-up on all participants.
• Ensuring coordination with teachers, coordinators and student supervisors, academic supervisor, and protection officer for all activities done under both learning centers.
• Coordinating and following up with the protection unit in Nabaa and Tripoli.
• Following up with the safeguarding focal person on the revision of the B&Z safeguarding policy.
• Communicating directly with donors and attending all partner meetings.
• Reporting directly to the donor regularly.
• Establish connections with local communities and key persons for social events.
• Any other tasks requested by the line manager.

People Management: Direct Management of Remedial Coordinator, Student Supervisor.

Education & Experience:

Education: Advanced university degree in social work or related area. A Master's degree is a plus.

Experience:

• minimum 3 years of job experience relevant to the function, in a comparable environment with non-governmental organizations.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Prior experience in delivering tasks according to tight deadlines.
• Previous experience in managing a team
• Previous experience in working with refugees
• Good skills in anticipating problems and developing solutions; - Excellent organizational and planning skills.
• Ability to work on own initiative.
• Ability to deal with administration and documentation.
• Willingness to travel frequently to rural field locations.
• Knowledge of English written and spoken.
• Computer literacy, particularly in Microsoft Office programs such as Word and Excel as well as accounting packages & other database competencies.
• Working knowledge of a range of donor rules and regulations.

Competencies:

Functional: 

• At least 5 years in humanitarian assistance and 2 years of international relief and emergency experience in the same position,
• Ability to set high standards for quality of work and quick adaptability and flexibility in a stressful environment
• Ability to manage human, technical, administrative, and financial resources.
• Facilitating and encouraging open communication in the team, communicating effectively.
• MS. Proficiency (word, excel, etc.)

Behavioral:

• Excellent Communication skills.
• High level of negotiation and diplomacy skills.
• Cultural awareness.
• Teamwork
• Planning and Organizing.
• Stress management skills: the ability to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines, with peaks of heavy workloads;
• Flexibility and adaptability; Adaptability to changing work environments and possible volatile security situations.
• Relationship building.
• Initiative
• Problem-solving and decision making
• Strategic vision
• Leadership: developing and motivating staff
• Driving and achieving results
• Humanitarian motivation and commitment to B&Z values