Requires a Cover Letter?: 
yes
Application Submissions Guideline: 

How to apply

Interested applicants should submit the following information to [email protected] no later than October 25th,  2018:

  • An up-to-date CV
  • A covering letter describing the applicant’s suitability for the position
  • A proposed all-inclusive monthly fee in US dollars. The monthly fee shall include all taxes, social security contributions, pension costs, leave provisions, overheads or other costs. It shall be based on the terms of the attached draft contract and reflect the maximum number of working days set out in the contract. The fee will be paid based on days worked each month. Travel and communications costs will be paid separately.

 

Any questions about the position should be sent via email to [email protected]. Unsuccessful applicants will be advised by email once a final decision on the recruitment has been made.

Contact Person Name: 
Corinne Sakr
Contact Person Position: 
National Project Manager
Contact Person Email: 
Description: 

The position will report to the National Project Manager in Lebanon. The Senior Field Officer will work from the office in Halba with consistent day to day coaching to the selected partners under this umbrella of this project.

The Senior Field Officer will be responsible for:
- Contributing to overall project conceptualization and methodological approach
- Contributing to planning and reporting in cooperation with National Team of SKL I.
- Supporting in signing MoUs with the selected Local Partners.
- Supporting in assessing capacity, assets, and resources of SKL I Local Partners.
- Supporting in providing Staff capacity and consistent coaching to them.
- Supporting in formulating institutional development strategy of SKL I Local Partners.
- Validating the strategic plan with the selected partner with other actors.
- Supporting in developing systems and processes of the selected SKL I Local Partners.
- Piloting data collection and supporting database management
- Supporting the Local Partners in the coordination with the local Stakeholders.
- Supporting international experts and consultants during missions to Lebanon.
- Continuously monitoring and reporting on developments to the Line Manager.
- Representing SKL International in meetings.
- Carrying out other duties and responsibilities as agreed with SKL International.

Profile and qualifications
The Senior Field Officer should be a Lebanese national with the following personal characteristics:
- Be proactive, structured and take responsibility for achieving results
- Have a high degree of initiative and self-motivation, with an ability to identify risks and opportunities and respond accordingly
- Have high professional and personal integrity
- Own strong analytical abilities
- Demonstrate flexibility, conflict sensitivity, and good judgment, and be able to solve issues in consultation with others
- Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

The Senior Field Officer should meet the following formal requirements:
- Relevant academic education, minimum Bachelor´s degree, or practical experience proved to be equivalent.
- Minimum 3 years’ experience of community development(working with Municipalities, engaging with local partner…) and team leadership in and international development and/or local/regional government context.
- Experience from working with local governance and institutional systems development
- Proven experience of applying results-based management in project contexts´
- Proven experience of applying gender and conflict analysis in project management
- Strong verbal and written command of English and in Arabic, French is an asset.

Additional aspects considered a strong merit for the position includes the experience of working with:
- International development cooperation – for example, through consultancy work, foreign missions, international organization or comparable institutions/organizations
- Subject areas such as municipal service delivery, organizational development, leadership & management, local economic development, strategic planning, gender, social stability issues, community mobilization, citizen participation
- Experience working in Akkar

The assignment is expected to start in November-December 2018.
Contracting
The Senior Field Officer will be engaged as a full-time consultant through a consulting contract. The contract will initially be until September 2019 but is expected to be extended to 31 December 2020 subject to the Swedish Government’s approval of the project financing.

Expired

NOTE:

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Last modified: 
26 Nov, 2018
Intervention Sector(s):
Development
Application Deadline:
Thursday, 25 October 2018
Contract Type:
Full Time
Period of Employment:
2 years
Salary
N/A
Salary Range:
2000 to 2500 (USD)
Education Degree:
Bachelor Degree
Education Degree Details:
• Relevant academic education, minimum Bachelor´s degree, or practical experience proved to be equivalent.
Experience Requirements:
3 to 5 years
Arabic Language:
Fluent
English Language:
Fluent
French Language:
Basic
Country/City: 
  • Lebanon
  • Aakkar