Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist - World Learning - Lebanon

World Learning has an immediate vacancy for a Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist for the USAID-funded “Expand Your Horizon” (EYH) program in Lebanon. Duration: about 2 years. Lebanese nationals are highly encouraged to apply. Please transmit CV and cover letter (in English) with the post title on the subject line explaining why you are best qualified for this position. Please also provide three professional references with contact information. Only finalist candidates will be contacted.

Background: This position supports a technical training and capacity building project in Lebanon. The program is intended to contribute to building the capacity of Lebanese organizations and individuals to act as catalysts for democratic reform, economic growth and social stabilization of Lebanon.

The Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist will be of Lebanese nationality. S/he will report to the Project Director and have strong capacities in needs assessment, monitoring performance of the project, and rigorously tracking and evaluating the impact.

Specific Responsibilities:
1. Design
- In collaboration with technical specialists, prepare results frame works, performance monitoring and evaluation plans for new programs/proposals, including indicators, data collection methodologies, measurement tools and analysis and reporting protocols; conduct in-house staff training.
- In addition to project-specific indicators, develop project-wide indicators for each sector and collect, synthesize and report as needed.

2. Monitoring
- Establish project monitoring systems, including overall design, instrumentation, data collection/aggregation, and analysis. Oversee the quality and processing of data collection where required. As needed, work with/train project staff, grantees and local partners in monitoring activities.
- Review, improve and disseminate general project reporting guidelines, for both periodic and final project reports.
- In collaboration with appropriate project and/or technical staff, review project reports (be they quarterly, semi-annual or annual, performance monitoring plan reporting, work plan development, and so on) for quality and to ensure that reports and other project documents capture progress, effectiveness, and impact of programs; ensure that results of report reviews are constructively fed back to project teams.
- Develop internal database, or add to existing knowledge management systems, in order to fully house and capture project successes, results and/or challenges.
- Ensure compliance with program standards expected/required by external oversight agencies.

3. Evaluation
- Develop overall strategy for program evaluation strategies and systems.
- Lead teams for internal or donor-required evaluation. Working with assigned project manager or field-based project directors, design scopes of work, methodologies, time lines, products and deliverables, manage external consultants, interact with donors when needed, review products for quality.

Desired Skills and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in a field related to international development and/or social sciences.
- Minimum five years relevant experience in field of M&E.
- Demonstrated experience in monitoring and evaluation design, applied research, indicator development; strong analytical skills; understanding of donor requirements and expectations, particularly the USG is preferable. Excellent oral and written English communication.
- Excellent inter-personal, inter-cultural and teamwork skills, as well as sound judgment and strong initiative, as needed to work independently. Ability to mentor and provide training.
- Good computer skills essential, including Word, Excel, project and database management, statistical packages.
- Lebanese encouraged to apply

recruitment4@worldlearning.org

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Project Manager - Mada Association - Lebanon

The Project Manager will be responsible for managing the overall implementation of an Education project funded by UNICEF and in partnership with two other NGO’s. The project aims to build a supportive, protective and healthy learning environment for children through empowering school staff, parents, community and Ministry of Education. The project will take place in four schools of Akkar and will continue supporting concerned stakeholders in 4 other schools of Akkar already concerned by similar activities last year.

The project manager will be based in Mada’s office in Beirut with field visits to Akkar.

Internal interfaces
- Executive Coordinator
- Financial Administrator
- Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
- Project Coordinator
- Field Officers/Coaches

External interfaces
- Donor
- Partner NGO’s ARC and IQRA
- Representatives of Ministry of Education
- School staff
- Committee members
- Parents
- Local community
- Students

Project Management Responsibilities
- Prepare and oversee the implementation of the project as already planned, ensuring the timely delivery of a quality project in close coordination and with the support of the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer.
- Ensure appropriate budget management practices are followed by the three partners and all financial reporting practices are in line with donor requirements in coordination with the Financial Coordinator
- Track monthly financial reports and work to prevent cost overruns and under-runs on projected expenditures
- Identify gaps in funding and plan for resource mobilization to address these gaps to ensure the highest impact possible
- Foresee necessary modifications and establish related communication with funding agency
- Produce progress, interim and final narrative reports to donor and ensure their timely submission; review and approve financial reports provided by the financial and administrative coordinator
- Draft Terms of References, contracts, Memorandum of Understanding, etc…
- Recruit Mada’s project staff and trainers and consultants and monitor their quality of work
- Draft Terms of References, contracts, Memorandum of Understanding, etc…

Partnership Management and Coordination Responsibilities
- Initiate the establishment of a Project Management Unit (PMU) consisting of the most senior staff members working on the project with each of the partner organisations.
- Organize and facilitate monthly meeting of the PMU to report on progress, discuss challenges faced and changes in the operational context
- Liaise with donor, partners and staff and ensure a proper flow of information and communication both internally and externally
- Participate in U.N interagency coordination meetings and NGO sector coordination groups
- Conduct regular field monitoring visits to ensure proper implementation of planned activities

Team Work and Staff Supervision Responsibilities
- Supervise Project Coordinator and support his coordination work with field officers
- Organize monthly meetings with the Mada’s project staff
- Actively support team cohesion and a positive work environment
- Participate in Mada’s coordination meetings

Requirements
- Experience required: 3 to 5 years
- Education degree: Masters Degree Field of education: Master Degree in Project Management, Development Studies, Social Science or any other relevant field

Send CV while writing the position applying for as a subject to vacancy@mada.org.lb

Deadline Aug-15-2013

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Psycho-Social Counsellor - SDC/MADA - Lebanon

The role of the social worker is to help the project assistants to cope better with the problems resulting from the stress of their work with the beneficiaries when registering and verifying beneficiaries. This person should ideally dispose of a toolbox of methods including teaching teamwork, cooperation, and respect for people living in especially difficult situations, to assist the three teams of project assistants who are challenged by working in a stressful environment.

Depending on the available professional background and experience the role of the social worker is to work with the project team in implementing a suitable programme of activities raising the teams’ sensibility for refugees and their hosts in the project area. The social worker will plan and lead discussions that could include issues such as health, violence, rights of the women and children and work with traumatized people in general.

Specific Responsibilities and Tasks:
- To work closely with the project team, in particular the Project Manager and MADA’s Knowledge Management Coordinator, advising on all issues relevant to implementing the project’s regular activities with registering beneficiaries and refugees hosted by them.
- Providing support for the project team to implement regular programme activities, i.e.assist in registrations and verifications of beneficiaries.
- Develop relationships with local authorities such as mukhtars, mayors, imams, teachers, parents, children, and other relevant stakeholders.
Network with other organisations working in the project area (UN, INGOs) and participate in relevant meetings with them.
- Monitoring and evaluation are important responsibilities as well as providing supporting material for reports, including case studies and also produce reports on psychosocial activities undertaken (Maintain case history records and prepare reports).
- Developing and managing a referral system for vulnerable women, children and traumatized persons.
- To accompany the project teams during registration and verification of beneficiaries and support the teams in routine tasks.
- Conducting interviews with beneficiaries and their families to assess and review their situation
- To participate in team meetings
- To organise and facilitate community events and outreach courses (which may be scheduled on evenings and weekends).
- To travel to classes, attend meetings with the communities, and conduct workshops in different geographical locations throughout the project area.

Applicant’s Profile:
- A mature personality, preferably a woman
- Solid professional background in Social Work, psycho-social counselling or related field
- At least 3 years of experience in a similar role
- Experience with refugees/vulnerable populations essential
fluency in Arabic and English (knowledge of French is advantageous)
- Strong computer skills
- Strong communication skills
- Proficient team working experience
- Willingness to live and work in Akkar
- Experience in trainings and facilitation of workshops in typical topics such as human rights, acceptance of others,...

Timeframe
The assignment will commence as soon as possible and be conducted in the framework of a contract with a limited duration to be specified.

Contact information
Lina Abi-Rizk Khoury
Knowledge Management Coordinator
vacancies@mada.org.lb

Deadline: Jul-31-13

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Education and Youth Officer - Lebanon Mountain Trail - Lebanon

The LMT Association (LMTA) is seeking a full-time Education and Youth Officerto assume lead responsibility for all education and outreach activities implemented by the organization. The LMTA has in recent years worked with several schools (Antonine School, Ghazir; Rafic Hariri High School, Saida; Melkart School, Hazmieh) to promote place-based education. It has started designing a comprehensive, LMT-based education program called “Trail To Every Classroom” that combines classroom and extra-curricular activities to effect behavior change. The program is not mature yet and will need the energy and commitment of an education officer with pedagogical skills.

In particular, he/she will implement the following tasks:
- Coordinate the implementation of the “Trail To Every Classroom” program in participating schools (up to 10 schools per year)
- Coordinate the preparation and production of the “LMT Teachers’ Guide” with input from relevant subject-matter specialists and organizations
- Coordinate other youth and fun-based learning activities on the trail such as shell cleanup, art competition, photo competition, rally papers, etc.
- Report on LMT Association’s education activities by producing short narratives for the semi-annual LMT magazine and website, and by preparing PowerPoint presentation for potential donors and contributors
- Identify opportunities and lead the preparation of short proposals to raise funds for additional youth and educational activities on the LMT
- Promote the LMT Association projects and activities among Lebanese Universities and mobilize students to participate in different events.

The Education and Youth Officer will report to the LMT Board, represented by its President or his designee. He/she will work in full coordination with other LMT staff including the Field Officer and the Administrative Officer.

Requirements
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, team worker
- Language proficiency in spoken and written Arabic and English required; French is a plus
- University degree (education and/or social sciences, behavior change, etc.)
- Ability to meet work under pressure
- Prior school related experience
- Familiar with Lebanese public school curriculum and text books
- Computer literacy (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)

info@lebanontrail.org

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Project Officer - FDCD - Lebanon

Full Time Job Vacancy (6 months with the possibility of extension), for the Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution Program at The Forum for Development Culture and Dialogue (F.D.C.D.)

The Project officer will support the peacebuilding program of FDCD in designing, implementing and following-up with local projects in Lebanon that targets various focus group all over the country.

Major Tasks
- Assisting the Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution Program Coordinator in implementing and following up running peacebuilding projects in Lebanon.
- Monitoring and assisting in the evaluation process for several projects.
- Establishing contact and maintaining correspondence with individuals and institutions within the project work of PBCR-FDCD.
- Implementing peacebuilding conference in different Lebanese regions.
- Assisting in Planning and executing training programs in peacebuilding, leadership, conflict prevention and relevant topics.
- The Job Holder may be assigned to other tasks related to the implementation of different F.D.C.D. projects.

Qualifications
- BA degree required in social work, political science, peace and conflict studies or relevant majors.
- 1 year experience in N.G.O. Work
- Knowledge in peacebuilding and conflict resolution techniques
- Lebanese nationality
- Excellent communication skills in Arabic (written and Oral)
- Good Communication skills in English (written and Oral) – French is a Plus
- Able to travel to different geographical region in Lebanon
- Able to work under Time Pressure and Deadlines
- Computer Skills ( Word, Excel…)
- Able to start working by May – June 2013

Contract
This Position is set for 6 months period ending on the 31 of December 2013. Could be extended in case of Program Renewal.

Send CV To : info@fdcd.org – State in the subject : Project Officer Vacancy – PBCR – FDCD.

Deadline for applicants: 23th of April 2013

Only shortlisted applicants will be called for an interview

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Research Assistant - American University of Beirut - Lebanon

Faculty of Health Sciences
Department of Epidemiology and Population Health

Job Vacancy
Full time Research Assistant for at least 2 years.

Requirements
- Masters degree in health or social sciences
- Excellent command of English and Arabic (both written and verbal)
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Must have initiative, commitment and a strong work ethic
- SPSS knowledge and research experience is a plus

The position entails participating in research and administrative related tasks and activities. The research area includes, but is not restricted to, social gerontology and non-communicable disease.

Interested candidates are encouraged to forward a brief cover letter that explains their background, interest in the position and future career plans as well as an updated CV to ar47@aub.edu.lb no later than April 15, 2013.

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Media, Communication and advocacy Manager - Save the Children - Lebanon

Save the Children is seeking qualified candidates to fulfill the following positions, for its Lebanon Country Office, in the following locations Beirut:

ROLE PURPOSE: As a member of the Senior Management Team (SMT) in Lebanon the Media, Communications and Advocacy Manager shares in the overall responsibility for the direction and coordination of the Country Office. The Media, Communications and Advocacy Manager in his/her capacity is responsible for providing leadership to ensure excellence in serving members and their donors, in both emergency and development contexts.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY
As a member of the Senior Management Team, contribute to
- Leadership of the Lebanon Country Office
- Support the development of an organisational culture that reflects our dual mandate values, promotes accountability and high performance, encourages a team culture of learning, creativity and innovation, and frees up our people to deliver outstanding results for children and excellent customer service for our Members and donors
- Help design and implement a coherent organizational structure that is consistent with agency practices and appropriate to programme needs
- Ensure Lebanon Country Office complies with all Save the Children Management Operating - Standards and Standard Operating Procedures
- Ensure that all required support is provided promptly, at scale and in line with the rules and principles during emergencies, working closely with the Regional Office

Member Service Leadership
- Develop and maintain good relations with members during the transition period and beyond
- Work with the Senior Management Team to build a culture of Member Service throughout the Country Office and ensure that all staff are held accountable for Member Service
- Be the first point of contact for members on country specific issues, ensuring that the country is appropriately represented to members
- Work with members and Country Office staff to ensure appropriate resourcing and timely delivery of agreed deliverables
- Implement robust Member Service standards, processes and procedures to enable consistent, excellent standards of Member Service by International Programs
- Implement the necessary processes to measure performance against key indicators and members' satisfaction, monitoring levels and taking corrective action to ensure ongoing, measurable improvement of Member Service Lead a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous improvement of Member Service in the country
- Ensure appropriate and adequate emergency Member Service procedures are detailed in the Country Office Emergency Preparedness Plan in order to enable rapid scale up
- Provide necessary support for incoming surge capacity during emergencies, working closely with Regional and Head Office

Media and Communications
- Liaise and maintain contact with members and implement communication activities including facilitating media visits and working within incoming media & communications surge support during emergencies
- Ensure that the branding and communication guidelines of Save the Children are uniformly and consistently followed across the Lebanon Country Office
- Proactively develop a high profile for Save the Children in Lebanon (within Lebanon and beyond) through the production of high quality, well researched, and well written products (in a variety of mediums) reflective of the dual mandate port folio, responding quickly and appropriately to external requests for information, especially in emergencies
- Develop and deliver a clear and effective system for internal communications including the dissemination of newsletters and other documents and publications for internal stakeholders including being able to scale up the delivery of robust communications material during emergencies per the Rules and Principles and requests from Members and Save the Children International

Advocacy
- Lead the development of an advocacy strategy for the Lebanon Country Office. Support programme leadership to articulate their top priority advocacy objectives in line with the new Country Strategic Plan
- Identify key opportunities and events for Save the Children Lebanon to position itself as the leading organisation for children’s issues in Lebanon
- Ensure that Save the Children receives national recognition for achieving proven and innovative national impact from well-managed child development programs and emergency response
- Support programme leadership and other program staff in their work, including development of a plan for achieving their priority advocacy objectives in both an emergency and development context. This should include guidelines on the meaningful and safe participation of children in advocacy

Staff Management, Mentorship, and Development – Media, Communications and Advocacy
- Ensure appropriate staffing within Media, Communications and Advocacy
- Ensure that all staff understand and are able to perform their role in an emergency
Manage Media, Communications and Advocacy team; define expectations, provide leadership and technical support as needed, and evaluate direct reports regularly
- Ensure the recruitment, training, and promotion of staff as appropriate and ensure availability of appropriate professional development opportunities for staff
- Incorporate staff development strategies and Performance Management Systems into team building process. Establish result based system and follow up
- Ensure adequate segregation of finance duty within Country Office Manage the performance of all staff in the finance work area through:
- Effective use of the Performance Management System including the establishment of clear, measureable objectives, ongoing feedback, periodic reviews and fair and unbiased evaluations;
- Coaching, mentoring and other developmental opportunities;
- Recognition and rewards for outstanding performance;
- Documentation of performance that is less than satisfactory, with appropriate performance improvements/ workplans

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
- University degree in an area of social development or equivalent
- A general appreciation of the issues concerning the INGO sector with an in-depth knowledge in communications, marketing and/or fundraising
- Recommended a minimum of 5 years management experience in a corporate or an NGO environment, with experience in successfully leading the development and implementation of communication and campaign strategies for an international humanitarian organisation in Lebanon
- Demonstrable track record of leading change which has led to significant results for the organisation and their stakeholders
- Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching
- Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures
- Strong results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mindsets
- Ability to present complex information in a succinct and compelling manner
- Experience of building personal networks, resulting in securing significant new opportunities for the organisation
- Has a strong international network within media and marketing to draw
- Writing and presentation skills in English and Arabic
- Ability and willingness to dramatically change work practices and hours, and work with incoming surge teams, in the event of emergencies
Experience of solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy in
- Commitment to Save the Children values

APPLICATION PROCESS
Please note that the closing date for applications is:
For External applicants on April 07th.
The selection committee will review all applications as they are received. All applicants must meet the minimum requirements described above, and those unable to meet these requirements will not be considered. No further information will be given over the phone.

Please note: due to the critical nature of this recruitment, applications will be reviewed as they are received and successful candidates contacted on an on-going basis. Internal Applicants are given priority in the recruitment process.

STARTING DATE: Immediate. We’re looking for people who can start as soon as possible or within the next few weeks.

Each application package should include the following:
- Job title for the role you are applying for in subject header of the email
- Cover letter with the applicant’s current contact information
- CV (including detailed work experience, education/degrees) – 3pages maximum
- Professional References (minimum of three, with complete contact information)
- Kindly do not send supporting certificates and documents at this stage
- Letter and CV should be saved into one Word or PDF document and sent to Lebanon.vacancies@savethechildren.org

Applications not including all of the above information will not be reviewed. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse. All applicants will also be subject to Save the Children’s usual Child Safeguarding Policy and reference checking process.

Deadline 07 April 2013

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Communication and Outreach Officer - AUB - Lebanon

AUB Nature Conservation Center is seeking a Communication and Outreach Officer

Job description includes but is not limited to performing the following tasks:
- Organize and coordinate events for the center
- Develop and carry out outreach activities with partners inside and outside AUB
- Develop and maintain excellent relationships with donors, private and public sectors as - well as NGOs, media and civil society
- Develop a strategic vision for the outreach role of NCC
- Work with NCC director on soliciting donations and grants
- Manage NCC internship and volunteering programs
- Write and edit NCC's Publications (Newsletter, Annual Report, press releases and brochures etc …)

Qualifications
- Bachelor degree in communication and media with a minor in humanities or social science, MA is preferred
- Prior experience in event preparation and coordination
- Excellent communication skills
- Multitasking, and ability to handle more than one project
- Strong organizational skills and good time management techniques
- Eager to learn new skills with the capacity for self-improvement
- Fluent in written and spoken English and Arabic, French is an asset
- Computer skills, mainly Outlook and Word

For more info about the center please visit our website: www.aubnatureconservation.org or FB: AUB nature conservation center.
Deadline: Mar-15-2013
natureadm@aub.edu.lb

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Senior Program Coordinator - ADYAN - Lebanon

International and Interreligious Study Programs. The Cross-Cultural Studies Department at Adyan Foundation is looking for a dynamic Senior Program Coordinator who can contribute to the empowerment of leaders from different key sectors of Lebanese and International society, through the management of trainings, seminars, online courses and other educational activities and resources related to the management of cultural and religious diversity and interreligious relations. These programs will be implemented on regional and international levels. The Senior Program Coordinator is responsible for planning and implementing these projects and activities in accordance with their objectives and their Key performance indicators.

- Be Responsible for the planning and organization of the program’s activities that are under his/her responsibility (international training seminars, e-courses, reflection and research seminars)
- Be the main contact point for the donors, the partners, the program’s staff, the web administrator, the consultants and the beneficiaries
- Be responsible for the budget management and control, and the monitoring process
- Lead and motivate the program’s teams and monitor program’s activities and expenditure and coordinate work with experts, consultants, participants and volunteers in the programs
- Identify and ensure close collaboration and coordination with partners to guarantee smooth implementation of activities and achievement of results
- Be Responsible for submitting activity reports, meeting minutes and financial reports on regular basis to the internal Management and the donors, and prepare the new funding requests
- Manage local visibility of the program, Communicate with Media and maintain updated the web pages and online platforms related to his/her work in collaboration with the Communication and Media Officer
- Employ resourcefulness in program design, implementation and monitoring, Trouble shoot project problems and Identify and implement creative solutions
- Ensure Program activities comply with the policies and regulations of the foundation and the donors

Reporting relationships and protocol of communication
- The Senior Program Coordinator reports to the Program Manager and to the director of CCSD; he/she participates to regular coordination meetings
- The Program manager collaborates with the Finance Officer for the financial work and budget control
- The Program manager collaborates with the Communication and Media Officer for the program’s communication plans and their implementation
- The Program manager collaborates with the Office Manager for administrative affairs
- The Program manager is part of the Adyan operational team and participates to the CFT (Cross-functional team) meetings lead by the foundation’s CEO.

Requirements
- A university degree (Masters is a plus) in Humanities, Social Sciences or Religious Sciences with interest and knowledge about intercultural and interreligious issues
- A minimum of 3 years work experience in the management of cultural projects in a similar or related fields
- Excellent command of spoken and written English and Arabic; French is a plus
- Computer skills (excellent in Office (Word, Excel…), Internet communication and navigation)

Skills
- Leadership and strong capacity for planning and organization
- Ability to meet tight deadlines and work under pressure
- Ability to work and communicate in an international professional framework and abroad
- Excellent interpersonal skills, team work and a good listener
- Good communication skills
- Ability to take initiatives and be flexible and adaptable in a changing environment
- Ability to quickly learn and understand an issue and to handle unexpected issues

Qualifications
- Personal belief in and support of Adyan’s mission and core values
- Commitment to creating positive environmental, social and cultural change
- Willingness to learn

- Full time job from 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM, Monday till Friday
- With availability for travel and attending Seminars and meetings abroad
- Salary: High range salary - will be defined based on qualifications and experience

Send CV/resume and a short motivation letter via email to president@adyanvillage.net

Deadline: 31 January 2013

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