Lebanon NGOs Forum (Forum) Coordinator
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The Lebanon NGOs Forum (Forum) Coordinator provides strategic and technical guidance to the Forum Steering Committee and Plenary, spearheads joint Forum advocacy and operational initiatives, and ensures consistent Forum engagement with response leadership and planning mechanisms. The Coordinator leads the work of the Secretariat and represents, in coordination with the Steering Committee, the Forum internally and externally as necessary to support lobbying with donors, UN agencies and Government Representatives.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
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Manage and provide strategic and technical
expertise on joint advocacy and operational initiatives agreed on by Forum members;
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Support the Steering Committee in
representing the Forum in different fora and meetings in Lebanon and abroad;
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Facilitate and ensure consistent Forum engagement
in response leadership and planning mechanisms, such as the Lebanon Crisis
Response Plan (LCRP), Humanitarian Country Team (HCT), and Inter-Sector;
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Lead the Forum Secretariat, including
management of activities, staff, administration and finances.
coordination & ADVOCACY
- Support Forum members
in developing and formulating common positioning, messaging and strategies
on key humanitarian, development and operational issues. - Spearhead and
manage joint advocacy and operational initiatives, as agreed by members. - Follow and
undertake analysis on issues relevant to the Forum Strategic Directions;
synthesize and provide briefings on key concerns for Forum members. - Research and draft
policy, position and background/analysis papers on Forum issues, as tasked
by the Steering Committee or Plenary, and support Forum members in
identifying recommendations for moving forward. - Ensure members are
kept up-to-date on developments and consolidate member feedback to the UN,
donors and government on issues related to the response strategy,
management, coordination, and leadership. - Attend relevant
sector working groups, inter-agency, and other coordination meetings. - Facilitate
enhanced NGO engagement in coordination mechanisms through advocacy for
NGO leadership positions, orientations for NGO staff, and other support as
needed. - Develop and
maintain working contacts with relevant external stakeholders (e.g. Resident
Coordinator / Humanitarian Coordinator, UN agencies, donors, diplomats, line
ministries, Red Cross, international, national and local NGOs, etc.) - Organize any
ad-hoc meetings or events with policy makers and relevant stakeholders in
consultation with the Forum SC to advance humanitarian and development issues
raised by the Forum.
representation
- Support the Forum Steering
Committee in jointly representing Forum in meetings with donor
governments, the Government of Lebanon, the United Nations, international
NGOs, and other external stakeholders, to convey views of the Forum members.
Coordinate and attend Forum meetings with external stakeholders; consolidate
key issues and talking points from Forum members in advance of meetings;
record and disseminate notes to all Forum members following meetings. - Facilitate and
ensure consistent Forum representation in response leadership and planning
mechanisms, such as the LCRP Steering Committee and HCT. - Represent Forum in
the Inter-Sector Working Group, and other coordination and planning
mechanisms as delegated. - Act as liaison and
represent Forum with the Syria INGO Regional Forum (SIRF), ICVA,
InterAction, and other local, regional and global NGO fora. - Draft and
disseminate to various audiences any Forum statement / position / press
release agreed on by the Forum. If relevant and agreed, organize press
conferences and manage media relationships.
SECRETARIAT
- Monitor and
propose specific revisions as necessary to Forum Governance Framework and
Host Agency Agreement, for approval of the Forum Steering Committee, Host
Agency, and/or Plenary. - Oversee the Forum Steering
Committee election processes. - Undertake annual Forum
Strategic Planning, oversee implementation of and report on the agreed
Strategic Directions. - Manage Forum membership
and observer processes and fee collection.
In close coordination with the Forum Host
Agency:
- Manage Forum Secretariat
staff and consultants. - Manage Forum Secretariat
budget and expenditures. - Develop proposals,
extensions and modifications to ensure ongoing funding for the Forum Secretariat
and Forum initiatives. - Timely reporting
on Forum funding and proposals.
Directly or via management of Secretariat
staff:
- Organise and
facilitate Forum Plenary Meetings, Forum Steering Committee Meetings, and
the meetings of agreed Forum sub-groups. - Record and
disseminate minutes of internal and external meetings to the Forum members - Maintain an
up-to-date Contact List of all Forum member and observer representatives,
alternates, and issue focal points - Facilitate
improved information sharing and exchange by ensuring that relevant
reports, announcements, developments, etc. are circulated to all Forum members - Pro-actively reach
out to non-member NGOs who meet Forum membership criteria - Plan and
coordinate Forum-sponsored trainings and workshops - Maintain mapping of
Forum member and observer sector, donor, beneficiary, and geographic
coverage (to be updated quarterly)
QUALIFICATIONS
Required experience and
skills
- Degree in
humanitarian affairs, development studies, public policy, international relations, political
science, or any
related field (or equivalent professional experience) - At least 3 years’
experience in humanitarian and/or development programming - Experience with
humanitarian and/or development and/or NGO / coalition coordination
essential, preferably in refugee or post-conflict settings. - Experience
developing or managing policy analysis and advocacy initiatives. - Diplomatic and
inter-personal skills a must, ability to build positive relationships in a
multi-cultural, multi-organizational context. - Strong leadership
and management skills, including partner management. - Excellent
strategic and analytical skills, including ability to synthesize and
effectively communicate complex issues. - Excellent written
and oral communication skills in Arabic and English. Editorial and
presentation abilities highly valued. - Language: Fluency
in Arabic and English required. French added value. - Computer and
Social Media proficiency
ملاحظة:
دليل مدني، شبكة المجتمع المدني، يوفر للمنظمات منصة لنشر الوظائف, وليس مسؤول عن عملية التوظيف. كل منظمة مسجلة على دليل مدني هي مسؤولة بشكل فردي عن منشوراتها وعن عملية التوظيف.
- Lebanon
- بيروت