Part-time Consultant: Field Coordinator – North and Akkar
Reports to: Programmes Manager
Job location: Tripoli
Contract Duration: 8 months with possibility of extension
Employment Status: As it is unlikely that we will be able to obtain a Work Permit for this role, all job applicants must already have the right to work in Lebanon
Job Purpose
The post holder will be responsible for coordinating and implementing Alert’s projects and events in the North and Akkar, and support with any events in Beirut. She/he will coordinate project activities and undertake all logistical preparations required for the proper implementation of projects. The post holder will coordinate several awareness raising sessions held in the selected area in order to deliver GBV awareness sessions and will perform data collection activities for one of our MEL projects in Tripoli. The role of the post holder is to maintain and consolidate Alert’s relations with partners and local stakeholders, authorities and influential people. The post also includes support in research and focus groups conducted in the selected areas. She/he will work closely with the Programmes Manager and the Monitoring, Evaluation and learning who will provide content-based support and supervision.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Project Coordination
- Responsible for monitoring the implementation of awareness raising sessions by Alerts’ standards and the developed M&E tools;
- Work closely with project partner and local actors in the selected areas in order to ensure proper coordination for some outreach activities;
- Support in research and focus group efforts and collection of quantitative/ qualitative data;
- Maintain positive relationships and regularly update relevant authorities and local actors;
- Assist in the logistical preparations required to conduct events
- Stay abreast with socio-political developments in North Lebanon and Akkar, and Lebanon generally,
- Document Alert’s activities for communication purposes
- Take the lead on all required logistical preparations for the different activities
- Project design, monitoring and evaluation
- Collect and capture relevant information discussed during the awareness raising sessions and other community and outreach activities
- Identify risks, challenges and extract lessons learned based on the close interaction with grassroots people
- Support on feeding in the monitoring and evaluation tools
- Represent Alert in related social events
- Report to the Programmes Manager and will work closely with the Design Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (DMEL) Manager based in Beirut.
- Contributing to Alert’s organisational processes and strategies
- Represent Alert’s values and ideas and be a spokesperson for the organisation at relevant conferences, seminars and other meetings;
- Any other task relevant to the position.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Talents
At Alert, we have introduced Talent Management to our business model as we believe talented people are crucial to the success of our work. We believe all individuals are talented and success comes in matching the right talents to the right roles. For this role, the skills, qualifications and experience listed below are important, but we believe that to be great in this job you are likely to have a talent for building and sustaining strong working relationships. This will enable you to build friendly relationship with highly committed colleagues and manage expectations. At the same time you will need to combine being well organised in your thinking and work, with being flexible enough to meet the different kinds of demands and challenges you will face. We expect you to be enthusiastic about the organisation’s mission and work but also allied to the calm ability to juggle several balls at the same time, have an appreciation of working in a multi-cultural environment, and be equally comfort with the big challenging tasks and the small, mundane ones.
As the mainly focused of this post is dialogue-based projects, the post holder should show highest level of professionalism and conflict-sensitivity including confidentiality, neutrality, impartiality and flexibility.
These are the talents we will be looking for above all else.
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS
BA or equivalent in social and political sciences, human rights, or other relevant disciplines
Minimum 3 years of relevant experience working with a development organisation, including significant experience working at field level.
Good knowledge of Lebanese politics and understanding of the political and social context of North Lebanon, Akkar and Beirut.
Fluent in Arabic and English, excellent communication skills in Arabic are a must
Able to influence and motivate others by making their case
Demonstrates the ability to take the initiative
Understands or has the ability to understand quickly Alert’s approach to peacebuilding
Gets on well with people of diverse backgrounds and in diverse roles
Is computer literate and numerate
Excellent inter-personal, communication and presentation skills
Skills and experience in projects implementation, monitoring, and evaluation
Proven knowledge and understanding of programme cycle management, information management and reporting
Strong analytical skills and interested in knowing more about M&E
A clear commitment to the mission and vision of International Alert
How to apply
To apply, please send your CV to [email protected]
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