Call for Experts

About Chemonics

Chemonics International is an international development company based in Washington, D.C. Our mission is to promote meaningful change around the world to help people live healthier, more productive, and more independent lives. Since 1975, we have worked in 150 countries around the world, and we are currently implementing 118 projects in 84 countries. Our main partner is the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and we also work with foreign donors such as the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID) and the Global Fund. We have more than 4,000 staff in our project offices around the world, and more than 500 staff based in our headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Project Background

USAID’s $80 million CSP (2018 – 2025) is designed to provide a broad range of support to underserved and vulnerable communities to improve the delivery of essential services and enhance economic opportunities, primarily in Lebanon’s North, South, and Beqaa regions. Under Task Order No. 3 (TO 3), the project is providing technical assistance to municipalities, civil society organizations (CSOs), the private sector, and other entities to increase their capacity to provide key essential services and ensure the sustainable impact of those services. The main objective of this five-year task order is to support Component 3 (capacity building) of the CSP program by delivering technical assistance to enhance the sustainability of CSP interventions under Component 1 (community stabilization support) and Component 2 (community development support), and, if required, under future task orders.

Summary of Position

The experts will assist the TO 3 team in delivering technical assistance to partner communities and organizations. The technical assistance may come in the form of standard trainings, on-the-job trainings, troubleshooting, and the provision of technical assistance tools such as guidelines, tip sheets, policies, procedures, and checklists that improve the functioning of targeted organizations.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

Work closely with the TO 3 team to design and deliver capacity building and technical assistance interventions in line with the program’s established goals, purpose, and strategic priorities

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required, master’s degree preferred, in one of the following areas of study:
  • • Electro-mechanical engineering
    • Legal consulting, especially in the field of cooperatives
    • Ecotourism
    • Agricultural engineering or related sciences

• At least five years of work experience in any of the above sectors
• Proved ability to work collaboratively across diverse sets of stakeholders
• Experience working in Lebanon, preferably in the North, South, and Beqaa regions
• Fluency in spoken and written Arabic and English required

Eligibility Criteria

Interested individual experts must have the ability to enter a short-term technical assistance (STTA) contract and have a satisfactory performance record and record of integrity and business ethics.

Current government employees or individuals appearing on the “List of Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement and Non-Procurement Programs” are not eligible to apply.

Location of the Assignment

The expert will work with CSP’s TO 3 team at its main office in Sin el Fil and will be expected to travel to field locations throughout the North, South, and Beqaa Valley to design and deliver technical assistance.

Reporting

The experts will report to the TO 3 municipal manager and CSP’s capacity building managers.

Chemonics is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants who can legally work in Lebanon will be considered for employment based on their qualifications without discrimination.