Rural Tourism Officer

The Short term assigned Rural Tourism Officer will be based in the North, INJAZ Lebanon Tripoli Office and will be charge of:

• Marketing and public relations services
• Planning, managing and leading the activities while elaborating the touristic part
• Supporting the teams in promoting their businesses
• Ensuring that INJAZ program is being delivered in high quality and according to INJAZ Lebanon’s Program Implementation Standards (PIS) and donors’ standards
• Supporting the Area Project Manager in the outreach of youth and the Monitoring & Evaluation of the project
• Ensuring that good coordination with all project’s stakeholders is maintained

The Rural Tourism Officer will be also reporting to the Area Project Manager (APM).

Responsibilities

Program implementation and quality:

• Knowledgeable of INJAZ Lebanon implemented program and ensures that it is being delivered according to the Programs Implementation Standards shared by the Regional Office and the donors’ standards
• Follow-up with implementing centers and trainers to ensure smooth running and quality delivery of the project
• Schedule the implementation in North area and update them on a daily basis on the delivery sheet
• Attend and support most implementation sessions in the region to ensure quality
• Marketing and public relations services
• Planning, managing and leading the activities while elaborating the touristic part
• Supporting the teams in promoting their businesses
• Gather testimonials from students and trainers

Community Partners and Youth Outreach:

• Youth Outreach
• Support the APM in identifying community partners
• Ensure that good communication & coordination is maintained with community partners (current and identified) and assist in the registration of youth as per agreed targets
• Conduct program presentation

Assist in Trainers’ Management:

• Ensure good coordination and positive relationships with the area trainers and get their regular feedbacks on the project 
• Assist if needed in the preparation of training workshops for project trainers

Monitoring & Evaluation

• Collect data for the implemented program (pre-post tests, attendance sheets, pictures, testimonials, trainers’ feedback) for reporting purposes
• Update database, information sheets and insert data collected on reporting sheets
• Assure that all information sheets and delivery schedule are updated at all times

Logistics & Administrative Support

• Coordinate and manage on a daily basis the food of the youth
• Ensure adequate organization of transportation by local partner
• Arrange the Invoices and Receipts of the suppliers and provide them to the finance department on a bi-monthly basis
• Assist the area project manager in identifying and managing project related suppliers and service providers in the region
• Ensure that delivery rooms are well equipped and ready for the implementation
• Ensure availability of all program materials and coordinates with Project Manager on printing requirements
• Organize the project’s logistics
• Oversee that North area inventory is always up to date

Others:

• Attend team meetings
• Undertake other related duties, as assigned or requested by the Area Project Manager

Position Qualifications:

Required: 

1. Bachelor’s degree in travel and tourism or another relevant field or equivalent.
2. 1-2 years of professional experience in education, business or social sector including management experience.
3. Knowledgeable of the ecosystem in North specifically in Tripoli (Education, NGOs, Community centers)
4. Strong relationship-building and presentation skills
5. Highly organized and motivated, energetic, ability to multitask in a timely manner, team player
6. Excellent written and spoken English and Arabic
7. Motorized and having a car; essential