Job Opportunity in Lebanon
Friedrich - Ebert - Stiftung is looking for a program manager !
Intervention Sector(s):
Democracy & Civic rights
Application Deadline:
Friday, 20 July 2018
Contract Type:
Full Time
Period of Employment
3 years, extendable
Governorate/District:
Job Location
Saifi
Working Area
Saifi, with regular out-station activities across the country
Salary
N/A
Salary Range:
> 3000 (USD)
Education Degree:
Masters Degree
Education Degree Details:
Preferably
with a background, specialization and/or interest in human rights,
community development and leadership, meeting more specifically the
following criteria:
• Of integrity, open, communicative and loyal;
• Team-player, good networker, social;
• Well-rounded, strategic, realistic and open-minded;
• Having a vision for the future of the country, its political, economic
and socio-cultural development;
• Well informed and connected within societal movements and networks;
• Showing an interest for pedagogy and teaching;
• Able to take stances, to negotiate and defend positions;
• Displaying excellent analytical skills and very good editorial
capacities;
• Able to work under pressure, in the evening or on weekends, if needed;
• Willing to up-skill as required by the assigned tasks;
• Willing and able to travel extensively within Lebanon and –
occasionally – abroad.
Experience Requirements:
3 to 5 years
Arabic Language:
Excellent
English Language:
Excellent
French Language:
Context
Job Purpose and Responsibilities
Fluent
Requires a Cover Letter?:
yes
Application Submissions Guideline:
Kindly
send your comprehensive application, comprising resume with recent
photographand letter of motivation (including information on expected
salary)by email only to the following address:
Please
note that incomplete applications with missing or inaccurate
information cannot be considered. Please do notapply if you do not meet
any of the key criteria, or in case you cannot attend the written
assessment, scheduled to take place between July 23rd and 25th.
In
case you do not hear from us within three days after reception of your
application, the latter has not been shortlisted for assessment and
subsequent interview. Only shortlisted candidates will receive an
invitation to participate in the written assessment, followed by
interview.
Contact Person Email:
Description:
Context
The
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) is a German non-governmental, non-profit
organization and committed to the ideas and basic values of social
democracy. With its projects in over 100 countries, the FES supports
building and strengthening civil society and public institutions. Since
more than 50 years, the FES Lebanon Office cooperates with local
partners in the areas of reconciliation and inclusive dialogue, social
security, sustainable development and the empowerment and integration of
women and youth.
The
job focuses on issues related to reconciliation, inclusive dialogue and
social cohesion which include aspects of human rights, democratic
institution building as well as the empowerment of underrepresented
groups of society, including women and youth.
Job Purpose and Responsibilities
Under
the responsibility of the Resident Representative, the Program Manager
contributes to the definition of areas of intervention and strategies of
the FES Lebanon Office. The Project Manager:
§ Conducts research and works on topics promoted by the FES;
§ Proposes intervention strategies and develops partner relations and networks;
§ Contributes to the elaboration of the annual program of activities;
§ Manages
and facilitates the implementation and course of activities of the FES
in cooperation with local and international partners;
§ Evaluates
the conditions of implementation of activities and monitors their
results and impact, seeks continuous improvement, and prepares follow-up
strategies.
Related Tasks and Duties
As part of these responsibilities, the Program Manager:
§ Analyses
the political, social and economic situation and developments, prepares
reports and proposes activities to implement according to the
Foundation’s overall strategy and objectives, as well as suitable
partners and relevant target groups;
§ Moderates
information meetings, conference panels, discussion-rounds and debates
and facilitates workshops and training sessions of both, physical and
virtual nature, in English, French or Arabic, in Lebanon and –
occasionally – abroad;
§ Identifies
topics for research, training and debate and participates in
elaborating activity programs as well as preparing, writing, editing and
disseminating of articles, presentations, training material, handbooks
and other suitable material and publications;
§ Opens
and maintains the dialogue with potential partners of the Foundation
and assesses their capabilities and the relevance of their contribution
with regard to the aims and objectives of the Foundation;
§ Identifies
multipliers, trainers and experts that could contribute to FES
activities and proposes them to the Resident Representative;
§ Ensures
the adaptation and continuous consolidation of methods and instruments
of intervention and participates in the conceptualization of pedagogic
tools;
§ Manages
the implementation of project strategies and activities in terms of
elaboration of contents, coordination of the assigned project staff, and
follow-up of the logistic modalities of implementation; this includes
the management of allocated project and activity budgets according to
the current FES norms and regulations;
§ Assesses
the results and costs of the Foundation’s activities and prepares
activity reports according to the current standards and requirements of
the Foundation;
§ Establishes
working relationships with government departments and other official
bodies and individuals at national and local level, and, in the
framework of precisely defined activities, international level.
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