Project Coordinator For Our Programme “Future Together Now – Community Mobilising”

Place of work: in Beirut, with extensive travel within the country (mainly the Bekaa plains and northern Lebanon) Start of assignment: 01 July 2017 (or as soon as possible) Your duties: As project coordinator in the project Future Together Now, you will contribute to the development of the forumZFD-programme in Lebanon, especially to the programme area Community Mobilising. You will be working in an international team of 5, tasked with results-oriented planning and implementation of the Future Together Now project. Within this project you will contribute to reducing tensions between Syrian refugees and native Lebanese. You will moreover network and exchange knowledge with other actors in the field, first and foremost with the local partner organisations. Specific tasks: Support for and mentoring of trainees qualified within the programme (community activists) Involvement in further development and guidance of the project concept, training measures on  methods and concepts of civil conflict transformation, and community mobilizing together with the team and in coordination with the team manager Frequent partner visits for consulting support in the implementation of the project (incl. a willingness to undertake regular, time-consuming trips to different regions of Lebanon insofar as the safety situation allows this) Involvement in the further development of intervention measures in the fields of activity of the forumZFD in Lebanon in cooperation with multipliers from the civil society and other relevant actors in Lebanon Support for participatory processes within the team and with partners Involvement in conflict-sensitive project planning, implementation of forumZFD’s internal  monitoring system and reporting processes; Development of structures and networks to safeguard the project’s sustainability Support to the administrative/financial side of project implementation and to reporting Involvement in effective presentation to the public of the project activities and conceptual development of the public relations work (primarily in Lebanon, but also in Germany) Your profile: University degree (e.g. political science, Middle East studies, Arabic studies...) Preferably EU citizenship Experience in conflict transformation and/or development cooperation abroad International experience in the Middle East (knowledge of political and confessional fragmentation  in Lebanon is especially desirable) Knowledge of methods and concepts of conflict transformation/conflict management is desirable Experience in mentoring, coaching and consulting as well as experience in the fields of  organisational development and project management Experience as trainer is desirable Capacity for strategic and conceptual thinking Willingness to work with a “systemic approach” in a participative environment Experience in civil society work, cooperating with (civil society) associations and NGOs Proven intercultural skills, excellent communication skills and a team player Physical and mental resilience Very good knowledge of English, knowledge of Arabic language (desirable) Sound IT skills (Office applications) Driving licence Our profile:Forum Ziviler Friedensdienst e.V. (forumZFD) forumZFD supports people involved in violent conflicts on the path to peace and strives to help overcome war and violence. forumZFD is currently working with peace consultants in Germany as well as ten other countries in Europe, the Middle East and South East Asia. Its Academy for Conflict Transformation offers a learning space for professional, international peace work. Through dialogue events, educational work and campaigns, forumZFD actively advocates civil peace policy. forumZFD is recognised by the German federal government as a member of the Civil Peace Service (CPS) consortium. It finances its work through public and private grants, donations and membership fees. Our offer:We offer an attractive and responsible position in a growing organization. As the position is mainly for EU citizens, the remuneration is based on the German Development Aid Workers Act (EhfG), including comprehensive social security benefits and financial reintegration assistance upon return. We also offer participation in qualification and professional development courses (among others, at forumZFD’s Academy for Conflict Transformation), a project-based preparation, regular coaching and, where appropriate, participation in a language course. As a project coordinator working for forumZFD, you will take on an exciting and responsible position within the innovative field conflict transformation and peacebuilding. You will contribute your ideas and skills to the team-oriented working environment of a committed NGO. You will work closely with local employees. Your application: Ideally, you are available to start work on 01 July 2017 (preparation, followed by at least two years’ work within the project with the option of extension).We are looking forward to receiving your application by 07 May 2017.