Junior Project Officer

Vacancy announcement NCLW: Junior Project Officer for the “Strengthening women’s political participation at the local and national levels in Lebanon” project 2017-2018 National Commission for Lebanese Women (NCLW) Supported by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)   Terms of reference   National Commission for Lebanese Women is an official body, which was established in 1998 by law 720, and is directly affiliated to the presidency of the Council of ministers. As a National Women Machinery, NCLW works on enhancing the status of women and ensuring equal opportunities between men and women. NCLW acts as the consultative body of the government and of national councils and institutions on all issues related to the status of women including gender-based issues. The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) implements the programme “Strengthening Women in Decision-Making in the Middle East” (LEAD) in Jordan, the Palestinian Territories and Lebanon. In collaboration with local partners, the programme aims at strengthening women’s political participation in decision-making in selected communities through: individual trainings and community project funds; promoting a gender-sensitive environment in local governance and public administration; strengthening gender platforms and networks.   The National Commission for Lebanese women (NCLW) supported by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) launched a project titled: “Strengthening women’s political participation at the local and national levels in Lebanon”. The primary aim of the project is to strengthen an effective political participation of women at the local and national level and gender mainstreaming in the public administrations. The planned activities aim to encourage women to engage stronger in politics, as active citizens, and develop their capacities when reaching high decision-making positions on the local and national levels. Through this activity NCLW will be coordinating a coalition of civil society organizations in order to advocate for the enhancement of women’s participation in decision making positions. The political participation component includes also the production of studies and researches concerning both women’s and men’s involvement in the municipal councils. The second component of the project aims at conducting participatory gender assessment in various local institutions and ministries. Trainings will be conducted at the Ministry of Education targeting the gender unit that was created in 2013 with the mission of mainstreaming gender at the ministry. The third component of the project aims at building knowledge and creating awareness on the 1325 UN SC resolution as well as supporting the national action plan (which is being currently developed by NCLW) through activities to be implemented in the different regions. The junior project officer is responsible for providing support for the implementation of the project’s activities and ensuring quality and timely implementation of the project. She/ he will work under the direction of the project manager. Implementation Support the project manager in establishing, planning and carrying out activities in all components, based on gender equality principles, according to the project design; follow up on the implementation Assist the project steering committee in its strategical and coordination activities Plan and organize regular meetings and events such as conferences, seminars, focus groups, awareness raising sessions; prepare and participate in team meetings and meetings of the project steering committee Participate in the different capacity development and awareness activities as planned in the project   Monitoring and evaluation Undertake regular field visits to ensure proper and efficient implementation of the project activities Ensure quality and timely reporting on the project’s activities and outputs including support with the production of narrative and financial reports, in coordination with the project manager Assist in gathering and reviewing implementing partners’ reports and suggest modifications to planned activities accordingly Coordination, communication and knowledge management Provide and elaborate all needed information to help documenting, publishing and disseminating the lessons learned and best practices of the project including populating websites and social media platforms; contribute to the documentation of the projects findings and results Elaborate and assist in the preparation of various documents such as materials to be published, minutes of meetings, relevant documents for the steering committee’s meetings etc. Assist in liaising with local and national CSOs, institutions and public administrations for the implementation of the project; maintain regular contacts with NCLW’s partners and the project’s stakeholders  Ensure the correct, gender-sensitive use of the NCLW and GIZ communication and publication guidelines for all relevant content and materials.   Other support Assist in reviewing and editing all relevant studies and publications Assist in providing periodically and ad-hoc needed information and input of different implemented activities to NCLW and GIZ team Provide the needed technical support to the project staff, consultants and experts Establish and maintain the project’s document management system Undertake other tasks as deemed necessary and in consultation with the project manager