Field Officer North/Bekaa/South

Reporting to the Regional Program Manager (RPM), the Field Officer represents CSP in his/her assigned region of intervention. S/he maintains relationships with key stakeholders to design and implement effective community stabilization and development activities.   

1. Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Conducts situational awareness and contextual analysis in the assigned region, and in areas where CSP has activities under implementation.
• Liaises with local partners and beneficiares to conduct Community Profiles.
• Assists in making recommendations for program-led community stabilization activities.
• For community-led activities, assists in establishing the Advisory Group and accompanying the community in the activity selection and prioritization process.
• Monitors program activities in the field and reports back to the RPM on progress and developments.
• Conducts regular site visits to report on activity progress, and helps partners remove barriers to activity implementation.
• Follows up on logisitics, documentation, and other paperwork needed by the Activity Fund team.
• Provides updates on program activites for program reports and responds to requests for information from CSP staff.
• Assists RPMs and other CSP staff in scheduling and facilitating meetings with past, current, and prospective partners. Writes minutes of meetings and activity visit reports.
• Monitors and gives updates on evolving situations in the field as it relates to program implementation.
• Other duties, as assigned by the supervisor or his/her designee.

2. Minimum Qualifications

• University Bachelor degree in engineering or equivilent.
• At least two years of professional experience in community development, engineering, or another relevant area of expertise.
• Experience in program design, implementation, oversight, or monitoring preferred.
• Excellent communication and networking skills.
• Proven experience fostering effective relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including local government, community-based organizations, and the private sector.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a diverse team.
• Fluent spoken Arabic, with strong English required.

Access to a car for transportation to site visits.

3. Place of Assignment

The Field Officer will be based in one of CSP’s regions of operation and will be expected to travel to the project’s main office in Beirut at least once per week for meetings and consultation.