Chief of Party

The Rene Moawad Foundation is seeking a Chief of Party in response to the new USAID Lebanon Agriculture and Rural Empowerment (ARE) project. ARE is a five-year ($50 to 60 million) project which aims at developing rural economies in Lebanon through support to the agro-food sector and other industries and boost local and export sales potential while at the same time create jobs and increase farmers’ incomes. ARE will work with all value chain stakeholders to improve product quality at the production, processing, packaging, and marketing/sales levels

Candidates for the required position should have the following minimum requirements:

ü  Master’s Degree with at least seven years of relevant work experience supporting large, complex government/donor funded projects;

ü  Experience in Lebanon is highly preferred.

ü  Experience working on USAID contracts is highly preferred.

ü  Demonstrated technical knowledge in at least one of the following areas: agriculture/agribusiness, tourism, economic development, private sector engagement, value chain analysis, rural development, social inclusion, capacity building, policy and legal reform, and/or monitoring, evaluation and learning.

ü  Strong written and verbal communication skills, along with high organizational skills.

ü  Fluency (written and verbal) in English and Arabic is required; fluency in French is desired.