Cluster Officer

The Officer ensures follow up with QOOT Cluster members and successful coordination and implementation of the various activities.

QOOT Lebanon Agri-Food Innovation Cluster is targeted at strengthening the capabilities of its members by integrating innovative tools, solutions, and products and promoting Lebanese Agri-food sector abroad.

Key responsibilities

• Assist in the execution, follow up and monitoring of the cluster’s various activities
• Help develop and implement the Cluster’s strategy
• Support coordination mechanisms
• Liaise with and assist the cluster manager to ensure smooth functioning of activities
• Assist in organizing cluster’s meetings, workshops and events
• Improve cooperation between cluster members, universities, partners and innovation stakeholders
• Motivate the cluster members, increasing their commitment and participation levels
• Help in assessing the needs and everyday challenges of the members, and plan activities accordingly
• Help evaluate and monitor the activities including records on success stories
• Follow up continuously with cluster members to meet deadlines, and provide support where needed
• Assist in developing, preparing and formatting documents, including reports, minutes of meetings, PowerPoint presentations
• Maintain and update members, associate members and partners’ databases and mailing lists
• Support in creating procedures and forms
• Perform other related duties in accordance with instructions from the cluster manager and board members
• Assist in organizing events and activities related to the cluster
• Develop contents useful for the communication, e.g. success stories about the members

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Able to gain the trust of cluster stakeholders and build trust within the cluster
• Build the face-to-face connections across the cluster; building the cluster’s eco system and increases the intensity of interactions within the cluster
• Act as a natural networker, a consensus builder, a bridge builder across the cluster
• Be transparent in terms of strategy, yet able to hold confidences.

The Ideal Candidate Will Have/Be

• Bachelor’s in B.Sc. in Agriculture, Food technology, Business, Economics or related field
• Computer skills: MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint
• Language Skills: fluency in English and Arabic. French is a plus.
• At least 1 to 2 years of experience in projects coordination
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and handle multiple tasks
• Ability to work in matrix environment
• Ability to work in a cross-cultural and cross-functional environment, strong interpersonal skills
• Organized, pragmatic, motivated, positive
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, keen to work in a team