Evaluation Advisor - CIP

Band: 4 T

Evaluation Advisor _ Camp Improvement Project (CIP)

Job Profile

1. Required qualifications, competences and experience

• Minimum 5 years of relevant professional experience with international organizations, UN agencies, or relevant Lebanese national institutions like the LPDC (Lebanese Palestinian Dialogue Committee) in projects involving participatory processes with local and Palestinian communities.
• Outstanding knowledge of the Palestinian camps and gatherings in Lebanon
• Extensive work experience with Lebanese – Palestinian civil society actors like the PRCS (Palestinian Red Crescent Society) in working and training with Lebanese and Palestinian Youth
• Extensive proven experience in project communication (independent organisation of communication material such as videos, success stories etc.) and reporting under time pressure.
• Work experience in procurement of goods and services including monitoring and evaluation of international grant agreements
• Excellent monitoring and evaluation skills, with demonstrated knowledge of impact monitoring. 
• At least MBA university degree or equivalent.
• Fluent spoken and written skills in English and Arabic.

2. Tasks/ Responsibilities

In this context, the position holder fulfils the following tasks/Responsibilities:  

• Supporting the set-up, implementation and adaptation of the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system for the project
• Providing input for reports to the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
• Supporting the information, communication and public relations work of the project.
• Supporting the setup and the implementation of a regional communication strategy. Organising the design, creation and distribution of all project related communication material (flyer, banner, photos, videos, social media posts etc.)
• Supporting the administration team of the project in event planning, in, recruitment, budgeting and financial reporting processes
• Assisting the project administration in the procurement of goods and services, including monitoring and evaluation of grant agreements.

The brief profile is not intended to provide a full and complete description.

Where appropriate and reasonable, the position holder is willing to perform tasks outside the scope of the job description.

Description of project: The wide range of services offered by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH are based on a wealth of regional and technical expertise and on tried and tested management know-how. We are a German federal enterprise and offer workable, sustainable and effective solutions in political, economic and social change processes.

Most of our work is commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). However, GIZ also operates on behalf of other German ministries and public and private bodies in Germany and abroad. These include governments of other countries, the European Commission, the United Nations and the World Bank. We are equally committed to helping our clients in the private sector attain their goals.

We create prospects for people and with people. As GIZ has an international mandate, we offer a multicultural working environment. We are committed service providers and dedicated professionals, even under difficult circumstances. We take pride in enabling our employees to develop their professional and personal skills. There are plenty of reasons to join our motivated team – ranging from the diverse challenges you will face on a daily basis in one of our 130 partner countries, to the broad scope you will have for shaping your work.

About the Project - Camp Improvement Project (CIP) in a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon

This GIZ project supports the Palestinian refugee community together with The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in implementing participatory planning processes in Palestinian refugee camps. In the frame of these processes the refugee community together with UNRWA will engage in and manage a process to negotiate refugee camp priorities and establish more inclusive vision of the camp. As part of the Camp Improvements Project (CIP), stakeholders are creating a comprehensive, integrated and strategic plan that addresses the severely deteriorating living conditions and identifies innovative solutions. Through the CIP, UNRWA works with the refugee community in the camps to develop plans that identify and prioritize the needs of the refugee population through an inclusive and participatory process of negotiation, and then establish a concrete work plan.