PART-TIME Task Force Coordinator (Focal Point)

ARCS – ARCI Culture Solidali was founded in Rome (Italy) in 1985 by Arci, the largest secular association for social and cultural promotion in the Italian Third Sector. ARCS’ action plan in its international cooperation activities consists in the involvement of communities and citizens in the widespread creation of relations and cooperation between territories and communities, through the enhancement of civil aggregations, the building of networks of interest and the strengthening of democratic ownership.

Within the project “DROIT: Rights, Social Reintegration, Vocational Guidance & Protection for young adults, women and people with disabilities held in Lebanese prisons”, Mouvement Social and AJEM, in partnership with the leading INGO ARCS, are working together in order to contribute to the promotion of an inclusive society by strengthening civil society organisations in Lebanon with a specific objective of supporting inmates in their social inclusion path.

The consultant will be required to undertake the following tasks:

• Coordinate with the members of the national task force;
• Facilitate consultation with these specified stakeholders (ministries, civil society, institutions and academia) via personal or virtual meetings, workshops, telephone and email, taking into account costs efficiencies and timeliness;
• Identify priority areas appropriate for awareness raising and advocacy;
• Draft a complete Advocacy and Communications Strategy which should include: clear objectives, messages, allies/partners/stakeholders, monitoring and evaluation framework, implementation plan and potential funding opportunities;
• Visiting prisons if that helps to touch the reality;
• International outsourcing back to prisons and laws.

Education requirements:

• Degree in social work, social science, laws, pedagogy, psychology or other related fields (mandatory);
• Management experience (mandatory);

Experience requirements:

• Good knowledge of the penitentiary system in Lebanon (mandatory)
• At least five years of relevant work experience in similar work contexts (coordinating multidisciplinary groups and task forces);
• Experience in social or legal fields related to the prisons’ context
• Experience in working in a multicultural environment;
• Experience in planning and managing advocacy campaigns;
• Working experience in NGOs dealing with people in conflict with the law and public entities (especially ministries) is a plus;

Skills requirements:

• Personal qualities: team player, flexible, network-builder, able to handle pressure;
• Fluency in written and spoken Arabic and English;
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and Web.