Advocacy Officer

Basmeh & Zeitooneh is a registered Lebanese organization, committed to serving refugees and vulnerable communities in Lebanon, through four community centers across the country. The organization runs educational, relief, livelihoods, and protection programs, and aims to serve as an inclusive and supportive focal point for the entire community.

Reports to:

Technically: Head of Advocacy & Research

Operationally: Development and Partnerships Manager

Job Purpose: The Community Mobilization and Advocacy Specialist will be a member of the Civil Society Enablement Unit and will be responsible for all advocacy and research-related activities and project components within this Unit, with direct supervision and guidance from the Head of Advocacy and Research at B&Z.

Major Activities :

• Development of various types of assessments and research methodologies
• Follow-up on data technical issues pertaining to data collection across all B&Z projects where the CSE Unit is present. 
• Providing the required technical and desk support to team members involved in field-based and office-based advocacy activities.
• Generating data reports (tables/graphs/reports) from the database at regular intervals, ensuring reports/information are available for program implementation staff as required.
• Providing the technical inputs required to the CSE Unit’s productions (such as regular advocacy briefing messages, progress reports, grassroots advocacy papers and briefing documents, etc.).
• Being responsible for Data Validation, Data Management, Data Analysis, and Data Visualization
• Training staff on appropriate methods of data analysis 
• Training staff on best practices in community on-the-ground advocacy 
• Helping participants with the advancement of their community-based advocacy campaigns
• Contributing to the CSE Unit conflict analysis exercises in the areas of operation as well as providing enrolled CSOs with the relevant, basic policy insights and policy analysis tools.
• Developing and monitoring the context development reporting pathways among B&Z and its partner CSOs/CBOs and preparing the relevant, necessary policy briefing messages.
• Preparing briefs, reports, presentations, and other written outputs in accordance with advocacy objectives; review as necessary.

Education & Experience:

• Intimate knowledge of the Syrian refugee crisis, the ongoing situation in Syria, and general previous experience working with Syrian refugees in Lebanon is a must.
• Specific experience working for a Refugee-led Organization is a plus.      

Competencies:

• The ideal candidate should have at least 3-5 years of experience working for an NGO in a research capacity, and/or in M&E, and should present a savvy in dealing with local and international advocacy efforts especially related to refugee rights, and specifically gender rights.
• Knowledge of methodology building, research and survey design, research innovation, and prior knowledge of advocacy is highly desired.
• Priority will be given to candidates based in Lebanon, as well as candidates who have experienced forced displacement.
• Candidates need to have fluency in both English and Arabic.