Partnerships & Development Coordinator

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.

Basmeh & Zeitooneh has a zero-tolerance policy for sexual exploitation, abuse, and child abuse. Also, fraud, bribery, and corrupt activities.

Basmeh & Zeitooneh (B&Z) is committed to maintaining your personal information's security, confidentiality, and privacy.

Basmeh & Zeitooneh is committed to safeguarding the well-being of children and upholding the Convention on the Rights of the Child, Basmeh & Zeitooneh maintains a zero-tolerance policy on child abuse.

About the Program:

B&Z’s Civil Society Enablement Program started in 2018 to support other initiatives and grassroots NGOs and CSOs, through capacity-building projects that target small community-based organizations to equip them with the skills and knowledge needed to develop and ensure a sustainable future.

Job Purpose:

The Partnerships and Development Coordinator is responsible for leading relationships with key donors and partners, scoping new funding opportunities, ensuring program development, grants and contracts management, partnerships management, and donor communication. The Development and Partnerships Coordinator will also lead the development of new project proposals per the CSEU strategic objectives and approaches.

Location: The position may be based in either Lebanon or Syria, depending on the selected candidate’s residence and organizational needs.

Strategic and operational:

• Scope funding opportunities and lead the development of proposals, with special attention to proposal narratives, work plans, log frames, and budgets in coordination with program staff and relevant B&Z departments and units.
• Lead on due diligence and compliance processes, including for international partners and high compliance donors.
• Develop and maintain functional relationships with CSEU funding partners and support the attainment of long-term strategic relationships.
• Act as the coordination focal point among CSEU consortiums and coalitions, where applicable.
• Coordinate with relevant teams and lead on the process of producing and submitting timely reports and relevant project documentation such as payment requests, narrative and financial reports, budget forecasts, and amendments.
• Lead on monitoring CSEU compliance with donors' and partners’ compliances and contractual guidelines.
• Liaise with the CSEU team and other units within B&Z to ensure proper communication and coordination between Programs, Finance, and other relevant departments/units.
• Work closely with the relevant teams to prepare for and hold kick-off meetings in which new programs and/projects are handed out to the implementation team.
• Provide technical oversight on all capacity development content and training workshops related to proposal development, grants management, and donor and partner cultivation.
• Lead on developing and regularly reviewing the Grants and Partnership strategy(ies).
• And any other tasks or responsibilities assigned by the line manager.

Education & Experience:

• A bachelor's (or an advanced degree) in political science or project management, grants and partnership management, and/or related fields is required.
• Experience in the Middle East region in general and the Levant region, in particular, is a must.
• Experience in development and partnerships in the civil society sector is a must.
• Good experience in civic-related topics is highly preferable.

Competencies:

• The ideal candidates will have at least 3-5 years of proven track record of securing funds and managing significant funding from a range of institutional donors such as SIDA, FCDO, USAID, and EU/EC through partnerships or directly.
• Excellent and determined team player
• Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills, including a demonstrated effectiveness in communication with donors and other project stakeholders
• Management expertise, particularly in the area of collaboration, team building, planning, and performance management, and the proven ability to bring together individuals and teams to build trust and deliver on shared objectives.
• Flexibility to travel within the region as and when is required
• Able to work well under pressure and ability to make difficult decisions.
• Strong ability in multi-tasking and problem-solving
• Proven ability in agile and dynamic response to unanticipated context developments.
• High standards of confidentiality, reliability, and discretion.
• Able to manage multiple activities and identify priorities, meet deadlines, and solve problems in a complex context.