Senior Programme Officer

Job Purpose: The post holder will be responsible for the implementation of a project that Alert is leading on, under the supervision and guidance of the Country Manager. The project aims to establish a mechanism for citizen consultation towards inclusive participatory policy-making at the caza, mohafaza and parliament levels. The post holder will also work in a team to help to design and manage new peacebuilding projects for International Alert in Lebanon. Duties and responsibilities: 1. Project Implementation and Management:  Take the overall responsibility to manage, implement and coordinate activities of the project with partners involvement  Collect relevant information to feed into the monitoring and evaluation of the project and assist in preparing donor reports and project completion reports, including financial reports, in coordination with partners  Engage with key government and non-government interlocutors, including donors and peacebuilding agencies, through individual meetings and through project activities  Support in research efforts and contribute to reflections on project activities  Engage with project participants periodically to ensure presence at key activities 2. Finance Grants Management and Donor Liaison Ensure project implementation as appropriate:  Receive monthly project financial data from London Finance team and review for variances to avoid overspending or under spending  Ensure timely information flow between Alert and the partner organisation;  Assist budget holders in the administration of financial tasks relating to project implementation, including preparation of money transfers, cash requests, processing of invoices and donor financial reporting  Create and maintain a project filing system, on-line and hard copy (when appropriate)  Ensure the effective recording, documentation, and filing of project activities, internal and external project meetings  Lead on coordination and logistics for workshops and field visits 3. Project design, monitoring and evaluation:  Contribute and develop ideas for new projects, building upon the impact achieved by existing projects.  Monitor project progress and impact and adjust indicators and activities if necessary. Human Resources Department  Oversee project evaluations, ensuring appropriate management responses if necessary.  Disseminate findings of evaluations and ongoing monitoring and any lessons learned internally and externally. 4. Contributing to Alert’s organisational processes and strategies:  Contribute to team-wide communications and knowledge management, and participate in organisation-wide events and discussions on related topics/projects;  Represent Alert’s values and ideas and be a spokesperson for the organisation at relevant conferences, seminars and other meetings, including at a high level;  Any other tasks as may be reasonably required. Travel requirements: Based in Beirut with potential travel within Lebanon and occasional travel to London