Office Manager

The USAID-funded Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) Program provides voluntary technical assistance to farmers, farm groups, and agribusinesses in Lebanon to promote sustainable capacity building. The program relies on the expertise of US volunteers from diverse backgrounds—farms, universities, cooperatives, private agribusinesses, nonprofit farm organizations and others—to respond to the needs of Lebanese farmers, organizations, and agribusiness. F2F Volunteers work on a wide range of activities, providing assistance to host organizations—private farmers, cooperatives, community groups, rural credit institutions, extension services, input supply firms, agribusinesses, and others. Assignments may involve technology transfer, business planning, organizational strengthening, marketing or environmental conservation. The Lebanon office for Land O’Lakes will identify hosts and plan assignments, provide logistics and translation services when needed, and follow up with host organizations on implementation of volunteer recommendations. Under the direction of the Lebanon Country Director, the Office Manager will provide administrative, clerical, and logistical services in order to ensure effective and efficient operations of F2F technical activities in Lebanon. Key responsibilities include:  Assist Country Director and F2F Lebanon staff with administrative duties as requested; Manage office resources and scheduling; Work closely with F2F Field Manager to ensure proper transportation and accommodations logistics for F2F volunteers; Prepare volunteers’ in-country schedules; Work closely with Land O’Lakes Human Resources to maintain and update employment documentation for office staff; Maintain office and project documentation in office files and Land O’Lakes on-line systems; Other duties as assigned. Qualifications: Training in professional management and administration, with an emphasis on administration for a project in coordination with a foreign-based headquarters office Exceptionally organized, proactive, dependable, and results-oriented. Experience managing office operations and field logistics Experience and ability to effectively use Microsoft office and organizational on-line systems Fluent Arabic with a strong grasp of English. French is a plus.