Project Officer

­­Job Profile/ Description Job Title Project Officer Department/Project Recruitment Direct Supervisor Program manager Job Classification   1. Job Purpose: To coordinate awareness raising and engagement activities targeting university students in Lebanon 3. Key Result Areas a.      Engage university students in the efforts for electoral reform: -          Establish communication with student clubs and student councils in Lebanese universities, and with youth sectors in the Lebanese political parties -          Organize regular meetings with the student clubs -          Conduct workshops and awareness raising sessions on electoral reform in Lebanese universities -          Establish a student liaison unit to connect the student clubs with civil society initiatives   b.      Ensure free and fair student council elections: -          Connect with the 5 Lebanese universities with whom LADE has MOUs for election monitoring. -          Organize briefing sessions for the volunteer observers to introduce them to the student council election laws -          Prepare all the logistical needs for the student council election monitoring operation -          Deploy volunteer observers on university elections day -          Establishes & maintains a Trainees’ data base.   c.       Develop and implement student-driven actions : -          Identify short term objectives for student engagement in the electoral reform process -          Develop a timeline of activities -          Participate in the development of ideas for action -          Prepare the logistical needs for student actions   4. Minimum Qualifications: Education BA degree in political studies, management or related fields. Good command of English, and Arabic ,French is an asset Experience One year of experience in community mobilizations is an asset. Good knowledge of the Lebanese electoral law. Computer Capable of using main computer applications (Microsoft Office Applications…).   Skills and personal traits Very good leadership & communication skills. Good organizational skills. Ability to commute all over Lebanon