Administrative Assistant

I. INTRODUCTION

NGO's Background Information

The Lebanon Reforestation Initiative (LRI) is a Lebanese NGO registered at the Ministry of Interior and Municipalities under no. 1186 on 18 June 2014. LRI started as a project launched in 2010 by the United States Forest Service (USFS) Office of International Programs (IP) through the support and funding of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). LRI's mission is to restore Lebanon's native forests and to instill commitment to reforestation and wildfire prevention and response, through capacity building of local communities and organizations.

LRI is managing several projects among which a project under cash for work to support Beirut cleaning and restoration activities. The project is operated by LRI’s offices in Jdeideh. 

II. PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

LRI seeks an Administrative Assistant for the period of one year, renewable based on available funding and performance. The Administrative Assistant will help in providing administrative support to ensure efficient operation of the office and its projects.

The Administrative Assistant is expected to perform the following duties:

• Coordinate workers payments and enter workers data on LRI database.
• Confirm receipt of payments for workers.
• Conduct phone surveys with workers and their households.
• Develop worker-related reports for different projects.
• Outreach to workers.
• Assist the field team when needed.
• Establish and maintain general filing system for the office.
• Carry out administrative duties such as filing, typing, copying, binding, scanning etc.
• Any other related activities and assistance that may reasonably be required.

III. REQUIREMENTS

The Administrative Assistant should possess the following competencies, skills, and experience:

• Good academic and proven practical knowledge in the field of community mobilization, coordination of community activities, social work, forestry, or any related field.
• At least 1-2 years of relevant experience.
• Strong analytical, communication and inter-personal skills.
• Excellent reporting skills.
• Willingness to travel outside Beirut to the project sites.
• Fluency in both written and spoken English and Arabic.