Project coordinator - staff care project and mental health in the workplace plan - consultancy

Position: Project coordinator - staff care project and mental health in the workplace plan

Required deliverables: Delivery of components related to the national mental health campaign on mental health in the workplace

Project: Improving Mental Health and Well Being of people living in Lebanon

Expected timeframe of the employment: November 2020 – June 2021 // 8 months

Type of employment: Consultancy (full tome – 40 hours per week)

Job location: Beirut (remote support and if needed face to face)

How to apply: send resume/CV, cover letter (with explicitly mentioning previous similar experience), and financial offer to the following email address mdm.lebanon.hr@gmail.com , mentioning “Project coordinator - staff care project and mental health in the workplace plan” in the subject email.

Deadline for application: December 17, 2020

About the project and the position

A consortium of six organizations, including Médecins du Monde (MdM), Skoun, Abaad, Amel, Embrace and Humanity and Inclusion (HI), along with National Mental Health Program (NMHP), supported by the Agence Francaise de Development (AFD), aims to improve the opportunities for individuals living in Lebanon to enjoy the best possible mental health and wellbeing. The consortium is looking to recruit a project coordinator to coordinate on the development and implementation of a national plan for staff care in the health sector and implementation mental health in the workplace plan as per the below tasks and duties.

Tasks and duties

• Coordinate project activities, apply strategic planning and systematic coordination of project activities through the action plan prepared with the relevant focal persons,
• Coordinate day-to-day project implementation and ensure the quality of outcomes as per the action plan set,
• Ensure effective communication and coordination between different partners within the project,
• Maintaining and monitoring of project plans, project schedules, work hours, budgets and expenditures,
• Organizing, attending and participating in stakeholder meetings,
• Preparing necessary presentation materials for meetings including the minutes after meetings,
• Assess project risks and issues and provide solutions where applicable, and
• Attend project coordination meetings as needed.

Deliverables

• Action plan
• Progress report

Education, experience and relevant skills

• Degree in public health or another health major,
• Project management experience is a must,
• Fluent in Arabic and English,
• Similar work experience of project coordination for at least 3-5 years,
• Good communication skills,
• Good problem solving skills,
• Good follow up skills,
• Ability to work under pressure,
• Solution oriented, and
• Reliability and accountability.