Solid Waste Management & Recycling Component Lead

GENERAL POSITION SUMMARY

Working under the direction of the Program Manager, the SWM/R Component Lead will be responsible for the technical quality related to the SWM/R interventions to be implemented within identified Unions of Municipalities. S/he will advise on the design, planning, implementation and monitoring of the INTAJ SWM/R development work in three Unions of Municipalities in North Lebanon and Chouf to ensure interventions strategically achieve key results.

 

ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Technical Guidance

Provide technical assistance to facilitate improved solid waste management/recycling (SWM/R) processing, production and marketing practices, as well as technical and in-kind support to Unions of Municipalities;

Strengthen linkages across SWM/R value chain and to peripheral industries (i.e. Producers, suppliers, traders, buyers and financial institutions) including planning a SWMR trade fair event;

Devise marketing support strategies for SWM/R value chain premised (i.e. Sub-grants to support product development, new linkages, social awareness campaigns);

Develop strategies to support institutional and community capacity building to enhance the enabling environment (i.e. technical capacity building to municipalities as solid waste producers/market actors, sub-grants to private service providers to upgrade municipal waste management capacity)

Ensure that all interventions are in compliance with international norms and standards, national laws and policies, technical standards and organizational policies;

Develop and overview rigorous monitoring and evaluation (M&E), accountability and learning systems for optimal quality and local partner organization capacity strengthening;

 

Team Capacity Building

Conduct regular field visits to coach field staff and partners to carry out effective activities;

Ensure that the team fully adhere to international, technical and organizational minimum standards, including adopting gender, conflict sensitive, and participatory approaches to ensure that Do No Harm and other principles are fully respected;

 

 Other

Represent Mercy Corps’ work at Beirut and field-based levels, as needed, to foster greater connections and information sharing including participating in workshops, working groups and tasks forces, as needed;

Fulfill Mercy Corps Program Management Minimum Standards based on the organization-wide guide;

Ensure activities promote gender equity, conflict sensitivity, and environmental awareness by applying Do No Harm and Mercy Corps’ Gender Equity policy;

Participate in internal office coordination and planning meetings and workshops;

Other assigned tasks, as necessary.

 

Accountability

Conduct himself/herself both professionally and personally in such a manner as to bring credit to Mercy Corps and to not jeopardize its humanitarian mission.

 

Organizational Learning  

As part of our commitment to organizational learning and in support of our understanding that learning organizations are more effective, efficient and relevant to the communities they serve.  We expect all team members to commit 5% of their time to learning activities that benefit Mercy Corps as well as themselves.

 

Accountability to Beneficiaries

Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts towards accountability, specifically to our beneficiaries and to international standards guiding international relief and development work, while actively engaging beneficiary communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.

 

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:

ACCOUNTABILITY:

Reports directly to:  Program Manager

Works directly with:  Operations, Finance, Project Managers, Field Coordinator, Field teams, M&E Team, and partners.

 

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

MA/S or equivalent in social science, management, economics, international development, or other relevant field;

At least five years of progressive experience and proven high level of competence in working in solid waste management and recycling, as well as economic and market development, ideally in relief and/or post-conflict settings;

Strong management skills, with good understanding of relevant cross-cultural issues and ability to work with refugee and host community populations

Experience with relief and socio-economic development work in a vulnerable context;

Knowledge of Lebanon, in particular its displacement context, economic challenges, social stability and resilience mechanisms relevant to internal conflict preferred; preference also given to candidates with background in the Middle East region;

Proven track record in staff and stakeholder training, mentoring and capacity building;

Demonstrated attention to detail; ability to follow procedures, meet deadlines and work independently as well as cooperatively with team members;

Ability and willingness to travel regularly to the field;

Strong communication skills in both English and Arabic (Arabic is strongly required), including report development, writing, and editing;

Proficiency in English essential

 

SUCCESS FACTORS

A successful candidate will have the ability to live and work closely with a diverse team of individuals in a highly intense and fluid work and security environment with a capacity to promote new approaches to programming and inspire groups to collaborate closely to implement high-quality programs. S/he will have proven ability to learn quickly, take initiative, and be accountable for results.  Ability to work independently and as part of a team, with curiosity about and sensitivity to new cultures, a desire and ability to learn and grow, both personally and professionally, and a great sense of humor.