Project Officer For Talent Beyond Boundaries' Pilot Project In Lebanon - Strict Requirements: Relevant Bachelor's, Relevant Work Experience, Strong En & Ar And A Cover Letter Emphasizing Good Fit.

      SPARK Project Officer for TBB Pilot Project Vacancy     Project Description: Talent Beyond Boundaries is an American NGO working to open a new pathway to help people forcefully displaced from their home countries find work and self-reliance through international employment opportunities. Talent Beyond Boundaries is linking with employers who can use work visas to bring talented refugees to fill skill gaps around the world. Although humanitarian leaders and academics increasingly recognize that labor mobility can help displaced individuals lead productive self-sufficient lives, to date there has been no effective effort to connect this talent pool to private sector employers who recruit globally. Talent Beyond Boundaries' goal is to create a viable labor migration pathway for refugees around the globe. Talent Beyond Boundaries is currently implementing its Pilot Project through a partnership with SPARK, drawing on their complimentary knowledge and expertise.   Organization Description SPARK’s mission is to develop higher education and entrepreneurship so that young ambitious people in post-conflict societies are empowered to lead their societies into prosperity. Founded in 1994, SPARK is an independent, not-for-profit international development organisation with more than 100 staff working from sixteen offices around the world. SPARK’s activities take place in highly complex environments including fragile states and involve economic, social, and political change. SPARK’s mission is to develop entrepreneurship and higher education so that young ambitious people are empowered to lead their post-conflict societies into prosperity. SPARK works closely with a range of local partners including chambers of commerce, universities, vocational schools, governments (both local and foreign), business institutions and civil society organisations to build co-operative, locally-sustainable networks of support for promising entrepreneurs. In collaborating with local partners, SPARK listens directly to the demands of the community to pinpoint the needs and priorities of local beneficiaries. SPARK promotes local ownership of projects, which is essential for continuing support beyond SPARK's presence in that region and SPARK focuses on wide impact, linking local, regional and international partners to build strong networks of support, resources and services.   Position Summary: The Project Officer will be a contracted employee of Spark, working solely on TBB’s pilot project, in close collaboration with both TBB and SPARK staff. The Project Officer will primarily focus on supporting candidates in TBB’s program through coordinating logistics for meetings, collecting and organizing documentation, following up with candidates, and supporting with general case management. He/she will also serve as a key focal point for guiding a team of TBB interns. The Project Officer will assist the TBB team, working closely with the Regional Program Coordinator to manage logistics and organization systems. The person in this role will work closely with upper management of both TBB and SPARK to make sure that the scope and direction of the project is on schedule and amended as needed. He or she will also assist the team in strategic planning to scale-up in 2018. The Project Officer will report to both TBB and SPARK management and will work closely with both teams on this collaborative effort.   Supervisors: Spark Regional Program Director and Spark Country Manager /TBB Executive Director and TBB Regional Program Coordinator Work travel: This position will be based in Beirut Duration of Contract: 6 months, with possible extension. The first month of the consultancy will be a probation period. Salary: Based on experience Start Date: Between March 1st and March 15th   Disclaimer: TBB and Spark reserve the right to adapt this job description at any time during employment according to needs. Any extension of this contract is dependent on performance review, funding availability, and strategic planning Working Environment: The Project Officer will work in SPARK’s office in Hamra as an integrated member of SPARK’s team. The Project Officer will also work closely with TBB’s Regional Program Coordinator and other team members from Spark and TBB both in the country and remotely. The position requires someone who works well with a small dynamic and dedicated team and also independently.     Candidate Requirements: Education: REQUIRED: Bachelor’s degree; Bachelor’s in relevant fields is highly desirable. Experience: REQUIRED: 1-2 years of relevant, professional work experience, ideally related to case management, development or humanitarian response. Language Skills: REQUIRED: Fluency in spoken and written Arabic and English; no exceptions.   Competencies Passion for TBB’s goal Excellent communication skills Detail-oriented with a strong ability to time manage and coordinate schedules Solid organizational skills including respect for deadlines Experience working in a humanitarian context desired Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to establish effective and working relations with all the types of stakeholders. Adaptability and ability to re-prioritize according to the changing context. Able to work effectively and creatively independently and within a team. Ability to manage sensitive and confidential information. Math and budgeting to maintain a budget. Analytical skills to be able to solve problems that may come up during a typical work day. Knowledge of case management or refugee protection is a plus.     Responsibilities & Tasks: Work dynamically with SPARK and TBB staff as a team player on the implementation of TBB’s pilot project. Coordinate logistics necessary to prepare refugees to move for international employment. This could include helping candidates prepare the necessary documents, take language and skills testing, prepare applications and CVs, access information, and take the steps needed to obtain a work visa.  Manage the schedule, financial tracking, and logistics of refugee intake sessions and follow up with individual candidates in the TBB program pipeline, in coordination with the TBB-SPARK team. Provide case management to refugees to assist them through the process of preparing for international employment. This could include being available to answer questions, generating additional informational materials, and being a key focal point for candidates as they go through TBB’s program. Serve as a key focal point guiding TBB’s intern team to ensure tasks are evenly distributed, coordinate schedules, and support the team. Assist in managing TBB’s social media presence Ensure information, challenges, and lessons learned are efficiently communicated with the TBB-SPARK team. Support the TBB team in maintaining administrative and other processes for our organization and accountability. Actively participate in the strategic planning for scaling-up in 2018 and documenting lessons learned.   Please send a cover letter, outlining your competencies that make you a good fit for this position, and resume to lebanon@talentbeyondboundaries.org by February 26th or sooner.