Project Manager- Porticus Project

The Porticus-funded “Towards a Social and Emotional Learning Policy for Children in Lebanon” aims to devise a national roadmap toward establishing solid foundations from which to facilitate the development of a comprehensive SEL policy for Lebanon; policies in SEL will ensure a systematic integration and institutionalization of an SEL culture into both formal and non-formal educational system.

World Learning has an immediate vacancy for its Beirut-based “Project Manager” for the Porticus-funded “Toward a Social and Emotional Learning Policy for Children in Lebanon”. This position is for a Lebanese national.

Scope and responsibilities:

The project manager will be responsible for coordinating, overlooking, and ensuring day-to-day smooth implementation of project activities and adherence to logistics and administration at the central and regional level. The employee will be reporting to WL Country representative.

Responsibilities of the Project Manager include:

• Ensuring that project deliverables are submitted on time within scope and budget.
• Developing a detailed timeline to monitor and track project progress.
• Manage changes to the project scope and project schedule.
• Create and maintain comprehensive project reporting and documentation.
• Track project performance, specifically to analyze the successful completion of short and long-term goals.
• Identify stakeholders and set up a mechanism of engagement, coordination, and collaboration, including steering committees or working groups, to start national dialogue focused on more sustainable SEL and PSS approaches.
• Manage relationships with relevant stakeholders.
• Draft focus group discussion and interview questionnaires, surveys, and data collection protocols.
• Conduct focus group discussion, key informant interviews, and in-depth interviews to validate findings from desk review and investigate additional areas of inquiry.
• Attending weekly meetings with management to update on project progress, challenges, and solutions.
• Attending conferences and training as required.
• Representing World Learning at work groups, workshops, events and meetings.
• Other responsibilities as necessary.

Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required:

• Proven working experience in project management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Arabic.
• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multitasking skills.
• A minimum of an MA Degree in appropriate field of study or equivalent work experience.
• Experience working in policy development.
• Good knowledge in contextually relevant educational policies and policies in relevant fields.
• Solid background in the field of social and emotional learning/psychosocial support/child protection.