World Learning – QITABI 2: Strategic Planning Expert

World Learning – QITABI 2: Strategic Planning Expert

Quality Instruction towards Access and Basic Education Improvement” QITABI 2 Program

USAID’s “Quality Instruction towards Access and Basic Education Improvement” (QITABI 2) is a five-year program seeking to improve learning outcomes for all students in public primary schools in Lebanon. Its activity targets an estimated 200,000 girls and boys, including those who are registered in second shifts of public schools.

World Learning has an immediate vacancy for a Beirut-based “Strategic Planning Expert” for the USAID-funded Quality Instruction towards Access and Basic Education Improvement (QITABI 2) in Lebanon.

To apply: Please send your resume to recruitment@qitabi.org  with the post title on the subject line along with a cover letter (in English) explaining why you are best qualified for this position. Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis and qualified candidates should apply as soon as possible.

Scope and Responsibilities

Primary Responsibilities:

Under Outcome 3 “Improved National-Level Service Delivery of Education” QITABI 2 program is providing support to the Center for Educational Research and Development (CERD) in the development of its Strategic Plan.

Reporting to the Institutional Capacity Development Specialist, the “Strategic Planning Expert” will work closely with QITABI 2 Outcome 3 team to develop a long term five-year Top-Level Strategic Plan.

About CERD

The Center for Educational Research and Development (CERD) is a national organization charged with modernization and development of education, through educational policies and planning, as well as designing curricula and its requirements to form a learner and citizen at the same time. All is achieved through collaboration with all stakeholders nationwide.

The “Strategic Planning Expert” will develop CERD’s strategic plan.

QITABI 2 will hold a series of workshops and focus groups with CERD management and different departments to develop CERD strategic priorities, operational objectives, and work plan, building on the previous achievements of QITABI project: (mission, vision, SWOT analysis, and strategic objectives). The strategic Planning Expert will consolidate the outcome of these workshops and focus groups to technically finalize CERD’s strategic Plan.

To this end, the Expert will work with QITABI 2 team, particularly the Institutional Capacity Development Specialist to develop CERD’s strategic plan. The “Strategic Planning Expert” is expected to do the following while developing CERD’s strategy:

• Analyze the desk review of CERD: Legal Framework and External Environment
• Understand CERD Vision, Mission and SWOT Analysis
• Collect all the findings related to CERD’s operational and strategic performance

• Align the WP of different donors with CERD Mission and Work Plan
• Align processes, resources-planning and department goals with overall strategy
• Ensure strategic direction of various projects being currently implemented at CERD, and make sure that they are incorporated within the overall Strategic Plan
• Integrate CERD strategic work plan in the final five-year Top-Level Strategic Plan
• Develop and Finalize CERD Final Strategic Plan

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in development studies, public administration or any other relevant major
• At least ten years professional experience in project management and strategic planning.
• Demonstrated experience in working with the public sector.
• Demonstrated experience in working in the Lebanese public education sector.
• Demonstrated experience in developing Strategic Plans for nonprofit organizations and public organizations
• A demonstrated ability to analyze, formulate sector and sub-sector policies, strategies and programs, and to prepare well written and researched strategic plans
• Professional working knowledge of English and Arabic is required
• Excellent coordination and teamwork skills

Duration of the Assignment

• Short Term Assignment