Field Officer - Beirut, Lebanon Community Resilience Initiative (Lcri)

Field Officer - Beirut  Lebanon Community Resilience Initiative (LCRI)  , Lebanon Company Profile: MSI is an international development firm in the Washington, D.C., metro area with a 30-year history of helping to deliver results across the developing world. In 2008, we became part of Coffey International Limited. Since that time, we have greatly expanded our ability to respond seamlessly and flexibly to client needs with Coffey's international development offices in the United Kingdom and Australia. We operate in some of the most challenging political and economic climates in the world, including Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, and South Sudan. MSI currently employs 800 development experts in the fields of public sector management, monitoring and evaluation, governance, and anti-corruption. For more information on MSI, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com . Position Summary: In coordination with the Program Development Officer (PDO) and the Grants Specialist, the Field Officer will be responsible for supporting the Lebanon Community Resilience Initiative (LCRI) project activity implementation teams with administrative, program, logistical and operational needs. This Field Officer position is located in Beirut.  **Please note: Only Lebanese citizens are eligible for this position.** Responsibilities: Support programmatic and technical aspects of LCRI, including but not limited to the following: contacting and interacting with grantees including: non-governmental organizations, government agencies and groups. Routinely liaise with Beirut PDO and Grants Specialist to assist in in maintaining communication with grantees and following up on any needed communication or documentation. Routinely liaise with Procurement Specialist to confirm delivery of goods and services to grantees and to report any issues related to procured goods Assist in the identification of communities and community groups within the area of responsibility where LCRI program objectives can be met; develop and maintain friendly, open, and professional relationships with local counterparts, LCRI beneficiaries as well as local and national authorities. Monitor on going grants, which include: attending activity events, gathering information request by LCRI staff in Beirut, writing updates and reportson grant impact and progress and attending coordination meetings for grant activities. Assist Grant Specialist and Procurement Specialist with processing grantee paperwork when needed. Monitor grantee to ensure that grant implementation adheres to grantee concept and timeline. Ensure that g r ante e’s monthly and final reports are submitted in a timely fashion and are satisfactory in content. Provide technical assistance to potential grantees as required during the grants preparation stage, including grant application and grant budgetpreparation. Organize regional meetings with grantees, focus groups, community leaders and members. Contribute pictures and supporting documents to the grant file. Support the Monitoring and Evaluation officer in the collection of raw data for input into the database. Support the follow up for both program development and implementation tasks.  Coordinate LCRI project events, conferences and activities, including site selection and logistics. Support the preparation of deliverables, reports and briefings; and document archival. Perform other tasks as requested by the Chief of Party and the Operations Manager as well as the supervising PDO.  Minimum Qualifications: University degree in Social Sciences or related field. Strong networks and ties within communities of Beirut. Ability to handle multiple priorities, events, projects and accurately report on progress. Experience working in community development preferred. Experience working in such roles with United States Agency for International Development (USAID) projects, specifically the Office of Transition Initiatives, is highly desirable. Lebanese citizens only. Only applications received through the website (link provided below) will be considered. Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please. MSI is an EEO/AA/ADA Veterans Employer.