Community Coordinator with networks in/around Tariq Jdide

Together with our partner Fighters for Peace, forumZFD has started a new project in and around Tariq Jdide in September 2018. We are looking for a multitalented, self-starter to support this project as a coordinator and mobiliser. The person will be working at the forumZFD office and in the project location. He/She will be reporting to the project area manager at forumZFD and collaborate with the respective teams of forumZFD and Fighters for Peace. The first few months the focus will be on identifying potential collaborators, bringing them into the project and exploring potential activities, needs and resources. Later, the coordinator will support those local actors in taking action with and within the community or communities.

Specific tasks and responsibilities in this project:

Research

• Work closely with the community and the project team to identify potential partners, supporters, influencers, representatives
• Help to identify needs and resources in the community

Community Mobilisation and Organization

• Coordinate between project partners and community representatives to jointly develop and implement change projects and mobilize resources
• Pro-actively organize, coordinate, conduct, document and follow-up on field-work
• Identify capacity building needs of community representatives and organize trainings or other measures if necessary
• Organize validation processes
• Prepare, organize and manage a kick-off meeting of all actors identified through the three project strands to develop the project plan further

Coordination & Administration

• Support the project manager in documentation, knowledge management and administrative/financial tasks
• Support in Planning, Monitoring, Reporting and Evaluation of the project
• Support analysis and implementation of risk-, do-no-harm- and conflict sensitivity measures
• Support the development of structures and networks to safeguard the project’s sustainability;
• Support the administrative/financial/reporting tasks of project implementation
• Translation of project documents and interpretation during meetings if required;

Your Profile:

Essential:

• Experience in community mobilization/organization and community-led change processes
• In-depth knowledge of Tariq Jdide and surrounding areas as well as extensive and productive relationships with diverse actors in the community
• Experience in conflict transformation, social cohesion, inclusive peace, trust building, mediation
• Flexible, pro-active and interdependent working attitude, high tolerance for frustration, different perspectives
• Conciliatory personality and multi-partiality
• Strong intercultural and interfaith sensitivity and passion for collaboration
• Very good written and spoken command of English and Arabic
• Familiar with standard IT applications

Desirable:

• Knowledge of methods of nonviolent / civil conflict resolution especially in dialogue;
• Knowledge and practical experiences with systemic approaches
• Experienced in (community-led) research and conflict analysis

Employer: Forum Ziviler Friedensdienst e.V. (forumZFD e.V. reg. INGO operating in Lebanon)

forumZFD provides training and project support in Germany and abroad. With its members, it advocates the renunciation of violence-based policies, reinforcement of civilian resources in the state and society and democratic participation of all social, ethnic and religious groups.

forumZFD currently has more than 80 employees working in 14 locations in Germany, the Middle East, the Western Balkans, and South-East Asia. forumZFD has been working in Lebanon since 2009.

The Lebanon-team consists of 17 staff members working in the program areas of Community Mobilizing, Dealing with the Past and Capacity Development.

In the area of Community Mobilizing forumZFD works with partner organizations to assist communities in addressing their needs and challenges together and in mobilizing their own resources for the common good.