Social Peace Officer/ Procurement

PROJECT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 

In its fourth year, House of Peace (HOPe) aims at supporting participants from local communities to engage in social initiatives that will bring together people from different backgrounds so they meet and work together for the same goal in order to catalyse personal and social transformation that fosters social peace. In addition, HOPe works with a group of young adults from several marginalized communities, to provide them with the required technical skills and art tools to promote child and youth rights within their communities. As a community-based organisation, HOPe aims to facilitate and coordinate the elaboration of local visions of social peace-building, brought together with international experiences and support.  

Our Purpose: 

Because we believe that in all times, especially in times of turmoil and change, a source of peace exists in every person and every society, and all we need to do is facilitate the process for peace to emerge and blossom.   

Our Vision:   

Our vision as HOPers, is bringing together uniquely different individuals with shared values, and transforming the notion of peace into a practice of being and living, to inspire social change towards a hopeful and purposeful life. 

Our Mission: 

• In an inclusive and participatory way, we enhance social peace: 
• through shifting perceptions about reality, peace, self and the other.
• through supporting and connecting community-based initiatives and dialogue spaces.
• through advancing the principles of conflict sensitivity.
• through voicing grassroots perspectives, stories and aspirations. 

Our values: 

• Egalitarian: Promoting peace as a right for all people, and respecting diversity and gender. 
• Conflict Sensitive: Understanding and appreciating local specificities, avoiding harm and enhancing positive impact. 
• Family Oriented: Honouring our partnerships, empowering local ownership, and creating a family environment within our network of partners and peacebuilders. 
• Committed to nonviolence: Encouraging personal and collective peace initiatives as a means for creative, positive and liberating change. 

Field Officer: 

Job Brief: 

The program coordinator is part of the program team coordinating the Social Peace Unit that is entrusted with supporting the development of community-based dialogue initiatives with local communities, and with HOPe’s partners. 

Roles and Responsibilities:  

Activity/Field Roles: 

• Unit procurement: 
• Familiar with procurements processes and documentation of the approved PRs 
• Responsible to prepare procurement requests for the unit according to Threads of peace procedures and policies  
• Assist in the procurement & supplies of all SPW initiatives in coordination with the Logistics and procurement officer. 

Social Peace Workshop (SPW) Co/Trainer:  

•  assist in delivering SPW with local community groups, and preparing logistics, reports, and all required documents (Attendance sheets, Baseline and Endline assessments, Workshop data form…). 

Initiative Building Activity (IBA) Co/Trainer: 

• Assist in delivering Initiative Building Activities (IBA) and facilitate the development of community-based initiatives concept notes. 

Initiative Supporter: 

• To accompany local community groups and provide required support (content development, coordination, and logistics) to implement approved initiatives. 
• Meeting note Keeper: To document the unit meetings and to share with the general unit members all important points discussed throughout the unit meeting during the general weekly meeting.
• Relationship builder: build good relationships with new suppliers and markets that Hope can benefit from it.  

Support Roles: 

• Meeting Notetaker: To write the reports, roundtables, and other attended events or team meetings in Arabic or English. 
• Eco Friend: To promote and support eco-friendly practices at HOPe office in particular and the field of work in general.  

Requirements and qualifications: 

• Good spirit. 
• Bachelor Degree in a relative field. 
• Minimum of 3 years of proven experience in humanitarian programs. 
• Perfect command of spoken and written English and Arabic. 
• Notable time management and organizational skills. 
• Ability to work in partnership with local communities and NGOs. 
• Teamwork and cooperative attitude. 
• Problem-solving, and communication skills. 
• Good computing skills. 
• Additional requirement for non-Lebanese nationals: permit of residence in Lebanon is required.