Local Governance Officer

Local Governance Officer

The Local Governance Officer will assist the Local Governance and Civic Engagement (LGCE) team in building the capacities of citizens and civil society organizations (CSOs) to collaborate with municipalities to improve service delivery. At the same time bridge the gap between municipalities and water establishments for better management of water resources. S/he will assist in the management and implementation of the assistance to municipalities across Lebanon. The Local Governance Officer will report directly to the Local Governance Specialist.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

 Follow up with beneficiaries, local authorities, and RWEs, to ensure they submit all needed documentation required to verify identified projects’ eligibility and compliance.

• Support the regular interface with targeted municipality officials, citizens, and CSOs, as feasible, and the maintenance of a positive and productive relationships with them.
• Support the Local Governance and Civic Engagement team in developing memorandum of understandings between WEs and Municipalities that will serve to create a partnership in managing water resources efficiently and increasing subscription and collection rates at the community level.
• Support in the development of technical and administrative documentation required.
• Support the preparation for events and meeting with citizens, CSOs, and relevant municipal-level government officials in targeted regions and develop minutes of meeting.
• Follow-up on the implementation of multiple activities on an ongoing basis and in a dynamic environment to include field visits and report on the outcomes.
• Assist in providing support to grantees and potential grantees in their proposal and implementation phase.
• Support the LGCE team in reviewing grantee’s reports and M&E data.
• Support in data collection and analysis.
• Support in the preparation of reports.
• Perform other tasks as it may be required.

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in public administration, economics, law, political sciences, social sciences or related field (postgraduate degree is an asset).
• Experience interacting with local government authorities.
• Experience working to facilitate citizen engagement, stakeholder coordination.
• 3 years of previous experience in project implementation and reporting in a development context with a preferred focus on local governance, civic engagement, local development, capacity development of local governments.
• Self-starter and independent, capable of following guidance and transforming it into actions.
• Experience preparing well-researched reports.
• Demonstrated communications and presentation skills.
• Data collection and entry.
• Proficiency in MS Office.
• Excellent writing, speaking, and reading skills in Arabic and English.