Access Alumni Officer

About Teach for Lebanon

 Teach For Lebanon (TFL) is an NGO working to ensure that all children in Lebanon, regardless of socioeconomic background, have access to quality education. The model of Teach For Lebanon is an education innovation that focuses on youth capacity building to provide quality intervention and systemic support for students. TFL employs and trains Lebanon’s most promising graduates, “TFL Fellows”, and places them in schools serving underprivileged refugee and Lebanese children. These Fellows receive on-going training and support to address educational disadvantages by providing transformational teaching that places their students on a path of academic success. Along the way, they become leaders and advocates for a better Lebanon.

Learn More: www.teachforlebanon.org

About Program

English Access Microscholaship Program (Access) is a two-year global scholarship program supported by the U.S. Department of State that provides a foundation of English language skills to bright, economically disadvantaged students, primarily aged 13 to 20 through After-School classes with Enhancement Activities, and Intensive Sessions. The goal of the Access Program is to prepare students who have minimal knowledge of English, with effective communication and critical thinking skills through meaningful interaction, cooperative learning strategies, and real-life contexts. The English Access Microscholarship Program in Lebanon will be implemented by Teach For Lebanon and will offer 500 teenagers', (25 classes of 20 public high school students each across 5 regions in Lebanon), the opportunity to increase their English language proficiency by receiving 360 hours of English as a Second Language, enhancement and leadership activities. The English Access Microscholarship Program will also include capacity building and mentoring for 100 teachers across 5 regions in Lebanon

Role Summary

The Access Alumni Officer will be working directly with the Access Program Director regarding Access Alumni. The primary responsibilities will be to implement Alumni strategy by connecting alumni and sharing information, mobilizing them through events and professional development, and celebrating their achievements and moments of success. This will help to achieve the objective of creating a more connected and empowered Access Alumni community.

Main Accountabilities

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

●     Engage in developing and overseeing the implementation of the strategy for engaging Alumni after they complete the Access Program.

●      Lead the strategy's implementation in terms of Alumni Activities.

●      Build strong external relationships with academic, commercial, and nonprofit organizations, and with other opportunity providers, to connect Alumni to opportunities to further both their commitment to the Program and their way forward in the academic and professional spheres.

●      Establish a network for Alumni to connect with one another and build a community, shared interests, goals, and projects. Let alone help to build Communities of Practice.

●      Network and communicate regularly with Alumni to identify areas of interest, level of engagement with the organization, etc.

●      Conduct phone and virtual calls, prepare surveys, and visit Alumni projects to communicate effectively with the Alumni and to collect success stories.

●      Coordinate with the Alumni Regional Committees (when functional) to ensure alignment of activities in the areas of support, planning, and implementation.

●      Support cultivation and hiring of Alumni for potential staff positions and volunteer opportunities.

●      Help Create opportunities for Alumni to support the organization and its mission, and their respective experience.

●      Coordinate the training of the Alumni:

○      Setting yearly training plans 

○      Identify trainers

○      Plan all training logistics in coordination with TFL’s Procurement & Logistics Department (venue rental, equipment, food and beverage (F&B), stationery, etc.)

●      Follow up and oversee the implementation of Alumni project subgrants (called “Mini-Grants”)

●      Prepare announcements of the Mini-Grants / Review reports.

●      Coordinate with the Mini-Grants and proposals evaluation committee. 

●      Administer the Alumni Networking website created to maximize the potential for Alumni to locate opportunities, whether in terms of jobs, entrepreneurship, or partnership with other Alumni.

●      Collect Alumni success stories and achievements to highlight the Program’s impact, for the additional purpose of refreshing the existing video compilation with new stories.

●      Establish celebrations of major activities achieved.

●      Develop yearly events calendar and share it with relevant stakeholders at both the organization and the donor.

●      Conduct monitoring and evaluation activities to measure the outcomes and impact in coordination with TFL’s MEAL Department.

●      Work with the Program’s team to incorporate the Alumni mission and benefits in the recruitment of students and teachers.

●      Manage formal Access Alumni communications and information (website and social media platforms) and in liaison with TFL’s Communications Department and US Embassy Beirut as well.

●      Manage and continuously update the Alumni related database with cost-effective strategies.

●      Reporting activities, progress and outcomes to the Access Program Director, notably in drafting the narrative to be included in the Program’s periodic reports to the donor.

●      Conduct other Alumni work as may be required.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

-A Bachelor degree.

-2 years of experience in a similar position.

-Proficiency in English and Arabic.

-Strong command of Microsoft Office applications.

-Project Management Certificate is a plus 

-Being a TFL Alum is preferred. 

Working Conditions

Location: The chosen candidate will  be based in our Achrafieh Office

Package:  $1,200 in addition to  NSSF and Medical-Life Insurance benefits.

Other: Willingness to work on the weekends in case of possible events/trainings.