Hivos is hiring a
Program Officer
Region: MENA Office: Beirut, Lebanon
Hours: 3 days per week
Period: One-year contract, renewable pending funds and performance
Location: Beirut, Lebanon
Hours: 3 days per week (excluding Saturday and Sunday)
Start date: ASAP
Application deadline: September 18th 2022
About Hivos
Hivos is an international development organization guided by humanist values. Together with citizens and their organizations, we aim to contribute towards just, inclusive and life sustaining societies where people have equal access to opportunities, rights and resources. We work in partnership with others in the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Latin America on three impact areas: civic rights; gender equality, diversity and inclusion, and climate justice. Our approach is solution driven, and we build wider movements for change by amplifying and connecting voices. More about Hivos at: www.hivos.org
Job context
Position within Hivos
Hivos is an international development organization guided by humanist values. Together with citizens and their organizations, we aim to contribute towards just, inclusive and life sustaining societies where people have equal access to opportunities, rights and resources. We work in partnership with others in the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Latin America on three impact areas: civic rights; gender equality, diversity and inclusion, and climate justice. Our approach is solution driven, and we build wider movements for change by amplifying and connecting voices.
Free to Be Me is an ambitious, daring and innovative program that will help support and maintain a vibrant movement among marginalized groups that is confident and capable to lobby and advocate for their human and economic rights. Free to Be Me is a program that falls within the Gender, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion thematic area.
The program will be implemented in 14 countries in Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. The program is funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Aim of the job
The Project Officer (PO) is responsible for the program delivery in two MENA countries and supports the setting up and functioning of the Communities of Action (CoAs), as well as the participatory grant-making mechanisms of Free to be Me. They facilitate the development, assessment and implementation of organizational-level and joint project proposals, and ensure these processes are developed in line with agreed procedures. They ensure contracts with local organizations are signed and checks on progress and deliverables.
They are responsible for upholding Free to be Me values and principles and translating them into practice. The Program Officer coordinates the delivery of sound country-level narrative plans and reports, which visualize activities and results of local organizations, joint CoA-activities and Hivos’ own implementation. These contribute to the overarching Free to be Me plans and reports. In doing so, they will closely work together with the Hivos financial officer, the Design, Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (DMEL) officer, as well as with the CoA facilitator, amongst others.
They are part of the regional management team and play an active role in coordinating activities in the field of capacity strengthening, lobby and advocacy, learning, etc. with consortium partners and local organizations, as well as with the relevant Hivos staff.
Next to that, the Program Officer will share progress and results of the program to both the global program management team as well as Hivos colleagues in other countries and offices. They are also responsible for the preparation of stories and content for the website, media and other channels and the organization of internal and external events. The Program Officer will assist the Design, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (DMEL) officer in outcome harvesting, narrative assessment and other reporting needed. The Program Officer will work as a team with the DMEL officer, the financial officer, the linking and learning specialist, amongst others.
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What we offer
An inspirational work environment in a value-driven international organization with dedicated staff and a great team to work with.
We offer a national contract based on Hivos local labor conditions, with remuneration commensurate with the experience and expertise. Contract renewable depending on performance.
Want to Apply?
Submit your application through Bamboo before September 18th, 2022.
Note: Both a Letter of Motivation/Cover letter and Resume/CV in PDF format need to be submitted in English.
Please note that applications missing one of the two required documents will not be considered for this position.