Country: Lebanon
Closing date: 24 Feb 2017
Organizational Development Specialist, BALADI CAP, Lebanon
Company Profile: MSI, a Tetra Tech Company, is a Washington, DC metro area international development firm with a 35-year history of delivering development results across the world. Our core expertise is in the fields of monitoring and evaluation (M&E), institutional development, public sector management, governance and anti-corruption. MSI implements nearly 100 projects in 90 countries around the world such as Jordan, Morocco, Lebanon, Syria, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Colombia, and Mexico. As one of the leading companies in our field, MSI has partnered with more than 80 organizations across all sectors of international development with clients ranging from large bilateral and multilateral donors such as USAID, the World Bank and the UNDP to national and local governments, NGOs, think tanks, foundations and universities. For more information on MSI, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.
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Project Summary: **
The Building Alliances for Local Advancement, Development and Investment Project (BALADI) aims to improve public service delivery at the local and regional levels, promote community participation in local governance decision-making, increase access to reliable and affordable public services, and support participatory and accountable local governance. The goal of BALADI is to achieve sustained and broad-based economic growth by engaging with municipal government institutions, Lebanese-registered civil society organizations, and private sector businesses. The BALADI CAP project is a five-year, USAID-funded project that complements and bolsters the activities of the BALADI project by providing organizational capacity-building assistance to local civil society organizations and municipalities.
**Please note: Only Lebanese citizens are eligible for this position.
Position Summary:
MSI is seeking candidates for the full-time position of Organizational Development Specialist on a capacity-building program for Lebanese civil society organizations (CSOs). The Organizational Development Specialist will work closely work with the Senior Organizational Specialist under the direction of the Chief of Party.
Responsibilities:
- Assist senior organizational development specialist in conducting benchmark assessments/post benchmark assessments and producing appropriate action plans.
- Perform regular field visits to CSO partners for on-site mentorship and coaching.
- Assist the senior organizational development specialist in designing and conducting trainings /workshops to beneficiary CSOs on various organizational development topics.
- Assist the senior organizational specialist in designing policies, procedures and guidelines on human resources and volunteer management, developing strategic plans, and designing organization structures and job descriptions for CSOs.
- Assist senior organizational development specialist in tracking the implementation of the relevant policies.
- Assist the senior organizational development specialist in liaising with potential local training institutes or short-term consultants to ensure capacity building is delivered on time and on budget.
- Perform any other related duties as required by the Chief of Party (COP).
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field, i.e. social science, business administration, public administration, or related field.
- Minimum three (3) years of previous job experience in a relevant field.
- Strong knowledge of Lebanese public administration and civil society organizational administrative and management systems is an asset.
- Ability and willingness to conduct site visits throughout the country, as may be needed.
- Ability to work individually and collectively with minimal supervision.
- Excellent teamwork, organizational, research, communications and reporting skills required.
- Fluency in written and spoken Arabic and English required.
Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.
MSI is an EEO/AA/ADA Veterans Employer.
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