وظائف شاغرة لدى جمعية المدى: مطلوب مسؤول عن مشروع – Project Officer

The Project Officer will work under the French Embassy-funded project ‘Biodiversity in a Box – Bringing Nature Back to our City’, implemented by Mada Association in the in the neighborhoods of Geitawi, Fassouh, Sioufi, Mar Mikhayel and Gemmayze – Beirut.

The Project Officer will report to the Senior Platform Officer, with matrix management also to the Executive Director, and with close collaboration with the project experts and Mada’s Agriculture Engineers.

Job Overview

The Project Officer will work on a part-time basis and be responsible for day-to-day implementation, under the direct supervision of the Senior Platform Officer. The project will establish 30 Biodiversity Boxes for residential (and potentially office) buildings, to be maintained by the residents in a participatory manner. The Boxes will have numerous purposes ranging from: increasing awareness around the importance of biodiversity and green space in cities; bringing back traditional practices of cultivation of aromatic and edible plants; engaging neighbors and the community as a whole in a collaborative gardening experience for positive interactions and communal benefits; enhancing urban spaces that are increasingly lacking public and green spaces; and potentially ensuring some economic returns to the residents.

Main Tasks Responsibilities

Outreach, Selection and Preparations

• In close coordination with the Senior Platform Officer, project experts and Executive Director, support the identification and selection of the locations/buildings where the Boxes will be established.
• Support the selection of the building focal points to maintain the boxes.
• Support Mada’s coordination with relevant authorities to ensure smooth access and implementation.

Activity Oversight and Quality

• Support the experts in the development of the plans for the Boxes, assist them in logistics and admin tasks.
• Be present during installations and conduct regular monitoring visits to project sites.
• Report any issues back to the Senior Platform Officer and suggest potential solutions.

Reporting and Admin

• Ensure proper filing of all project documentation.
• Support in collection of supporting documentation for audits and compliance.
• Submit bi-weekly reports to the Senior Platform Officer including progress, challenges, lessons learned, etc.

Knowledge and Skills

• Full adherence to Mada’s mission and vision, as well as Ethics Code.
• Relevant educational degree: agriculture engineering, environment, etc.
• Experience working with NGOs in the development sector is a plus.
• Good organizational, coordination and time-management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Fluent in English and Arabic; French is a plus.
• Proactive, flexible and dynamic.