National Coordination and Communication Consultant for the LPDC Project

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Background

The Lebanese Working Group on Palestinian Refugees, which became later known as the Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee (LPDC), was created in November 2005 by the Council of Ministers, in response to the goal set by the Government of Lebanon (GoL) to improve the living conditions of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon. The current project – Support the implementation of LPDC Strategic Plan, phase 1 - seeks to strengthen the capacity of the LPDC (2020-2023) enabling the Government of Lebanon (GoL) to set up a comprehensive policy on the Palestinian refugee issues, with a view to improving their living conditions. Project components include: • Output 1: Strengthen Dialogue facilitation and conflict prevention capacity; • Output 2: Support Legislative Reform agenda; • Output 3: Strengthen strategic Communication and Coordination roles; • Output 4: Increase Policy research capabilities; In 2015, the LPDC, under the Prime Minister patronage, had launched a Dialogue platform among the Lebanese Political Parties to discuss the Governmental policies towards the Palestinian refugees. The “Working Group on the Palestinian refugees” includes representatives of key potential parties in Lebanon. In 2020, the LPDC launched the “Palestinian Working Group” with similar structure and composition of the “Lebanese Working Group”. In this context, the LPDC requires the support of a “Dialogue Facilitator”.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Senior Dialogue Facilitator and under the overall guidance of the Project Manager and LPDC Chairman, the consultant will work on the below: 1. Support the identification, conceptualization and implementation of the facilitation plan 2. Organize workshops, meetings and other consultations included in the work plan, making sure that adequate lead time is given to stakeholders in preparation for the workshops, meetings or consultation. 3. Coordinate and exercise quality control over stakeholder consultations, ensuring availability of documents/ reports, proper scheduling, provision of facilitation, documentation of proceedings, etc. for these events are appropriate. 4. Coordinate with LPDC in the planning, programming and implementation of the activities 5. Work closely with the Dialogue Facilitator in implementing the dialogue strategy; 6. Conduct necessary background research necessary for the implementation of the dialogue strategy; 7. Support the liaison with the project team and external Experts to prepare sessions and develop dialogue agenda; 8. Maintain proper system and procedures for the safekeeping and maintenance of project documents & records (both hard and e-copy), inventory of assets and other equipment 9. Plan, organize and coordinate the conduct of regular progress meetings with LPDC team. Provide members with the necessary documentation on time. Serve as the secretary to the progress meetings. For additional information, please refer to ANNEX I – Terms of Reference

Competencies

Functional Competencies:

  • Excellent interpersonal and communicative skills.
  • Fluency in oral and written Arabic and English, good command of French is desirable.

Corporate Competencies:

  • Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
  • Advocates and promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UN;
  • Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
  • Treats all people fairly without favoritism;
  • Knowledge of the UN preferable.

Required Skills and Experience

Academic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in political science, economics, business administration or another closely related field.

Years of Experience:

  • Minimum 5 years of relevant professional experience in business administration, project support and/or public administration.
  • Minimum 3 years of experience in conducting social science research, supporting research projects and/or preparing background documents for research projects.
  • Minimum 2 years of experience in facilitating political dialogue, planning, and implementing conferences and/or roundtables preferably in the context related to human rights and rights of refugees.
  • Experience in working with Lebanese government institutions is an advantage.

How to apply: The consultancy is open for all national consultants who meet the selection criteria and propose a competitive fee. Interested consultants are requested to apply only through this UNDP jobs portal. Submissions through any other media will not be considered. The application must include all of the following documents: 1. P11, which can be accessed through this link: http://lb.undp.org/content/dam/lebanon/docs/Proc/P11%20Personal%20History%20Form.doc 2. Annex 3 (Offerors Letter) and Financial proposal. All files shall be submitted in one single document and uploaded as word or PDF file to the UNDP job site. It has been observed that bidders don’t submit all requested documents and thus reducing their chance to be selected for a contract with UNDP. before you submit your offer please revise that the application is complete and comprises all documents. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

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