Notetaking and Retreat Final Report
Take minutes, draft report, and facilitate sessions for retreat in Beirut.
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Overview
Take minutes, draft report, and facilitate sessions for retreat in Beirut.
You have:
- A Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Business, Finance, International Studies, or related area is required.
- A minimum of 5 years of relevant professional work experience in economics, financial analysis, and management is required.
- Fluency in English and Arabic is required.
Contract
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Result of Service
The incumbent will be responsible to take minutes of meetings for each session, drafting and finalizing the comprehensive report based on notes taken, incorporating feedback if necessary, and delivering the final report.
Work Location
Beirut
Expected duration
2 Weeks
Duties and Responsibilities
Background: The International Community in Lebanon (ICC) is organizing a two-day retreat aimed at fostering a deeper and more constructive engagement with key national authorities. This retreat presents an opportunity to gain a clearer understanding of the vision of the government and key stakeholders for economic reform, including their plans for addressing macroeconomic stabilization, financial sector restructuring, debt sustainability, and social protection. Duties and Responsibilities: The individual contractor will be responsible for accurately documenting minutes and key points during the retreat, ensuring that all discussions, decisions, and action items are recorded clearly. They will draft the final report based on the notes taken, organizing it to reflect the agenda, discussions, and conclusions logically and coherently. Additionally, the individual contractor will support session facilitation by assisting facilitators in managing the flow of the session and helping create a conducive environment for discussions. It is important to keep sensitive discussions and data confidential and to prepare the required materials for note-taking before sessions
Qualifications/special skills
A Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Business, Finance, International Studies, or related area is required. All candidates must submit a copy of the required educational degree. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. A minimum of 5 years of relevant professional work experience in economics, financial analysis and management is required.
Languages
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat; and Arabic is a working language of ESCWA. For this position, fluency in English and Arabic is required. Note: “Fluency” equals a rating of ‘fluent’ in all four areas (speak, read, write, and understand) and “Knowledge of” equals a rating of ‘confident’ in two of the four areas.
Additional Information
Not available.
No Fee
THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe your experience with note-taking during important meetings? | This assesses your ability to capture essential information accurately. | Discuss specific instances where your note-taking contributed to successful outcomes. |
| How do you ensure confidentiality when documenting sensitive discussions? | This evaluates your understanding of privacy and sensitivity in professional settings. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What strategies do you use to create a conducive environment for discussions in sessions? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Explain your experience with drafting reports based on meeting minutes. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Give an example of how you handled feedback on a report you wrote. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What is your approach to manage discussions that go off-topic? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Can you discuss a time when you had to work under tight deadlines? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you prepare for taking minutes in advance of a meeting? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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Updated 11 months ago
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