Libya Local Governance and Civil Society/ Taqarib- Events Specialist (Tripoli, Libya) 52 views0 applications

Maximum Level of Effort: LTTA

Base of Operations: Tripoli, Libya; (Benghazi or Sebha Negotiable)

position reports to: Deputy Chief of Party

Project Background:

The Libya Local Governance and Civil Society (LGCS) Activity will support the foundation of a more unified Libyan state by prioritizing local-level activities that foster stability and accountable governance while reinforcing positive linkages among the national government, subnational government administration, and citizens. LGCS works to increase the Libyan Government’s ability to deliver essential services and promote stability. It seeks to help citizens engage in public dialogue, prioritize resources, and develop initiatives to hold government accountable. To achieve these goals, LGCS will center its activities around four objectives:

1. Strengthen the capacity of targeted municipal institutions to deliver services and be more responsive to citizen needs
2. Empower Libyan citizens, civil society organizations, private sector, and other stakeholders with the skills and capability to advocate for government institutions to deliver on their mandates.
3. Encourage coherence of national and subnational government policy, systems, and coordination through pilots advancing targeted policy reform. Strengthen national and subnational decentralization policies, systems, and, and coordination
4. Inform Programming through a robust learning and analysis agenda.

Purpose:

The Events Specialist will ensure that all Taqarib events achieve the highest possible standards of technical and operational quality. Taqarib anticipates that most events will occur over digital platforms in the near term, but events may shift to in-person formats during later years of the project. Taqarib anticipates that more than 50% of the Event Specialist’s time will be dedicated to the planning and execution of external training sessions. Other events will include periodic workshops and public engagements at the local, regional, and national level.

Responsibilities and Key Tasks:

The Events Specialist responsibilities and key tasks will include:

· With technical team-leaders: ensure that all Taqarib events are scheduled in advance, de-conflicted across the project, and announced on a monthly basis to USAID.

· With technical team leaders, the communications team, and the monitoring & evaluation team: ensure that all event materials (including publicity materials, power-point presentations, agendas, hand-outs, instructional content, sign-in sheets, etc.) meet or exceed Taqarib and USAID standards for quality and compliance.

· With technical team, the communications team, and the operations team: ensure that all events have an achievable procurement plan.

· With the technical, implementation, and operations team: manage the performance of event vendors before, during and, if applicable, after Taqarib events. Such vendors will include – but are not limited to – digital platform providers (i.e. Zoom, Cisco/Webex, Microsoft/Teams), internet service providers, facilitators, consultant subject matter experts, interpreters, translators, designers, printers, caterers, transportation providers, audio/visual providers, and hotels.

· With Component 1: Manage the recruitment and performance of strategic training partners, such as the Planning Institute and the Korean Center for Excellence.

· With Component 1: Support peer-to-peer events inside Libya for which local municipalities serve as the event “hosts” but may still require Taqarib’s assistance with some of the above.

· With Component I: Support study-tours and other events that may occur outside of Libya.

· With Components 1 and 4: Support the creation and deployment of Taqarib’s online learning platform, similar to a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) offering.

· Institutionalize innovative ways to create positive, highly engaged, fun and motivating learning environments for training participants.

Qualifications:

· Bachelors degree or equivalent.

· Minimum of 6 years of experience in the development or training field or other relevant field.

· Demonstrated experience managing multiple, simultaneous service contracts in support of single events.

· Superior written and verbal communication skills in Arabic and English.

· Familiarity with online communication platforms (Zoom, MS Teams, Cisco Webex, and their equivalents).

· Prior experience as a training facilitator is preferred.

· Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Power Point and Outlook operating systems.

Location and Reporting:

The Event Specialist will report to the Deputy Chief of Party, with frequent secondment to the Objective I Team Lead, and with close collaboration with Objective II, III, and IV Team Leads. Taqarib prefers that the Event Specialist be based in Tripoli, but Benghazi or Sebha appointments are negotiable.