Training Program Officer - Knowledge Development - Lebanon

Knowledge Development Company, a Lebanese Company is seeking a Training Program Officer for the USAID-funded “Expand Your Horizons” program in Lebanon. Lebanese Nationals are encouraged to apply.

Duration: Available immediately. Possible duration to October, 2015.
Location: Beirut, Lebanon
Reports To: Training Coordinator

Background: This position is part of a technical team that supports organizational capacity building and participant training in Lebanon. The program, Expand Your Horizons (EYH), is a three year USAID-funded project aiming to build the technical and professional capacity of Lebanese organizations and their employees to play a more effective role in their community.

General Summary: The three Training Program Officers will work with the EYH Training Coordinator to manage all aspects of design and implementation for EYH assessments, trainings, follow-on activities, and logistics.

Specific Responsibilities:
- Conduct outreach and communication with target Lebanese organizations
- Assist with the selection of organizations for participation in the program
- Conduct organizational assessments and analyze and report on the assessment results
- Develop organization and training plans based on assessment results and select participants for EYH training activities
- Develop assessment reports and training action plans
- Arrange and facilitate events including open houses, pre-training orientations and debriefing meetings with organizations and their participants
- Procure training providers and facilitate training design with the providers in sectors of expertise
- Monitor participants during training and identify and resolve problems as they arise
- Assist with entering and managing training participant processing data
- Ensure all training, follow-on and networking activity logistics, travel, and financial arrangements are made

Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in international development, education, social science or related field
- 3-5 years capacity building or participant training experience
- A comprehensive understanding of organizational development, training design and implementation
- Strong organizational and analytical skills
- Detail-oriented
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to represent EYH and communicate effectively with a broad range of organizations from diverse sectors

Desired Qualifications:
- Master’s Degree or equivalent in international development, education, social science or related field
- Previous experience or knowledge of working with diverse sectors (democracy and governance, economic growth, education, environment, and organizational development and technology) and types of organizations (public/private/NGOs) in Lebanon
- Previous USAID capacity building or participant training implementation experience
- Basic English-to-Arabic translation skills for short program documents

Please transmit CV and cover letter (in English) explaining why you are best qualified for this position, and three references from the last three years with contact information to info@eyhlebanon.org