Pharmacist Assistant Jobs in Lebanon

<p><h4>Description</h4> <p>Aspire Software is looking for a software engineer to join our team in Lebanon.</p> <p>Here is a little window into our company: Aspire Software operates and manages wholly owned software companies, providing mission-critical solutions across multiple verticals. By implementing industry best practices, Aspire delivers a time sensitive integration process, and the operation of a decentralized model has allowed it to become a hub for creating rapid growth by reinvesting in its portfolio.</p> <h4>About the role</h4> <p>We are hiring a mid-level Go engineer to build and operate the microservices at the core of our payments platform. You will own services end to end — from API design and database schema through testing, containerization, and production deployment — in a domain where correctness, security, and reliability are non-negotiable. This is a hands-on building role with clear ownership and room to grow into deeper platform and architecture work.</p> <p>Our services are REST/JSON APIs (Gin) deployed on AWS ECS, with observability handled through internal services today. As we scale the platform, there is real room to help raise the engineering bar — introducing metrics and distributed tracing, structured observability, and stronger CI/static-analysis standards. If you like owning systems and shaping how they are built, you will have that runway here.</p> <p>You will join an engineering team that uses AI-assisted development tools as a standard part of its workflow. We expect engineers to use these tools well — to move faster without sacrificing the rigor that payments demand.</p> <h4>What you'll do</h4> <ul> <li>Design, build, and maintain Go microservices (HTTP APIs, sidecars, and background processors) that handle payment authorization, tokenization, settlement, and reporting.</li> <li>Write clean, well-tested Go: table-driven unit tests, mocked dependencies, and meaningful coverage on the paths that move money.</li> <li>Profile and tune services for high throughput and low latency (pprof, benchmarking) — transaction paths are latency-sensitive.</li> <li>Integrate with relational and NoSQL data stores (MySQL, DynamoDB, PostgreSQL); design schemas, access patterns, and migrations that hold up under load and evolve safely.</li> <li>Build and consume internal service APIs, including service-to-service authentication and shared platform libraries.</li> <li>Containerize services with multi-stage Docker builds and ship them through CI/CD pipelines to cloud infrastructure.</li> <li>Integrate with third-party payment processors and AWS services, handling sensitive data in line with PCI DSS and our security standards (secure coding, data masking, TLS, secrets management).</li> <li>Build reliability into money-movement flows: idempotency, retries, and reconciliation/settlement correctness.</li> <li>Participate in code review, design discussions, on-call rotation, and incident response for the services you own.</li> <li>Use AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor) effectively and responsibly as part of day-to-day work.</li> </ul> <h4>Requirements</h4> <ul> <li>3+ years of professional software engineering experience, with production Go experience among them (mid-level seniority).</li> <li>Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.</li> <li>Solid command of Go fundamentals: concurrency done right (goroutine lifecycle, channel discipline, context-driven cancellation), interfaces, error handling, modules, and the standard library.</li> <li>Experience building and consuming RESTful HTTP APIs, ideally with a Go web framework (we use Gin).</li> <li>Working proficiency with SQL databases (schema design, queries, transactions) — we use MySQL with sqlx.</li> <li>Comfort with Docker and CI/CD pipelines as part of a normal development workflow.</li> <li>Demonstrated experience using AI-assisted development tools (Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor, or similar) in real project work — and good judgment about when to trust, verify, and override their output.</li> <li>Strong testing discipline and the habit of writing maintainable, reviewable code.</li> <li>Clear written and verbal communication, a collaborative and ownership-driven mindset, and comfort working in an agile/iterative team onsite.</li> </ul> <h4>Preferred qualifications</h4> <ul> <li>Payments / fintech background — payment gateways, card processing, tokenization, PCI DSS, fraud, or financial transaction systems (strongly preferred).</li> <li>Hands-on AWS experience, especially DynamoDB, S3, Secrets Manager, KMS, SSM Parameter Store, ECS, and ECR.</li> <li>Experience with microservices and distributed-systems patterns (service-to-service auth, sidecars, idempotency, retries, observability).</li> <li>Familiarity with NoSQL (DynamoDB) and/or PostgreSQL in addition to MySQL.</li> <li>Experience with secure handling of sensitive data: encryption (AES, KMS), JWT, secrets management, and secure-coding practices (OWASP, data masking, TLS).</li> <li>Payments-domain depth: settlement/reconciliation, idempotency, card-network/scheme familiarity, fraud, or financial transaction systems.</li> <li>Experience introducing observability (metrics, distributed tracing, structured logging) and/or CI quality tooling (static analysis, linting) to a growing platform.</li> <li>Database schema migration and API versioning experience.</li> <li>JavaScript / TypeScript / React — a plus. Our admin and merchant UIs are React 19 + TypeScript + Vite; full-stack contribution is welcome but not required.</li> <li>Experience working in or migrating from a legacy/monolith system toward a modern service architecture.</li> </ul> <h4>Our tech stack</h4> <p>What you’ll actually work with, based on our current codebase.</p> <ul> <li>Language: Go.</li> <li>Web framework: Gin (gin-gonic/gin); some legacy services on raw net/http. REST/JSON (not gRPC).</li> <li>Data: MySQL (go-sql-driver/mysql, jmoiron/sqlx), DynamoDB (AWS SDK v2), PostgreSQL (lib/pq); Redis and Memcached for caching.</li> <li>Cloud & deploy: AWS — ECS, ECR, DynamoDB, S3, Secrets Manager, KMS, ACM, SSM, SES, Cognito (AWS SDK for Go v2).</li> <li>Auth & crypto: internal SvcAuth service-to-service auth, JWT (golang-jwt/jwt), golang.org/x/crypto, AES encryption.</li> <li>Testing: Go's testing, stretchr/testify, DATA-DOG/go-sqlmock.</li> <li>Build & deploy: Multi-stage Docker (golang ? scratch), Makefiles, GitLab CI (Docker-in-Docker), images to private ECR.</li> <li>Frontend (a plus): React 19, TypeScript 5.6, Vite, MUI, Redux Toolkit, Formik, Jest + React Testing Library.</li> </ul></p><p></p>

<h2 class="h5">Job description</h2> <div class="t-break" data-jb-field="description"> <span>Aspire Software is looking for a Software Engineer to join our team in Lebanon.<br> Here is a little window into our company: Aspire Software operates and manages wholly owned software companies, providing mission-critical solutions across multiple verticals.<br> By implementing industry best practices, Aspire delivers a time sensitive integration process, and the operation of a decentralized model has allowed it to become a hub for creating rapid growth by reinvesting in its portfolio.<br> About the Role: We are hiring a mid-level Go engineer to build and operate the microservices at the core of our payments platform.<br> You will own services end to end — from API design and database schema through testing, containerization, and production deployment — in a domain where correctness, security, and reliability are non-negotiable.<br> This is a hands-on building role with clear ownership and room to grow into deeper platform and architecture work.<br> Our services are REST/JSON APIs (Gin) deployed on AWS ECS, with observability handled through internal services today.<br> As we scale the platform, there is real room to help raise the engineering bar — introducing metrics and distributed tracing, structured observability, and stronger CI/static-analysis standards.<br> If you like owning systems and shaping how they are built, you will have that runway here.<br> You will join an engineering team that uses AI-assisted development tools as a standard part of its workflow.<br> We expect engineers to use these tools well — to move faster without sacrificing the rigor that payments demand.<br> What You'll Do Design, build, and maintain Go microservices (HTTP APIs, sidecars, and background processors) that handle payment authorization, tokenization, settlement, and reporting.<br> Write clean, well-tested Go: table-driven unit tests, mocked dependencies, and meaningful coverage on the paths that move money.<br> Profile and tune services for high throughput and low latency (pprof, benchmarking) — transaction paths are latency-sensitive.<br> Integrate with relational and NoSQL data stores (MySQL, DynamoDB, PostgreSQL); design schemas, access patterns, and migrations that hold up under load and evolve safely.<br> Build and consume internal service APIs, including service-to-service authentication and shared platform libraries.<br> Containerize services with multi-stage Docker builds and ship them through CI/CD pipelines to cloud infrastructure.<br> Integrate with third-party payment processors and AWS services, handling sensitive data in line with PCI DSS and our security standards (secure coding, data masking, TLS, secrets management).<br> Build reliability into money-movement flows: idempotency, retries, and reconciliation/settlement correctness.<br> Participate in code review, design discussions, on-call rotation, and incident response for the services you own.<br> Use AI-assisted development tools (e.<br>g., GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor) effectively and responsibly as part of day-to-day work.<br> 3+ years of professional software engineering experience, with production Go experience among them (mid-level seniority).<br> Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.<br> Solid command of Go fundamentals: concurrency done right (goroutine lifecycle, channel discipline, context-driven cancellation), interfaces, error handling, modules, and the standard library.<br> Experience building and consuming RESTful HTTP APIs, ideally with a Go web framework (we use Gin).<br> Working proficiency with SQL databases (schema design, queries, transactions) — we use MySQL with sqlx.<br> Comfort with Docker and CI/CD pipelines as part of a normal development workflow.<br> Demonstrated experience using AI-assisted development tools (Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor, or similar) in real project work — and good judgment about when to trust, verify, and override their output.<br> Strong testing discipline and the habit of writing maintainable, reviewable code.<br> Clear written and verbal communication, a collaborative and ownership-driven mindset, and comfort working in an Agile/iterative team onsite.<br> Preferred Qualifications Payments / fintech background — payment gateways, card processing, tokenization, PCI DSS, fraud, or financial transaction systems.<br> (Strongly preferred.<br>) Hands-on AWS experience, especially DynamoDB, S3, Secrets Manager, KMS, SSM Parameter Store, ECS, and ECR.<br> Experience with microservices and distributed-systems patterns (service-to-service auth, sidecars, idempotency, retries, observability).<br> Familiarity with NoSQL (DynamoDB) and/or PostgreSQL in addition to MySQL.<br> Experience with secure handling of sensitive data: encryption (AES, KMS), JWT, secrets management, and secure-coding practices (OWASP, data masking, TLS).<br> Payments-domain depth: settlement/reconciliation, idempotency, card-network/scheme familiarity, fraud, or financial transaction systems.<br> Experience introducing observability (metrics, distributed tracing, structured logging) and/or CI quality tooling (static analysis, linting) to a growing platform.<br> Database schema migration and API versioning experience.<br> JavaScript / TypeScript / React — a plus.<br> Our admin and merchant UIs are React 19 + TypeScript + Vite; full-stack contribution is welcome but not required.<br> Experience working in or migrating from a legacy/monolith system toward a modern service architecture.<br> Our Tech Stack What you’ll actually work with, based on our current codebase.<br> Language: Go.<br> Web framework: Gin (gin-gonic/gin); some legacy services on raw net/http.<br> REST/JSON (not gRPC).<br> Data: MySQL (go-sql-driver/mysql, jmoiron/sqlx), DynamoDB (AWS SDK v2), PostgreSQL (lib/pq); Redis and Memcached for caching.<br> Cloud &amp; deploy: AWS — ECS, ECR, DynamoDB, S3, Secrets Manager, KMS, ACM, SSM, SES, Cognito (AWS SDK for Go v2).<br> Auth &amp; crypto: internal SvcAuth service-to-service auth, JWT (golang-jwt/jwt), golang.<br>org/x/crypto, AES encryption.<br> Testing: Go's testing, stretchr/testify, DATA-DOG/go-sqlmock.<br> Build &amp; deploy: Multi-stage Docker (golang → scratch), Makefiles, GitLab CI (Docker-in-Docker), images to private ECR.<br> Frontend (a plus): React 19, TypeScript 5.<br>6, Vite, MUI, Redux Toolkit, Formik, Jest + React Testing Library.<br></span> </div>

<h2 class="h5">Job description</h2> <div class="t-break" data-jb-field="description"> <p><strong>ROLE PURPOSE:&nbsp;</strong></p><br><p>The Child Protection Officer will be in charge of the daily follow up of the Child Protection (CP) activities, provide support to implementing partners and lead the direct implementation in the field. The Child Protection programme includes the establishment and expansion of psychosocial programming with children and youth, capacity building and support for caregivers and coordinate with the community stakeholders and local authorities to implement community initiatives addressing CP issues. The Child Protection Officer should ensure that all aspects of work are undertaken in accordance with Save the Children’s (SCI) Policies.&nbsp;</p><br><p>In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.</p><br><p><strong>CHILD SAFEGUARDING:&nbsp;</strong></p><br><p>Level 3 - the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently&nbsp;(e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.</p><br><p><strong>SCOPE OF ROLE:</strong></p><br><p>Reports to:&nbsp;CP Coordinator</p><br><p>Staff reporting to this post:&nbsp;CP Facilitators&nbsp;</p><br><p>Budget Responsibilities: No budget management responsibility is required for this role</p><br><p>Role Dimensions: (e.g. complexity, relationships, communication with stakeholders)</p><br><p><strong>KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:</strong></p><br><p><i>Programme Implementation/ Management</i></p><br><ul> <li>Liaise with the line manager to identify project’s priorities, develop and lead the implementation of project’s monthly and weekly work plans.</li> <li>Ensure that team members understand their weekly priorities; provide guidance and support to direct reports as needed to accomplish the tasks.</li> <li>Liaise with Supply chain, Finance and HR to ensure sufficient support to field activities.</li> <li>Lead the implementation of the needs assessment interviews under the supervision and the support of the Programme Manager and the Programme Coordinator.&nbsp;</li> <li>Monitor progress and solve issues that are interrupting the implementation of activities.</li> <li>Lead the implementation of field activities related to the community engagement, including round table discussions, workshops, and other events.&nbsp;</li> <li>Work under the support of the CP Coordinator and guidance of the Programme Manager to ensure the smooth execution of the activities and regularly communicate progress, challenges and needs to facilitate timely and informed decision making.</li></ul><p><i>Programme Design/ Development</i></p><br><ul> <li>Ensure that SCI accountability systems are followed by field staff.&nbsp;</li> <li>Conduct field visits to ensure that the quality standards are met throughout the implementation phase</li> <li>Produce weekly and monthly quantitative and qualitative reports for internal use.</li> <li>Ensure that programme interventions continue to be informed by and integrated with other core sectors in SCI, such as Education, Shelter, and Food Security and Livelihoods. This includes making sure referrals are being held from the CP activities to the needed services and vice versa.</li></ul><p><i>Team Management and Capacity Building</i></p><br><ul> <li>Provide technical and organizational training and coaching to direct reports</li> <li>With the support of the project coordinator, identify staffing needs based on the implementation and the latest situation.</li> <li>Lead and be part of the recruitment of new direct reports.</li> <li>With the support of the programme coordinator, identify staff capacity building need</li> <li>Ensure that all direct reports have clear performance and development objectives.</li></ul><p><i>Partnerships Management&nbsp;</i></p><br><ul> <li>Provide daily support to partners’ staff by providing technical and operational support under the supervision and with the support of the programme coordinator.&nbsp;</li> <li>Monitor partners’ activities implementation and ensure that high quality implementation standards are applied, by using quality benchmarks and other quality monitoring tools.&nbsp;</li> <li>Verify partners’ report by validating them against SC internal reporting mechanisms.</li> <li>Support in documenting efforts and work done with partners to build their capacity on CP intervention.</li> <li>Assess, with the CP Coordinator, &nbsp;the partners knowledge and needs on CP level to ensure proper capacity building is set accordingly.</li> <li>Document best practices and case studies for the purpose of reporting, advocacy and media efforts.</li> <li>Conduct training for partners’ staff under the supervision of the programme coordinator.&nbsp;</li></ul><p><i>External Relationships/ Representation</i></p><br><ul> <li>Ensure activities are developed in coordination with relevant local authorities and key stakeholders.</li> <li>Collaborate closely with stakeholders, partners and local authorities to ensure activities are carried out effectively and in line with project goals.</li> <li>Represent SCI in CP working group and taskforce meetings whenever needed.</li></ul><p><i>General&nbsp;</i></p><br><ul> <li>Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.</li></ul><p><strong>QUALIFICATIONS&nbsp;</strong></p><br><ul> <li>Master degree in Social Work, psychology or other related studies.&nbsp;</li> <li>Or Bachelor degree with at least 3 years of professional experience in the field of Child Protection.</li> <li>Fluency in written and spoken Arabic and English</li></ul><p><strong>EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS</strong></p><br><p><i>Essential</i></p><br><ul> <li>At least 3 years’ experience in the Child Protection field with at least 2 years in a similar officer-level role</li> <li>At least one year of experience working with international NGOs;</li> <li>Experience in PsychoSocial Support programming, community mobilisation and coordination with local authorities in North Lebanon and Akkar;</li> <li>Ability to write weekly and monthly reports;</li> <li>Strong knowledge of the humanitarian context on North Lebanon and Akkar&nbsp;</li> <li>Experience in team leading and handling programmes action plans;</li></ul><p><i>Desirable</i></p><br><ul> <li>Commitment&nbsp; to&nbsp;and&nbsp; understanding&nbsp; of&nbsp;Save&nbsp; the&nbsp; Children’s&nbsp;aims,&nbsp; values&nbsp; and principles&nbsp; including rights-based approaches.</li></ul><p><strong>ADDITIONAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:</strong></p><br><p>The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.</p><br><p><strong>EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES:</strong></p><br><p>The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.</p><br><p><strong>CHILD SAFEGUARDING:</strong></p><br><p>We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.</p><br><p><strong>FRAUD PREVENTION:</strong></p><br><p>The role holder is expected to uphold high standards of integrity and transparency, and will have access to financial, operational, or programmatic resources that require strict compliance with SCI’s Anti-Fraud and Corruption Policy. This includes responsibility for preventing, identifying, and reporting any suspected fraud, corruption, or misuse of resources in the course of their work.</p><br><p><strong>SAFEGUARDING OUR STAFF:</strong></p><br><p>The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy.</p><br><p><strong>HEALTH AND SAFETY:</strong></p><br><p>The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.</p><br><br> </div>

<section><p class="heading jdMain">Job Description</p><p class="heading">Roles &amp; Responsibilities</p><div class="paragraph"><p>The post is located at the Programme Office in Lebanon, in Beirut under the UNODC Regional Office for the Middle East and North Africa (ROMENA). Within delegated authority, the Programme Officer (Head of Programme Office in Lebanon will be responsible for overseeing the overall implementation of UNODC Programmes and activities in Lebanon. The incumbent will also act as the Head of the UNODC Programme Office in Lebanon and represent UNODC vis-a-vis the Government of Lebanon and the international community in Lebanon. The Programme Coordinator works under the overall guidance of the Regional Representative for the Middle East and North Africa (ROMENA), and under the direct supervision of the Deputy Regional Representative. The incumbent is a member of the relevant United Nations Country Team (UNCT) under the strategic guidance and coordination of the United Nations Resident Coordinator (UNRC). In this capacity, the incumbent leads UNODC's engagement in UN common country planning, programming, funding, monitoring and evaluation activities and actively contributes to the establishment of the Common Country Analysis and United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (CCA and UNSDCF) and related joint workplan, resource mobilization and communications strategies and plans as well as the Business Operations Strategy especially under the UN reform and the 2030 Agenda. For more information on UNODC, please visit www.unodc.org</p><p>Responsibilities</p><p>Within assigned authority, the incumbent will be responsible for the overall implementation and direction of UNODC projects and initiatives in Lebanon under the Regional Framework for Arab States. S/he will be responsible for the following specific tasks:</p><ul><li>Ensure the strategic direction and management of the programme for Lebanon and contribute to expand and raise resources for the Lebanon Programme across UNODC mandates with financial support from governments, international organizations, member states and private sector.</li><li>Under the leadership of the respective Regional Representative and Deputy Representative, act as Head of Office representing UNODC vis- -vis the national counterparts, the UN, the international community and other partners working towards national, regional and inter-regional long-term capacity-building in UNODC mandates and in particular in drug control and crime prevention, in order to promote adherence to and ensure consistency with the terms of the United Nations conventions, drug control treaties, the Conventions against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC), Corruption (UNCAC) and cybercrime, the international instruments to counter terrorism and the UN standards and norms in criminal justice and crime prevention.</li><li>Translate programmatic objectives produced by ROMENA in efficient and viable technical assistance and policy development work for Lebanon and support ROMENA in the establishment of the strategic direction and expansion of cooperation in the context of the UNODC Regional Programme for the Arab States.</li><li>Contribute towards UN-wide strategic planning and cooperation in Lebanon and advocate for drugs/crime related issues to be embedded in key UN programmatic instruments such as the United Nations Common Country Analysis; Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework; and contribute to the Efficiency Roadmap goals (i.e. Business Operations Strategy annual review; Common Back Offices/Local Shared Service Centres; Common Premises) as well as UN common goals such as women empowerment, gender equality.</li><li>Coordinate and liaise with UNODC field offices and global programs, as well as relevant units at UNODC Headquarters (HQ), the authorities of the host country, and other relevant international and regional actors to facilitate project implementation and create synergies in this regard.</li></ul><p>Advocacy</p><ul><li>Establish close partnership with the national counterparts in Lebanon, manage and coordinate communications with governments, other UN agencies, international organizations, and diplomatic missions on drug control, crime prevention and criminal justice policy issues and the broader UNODC mandate.</li></ul><p>Programme Implementation</p><ul><li>Coordinate, oversee, and monitor the planning the budgeting and the implementation of the UNODC portfolio in Lebanon, including but not limited to drug control; countering human trafficking/smuggling of migrant; countering corruption; prison reform; juvenile justice; countering maritime crime and border management.</li><li>Lead and manage the implementation of the crime prevention and criminal justice programme in Lebanon, ensuring effective human rights and gender mainstreaming across all interventions, and maintaining oversight of programme delivery, budgets, expenditures, and partnerships with national counterparts and donors.</li><li>Monitor and analyze programme and project development and implementation; identify risks challenges to be addressed and propose corrective actions.</li><li>Identify and assess technical assistance strategies of donors active in criminal justice and crime prevention.</li><li>Design coordinate and support training and capacity-building activities for criminal justice actors, including the development of technical materials and the delivery of interregional, regional, and national training activities.</li><li>Ensure effective financial management, fund monitoring, and compliance with reporting requirement of the projects in Lebanon meeting related reporting obligations and coordinate timely projects reviews and revisions as required.</li><li>Engage with funding partners at national and international level to expand and raise resources for the crime prevention, criminal justice portfolio.</li><li>Collect and analyze data to identify trends and patterns. Provide insights through graphs, charts, tables, and reports using data visualization methods to support data-driven planning, decision-making, and reporting.</li><li>Draft and review a variety of high quality and timely written outputs, such as background papers, policy proposals, official correspondence, working papers, mission reports, presentations, and organize, participate in, and deliver presentations at policy-making, expert group, and programme- and project-related meetings, workshops, and discussions.</li><li>Promote gender equality and mainstream gender across all programmatic activities and policies in line with UNODC Gender Strategy.</li></ul><p>Managing the Programme Office</p><ul><li>Provide oversight in managing the financial, physical and human resources of the local UNODC office under his/her supervision in line with the established policies and delegated authority in Lebanon</li><li><br></li></ul></div></section><section><p class="heading">Desired Candidate Profile</p><p class="paragraph"></p><h2>Education</h2><p>Advanced university degree (Master s degree or equivalent) in criminology, law, social sciences or related field is required. A first-level university degree in similar fields, in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience, may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.</p><h2>Job - Specific Qualification</h2><p>Not available.</p><h2>Work Experience</h2><ul><li>A minimum of five years of relevant, progressively responsible professional work experience, in implementing projects/programs in international technical cooperation in criminal justice and crime prevention and strengthening criminal justice systems is required.</li><li>Experience in the delivery of capacity-building, training and advisory services training and providing advice and assistance to national criminal justice and crime prevention organizations is required.</li><li>Experience in fund-raising and in managing projects funded by international funding partners, including the European Union, intergovernmental or international organizations is desirable.</li><li>Experience in team and performance management is desirable</li><li>Experience in data analytics or related areas is desirable.</li></ul><h2>Languages</h2><p>English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this job opening, English and Arabic are required.</p><p></p></section>

<h2 class="h5">Job description</h2> <div class="t-break" data-jb-field="description"> <span>Place: Beirut, Lebanon Starting date: 1st, September 2026 Duration of contract: 12 months Closing date for applications: 12th August 2026 Humanity &amp; Inclusion is an independent and impartial aid organisation working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster.<br> The organisation works alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, taking action and bearing witness in order to respond to their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights.<br> Since its creation in 1982, HI has run development &amp; humanitarian projects in more than 55 countries and responded to numerous emergencies.<br> Today, we have a budget of approximately 200 million euros, with 4,000 employees worldwide At Handicap International-Humanity &amp; Inclusion, we truly believe in the importance of inclusion and diversity within our organisation.<br> This is why we are engaged to a disability policy to encourage the inclusion and integration of people with disabilities.<br> Please indicate if you require any special accommodation, even at the first interview.<br> For more information about the organisation.<br> JOB CONTEXT: Despite the announcement of a ceasefire, the situation in Lebanon remains unstable, with localized incidents, including strikes reported in southern Lebanon.<br> The June 2026 ceasefire has allowed for partial and phased returns of displaced populations, particularly in areas where active hostilities have subsided.<br> The situation is compounded by Lebanon ongoing macroeconomic and institutional crisis which continues to limit recover capacity.<br> High poverty levels, currency instability, and weakened public service delivery systems have left both host communities and displaced populations with reduced coping capacity and limited access to services.<br> In this constraint environment, HI, who has been present in Lebanon 1992, has been able to adapt its programming to the specific emergencies onset as well as keeping some of its long-standing development focus.<br> HI is managing activities covering the following thematics: Health and prevention for the provision of multi-disciplinary rehabilitation services (post operative care, physiotherapy, assistive devices, prosthetics and orthotics and psycho-social support).<br> Inclusive education Inclusive humanitarian action Humanitarian Mine Action, including clearance, advocacy, NTS (non-technical survey) and TS (technical survey), and Education to the risks and effects caused by conventional weapons (including mines, explosive remnants of war and small arms light weapons).<br> Emergency preparedness &amp; basic needs (integrated response through non-food items / hygiene kits etc.<br>; including the support to humanitarian actors via the ALTAS platform when required).<br> The actual intervention was so far managed based on a mix partnership with local structures and organizations, and direct implementation projects.<br> YOUR MISSION: Reporting to the Regional Director, the Country Manager contributes to the implementation of Humanity &amp; Inclusion's mandate and strategy within his/her program.<br> He/she ensures that the quality and impact of the program's activities are optimized through a system of delegation with appropriate control mechanisms.<br> He/she shares responsibility with all other HI managers for the sound management and smooth running of the overall organization, through paradigm shifts.<br> Responsibility 1: In the country where he/she is based, the Country Manager is the legal representative of the entire HI organization internally and externally and promotes a high-level reputation and a positive image of HI.<br> Responsibility 2: The Country Manager deploys the whole of HI's mandate and strategy in his/her country, alongside the operational partners, institutions and/or donors, and contributes to steering the organizational transformation in line with the "Simplification", "Shared Services" and "ROOTS" projects.<br> This involves implementing the program's operational strategy.<br> In the event of an emergency, he/she will assume responsibilities in line with the defined intervention framework.<br> Responsibility 3: He/she ensures compliance with its budgetary framework (including pooled funds) and the application of HI's policies and frameworks (safeguarding, commitment thresholds, security, human resources, risk management, etc.<br>). Responsibility 4: In his/her country, he/she actively monitors and analyses changes in the environment to identify risks and opportunities.<br> Responsibility 5: He/she represents the organization and communicates on its behalf according to a plan defined with the Regional Director.<br> Responsibility 6: In crisis situations, he/she assumes the responsibilities assigned to him/her by the specific response frameworks.<br> CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POSITION: The country Manager position is based in Beirut, the capital, but is expected to travel across the country where HI has several bases (notably, Aley (Mount Lebanon) or Nabatieh (South Lebanon) for instance).<br> The security context is very volatile with daily air strikes in the south, regular drones fly-over and evacuation orders on regular basis.<br> While the location of HI office and guesthouse are located in a relative safe area of Beirut, one has to be prepared to have to move out rapidly if needed.<br> A comprehensive security system is in place, under the direct management of the country director to ensure the safety of the team.<br> The life is Beirut could be seen as “easy” in a way with access to restaurants, sports facilities or cultural events but as precise above, it’s a stressful environment where one has to take some time off.<br> Electricity supply has improved but rely mostly on public generators; medical services are available At HI, the conditions offered are up to your commitment and adapted to the context of your mission: Join the team 12months International contract starting from 1st, September 2026; The international contract provides social cover adapted to your situation: Unemployment insurance benefits for EU nationals; Pension scheme; Medical coverage with 50% of employee contribution; Repatriation insurance paid by HI; Salary from 2986€ gross/month upon experience; Perdiem: 879€ net/month - paid in the field Hardship: 500 € net/month paid with your salary; Paid leaves: 25 days per year; R&amp;R: according to the level of the mission 5 days every 8 weeks Position: Unaccompanied: Payment for travel costs (air ticket &amp; visa) and transport of your personal effects; A child allowance of 100€ per month, per child (from the second child) paid in the field; Housing: Individual taken in charge by HI; You are autonomous You are able to adapt and shift activities You are responsive to sudden emergencies onset You have knowledge on mine action and you can manage military team members You can navigate complex national government authorities You can lead a team under a considerable stress (multiple internal displacement among our team members) while remaining calm You can live in a unsecured environment (Beirut) and travel across the country in unsafe location, in particular the South of the country You can do some aggressive fundraising, keep regular contacts with donors in country and the region You can represent actively HI into the humanitarian coordination foras (NGO &amp; UN)</span> </div>

<section><p class="heading jdMain">Job Description</p><p class="heading">Roles &amp; Responsibilities</p><div class="paragraph"><p>As a Partnerships Manager at the P4 level, you are authoritative expert in the field of partnership development. You are not only responsible for the execution of assigned work-plans, but also responsible for regularly supporting senior management in policy direction and design. Subsequently, it is expected that you are able to on a regular basis develop original and innovative means to help advance the profession and also tackle highly complex matters that do not follow established patterns. Furthermore, you are also usually responsible for planning, organizing and supervising a team of staff as well as for managing broad and complex projects. • Support senior advisers and senior management in establishing the annual work plan, setting priorities/targets and performance measurements. • Monitor work progress for unit managed and ensure results are achieved according to schedule and performance standards. • Establish clear individual performance objectives, goals and timelines for team members; and provide timely guidance to enable the team to perform their duties responsibly and efficiently. • Lead the work plan for assigned area, in order to ensure timely and cost-effective delivery of results, in accordance with UNICEF s partnership strategy • Seeks and promotes new partnerships and resource mobilization, working with UNICEF colleagues to identify partnership and resource mobilization needs and broker resource mobilization agreements to meet those needs. • Receive and screens inquiries from potential collaborators and facilitates communication with appropriate UNICEF staff. Scans and scouts external environment within designated partnership area for opportunities and risks and shares information in a timely fashion with relevant UNICEF staff. • Provides strategic, logistical and programmatic support to senior management and other UNICEF staff in corporate engagement and interaction with assigned partners. • Develops and maintains deep knowledge and familiarity with current and prospective partners and relevant stakeholders, contributing to a database of key contacts and to UNICEF s base of knowledge on partnership and resource mobilization. • Expands UNICEF s network of key interlocutors to build stronger relationships between UNICEF and governments, other key-decision makers, regional development institutions, foundations, civil society organizations, international financial institutions and/or other relevant constituencies. • Develops and implements annual partnership engagement and resource mobilization plans. • Acts as a focal point for identification and pursuit of opportunities for outreach, engagement, policy influence and collaboration, including on how to anticipate and respond to partners concerns and priorities, ensure that UNICEF s interests, perspectives, and knowledge are taken into account in relevant policy and institutional processes, and ensure that they are fully aware of UNICEF s perspectives, policies, priorities and capabilities. Contribute to the development and management of initiatives for high-level outreach, including for UNICEF s Senior Management. • Contributes to the development of new partnership and resource mobilization practices and approaches by formulating recommendations for action based on on-going monitoring, analyzing current trends within designated partners and formulating recommendations for strategy approaches and message development. • Contributes to strategies for engagement and the development of communications and advocacy products to enhance UNICEF s visibility and influence with existing and prospective partners and key stakeholders by providing analysis of the current environment and trends and formulating recommendations for strategy approaches and message development. Works closely with UNICEF s colleagues to ensure that policy advocacy and outreach is strongly grounded in the experience and insights of the programmes that UNICEF s supports. Contributes written inputs for communications instruments that best inform and influence decision makers. • Performs other related duties as assigned by the supervisor to ensure the success of the team, including guiding, training, and coaching short-term staff, including interns and consultants, as needed. If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: P4, Partnerships Manager, FT, Final TOR, PN# PHONE_NUMBER.pdf To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have Minimum requirements: • Education: Master or equivalent (Advanced University Degree) in International Studies, Political Science, International Development, Communications, international relations, political science, communications, international development and any other related fields. • Work Experience: A minimum of 8 years of professional experience in one or more of the following areas is required: public affairs, programme management, resource mobilization, external relations, or other relevant areas. Experience managing complex partnerships with large-scale public donors, such as the United States, EU, Germany, the UK and/or the Netherlands is required. • Skills: Partnership Development, Resource Mobilization, Programme Management, Negotiation Skills, Public Affairs, Policy Analysis, Planning, Communications. • Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required. Desirables: • Language: Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is considered as an asset. • Experience working on Partnerships in an emergency context is desirable. • Experience leading Partnerships Sections within the UN system is highly desirable. • Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts. For every Child, you demonstrate... UNICEF's Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values UNICEF competencies required for this post are (1) Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness (3) Drive to achieve results for impact (4) Innovates and embraces change (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity (6) Thinks and acts strategically (7) Works collaboratively with others (8) Nurtures, leads and manages people Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels. UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children.</p></div></section><section><p class="heading">Desired Candidate Profile</p><p class="paragraph"></p><p>Minimum requirements: • Education: Master or equivalent (Advanced University Degree) in International Studies, Political Science, International Development, Communications, international relations, political science, communications, international development and any other related fields. • Work Experience: A minimum of 8 years of professional experience in one or more of the following areas is required: public affairs, programme management, resource mobilization, external relations, or other relevant areas. Experience managing complex partnerships with large-scale public donors, such as the United States, EU, Germany, the UK and/or the Netherlands is required. • Skills: Partnership Development, Resource Mobilization, Programme Management, Negotiation Skills, Public Affairs, Policy Analysis, Planning, Communications. • Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required. Desirables: • Language: Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is considered as an asset. • Experience working on Partnerships in an emergency context is desirable. • Experience leading Partnerships Sections within the UN system is highly desirable. • Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.</p><p></p></section>

<section><p class="heading jdMain">Job Description</p><p class="heading">Roles &amp; Responsibilities</p><div class="paragraph"><p><b><br></b></p><p><b>Key Responsibilities:</b></p><p>JOB POSITION: Regional HEA Senior Advisor</p><p>JOB PURPOSE: The Regional Humanitarian and Emergency Affairs (HEA) Senior Advisor provides strategic and technical leadership to strengthen disaster management across Middle East and Eastern Europe (MEER). Through technical advice, influence, coordination, deployment and remote support, this role helps Field Offices and regional leadership anticipate, prepare, and manage humanitarian responses that are context-relevant, timely and aligned with WV and external standards and requirements. The role also leads regional capacity strengthening, including Regional/ National Disaster Management Team (RDMT/NDMT) coordination, development and delivery, mentoring, learning and surge/deployment systems, so field and regional teams can make informed decisions and deliver fast, effective, and accountable humanitarian action.</p><p>KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:</p><p>Response Programme Management</p><ul><li>Provide in-country or remote leadership and technical support to Humanitarian response teams as requested by the Regional Impact Director or Senior Director of Operations.</li><li>Lead or support emergency response set up, scale up, coordination and/or transition, ensuring responses are timely, context-relevant, risk-informed and aligned with external and WVs standards and requirements.</li><li>Support and, where delegated, lead emergency declaration processes, alert drafting/review, response coordination mechanisms and response planning.</li><li>Lead or contribute to development of humanitarian response plans, scenario, or contingency plans, among other processes.</li><li>Remain available for deployment to crises situations in a country or region within 24 to 72 hours and (worst case scenario) be prepared to support for up to 12 weeks (remote and/or in country).</li></ul><p>Direct Field support</p><ul><li>Ensure that the leadership of selected countries have adequately considered humanitarian issues (including preparedness, response capacity, early action and scenario and risk analysis) into their strategies, structures, and programming.</li><li>Support Field Offices SLTs and HEA focal points to review and strengthen disaster management systems, preparedness action plans, response readiness and capacity improvement plans, using relevant regional and global metrics such as the Disaster Management (DM) Preparedness Scorecard or Maturity Framework.</li><li>Provide technical input into humanitarian project design and grant proposals, ensuring proposals are context-relevant, feasible, risk-informed and aligned with World Vision (WV) and external humanitarian standards.</li><li>Field Offices with scenario planning, disaster risk reduction, anticipatory action, early action, CBDRM and other preparedness approaches according to country and regional needs.</li><li>Review Field Office humanitarian communications, positioning materials and response updates from an HEA perspective, supporting technical accuracy, and alignment with response priorities.</li><li>Advise Field Office leadership on humanitarian issues as requested.</li></ul><p>Capacity Building &amp; Surge</p><ul><li>Lead the design, development and delivery of regional disaster management capacity strengthening initiatives, including the Regional Disaster Management Team and National Disaster Management Team training, refreshers, mentoring, ToT and learning processes.</li><li>Work with the RDMT leaders of other regions to gather best practice and opportunities to improve MEERs RDMT and enable inter regional deployments.</li><li>Manage and strengthen the MEER deployment roster and related surge systems so that timely and capable humanitarian surge support can be mobilized as needed.</li><li>Mentor national, regional program staff, supporting practical application of external humanitarian standards and internal standards and awareness through on-the-job learning.</li><li>Liaise with Global Centre (GC) DM Surge functions to influence their development, coordinate deployments and maximize their value for MEER.</li><li>Lead on development and implementation of DM related capacity building and surge capacity strategies and plans in consultation with the Impact Director and other key RO functions</li></ul><p>Quality Assurance and Policy Alignment</p><ul><li>Provide technical support to ensure Regional HEA engagement with SMQ systems and procedures such as AIM, IMPAQ, Response Portal, etc.</li><li>Develop, adapt, and promote practical tools, templates, and guidance , ensuring learning from other regions and disaster management practitioners.</li><li>Build mechanisms for gathering, analysing, and sharing lessons-learned, after-action review findings, best practice and innovation across the region and the wider partnership.</li><li>Ensure that relevant WVI DM policy, SPHERE, CHS, the Red Cross Code of Conduct, HAP, Child Protection policies and other international humanitarian standards are used in all design and management of responses and disaster mitigation activities.</li><li>Engage and stay involved in International Humanitarian Aid and International Humanitarian Rights standards and initiatives.</li></ul><p>Analysis and information provision</p><ul><li><br></li></ul></div></section><section><p class="heading">Desired Candidate Profile</p><p class="paragraph"></p><ul><li>A University degree in the social sciences, international relations management, or other relevant areas.</li><li>On the job training in emergency response, humanitarian operations management, humanitarian project design, risk management and disaster risk reduction</li><li>At least 5 years of humanitarian experience, including leading teams working in emergency settings.</li><li>Experience leading, coordinating or supporting humanitarian responses in complex, fragile or rapidly changing contexts.</li><li>Coaching ability</li><li>Disaster risk reduction knowledge</li><li>Strong understanding of emergency relief management, program response, program design, project proposal development and budgeting.</li><li>Experience providing technical support to country teams, including support to humanitarian strategy, response planning, project design, grant proposals and/or capacity strengthening.</li><li>Experience in advising and influencing global technical teams, regional leadership, and national leadership to forward a technical agenda in a complex matrix organization.</li><li>Experience in coordinating/managing field operations and implementing external humanitarian standards, including Sphere, CHS, protection, safeguarding, conflict sensitivity and accountability standards.</li><li>Experience managing or coordinating surge support, deployments, rosters, mentoring or capacity building initiatives.</li><li>Strong analytical skills, including the ability to assess humanitarian risks, track response progress, identify gaps and translate complex information into clear recommendations for decision makers.</li><li>Cross cultural experience and proven ability to work effectively on short term deployments and with diverse and multi-disciplinary teams.</li><li>Demonstrated commitment to WV s vision, mission, and core values.</li><li>Ability to exhibit exemplary lifestyle as interpreted in specific local cultural contexts, with an open world view.</li><li>Responsible steward of resources and assets.</li><li>A self-starter with a proven ability to work independently and meet deadlines under pressure.</li><li>Ability to promote a team building environment and understands and values diversity and maximizes diversity to achieve organizational goals.</li><li>High level of cultural sensitivity and diplomatic skills, and a demonstrated ability to manage cross-cultural dynamics.</li><li>Emotional maturity, and physical stamina.</li><li>Is able to promote a healthy work environment for self and others whereby a balance is maintained between work and recreation/family.</li><li>Ability to maintain performance expectations in diverse cultural contexts, psychologically stressful environs, time pressure and physical hardships.</li><li>High degree of negotiation and persuasion skills.</li><li>A team builder committed to capacity building and the transfer of knowledge.</li><li>Mature Christian with commitment to World Vision Core Values and Mission Statement.</li><li>Fluency in spoken and written English</li><li>Must be able and willing and to travel up to 40% of time including long-term deployment of up to 3 months to a crisis situation.</li><li>Ability to adjust to harsh living conditions and work in high tension and high security situations.</li><li>Experience working in the MEER region or in contexts affected by conflict, displacement, rapid-onset disasters, or protracted crises.</li><li>Experience in anticipatory action, early warning, scenario planning, CBDRM, cash programming, or localisation approaches.</li><li>Experience developing practical tools, guidance, learning resources or capacity strengthening materials for country teams.</li></ul><p></p></section>

<h2 class="h5">Job description</h2> <div class="t-break" data-jb-field="description"> Result of Service<br>The consultant is expected to draft a paper that develops a framework outlining the key determinants for advancing care reforms and systems.<br> Work Location<br>Remote<br> Expected duration<br>3 months<br> Duties and Responsibilities<br>Background Around the world, societies and economies are undergoing socio-demographic changes such as ageing populations, low fertility rates, urbanization, increased migration, widespread crises and conflicts, and climate change, which have all intensified the demand for care. However, while gaining global importance, care work still remains invisible and undervalued, often relegated to informal and unpaid labour, disproportionately borne by women, thus hindering their empowerment. Although this trend is observed globally, it is particularly acute in the Arab region where women undertake 80 to 90 per cent of all unpaid care work and spend 4.7 times more time than men on these responsibilities, exceeding the global average of 3.62 . Unpaid care work hinders women’s visibility and participation in public economic and political spheres as well as in decision-making processes in the Arab region. The disproportionate unpaid care work undertaken by women limits their economic engagement and opportunities, as it makes it challenging for them to balance work and family responsibilities. Additionally, women often face gender stereotypes, limited professional development opportunities, and an institutional culture that marginalizes their contributions. Women’s economic and political participation in the region remain low compared to global averages. In 2025, women’s labour force participation was only 19 per cent, less than half the global average of 49 per cent, making it the lowest rate worldwide . Women’s political representation shows a similarly stark gap. In December 2025, women held only 27 per cent of national parliamentary seats globally, with an even lower share in the Middle East and North Africa at around 16 per cent, the lowest in the world . However, there has been growing regional momentum realizing gains in the care economy with many countries in the Arab region offering instructive examples of care reforms. Nevertheless, these reforms are often sector-specific, focusing on one policy area such as labour without approaching care in a holistic manner interconnected across different sectors and policy areas. Within this context, understanding the political economy which examines how social, economic, and political factors shape care policies and systems becomes a pressing priority. Building on these reform efforts in the Arab region and looking at breakthroughs in care policymaking globally, including Latin America which has been particularly active in advancing comprehensive care systems, it is increasingly important to understand how care, often framed solely as a gender equality issue, intersects with other major development issues and policy domains. This highlights the regional need for policies that recognize care as a central element of sustainable economies and redistribute it among different stakeholders including the state. Ongoing inter-regional collaboration between UN regional commissions, namely ESCWA and the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) including through a project on advancing care policies for transformative recovery in Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia-Pacific and the Arab states, seeks to draw lessons from Latin American countries’ experiences in advancing comprehensive care systems. Given the inherent political nature of care policymaking, it is essential to understand what prompts political actors to prioritize care. A key driver is awareness around the critical role care plays in society and its far-reaching implications for economic and social well-being. When care is made visible as a cross-cutting issue that affects economic growth, labour force participation, health outcomes, social cohesion, and gender equality, it is more likely to gain traction in political discourse and influence the selection of policy instruments, thereby driving change in laws, budgets, and institutional support for care systems. Objective and methodology ESCWA seeks to hire a consultant to assist in drafting a paper, in collaboration with ECLAC, that thoroughly examines the factors and determinants behind care reforms, investigating the political economy of care in the Arab region and relating it to Latin America’s experience. The paper will draw on experiences from both Latin American and Arab countries to demonstrate the importance of moving beyond fragmented care reform policies towards comprehensive care systems. It will build on the recommendations provided by experts during ESCWA’s Expert Group Meeting on the Political Economy of Care Policies: Determinants for Reform in the Arab Region organized in July 2026. Tasks and responsibilities The consultant will be responsible for the following tasks: - Desk review: undertake a desk review of available successful and as well as unachieved experiences in advancing care policies and systems from Latin America and the Arab region; - Based on the results of the desk review, undertake consultations with relevant stakeholders on the main determinants, challenges or barriers which they have faced while working on advancing care policies and systems; - Review the results of consultations with relevant stakeholders from the Arab region on the main determinants, challenges or barriers which they have faced while working on advancing care policies and systems; - Propose the elements and dynamics among key determinants to advance care policies and systems and draw lessons for future policy making and reforms on care while taking into account the discussions and recommendations of the Expert Group Meeting above mentioned. - Suggest a detailed outline to be validated and agreed upon with ESCWA’s team in consultation with ECLAC; - Based on the agreed outline, prepare the first draft of the paper to be reviewed by ESCWA’s team; - Prepare a final draft based on the comments and recommendations provided by ESCWA and ECLAC’s teams. Supervision: The consultant will work Under the direct supervision of the Social Affairs Officer responsible for the care economy stream at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) Ms. Rouba ARJA, and overall guidance of the gender Justice, Population and Inclusive Development cluster leader. The consultant is expected to provide regular updates on the work progress.<br> Qualifications/special skills<br>A master’s degree in economy, or sociology, or law or gender studies or related area is required. A PhD in one of these fields is desirable. All candidates must submit a copy of the required educational degree. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. A minimum of 10 years of professional work experience in areas related to public policy making is required. Previous experience in social policy reform and changes is required. Previous experience in working on care policies is desirable.<br> Languages<br>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 is required. Knowledge of Spanish and/or Arabic is desirable. 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.<br> Additional Information<br>Not available.<br> No Fee<br>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.<br><br><br> </div>

<h2 class="h5">Job description</h2> <div class="t-break" data-jb-field="description"> Result of Service<br>• The report prepared should be in Arabic and in electronic format. • The report submitted should not be less than 30 pages. • A 2 to 4 pages executive summary of the report. The completed parts should be edited and saved in MS-Word (*.docx file) or an alternate compatible format. PDF format will not be accepted. It should include a table of contents to be automatically updated followed by a list of all tables and figures. The various parts should be submitted in electronic form and sent to the email address of the designated focal point. Attention is kindly drawn to the need to ensure that the final draft of the outputs be thoroughly reviewed prior to submission and to indicate the sources of tables and diagrams. References to reports and other substantive material should be clearly indicated within the text and noted at the end. It is also essential to send, with the completed output, photocopies or scans of at least the first page of books, reports and bulletins, used as reference material as well as copies of the pages quoted. The content of the generated document shall be the sole property of ESCWA. The consultant shall keep in mind that UN-ESCWA routinely checks all deliverables for plagiarism, using readily available electronic tools. All previously published content, even if written by the selected consultant, must be clearly referenced where required within the text and end-noted at the end of the study. The report submitted by the consultant must not contain quoted and/or previously published text equalling more than 20 per cent of the total number of pages. The consultant shall not publish or announce or reveal the content of the report, partly or entirely, on social media or any other public channel, without ESCWA and EQA permission. The content of the generated document shall be the sole property of ESCWA.<br> Work Location<br>Remote<br> Expected duration<br>16 weeks<br> Duties and Responsibilities<br>GENERAL SCOPE From an automated government through e-Government to a smart and open government, technology and innovation have become vital tools for managing and conducting government business, serving its citizens, and achieving its development targets. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development states that good governance at all levels as well as transparent, effective and accountable institutions are necessary to build peaceful societies and achieve sustainable development. In this Agenda, specific measures are given to achieve such societies especially in Goal 16 “Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels”. Under this goal, the development of effective, accountable and transparent institutions (16.6), responsive, inclusive participatory and representative decision-making (16.7) and public access to information (16.10) are promoted as targets. To implement these targets, a partnership, between the Government, the private sector, civil society, other stakeholders (such as the public, and regional, sub-regional and international institutions) and citizens, is envisioned. Better governance and better public institutions are essential elements in achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs). Technology and innovation provide governments with options to achieve the individual targets set out in Goal 16. Innovation in the public sector provides new processes, products and services that can either be new technologies or be supported by technologies that promotes access to information, inclusiveness, citizen participation, accountability, transparency and responsiveness. When the government adopts news technologies and openness as part of its paradigm, the possibility of collaboration, shared responsibility and co-decision-making, strengthens the government and empowers its citizens. The United Nations is involved in enhancing the use of emerging technologies for sustainable development. In September 2024 during the Summit of the Future, world leaders adopted the Pact for the Future and its annexes: the Global Digital Compact (GDC) and Declaration on Future Generations. The GDC mandates UN Regional Commissions to provide support to Member States to advance digital transformation. Recently, many Arab countries started developing/updating their national plans and strategies to reflect the aspects of digital government transformation. The Environment Quality Authority (EQA) in Palestine requested the technical assistance of ESCWA to develop their digital transformation strategy. The objective of this consultancy is to provide an advisory service to assist ESCWA team in suggesting the digital strategy to the Authority. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES The consultant shall propose to the designated ESCWA focal point a detailed version of the digital transformation strategy. To produce the draft strategy, the consultant is requested to conduct, among others, the main following tasks: 1. Review the national digital documents and the existing policies and strategies in Palestine related to digital transformation, innovation, digital technologies, and other related national development plans; 2. Review best regional and international best practices related to Digital Transformation Strategies and policies (at least 2 selected regional and 2 international cases); 3. Identify main national stakeholders, hold, in coordination with EQA, interviews and meetings with the main national stakeholders and realising minutes of each meeting/interview summarizing the discussed points, their remarks, observations and proposals; 4. Contribute to sectoral workshops to discuss needs and priorities, if needed; 5. Assessment of EQA available capabilities, including current IT infrastructure, equipment, services and platforms; 6. Hold meetings with EQA departments to better understand EQA current digital status. This may include existing work procedures, process workflows, forms and interconnections between procedures, key business processes across departments and EQA offices in governorates and the HQ in Ramallah, Data centre project, EQA website, the need for AI systems if any. 7. Prepare the needed digital transformation strategy based on international and regional best practices, gap analysis, national needs (SWOT analysis) and technical analysis; 8. Present the draft report in a national workshop or meeting (physically or remotely) and capture the main comments and findings of the discussions; 9. Update the draft proposal according to all received feedback and comments during the reviewing process by ESCWA and EQA. The final draft report includes the above-mentioned assessment, SWOT, the suggested strategy with timeframe of implementation of identified initiatives. ESCWA promotes gender equality and integration of youth through its publications and therefore the consultant should pay attention, with the help of ESCWA staff, to gender considerations and youth dimension throughout the research work to ensure that the report gives equal attention to the needs of both men and women, as well as girls and boys. Writing should use gender-sensitive language<br> Qualifications/special skills<br>A Master's degree in ICT, technology, engineering, computer science or a related field is required. A Ph.D. degree is desirable. All candidates must submit a copy of the required educational degree. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. At least 7 years of professional experience and research in the domain of digital technologies is required. Previous experience in management and planning is required. Previous experience in the delivery of research papers is desirable. Previous experience in the development of digital plans is desirable. Knowledge of the environmental issues in Palestine is desirable.<br> Languages<br>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 written and spoken Arabic and English 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.<br> Additional Information<br>Not available.<br> No Fee<br>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.<br><br><br> </div>

<h2 class="h5">Job description</h2> <div class="t-break" data-jb-field="description"> Result of Service<br>Collaborate with UNEP and the SCE in conducting a comprehensive assessment of Bahrain's single-use plastics landscape, together with evidence-based policy recommendations and a practical implementation roadmap to enable informed decision-making, strengthen the national policy framework, and accelerate the country's transition towards a circular economy for plastics.<br> Work Location<br>Home based<br> Expected duration<br>9 months-part time<br> Duties and Responsibilities<br>The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment. The Regional Office for West Asia delivers advisory services and capacity building support to countries to achieve environmental and sustainable development objectives. The UNEP Regional Office for West Asia (ROWA) provides technical cooperation and policy advice to countries in the region to help achieve their environmental goals and sustainable development priorities. Plastic pollution has emerged as one of the most pressing environmental challenges worldwide, posing significant risks to ecosystems, biodiversity, human health, and sustainable development. Single-use plastics (SUPs), including plastic bags, food packaging, disposable cutlery, straws, and beverage containers, represent a substantial share of plastic waste due to their short lifespan and limited recovery after use. The Kingdom of Bahrain has demonstrated a strong commitment to addressing plastic pollution through a range of regulatory and policy measures. Recent initiatives include restrictions on non-biodegradable plastic bags, limitations on small plastic beverage containers, and broader efforts to promote sustainable waste management and environmental protection. Nevertheless, SUPs continue to constitute a significant source of plastic pollution, particularly in terrestrial and marine environments. Recognizing the need to strengthen existing policy measures, the Supreme Council for Environment (SCE), in collaboration with UNEP ROWA, is undertaking a comprehensive assessment of Bahrain's policy and regulatory framework governing single-use plastics. The assessment will identify strengths, gaps, implementation challenges, and opportunities for improvement while drawing upon international good practices and lessons learned from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Arab region, and other jurisdictions. The assignment will culminate in the development of evidence-based policy recommendations and an implementation roadmap to reinforce Bahrain's transition towards a circular economy for plastics. UNEP seeks to recruit an International Expert on Plastic Pollution and Circular Economy to provide technical, analytical, drafting, and advisory provision for the assessment of Bahrain's policy and regulatory framework on single-use plastics, the review of international best practices, stakeholder consultations, and the development of evidence-based policy recommendations and an implementation roadmap, in close coordination with the SCE and under UNEP ROWA supervision. The objective of this assignment is to contribute to the work of UNEP ROWA in reviewing the current status of single-use plastics in Bahrain, assessing the effectiveness of the existing policy and regulatory framework, identifying policy and implementation gaps, benchmarking international and regional good practices, and developing a practical policy framework and implementation roadmap to reduce single-use plastics and advance Bahrain's transition towards a circular economy for plastics. The expert will provide technical, analytical, drafting, and advisory maintenance throughout the assignment. Duties and responsibilties: Under the direct supervision of the designated Programme Management Officer at UNEP ROWA, the selected consultant will carry-out, inter alia, the following duties and responsibilities for each of the four projects detailed previously: 2.a. Project Inception and Planning •Prepare an inception report outlining the proposed methodology, workplan, stakeholder engagement approach, data requirements, and timeline for the assignment. •Review all relevant background documents, policies, legislation, reports, and technical materials provided by UNEP and the SCE. •Identify additional information and data requirements necessary to successfully implement the assignment. 2.b. Assessment of the Current Situation •Conduct a comprehensive review of the current status of single-use plastics (SUPs) in Bahrain using available national and international literature, reports, statistics, and other relevant secondary data. •Assess trends in the production, import, consumption, waste generation, collection, recycling, treatment, disposal, and environmental impacts of SUPs, where data are available. •Identify the principal categories of SUP products contributing to plastic pollution and assess existing waste management practices and infrastructure relevant to their management. 2.c. Review of the Policy, Legal and Institutional Framework •Review Bahrain's existing policy, legal, regulatory, and institutional framework governing single-use plastics and plastic waste management. •Assess the effectiveness of existing policy measures, including implementation arrangements, institutional coordination, enforcement mechanisms, compliance, and monitoring systems. •Identify strengths, gaps, challenges, and opportunities within the existing framework that may affect the effective prevention, reduction, and management of SUPs. 2.d. International and Regional Benchmarking •Review international and regional policies, regulatory approaches, strategies, and best practices related to the prevention and management of single-use plastics, with particular consideration of experiences from GCC countries, the Arab region, and other relevant jurisdictions. •Assess the applicability of international good practices to Bahrain, taking into account national institutional, technical, economic, and social conditions. •Identify policy approaches and implementation mechanisms that could inform Bahrain's future policy framework. 2.e. Development and Assessment of Policy Options •Assess the feasibility and potential effectiveness of different policy instruments to reduce SUP consumption and improve the environmentally sound management of plastic waste. •Evaluate options including, but not limited to: - Regulatory restrictions and bans; - Product standards and eco-design requirements; - Economic instruments, including fees and levies on selected SUP products; - Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR); - Deposit-return systems; - Public procurement measures; - Awareness and behaviour change initiatives; - Voluntary agreements with industry. •Assess how fees on selected SUP products could function both as demand-reduction measures and as financing mechanisms to strengthen recycling infrastructure and circular economy initiatives. 2.f. Stakeholder Engagement and Consultation •Identify and engage relevant stakeholders, including government institutions, municipalities, private sector representatives, civil society organizations, academia, recycling companies, and consumer groups. •Prepare consultation materials, presentations, and discussion documents to facilitate stakeholder engagement. •Adopt the planning and facilitation of stakeholder consultation workshops and technical discussions in coordination with UNEP and the SCE. •Document stakeholder feedback and integrate relevant inputs into the assessment, policy recommendations, and implementation roadmap. 2.g. Development of Policy Recommendations and Implementation Roadmap •Develop evidence-based policy options and recommendations to strengthen Bahrain's framework for preventing and reducing single-use plastics, improving their environmentally sound management, and advancing the country's transition towards a circular economy for plastics. •Prepare recommendations addressing policy, regulatory, institutional, technical, financial, and behavioural aspects relevant to SUP management. •Develop a practical implementation roadmap that identifies priority actions, implementation timelines, institutional responsibilities, financing considerations, and monitoring arrangements to facilitate the phased implementation of the recommended measures. 2.h. Reporting and Knowledge Products •Prepare all technical reports, presentations, briefing materials, and other knowledge products required under the assignment in accordance with UNEP's quality standards. •Present findings and recommendations to UNEP, the Supreme Council for Environment, and other relevant stakeholders, and revise all deliverables based on comments received. •Ensure that all outputs are evidence-based, technically sound, clearly presented, and suitable for informing policy and decision-making. 2.i. Coordination and General Responsibilities •Maintain regular communication with UNEP throughout the assignment and participate in coordination meetings as requested. •Work collaboratively with UNEP, the SCE, and relevant stakeholders to ensure the timely delivery of all agreed outputs. •Maintain confidentiality of all information obtained during the course of the assignment. •Perform any other related tasks requested by UNEP that are necessary for the successful implementation of the consultancy and are consistent with the scope and objectives of the assignment.<br> Qualifications/special skills<br>An advanced university degree (master’s is required, PhD is an asset or equivalent) in Waste management, Environmental engineering, Environmental policy, Environmental management, Circular economy, public policy, Sustainable development, or another relevant discipline. A first-level university degree, combined with two (2) additional years of qualifying experience, may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree. At least 10 years of professional experience in solid waste management, plastic pollution, circular economy, environmental policy, or closely related fields is requied Demonstrated experience in reviewing and developing environmental policies, legislation, strategies, or regulatory frameworks related to plastics, waste i management, or circular economy is required en experience in conducting policy assessments, gap analyses, and developing evidence-based policy recommendations and implementation roadmaps is required Experience in stakeholder consultation and facilitation involving government institutions, private sector representatives, civil society organizations, and other relevant stakeholders is required Experience in preparing high-quality technical reports, policy briefs, and strategic documents for governments or international organizations is required Experience working in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, the Arab region, or on environmental policy issues in developing countries is highly desirable Previous professional experience with the United Nations system, international organizations, or multilateral environmental programmes is desirable.<br> Languages<br>Fluency in written and spoken English is required.<br> Additional Information<br>Not available.<br> No Fee<br>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.<br><br><br> </div>