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<section><p class="heading jdMain">Job Description</p><p class="heading">Roles &amp; Responsibilities</p><div class="paragraph"><p>The Company Toters is an on-demand e-commerce and delivery platform that enables customers to get anything in their city with the highest level of convenience. Technology is at the heart of everything we do. Our product and engineering teams work every day to build experiences that make customers lives easier while continuously improving internal systems to deliver faster and at the best cost. If you're excited about working in a high-growth startup environment and want to be part of a team shaping the future of how people shop in the Middle East, we'd love to hear from you.</p><p>As a Backend Engineer, you will own the end-to-end delivery of medium-to-large features and components, working autonomously within team-aligned boundaries. You will design and implement reliable, scalable backend systems, proactively improve team efficiency, mentor peers, and drive measurable impact on product and business metrics. You will act as a strong individual contributor who takes ownership, breaks down complex work, identifies and removes bottlenecks, and collaborates cross-functionally to ensure smooth, high-quality delivery.</p><p>Key Responsibilities</p><ul><li>Lead the design, development, and delivery of medium large features and system components over 1 3 month timelines, owning them end-to-end from breakdown to production.</li><li>Make technical decisions within your scope, escalate only long-term/cross-team trade-offs, and manage risks, dependencies, and timelines with minimal oversight.</li><li>Design full modules or feature areas independently: define responsibilities, boundaries, clear interfaces, data models, and predictable contracts for other teams.</li><li>Break down features into phases, provide realistic estimates based on dependencies, and deliver stable, production-ready code that handles edge cases and prevents regressions.</li><li>Enhance team efficiency by extending existing solutions, creating automation, applying conventions, implementing monitoring/alerting, improving tooling/onboarding, removing workflow bottlenecks, and documenting patterns/runbooks.</li><li>Write maintainable, well-tested code (unit + integration) for moderately complex tasks with multiple dependencies; opportunistically refactor while shipping.</li><li>Perform thorough code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and troubleshoot incidents calmly in your domain using monitoring signals.</li><li>Collaborate proactively with engineers, PMs, QA, DevOps, and other functions to resolve ambiguity, align on decisions, and keep delivery unblocked.</li><li>Provides informal mentorship and helps peers improve through pairing and guidance.</li><li>Surface ambiguity early, influence team technical approaches through clear reasoning, and contribute to team-level architecture/design discussions.</li><li>Represent engineering values in interviews, buddy new hires, and help maintain a healthy, high-performing team culture.</li></ul></div></section><section><p class="heading">Desired Candidate Profile</p><p class="paragraph"></p><ul><li>Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.</li><li>5+ years of hands-on software development experience (preferred in backend with PHP/Laravel).</li><li>Solid understanding of OOP, SOLID principles, design patterns.</li><li>Proven ability to design scalable modules, data models, and interfaces; experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL/MySQL), complex queries, schema design.</li><li>Advanced hands-on experience with caching (Redis), queuing systems, Git branching strategies, and CI/CD practices.</li><li>Comfortable owning production services: writing comprehensive tests, implementing monitoring/alerting, resolving incidents independently.</li><li>Track record of delivering stable, performant features that impact team/product metrics with minimal post-launch issues.</li><li>Strong analytical/problem-solving skills; able to break down work, estimate realistically, identify risks, and make informed trade-offs.</li><li>Excellent collaboration &amp; communication skills: explains technical concepts clearly, writes clear specs/docs, gives respectful/constructive feedback, builds relationships across roles.</li><li>Familiarity with agile methodologies and tools like Jira.</li><li>Proficiency in English (verbal &amp; written); Arabic is a strong plus.</li></ul><p>Nice to Have</p><ul><li>Experience with cloud platforms (AWS) and serverless/containerized architectures.</li><li>Previous work in high-traffic e-commerce, food delivery, or on-demand marketplaces.</li><li>Exposure to microservices, event-driven systems, or performance optimization at scale.</li><li>Experience ensuring compliance with privacy/KYC regulations in collaboration with product/legal teams.</li><li>Fluency in Arabic and English; French is a bonus.</li></ul><p></p></section>

<h2 class="h5">Job description</h2> <div class="t-break" data-jb-field="description"> <p><span>Project Officer – THRIVE&nbsp;</span><br></p><br> <p><span>What we are looking for&nbsp;</span></p><br> <p>Hivos is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals. We are currently seeking suitably qualified, highly competent, and motivated candidates to serve as<span>&nbsp;Project Officer - THRIVE</span>&nbsp;and lead effective implementation, coordination, and delivery of the program upon project commencement.&nbsp;</p><br> <p><span>Position Information</span><br></p><br> <p><span>Location</span>: Lebanon</p><br> <p><span>Hours</span>: Full Time (36 Hours Per Week)</p><br> <p><span>Reports to</span>: Project Manager Thrive</p><br> <p><span>Team:</span>&nbsp;Programs</p><br> <p><span>Contract Type:</span>&nbsp;Fixed – Term</p><br> <p><span>Term</span>: This appointment is for an initial term of one year, with possibility of annual renewal for the life of the project, subject to donor funding availability, performance and organizational needs.</p><br> <p><span>Office:</span>&nbsp;Lebanon</p><br> <p><span>Provisional grade</span>: 10</p><br> <p><span>Deadline</span>: 8 September 2026</p><br> <p><span>JOB CONTEXT</span></p><br> <p>Hivos was awarded the <span>THRIVE Program</span>&nbsp;<span>(Promoting an Enabling Environment for Civil Society)</span>&nbsp;under the Swedish Strategy for Support to Civil Society 2025–2029. The program aims to strengthen civil society resilience, sustainability, and effectiveness across&nbsp;<span>Kenya, Zimbabwe, Colombia, and Lebanon.</span></p><br> <p>THRIVE seeks to empower civil society actors to counter shrinking civic space and promote enabling environments through three interlinked outcomes:</p><br> <ul> <li>Safe and inclusive spaces for collaboration</li> <li>Strengthened operational and strategic capacities</li> <li>Increased access to knowledge, networks, tools, and resources</li> </ul> <p><span>ROLE PURPOSE</span></p><br> <p>The Project Officer is part of the THRIVE global programme team and supports the planning, coordination and implementation of programme activities across participating countries. Working closely with the Project Manager, implementing partners and other stakeholders, the Project Officer provides technical assistance, facilitates partner engagement and contributes to effective programme delivery, learning and reporting in accordance with Hivos policies and donor requirements.</p><br> <p><span>KEY RESPONSIBILITIES&nbsp;</span></p><br> <p>The key responsibilities of the role include</p><br> <p><span>Project Management</span></p><br> <ul> <li>Work closely with the Project Manager to coordinate the day-to-day implementation of THRIVE programme activities in line with programme objectives.</li> <li>Facilitate collaboration, networking and knowledge exchange among Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), grassroots movements, human rights defenders and other relevant stakeholders.</li> <li>Support the implementation of capacity strengthening initiatives for Civil Society Organizations, including organizational development, governance, financial management and institutional sustainability.</li> <li>Coordinate programme grants and partner support activities to ensure effective implementation and achievement of programme objectives.</li> <li>Contribute to the development of knowledge products, learning resources and technical guidance that promote programme learning and evidence-based decision-making.</li> <li>Monitor the socio-political context and support adaptive programme implementation through conflict-sensitive and context-responsive approaches.</li> <li>Promote meaningful stakeholder participation and integrate gender equality, inclusion and safeguarding principles across programme implementation.</li> </ul> <p><span>Technical Assistance and Programme Support</span></p><br> <ul> <li>Build and maintain effective relationships with technical specialists, programme partners and relevant networks to support programme implementation and knowledge exchange.</li> <li>Support the Project Manager in the planning, coordination and implementation of programme activities, including work plans, budgets and activity schedules.</li> <li>Prepare and review programme reports, technical documentation and implementation updates, ensuring accuracy, quality and timely submission.</li> <li>Monitor programme implementation to ensure compliance with the funding agreement, Hivos policies and procedures, donor requirements and the approved results framework and budget.</li> <li>Provide the Project Finance team with timely programme and budget implementation information to support financial monitoring and reporting.</li> <li>Prepare Terms of Reference (ToRs) and technical documentation for procurement processes, including Requests for Quotations (RFQs) and Requests for Proposals (RFPs), in accordance with Hivos policies and procedures.</li> <li>Contribute to programme learning and adaptive management by documenting lessons learned good practices and opportunities for continuous improvement.</li> </ul> <p><span>Technical Assistance to Implementing Partners</span></p><br> <ul> <li>Provide technical assistance and capacity strengthening to implementing partners through technical advice, training, mentoring and knowledge-sharing initiatives to support effective programme implementation and organizational resilience.</li> <li>Promote the visibility of the THRIVE programme and foster effective engagement with key stakeholders.</li> <li>Identify potential programme risks and implementation challenges and support the development and implementation of appropriate mitigation measures.</li> </ul> <p><span>Learning Network Activities</span></p><br> <ul> <li>Support and coordinate programme partner learning exchanges and regional learning events.</li> <li>Participate in national, regional and international forums, workshops and learning events, as required.</li> <li>Collaborate with other technical units across Hivos.</li> </ul> <p><span>Stakeholder Engagement, Networking and Coordination</span></p><br> <ul> <li>Develop and maintain effective relationships with implementing partners, civil society organizations, donors, government institutions, networks and other relevant stakeholders to advance programme objectives and strengthen collaboration.</li> <li>Coordinate and facilitate communication among implementing partners, the Project Manager, programme team members and other stakeholders to support effective programme implementation.</li> <li>Participate in relevant working groups, technical committees, networks and coordination forums, as delegated by the Project Manager.</li> </ul> <p><span>Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Support</span></p><br> <ul> <li>Ensure accurate and timely documentation of programme activities, reports and other programme records.</li> <li>Support the MEL Officer by providing timely and accurate programme data, documentation and other technical inputs required for monitoring, evaluation, reporting and programme performance tracking.</li> <li>Monitor programme risks and support the implementation and periodic review of the programme risk management plan.</li> <li>Contribute to programme learning by documenting lessons learned, good practices, impact stories and other knowledge products to support communications, reporting and continuous programme improvement.</li> </ul> <p><span>PERSON SPECIFICATIONS&nbsp;</span></p><br> <p><span>Qualifications</span></p><br> <ul> <li>Bachelor's degree in Development Studies, Social Sciences, International Development, Public Policy, Programme Management, Political Science, International Relations or another relevant discipline.</li> </ul> <p><span>Knowledge / Experience</span></p><br> <ul> <li>Minimum 3-5 years of relevant experience.</li> <li>Experience working with Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), grassroots organizations, social movements and/or human rights actors.</li> <li>Experience supporting the implementation of donor-funded programmes.</li> <li>Knowledge of civic space, civil society strengthening, governance, human rights, gender equality, diversity, inclusion and safeguarding principles.</li> <li>Experience working with multiple stakeholders and partner organizations.</li> <li>Knowledge of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) principles.</li> <li>Fluency in English, both written and verbal.</li> <li>Additional languages such as Arabic, Spanish or French are an asset.</li> </ul> <p><span>Key Skills /Attributes</span></p><br> <ul> <li>Analytical thinking and problem-solving.</li> <li>Communication and presentation skills.</li> <li>Facilitation and report writing.</li> <li>Networking and stakeholder engagement.</li> <li>Planning and organizational skills.</li> <li>Teamwork and collaboration.</li> </ul> <p><span>What we offer</span></p><br> <p>We offer a stimulating work environment in a professional international organization with very dedicated staff. This position will be based in Beirut, Lebanon. We offer a national contract based on Hivos local labour conditions, with comparatively competitive remuneration package commensurate with experience and expertise<span>.</span>&nbsp; Hivos welcomes International &amp; Regional applicants but can only offer a position to only those with a valid work permit for Lebanon.</p><br> <p><span>Want to apply?</span></p><br> <p>Please submit a cover letter (maximum 1 page) and CV (maximum 2 pages) as soon as possible by clicking the&nbsp;<span>‘Apply here’</span>&nbsp;button. Applications are being received until 8 September 2026, midnight CAT.</p><br> <p><span>Our values and commitment to safeguarding </span></p><br> <p>Hivos is committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace, and strives to be representative of all sections of society. We know that different perspectives, experiences, and competences are key for Hivos to be a relevant, capable, and successful organization. Hivos therefore strives to recruit staff with diverse backgrounds and lived experiences.  </p><br> <p>Hivos is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and partners with whom Hivos engage.&nbsp;</p><br> <p>All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Hivos also participates in the <span>Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme</span>. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. When you submit an application, you confirm your understanding of these recruitment procedures.</p><br> </div>

<p><h4>About Us</h4> <p>Established in the region for 40 years, PwC has around 12,000 people in 12 countries across the region: Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, the Palestinian territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Our regional team operates across the Middle East bringing international experience delivered within the context of the region and its culture. We can bring the collective knowledge and experience of more than 370,000 people across the entire global PwC network in advisory, assurance and tax to help you find the value you are looking for.</p> <p>With offices in 152 countries and nearly 328,000 professionals, we are one of the world’s leading professional services networks, helping organisations and individuals create lasting value through assurance, tax and advisory services. For over 40 years, we have contributed to the Middle East’s transformation journey, partnering with governments and businesses to deliver sustainable solutions. Today, more than 12,000 of us across Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE are shaping the region’s future.</p> <h4>Line of Service Overview</h4> <p>At PwC, our people in tax services focus on providing advice and guidance to clients on tax planning, compliance, and strategy. These individuals help businesses navigate complex tax regulations and optimise their tax positions.</p> <h4>Business Unit Overview</h4> <p>As a Tax Associate, you will contribute to tax compliance and advisory engagements, assist in preparing corporate tax returns and calculations, payroll and social security calculations, value-added tax and support research on tax legislation and regulatory developments. You will work alongside experienced professionals, gaining hands-on experience in a dynamic and evolving tax environment. You are expected to have strong technical tax expertise, hands-on experience in Lebanese corporate tax compliance and advisory and a solid accounting or tax academic background.</p> <h4>How you’ll contribute</h4> <ul> <li>Support the preparation and review of corporate income tax, withholding tax, and VAT returns, calculations, and filings in line with applicable tax laws and regulations.</li> <li>Assist in delivering tax advisory services across corporate tax, withholding tax, and VAT matters, including technical research and analysis.</li> <li>Prepare technical tax memos, reports, and supporting documentation for client engagements.</li> <li>Support responses to tax authority queries, audits, and assessments related to corporate tax, withholding tax, and VAT.</li> </ul> <h4>What you’ll bring</h4> <p><strong>Technical skills</strong></p> <p><strong>Must have</strong></p> <ul> <li>Prior experience in a professional services environment (audit, tax, advisory).</li> <li>Strong accounting skills, including the ability to read and interpret financial statements, trial balances, transactional flows, profit and loss analyses, and cash flow movements.</li> <li>Good understanding of Lebanese corporate tax compliance processes, including returns, filings, and statutory deadlines. Strong attention to detail and accuracy in tax filings.</li> <li>Ability to prepare corporate tax computations and reconciliations based on accounting data.</li> <li>Experience in tax research and interpretation, with the ability to understand how legislation applies in practice and prepare summaries, alerts, and client-ready explanations.</li> <li>Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, tax computations, reconciliations, data analysis).</li> <li>Ability to use AI-based tools for tax computations, report drafting, and research efficiency.</li> <li>Ability to communicate technical matters clearly and concisely to internal teams and clients.</li> <li>A proactive mindset with the ability to identify issues early and flag risks.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Good to have</strong></p> <ul> <li>Knowledge of double tax treaties and familiarity with OECD guidelines.</li> <li>Experience working with multiple clients and managing competing deadlines.</li> </ul> <h4>How you’ll make a difference</h4> <p>At PwC Middle East, we expect all our people to embody the skills and behaviors of The PwC Professional framework, helping us deliver on our strategy while growing and developing as leaders at every level.</p> <h4>Why you’ll love working at PwC</h4> <p>At PwC Middle East, you’ll find more than just a job – you’ll build a meaningful career, supported by rewards and benefits that help you thrive. We offer competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and programs that promote well-being, balance, and personal growth. You’ll have access to continuous learning, digital upskilling, and a collaborative environment that values innovation, mentorship, and diversity. Are you ready to make a difference by applying your unique perspective and talents? You can grow exponentially here.</p></p><p></p>

<p><h4>About Us</h4> <p>Established in the region for 40 years, PwC has around 12,000 people in 12 countries across the region: Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, the Palestinian territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Our regional team operates across the Middle East bringing international experience delivered within the context of the region and its culture. We can bring the collective knowledge and experience of more than 370,000 people across the entire global PwC network in advisory, assurance and tax to help you find the value you are looking for.</p> <p>With offices in 152 countries and nearly 328,000 professionals, we are one of the world’s leading professional services networks, helping organisations and individuals create lasting value through assurance, tax and advisory services. For over 40 years, we have contributed to the Middle East’s transformation journey, partnering with governments and businesses to deliver sustainable solutions. Today, more than 12,000 of us across Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE are shaping the region’s future.</p> <h4>Line of Service Overview</h4> <p>At PwC, our people in tax services focus on providing advice and guidance to clients on tax planning, compliance, and strategy. These individuals help businesses navigate complex tax regulations and optimise their tax positions.</p> <h4>Business Unit Overview</h4> <p>As a Tax Associate, you will contribute to tax compliance and advisory engagements, assist in preparing corporate tax returns and calculations, payroll and social security calculations, value-added tax and support research on tax legislation and regulatory developments. You will work alongside experienced professionals, gaining hands-on experience in a dynamic and evolving tax environment. You are expected to have strong technical tax expertise, hands-on experience in Lebanese corporate tax compliance and advisory and a solid accounting or tax academic background.</p> <h4>How you’ll contribute</h4> <ul> <li>Support the preparation and review of corporate income tax, withholding tax, and VAT returns, calculations, and filings in line with applicable tax laws and regulations.</li> <li>Assist in delivering tax advisory services across corporate tax, withholding tax, and VAT matters, including technical research and analysis.</li> <li>Prepare technical tax memos, reports, and supporting documentation for client engagements.</li> <li>Support responses to tax authority queries, audits, and assessments related to corporate tax, withholding tax, and VAT.</li> </ul> <h4>What you’ll bring</h4> <p><strong>Technical skills</strong></p> <p><strong>Must have</strong></p> <ul> <li>Prior experience in a professional services environment (audit, tax, advisory).</li> <li>Strong accounting skills, including the ability to read and interpret financial statements, trial balances, transactional flows, profit and loss analyses, and cash flow movements.</li> <li>Good understanding of Lebanese corporate tax compliance processes, including returns, filings, and statutory deadlines. Strong attention to detail and accuracy in tax filings.</li> <li>Ability to prepare corporate tax computations and reconciliations based on accounting data.</li> <li>Experience in tax research and interpretation, with the ability to understand how legislation applies in practice and prepare summaries, alerts, and client-ready explanations.</li> <li>Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, tax computations, reconciliations, data analysis).</li> <li>Ability to use AI-based tools for tax computations, report drafting, and research efficiency.</li> <li>Ability to communicate technical matters clearly and concisely to internal teams and clients.</li> <li>A proactive mindset with the ability to identify issues early and flag risks.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Good to have</strong></p> <ul> <li>Knowledge of double tax treaties and familiarity with OECD guidelines.</li> <li>Experience working with multiple clients and managing competing deadlines.</li> </ul> <h4>How you’ll make a difference</h4> <p>At PwC Middle East, we expect all our people to embody the skills and behaviors of The PwC Professional framework, helping us deliver on our strategy while growing and developing as leaders at every level.</p> <h4>Why you’ll love working at PwC</h4> <p>At PwC Middle East, you’ll find more than just a job – you’ll build a meaningful career, supported by rewards and benefits that help you thrive. We offer competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and programs that promote well-being, balance, and personal growth. You’ll have access to continuous learning, digital upskilling, and a collaborative environment that values innovation, mentorship, and diversity. Are you ready to make a difference by applying your unique perspective and talents? You can grow exponentially here.</p></p><p></p>

<h2 class="h5">Job description</h2> <div class="t-break" data-jb-field="description"> <span>Aspire Software is looking for an IT Specialist 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> POSITION DESCRIPTION: This role owns the full employee technology lifecycle — from provisioning laptops and accounts for new hires, to day-to-day helpdesk support, to securely decommissioning devices and access when employees leave.<br> The person in this role will work closely with onboarding and offboarding, will serve as the primary point of contact for all end-user IT needs across the company, and will play a key role in helping maintain SOC 2 certification.<br> Key Responsibilities Onboarding &amp; Offboarding (HR Systems Support) Partner with HR/People Operations on every new hire, transfer, and termination to ensure IT tasks are completed on schedule.<br> Create, configure, and deactivate user accounts across company systems (e.<br>g., Microsoft 365, Slack, Teams, HRIS-linked tools) as part of onboarding and offboarding.<br> For systems managed internally by Dispatch employees, notify the designated internal system owner when an employee is being onboarded or offboarded so access can be added or removed on schedule, and track that each notification is acted on.<br> Maintain an accurate, up-to-date record of who has access to which systems, and audit that terminated employees' access has been fully removed from all systems.<br> Coordinate first-day-ready setup for new hires: hardware, accounts, credentials, and a welcome/orientation walkthrough of company systems.<br> Device &amp; Hardware Lifecycle Management Provision laptops and equipment for new hires and as replacement/upgrade needs arise for existing employees.<br> Research, recommend, and assist HR/Finance with purchasing laptops and other hardware, including vendor comparisons and quotes.<br> Maintain an inventory of company-owned devices, including assignment history, warranty status, and lifecycle/refresh planning.<br> Image, configure, and enroll new devices in company device management/MDM tools prior to distribution.<br> Manage return, wipe, and redeployment of devices from departing employees.<br> Helpdesk &amp; End-User Support Serve as the first point of contact for employee IT tickets and requests (e.<br>g., WiFi connectivity issues, password resets, account lockouts, hardware/software troubleshooting).<br> Triage, track, and resolve tickets in a timely manner, escalating to specialized vendors or Dispatch's engineering team when needed.<br> Provide basic training/guidance to employees on company systems and IT best practices.<br> Security, Patch &amp; Compliance Monitoring Monitor company devices for outstanding software/OS updates and push patch notifications to keep all endpoints current.<br> Monitor endpoint/device management tools to detect when a company-owned device appears to have become a personal device (e.<br>g., ownership or enrollment status change) and take steps to bring it back into compliance or remove it from company systems.<br> Monitor security alerts and triage findings; provide initial incident response support and escalate critical threats to the engineering team as needed.<br> Send remote lock or wipe commands to company devices as needed for terminations, lost/stolen equipment, or security incidents.<br> Support company security tools already in place (e.<br>g., endpoint protection, password management) and respond to related alerts.<br> Systems Administration &amp; Vendor Coordination Administer and support 20+ business-critical applications, including day-to-day administration, access provisioning, and user support.<br> Serve as the point of contact for third-party vendors that support specific systems, ensuring smooth vendor coordination and issue escalation.<br> Maintain documentation of system configurations, access procedures, and IT processes.<br> SOC 2 Compliance Support Support Dispatch's SOC 2 certification effort by helping implement and document the technical controls auditors expect (access controls, onboarding/offboarding evidence, device encryption and patch status, password/MFA policies, backup and monitoring configurations).<br> Own ongoing evidence collection for IT-related controls — access reviews, termination checklists, patch/vulnerability reports, device inventory, and security monitoring logs — and keep it organized for audit periods.<br> Partner with leadership, HR, and any outside compliance/audit consultants to close gaps identified during SOC 2 readiness assessments and respond to auditor requests.<br> Help maintain IT security policies and procedures (access control, acceptable use, incident response, asset management) required for SOC 2, and keep them current as systems change.<br> Conduct periodic access reviews across company systems to confirm permissions match current employment status and role, flagging and remediating discrepancies.<br> Support the annual (or ongoing) SOC 2 audit cycle once certified, including recurring evidence requests and control testing.<br> Experience in an IT support, systems administration, or helpdesk role, ideally supporting a company of similar size.<br> Hands-on experience with Microsoft 365 administration and endpoint/MDM tools.<br> Experience with onboarding/offboarding processes and coordinating access changes across multiple systems and stakeholders.<br> Familiarity with password management tools, security awareness platforms, and endpoint protection tools.<br> Experience supporting SOC 2 (or similar compliance framework, e.<br>g., ISO 27001) readiness or audits, including evidence collection and control documentation — direct SOC 2 audit experience strongly preferred.<br> Strong communication skills and comfort working directly with non-technical employees and HR/People Operations.<br> Ability to manage competing priorities and tickets independently with minimal supervision.<br> Preferred: Experience with GDC or other global shared service centers managing end-user IT support across distributed teams.<br></span> </div>

<h2 class="h5">Job description</h2> <div class="t-break" data-jb-field="description"> <p><span>Murex is a global fintech leader in trading, risk management and processing solutions for capital markets.</span></p><br><p><span>Operating from our 19 offices, 3 400 Murexians from over 65 different nationalities ensure the development, implementation and support of our platform which is used by banks, asset managers, corporations and utilities, across the world.&nbsp;</span></p><br><p><span>Join Murex and work on the challenges of an industry at the forefront of innovation and thrive in a people-centric environment. You’ll be part of one global team where you can learn fast and stay true to yourself.</span></p><br><p><span><span>We are looking for a </span></span><b><span>Business Domain Solution Architect</span></b><span><span>to lead the architecture of our </span></span><b><span>Operations Business Domain</span></b><span><span>, covering critical post-trade and operational functions including:</span></span></p><br><br><ul><li><p><span><span>Collateral Management</span></span></p><br></li></ul><br><ul><li><p><span><span>Settlements</span></span></p><br></li></ul><br><ul><li><p><span><span>Reconciliation</span></span></p><br></li></ul><br><ul><li><p><span><span>One Stop Processing (OSP)</span></span></p><br></li></ul><br><p><span><span>This role combines the responsibilities of </span></span><b><span>Business Domain Architect</span></b><span><span>, </span></span><b><span>System Architect</span></b><span><span>, and </span></span><b><span>SBI Architect</span></b><span><span>, making it one of the most strategic architecture positions within the organization.</span></span></p><br><br><p><span><span>You will define the architectural vision for a major business domain, influence product strategy, shape large-scale platform evolution, and ensure successful delivery across multiple development organizations and agile trains</span><span>.</span></span></p><br><br><p><b><span>Your Mission</span></b></p><br><br><p><span><span>As the architectural leader for the Operations domain, you will ensure that business solutions evolve coherently with Murex's platform strategy while delivering measurable value to clients and market participants.</span></span></p><br><br><p><span><span>You will serve as the primary architecture partner for business domain management, product management, development teams, and platform architects, ensuring alignment between business objectives, software architecture, and execution strategy.&nbsp;</span></span></p><br><br><p><b><span>What You Will Do</span></b></p><br><br><p><b><span>Business Domain Architecture</span></b></p><br><br><ul><li><p><span><span>Own the target architecture and roadmap for the Operations domain.</span></span></p><br></li></ul><br><ul><li><p><span><span>Drive the evolution of business capabilities across collateral, settlement, reconciliation, and processing workflows.</span></span></p><br></li></ul><br><ul><li><p><span><span>Translate strategic business challenges into scalable platform solutions.</span></span></p><br></li></ul><br><ul><li><p><span><span>Ensure architectural consistency across products, services, and software functions.</span></span></p><br></li></ul><br><br><ul><li><p><span><span>Define and maintain business solution blueprints and domain architecture documentation.</span></span></p><br></li></ul><br><p><b><span>SBI Architecture Leadership</span></b></p><br><br><ul><li><p><span><span>Define and communicate SBI-level architecture.</span></span></p><br></li></ul><br><ul><li><p><span><span>Ensure epics, features, and implementation roadmaps align with business and platform architecture objectives.</span></span></p><br></li></ul><br><ul><li><p><span><span>Drive architectural trade-offs, investment decisions, sequencing, and dependency management.</span></span></p><br></li></ul><br><ul><li><p><span><span>Collaborate across domains and agile trains to ensure coherent delivery and long-term sustainability. (Derived from the SBI Architect responsibilities shown in the provided material.)</span></span></p><br></li></ul><br><p><b><span>System Architecture</span></b></p><br><br><ul><li><p><span><span>Guide agile trains in delivering solutions aligned with architecture principles and standards.</span></span></p><br></li></ul><br><ul><li><p><span><span>Ensure architecturally significant requirements are identified, documented, and addressed.</span></span></p><br></li></ul><br><ul><li><p><span><span>Manage technical debt and architectural runway investments.</span></span></p><br></li></ul><br><ul><li><p><span><span>Validate solution designs through architecture governance processes.</span></span></p><br></li></ul><br><ul><li><p><span><span>Mentor teams and raise architectural maturity across the organization.</span></span></p><br></li></ul><br><p><b><span>Architectural Governance</span></b></p><br><br><ul><li><p><span><span>Lead architecture reviews and decision-making processes.</span></span></p><br></li></ul><br><ul><li><p><span><span>Own Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) and architecture governance practices.</span></span></p><br></li></ul><br><ul><li><p><span><span>Define and maintain standards, guidelines, design principles, and reference architectures.</span></span></p><br></li></ul><br><ul><li><p><span><span>Influence strategic technology choices and platform evolution</span><span>.</span></span></p><br></li></ul><br><p><b><span>What You Will Own</span></b></p><br><br><p><span><span>You will be accountable for key architecture artifacts including:</span></span></p><br><br><br><ul><li><p><span><span>Architecture vision and multi-year roadmap</span></span></p><br></li></ul><br><ul><li><p><span><span>Domain blueprints and target-state architectures</span></span></p><br></li></ul><br><ul><li><p><span><span>Architecture Decision Records (ADRs)</span></span></p><br></li></ul><br><ul><li><p><span><span>High-level solution and integration diagrams</span></span></p><br></li></ul><br><ul><li><p><span><span>Capability and non-functional architecture documentation</span></span></p><br></li></ul><br><ul><li><p><span><span>Governance frameworks and architecture standards</span></span></p><br></li></ul><br><ul><li><p><span><span>Executive architecture communications and strategy presentations</span></span></p><br></li></ul><br><p><b><span>What We're Looking For</span></b></p><br><br><p><b><span>Required Experience</span></b></p><br><br><ul><li><p><span><span>12+ years of experience designing large-scale enterprise software platforms.</span></span></p><br></li></ul><br><ul><li><p><span><span>Strong software architecture expertise covering distributed systems, cloud-native architectures, event-driven systems, integration platforms, scalability, resilience, and security.</span></span></p><br></li></ul><br><ul><li><p><span><span>Proven experience leading architecture across multiple teams and products.</span></span></p><br></li></ul><br><ul><li><p><span><span>Experience influencing strategic technology decisions without direct authority.</span></span></p><br></li></ul><br><ul><li><p><span><span>Strong understanding of software delivery within agile organizations.</span></span></p><br></li></ul><br><ul><li><p><span><span>Demonstrated ability to mentor senior engineers and architects.</span></span></p><br></li></ul><br><p><b><span>Domain Expertise</span></b></p><br><br><p><span><span>We are particularly interested in candidates with experience in one or more of the following areas:</span></span></p><br><br><ul><li><p><span><span>Capital Markets</span></span></p><br></li></ul><br><ul><li><p><span><span>Securities Finance</span></span></p><br></li></ul><br><ul><li><p><span><span>Collateral Management</span></span></p><br></li></ul><br><br><ul><li><p><span><span>Post-Trade Processing</span></span></p><br></li></ul><br><ul><li><p><span><span>Settlement &amp; Clearing</span></span></p><br></li></ul><br><ul><li><p><span><span>Reconciliation Platforms</span></span></p><br></li></ul><br><ul><li><p><span><span>Operations and Back Office Systems</span></span></p><br></li></ul><br><ul><li><p><span><span>Risk, Regulatory and Financial Market Infrastructure solutions</span></span></p><br></li></ul><br><p><b><span>Leadership Characteristics</span></b></p><br><br><p><span><span>You are:</span></span></p><br><br><ul><li><p><span><span>A strategic thinker capable of defining long-term architectural vision.</span></span></p><br></li></ul><br><ul><li><p><span><span>Comfortable making complex trade-offs involving business value, delivery cost, scalability, and risk.</span></span></p><br></li></ul><br><ul><li><p><span><span>Able to influence senior stakeholders across product, engineering, and business functions.</span></span></p><br></li></ul><br><ul><li><p><span><span>Passionate about architecture excellence, technical mentoring, and organizational transformation.</span></span></p><br></li></ul><br><ul><li><p><span><span>Equally comfortable discussing details with developers and strategy with executives.</span></span></p><br></li></ul><br><p><b><span>Why Join Us?</span></b></p><br><br><p><span><span>This role offers a unique opportunity to:</span></span></p><br><br><ul><li><p><span><span>Shape the future architecture of one of the industry's leading capital markets platforms.</span></span></p><br></li></ul><br><ul><li><p><span><span>Drive business and technology strategy for mission-critical post-trade functions.</span></span></p><br></li></ul><br><ul><li><p><span><span>Work with highly experienced architects, engineers, and domain experts.</span></span></p><br></li></ul><br><ul><li><p><span><span>Influence platform-wide architectural decisions with long-term impact.</span></span></p><br></li></ul><br><ul><li><p><span><span>Operate at the intersection of business innovation, software engineering, and enterprise architecture.</span></span></p><br></li></ul><br><p><span><span>If you are passionate about building the future of financial technology and want to drive architecture at scale, we'd love to hear from you.</span></span></p><br><br><br><br><br> </div>

<p><br></p><p><strong>Responsibilities</strong> Supports the design and development of learning programmes and curricula including supporting in organizing and conducting occupational and competency analyses within their area of specialization, drafting programme profiles, learning guides and manuals, assessing and integrating new and emerging technologies into the subject specializations, and assisting in integrating career guidance and counselling in the learning programmes. Facilitates the delivery of the school-based and work-based learning programmes assigned to them including designing and preparing training venues, identifying and proper utilizing of the facilities and equipment, selecting the trainees, developing inclusive training (lessons) plans, facilitating and managing learning in classrooms, laboratories, workshops, and workplaces, employing adult learning strategies including integrating trainees with disabilities and special learning needs, and mainstreaming Occupational Health and Safety (OSH) and core skills for life and work in the learning delivery. Designs student assessments both formative and summative assessments, practice-based and knowledge-based skills tests; Develops assessment sheets, grids and inclusive skills assessment implementation plans including assessment of core skills and Occupational Safety and Health (OSH); Conducts knowledge and practice-based assessments and tests according to the assessment implementation plan. Builds linkages with employers, workers, and TVET instructors in their specialisations; Collects and utilises available labour market information (LMI) for their training courses; supports conducting and analysing skills needs and anticipation assessments, employers surveys, trainees and graduate trace studies to identify skills gaps, needs, and mismatches for their learning programmes. Applies quality assurance tools and processes across the training cycle of their training courses according to UNRWA TVET Quality Assurance Framework. Supports TVET greening and digitalization initiatives and activities; Designs and implements green and digital learning programmes; Integrates green and digital skills into their training courses; Develops and facilitates synchronous and asynchronous training sessions. Collaborates with other instructors and staff members in coordinating the teaching and learning process, keeping respectful environment at the Centre, maintaining order and discipline in the Centre, and implementing well-organized co-curricular activities, supporting the design and implementation of the Occupational Health and Safety (OSH) measures and tools and reports on incidents and risks in the Centre. Performs such other duties as may be assigned</p><p><strong>Competencies</strong> UN Core Values of Integrity, Professionalism and Respect for Diversity, and Core Competencies of Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results apply by default. Following Instructions and Procedures Relating and Networking Creating and Innovating Applying Technical Expertise Planning and Organizing</p><p><strong>Desired Candidate Profile</strong></p><p><strong>Education</strong> A university degree of four years from an accredited educational institution in an approved course of study with major specialization in the field of subject taught.</p><p><strong>Job - Specific Qualification</strong> Not available.</p><p><strong>Work Experience</strong> No experience at this entry level of TVET Instructor (Nursing Care) - grade 11, is required.</p><p>Applicants are required to mention if they have close relative(s) in UNRWA (mother, father, daughter, son, sister brother), please provide full name(s) and relationship. If applicable, please provide further details below.</p><p>Applicants are required to mention if they are a Palestine refugee. If yes, please provide your Registration Card Number.</p><p>Candidates are required to make a declaration as to whether they have any current or past affiliations with non-governmental organisations, academic institutions, political organisations, military, or have/are engaged in activities or have made any public statements, that could be seen to impact their neutrality, objectivity or independence in the performance of their duties for the UN / UNRWA. Any declaration will not necessarily disqualify candidates from consideration for this post.</p><p>Indicate your current involvement in any outside activities, as it is required. Including but not limited to employment, independent contractor/freelance consultant, board member (corporate, academic, etc), expert group, lobby, public speaking/writing (article, book, blog, social media etc), teaching, conferences, training, press statement, voluntary work, political activity, fundraising/donation for non-UNRWA entity, running for public office, role in political party or orgs, owning business, work for gov./NGO/private company/charity, UNRWA partner/vendor, full/part-time, paid or not. A yes answer doesn t necessarily lead to exclusion from future work at UNRWA, yet misrepresentation in providing accurate/complete info can lead to disqualification/termination of appointment, if hired.</p><p><strong>Languages</strong> English and Arabic are required.</p>

<p><br></p><p><b>Responsibilities</b></p><p>Supports the design and development of learning programmes and curricula including supporting in organizing and conducting occupational and competency analyses within their area of specialization, drafting programme profiles, learning guides and manuals, assessing and integrating new and emerging technologies into the subject specializations, and assisting in integrating career guidance and counselling in the learning programmes.</p><p>Facilitates the delivery of the school-based and work-based learning programmes assigned to them including setting up and arranging training venues, identifying and proper utilizing of the facilities and equipment, selecting the trainees, preparing inclusive training (lessons) plans, facilitating and monitoring learning in classrooms, laboratories, workshops, and workplaces, employing adult learning strategies including accommodating trainees with disabilities and special learning needs, and mainstreaming Occupational Health and Safety (OSH) and core skills for life and work in the learning delivery.</p><p>Prepares student assessments both formative and summative assessments, practice-based and knowledge-based skills tests; Develops assessment sheets, grids and inclusive skills assessment implementation plans including assessment of core skills and Occupational Safety and Health (OSH); Conducts knowledge and practice-based assessments and tests according to the assessment implementation plan.</p><p>Supports in maintaining linkages with employers, workers, and TVET instructors in their specialisations; Collects and utilizes available labour market information (LMI) for their training courses; supports conducting and analysing skills needs and anticipation assessments, employers surveys, trainees and graduate trace studies to identify skills gaps, needs, and mismatches for their learning programmes.</p><p>Applies quality assurance tools and processes across the training cycle of their training courses according to UNRWA TVET Quality Assurance Framework.</p><p>Supports TVET greening and digitalisation initiatives and activities; assists in designing and implementing green and digital learning programmes; Integrates green and digital skills into their training courses; supports the development and facilitation of synchronous and asynchronous training sessions.</p><p>Collaborates with other instructors and staff members in coordinating the teaching and learning process, keeping respectful environment at the Centre, maintaining order and discipline in the Centre, and implementing well-organized co-curricular activities, supporting the design and implementation of the Occupational Health and Safety (OSH) measures and tools and reports on incidents and risks in the Centre.</p><p>Performs such other duties as may be assigned.</p><p>Competencies</p><p>UN Core Values of Integrity, Professionalism and Respect for Diversity, and Core Competencies of Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results apply by default</p><p>Planning and Organizing</p><p>Applying Technical Expertise</p><p>Creating and Innovating</p><p>Following Instructions and Procedures</p><p>Relating and Networking</p><p><strong>Desired Candidate Profile</strong></p><h2>Education</h2><p>Successful completion of full Secondary Education plus two years post-secondary technical education or training in an area directly related to the course to be taught.</p><h2>Job - Specific Qualification</h2><p>Not available.</p><h2>Work Experience</h2><p>No experience at this entry level of VT Instructor (AC Refrigerator) - grade 09, is required.</p><p>Applicants are required to mention if they have close relative(s) in UNRWA (mother, father, daughter, son, sister brother), please provide full name(s) and relationship. If applicable, please provide further details below.</p><p>Applicants are required to mention if they are a Palestine refugee. If yes, please provide you Registration Card Number.</p><p>Candidates are required to make a declaration as to whether they have any current or past affiliations with non-governmental organisations, academic institutions, political organisations, military, or have/are engaged in activities or have made any public statements, that could be seen to impact their neutrality, objectivity or independence in the performance of their duties for the UN / UNRWA. Any declaration will not necessarily disqualify candidates from consideration for this post</p><p>Indicate your current involvement in any outside activities, as it is required. Including but not limited to employment, independent contractor/freelance consultant, board member (corporate, academic, etc), expert group, lobby, public speaking/writing (article, book, blog, social media etc), teaching, conferences, training, press statement, voluntary work, political activity, fundraising/donation for non-UNRWA entity, running for public office, role in political party or orgs, owning business, work for gov./NGO/private company/charity, UNRWA partner/vendor, full/part-time, paid or not. A yes answer doesn t necessarily lead to exclusion from future work at UNRWA, yet misrepresentation in providing accurate/complete info can lead to disqualification/termination of appointment, if hired.</p><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>The table below shows the minimum required level for each skill in these languages, according to the UN Language Framework (please consult</p>

<p><h4>Department</h4> <p>Industrial and Mechanical Engineering</p> <h4>Discipline</h4> <p>Engineering Entrepreneurship and Innovation</p> <h4>Campus</h4> <p>Byblos</p> <h4>Position</h4> <p>Instructor or Professor of Practice</p> <h4>Expected start date</h4> <p>Fall 2026 or Spring 2027</p> <p>The Department of Industrial and Mechanical Engineering at the Lebanese American University School of Engineering, located in Byblos, Lebanon, invites applications for an Instructor or Professor of Practice position in the broad area of Engineering Entrepreneurship and Innovation.</p> <p>Applications will be reviewed continuously until the position is filled. The expected start date is September 2026 or January 2027. The appointment rank will depend on the candidate’s academic qualifications, professional experience, and demonstrated accomplishments.</p> <p>Candidates must hold a BE/BS degree in engineering and at least a master’s degree in entrepreneurship, innovation, technology management, commercialization, or a closely related field. A doctoral degree is considered an asset but is not required. Candidates should demonstrate substantial professional experience and a record of achievement in technology entrepreneurship, innovation-program development, incubation, startup development, or research commercialization.</p> <p>The successful candidate is expected to contribute to the development and operation of the School of Engineering’s entrepreneurship and innovation initiatives. Particular consideration will be given to candidates with demonstrated experience in one or more of the following areas:</p> <ul> <li>Developing, managing, or contributing substantially to an incubator, accelerator, pre-incubation program, university innovation hub, or technology-transfer initiative</li> <li>Designing and managing structured venture-development pipelines that support teams from idea generation through technical validation, prototyping, market validation, funding readiness, and venture launch</li> <li>Recruiting, selecting, mentoring, and managing cohorts of student or faculty-led innovation teams</li> <li>Preparing student teams for national, regional, and international innovation, entrepreneurship, startup, and engineering-design competitions</li> <li>Coaching teams in prototype refinement, business-model development, market validation, written applications, financial planning, pitch-deck preparation, and live pitching</li> <li>Organizing startup bootcamps, hackathons, demo days, pitch competitions, and industry-sponsored innovation challenges</li> <li>Supporting the commercialization of university research and the development of market-ready technologies</li> <li>Founding, co-founding, advising, or mentoring technology startups</li> <li>Securing proof-of-concept, commercialization, industry-sponsored, or venture-development funding</li> <li>Developing partnerships with industry, investors, alumni, entrepreneurs, accelerators, incubators, innovation hubs, technology-transfer offices, public agencies, and funding organizations</li> <li>Transforming engineering concepts into validated prototypes and minimum viable products</li> <li>Applying design thinking, rapid prototyping, product-development, hardware/software integration, and product-lifecycle principles</li> <li>Assessing technical feasibility, commercial viability, intellectual-property potential, market opportunities, regulatory requirements, risk, valuation, and scaling strategies</li> </ul> <p>The successful candidate will be expected to cultivate an innovation-driven culture within engineering education and to equip students with the skills needed to transform ideas into viable products and ventures. The candidate will mentor students and faculty, supervise entrepreneurship- and commercialization-oriented projects, support engineering capstone teams with venture potential, and help establish a systematic pipeline for identifying and advancing promising innovations.</p> <p>The candidate will also identify suitable competitions, funding opportunities, accelerator programs, and innovation challenges; select and prepare participating teams; and coordinate the development of prototypes, applications, business models, pitch decks, and presentations.</p> <p>Teaching responsibilities may include undergraduate or graduate courses in engineering entrepreneurship, innovation management, product development, design thinking, technology commercialization, startup development, or related areas.</p> <p>Candidates should demonstrate strong communication, mentoring, organizational, and partnership-development skills. Evidence of impact—such as incubators or programs established, ventures supported, student teams mentored, competition placements, funding secured, prototypes commercialized, or partnerships developed—will be highly valued.</p> <p>The Lebanese American University is an equal opportunity employer operating in Lebanon under a charter from the Regents of the State University of New York.</p> <p>Interested candidates should apply electronically with the subject line:</p> <p><strong>SOE Position in Instructor or Professor of Practice in Engineering Entrepreneurship and Innovation</strong></p> <p>Applications should include the following:</p> <ul> <li>A letter of intent</li> <li>A curriculum vitae</li> <li>A brief portfolio or statement describing relevant accomplishments, including incubators or programs developed, ventures supported, competitions undertaken, funding secured, and ecosystem partnerships established</li> <li>A brief statement outlining the candidate’s proposed approach to developing engineering incubation, venture development, and student competition-readiness activities at LAU</li> <li>The names of three references</li> </ul></p><p></p>

<h2 class="h5">Job description</h2> <div class="t-break" data-jb-field="description"> About the job Data Security &amp; Compliance Lead <p><strong>Company Overview:</strong></p><br> <p>Our client is a global Microsoft Cloud Solutions Partner delivering digital transformation, cybersecurity, data and managed services. The group is headquartered across the UAE (Dubai), with its largest and most technical team based in Lebanon, operations established in London over the past two years, and early-stage market entry underway in the US.</p><br> <p><strong>Job Summary:</strong> </p><br> <p>Our client is&nbsp;seeking a skilled Data Security &amp; Compliance Specialist to lead the implementation of data security, classification, retention, and governance policies using Microsoft Purview for customers across the MEA region. The ideal candidate will have at least 4 years of focused experience in the data security field, including a minimum of 2 years of hands-on experience with Microsoft Purview, specifically in Data Loss Prevention, Data Classification, Cloud Access Security Broker, and governance capabilities such as retention policies, Insider Risk Management, and Records Management.   </p><br> <p>This role involves overseeing at least one team member, with potential for expanded leadership responsibilities. Strong expertise in Microsoft Purview is required, and experience with third-party data security solutions is highly valued, making this an excellent opportunity for professionals with a diverse security background. Familiarity with MDM &amp; MAM solutions, particularly Microsoft Intune, as well as conditional access policies is a plus. This position offers a dynamic environment with opportunities for growth and leadership in the data security domain. </p><br> <p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong>:</p><br> <p><strong>1. Data Security &amp; Governance Implementation:</strong></p><br> <ul><li> Design, implement, and optimize data security solutions using Microsoft Purview or other leading DLP and data governance tools.</li><li>Develop and enforce DLP, Insider Risk Management, DSPM for AI and CASB policies to prevent unauthorized data access and ensure compliance.</li><li>Implement data classification and labelling strategies to enhance data protection.</li><li>Define and manage data retention policies in alignment with regulatory and business requirements.</li><li>Deploy and manage AIP on-premises scanner to classify and protect on-premises data.</li><li>Integrate CASB with on-premises firewalls to strengthen security controls and enhance visibility into both cloud and on-premises environments.</li><li>Lead the implementation and configuration of Microsoft Priva and Microsoft Purview Data Map.</li><li>Ensure compliance with industry regulations such as GDPR, NCA, and ISO 27001.</li><li>Support Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) initiatives by assessing risks, monitoring data flows, and optimizing security policies to enhance data visibility, governance, and protection.</li><li>Build templates and automation for Data Security &amp; Governance Implementation, ensuring consistency and efficiency in deployments.</li><li>Automate policy deployments and security configurations using available methods such as PowerShell, APIs, and Microsoft Security &amp; Compliance tools.</li><li>Deploy MDM, MAM, and Conditional Access policies to address security gaps and enhance access controls.</li><li>Oversee the implementation of security-related projects, from initial scoping to post-deployment support, ensuring timely and budget-compliant execution.</li><li>Develop High-Level Designs (HLD) and Low-Level Designs (LLD) for project implementation, assess customer environments, and create RFIs and IRLs as needed.</li></ul> <p><strong>2. Monitoring, Incident Response, and Optimization:</strong></p><br> <ul><li> Monitor and respond to data security incidents, ensuring proper investigation and resolution.</li><li>Analyze data security risks and implement best practices to mitigate threats.</li><li>Optimize security policies and controls based on evolving business needs.</li></ul> <p><strong>3. Team Supervision &amp; Cross-Functional Collaboration:</strong></p><br> <ul><li> Supervise at least two team members, with potential for increased leadership responsibilities.</li><li>Work closely with cross-functional teams and customers to align security policies with business objectives and ensure seamless implementation.</li><li>Collaborate with stakeholders to continuously enhance security posture and governance policies in response to evolving business needs.</li><li>Deliver end-user and administrator workshops to ensure proper understanding and adoption of data security, classification, governance policies, and compliance tools.</li></ul> <p><strong>4. Documentation &amp; Project Support:</strong></p><br> <ul><li> Contribute to Scope of Work (SOW) and project scoping, defining clear deliverables and implementation roadmaps.</li><li>Develop and maintain implementation documentation, end-user guides, and administrative manuals to support technology adoption.</li><li>Ensure the availability and functionality of a technical test environment for internal testing and experimentation with new technologies, coordinating maintenance, updates, and enhancements as needed.</li></ul> <p><strong>Qualifications &amp; Experience:</strong></p><br> <p><strong>Education:</strong></p><br> <ul><li> Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field. </li></ul> <p><strong>Experience:</strong></p><br> <ul><li> Minimum of 4 years of experience in implementing data security, compliance, and governance solutions, with a strong focus on Microsoft Purview.</li><li>At least 2 years in a supervisory role, overseeing the implementation and delivery of data protection and compliance initiatives.</li><li>Hands-on experience implementing Microsoft Purview Information Protection solutions, including DLP, data classification, retention policies, and regulatory compliance.</li><li>Experience implementing data governance, risk management, and regulatory compliance requirements aligned with frameworks such as GDPR, NCA, and ISO 27001.</li><li>Extensive experience working with Microsoft Purview Compliance Portal, Insider Risk Management, eDiscovery, and Audit.</li><li>Experience with Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies across Microsoft 365 services, including Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Exchange Online.</li><li>Strong understanding of Microsoft Information Protection (MIP)for labeling, encryption, and rights management.</li><li>Familiarity with Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps for data security monitoring and threat detection.</li><li>Knowledge of Microsoft Intune for Mobile Device Management (MDM) &amp; Mobile Application Management (MAM)and how it integrates with Conditional Access policies for secure access control.</li><li>Ability to effectively communicate data protection strategies, compliance requirements, and risk management policies to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.</li></ul> <p><strong>Certifications</strong>:</p><br> <p><strong>Required Certifications:</strong></p><br> <ul><li> GIAC Certified Data Protection or an equivalent certification.</li><li>Vendor certifications in DLP, Data Classification, Litigation Holds, or governance tools.</li><li>Preferred Certifications as below:</li><li>Microsoft Certified: Information Protection Administrator Associate (SC-400)</li><li>Cybersecurity Architect Expert (SC-100)</li></ul> <p><strong>Skills:</strong></p><br> <ul><li> Strong leadership and team management capabilities.</li><li>Excellent project management skills.</li><li>Knowledge in security solution design and architecture.</li><li>Proficiency in data security tools such as DLP, Data Classification, and CASB.</li><li>Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with attention to detail and the ability to work under pressure.</li><li>Effective communication and customer engagement skills.</li><li>Thorough understanding of quality assurance practices and methodologies.</li><li>Hands-on experience in implementing Microsoft Purview solutions.</li><li>Proven experience in configuring and troubleshooting security solutions.</li><li>Commitment to staying updated with emerging data security trends, risks, technologies, and best practices to enhance protection and compliance.</li></ul> <br> <br> </div>

<h2 class="h5">Job description</h2> <div class="t-break" data-jb-field="description"> <p>With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.<br>Come join our 31,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!</p><br><p><u>Employee Contract Type:</u></p><br>Local - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)<p><u>Job Description:</u></p><br><p><b>Purpose:</b></p><br><ul><li>to ensure cash, commodity food and any other program compliance with WV global standards, donor regulations, sector best practices and audit recommendations.</li><li>for establishing control mechanisms within the Response portfolio to ensure strict adherence to regulations.</li><li>to work closely with all projects leads to build their capacity in meeting key global standards and audit regulations across their projects.</li><li>lead reconciliation processes on a monthly basis across all grants and compile all necessary internal and external reports.</li><li>Lead on all DMT reports and ensure all supporting documents are available.</li></ul><p><b><span>Key Responsibilities:</span></b></p><br><ul><li>Review WV and donor standards and determine the financial and programmatic risk levels across all cash, commodities, food and livelihood projects under the portfolio;</li><li>Develop a clear long term sustainable strategy for managing the identified risks, in clear compliance with WV global standards and previous audit recommendations.</li><li>Conduct review of proposal package to ensure compliance and consistency from an operational view.</li><li>Ensure the standardization of processes and SOPs across different areas.</li><li>Imbed risk management strategies within the process flows and SOPs per grant. Ensure clear control mechanism are in place to adhere to the risk management plan; support the project in the establishment of the SoPs and bring an external eye review.</li><li>Act as a focal point for the Cash and Livelihood portfolio for any external/internal audit mission by leading audit prep spot-checks and ensure projects operate in line with the established control mechanisms and SOPs,</li><li>Ensure all projects are closed out in line with WV global standards. Obtain all necessary sign off before project closure;</li><li>Ensure that all stock (commodities, cards, pins, in kind commodities) are managed and stored in line with global standards and donor regulations.</li><li>Review supporting documents provided by local partners as a means of verification for service delivery or payment issuance;</li></ul><ul><li>Compile and analyze cash, commodities food and livelihood project information (including ATM usage reports, bank statements, warehouse reports, distribution records, student attendance records, cash for work beneficiary count, HH payment list…) in order to complete a full programmatic reconciliation on a monthly basis;</li><li>Monitor the&nbsp; the&nbsp; physical inventory exercise that is being conducted by the compliance and reporting officer for all stock under the portfolio on a monthly basis. Ensure the stock, loss claim and asset registers are updated; Act as a focal point for any inquiry related to the stock management.</li><li>Liaise with internal and external stakeholders in order to obtain timely and accurate supporting documents which will enable reconciliation and reporting.</li><li>Lead on the DMT reporting and act as the accountable person and main focal point in the Portfolio in terms of DMT reporting: (i) Establish a mechanism which will enable rapid and accurate authentication preparation of monthly, quarterly and yearly internal and external reports. (ii) Liaise with other departments (Finance, RAM, M&amp;E, Technical Specialist) in order to obtain their inputs on the reports, (iii) Ensure Reports are&nbsp; compliant with the approved templates and linked to all supporting documents and audit ready. (iv) Ensure that all reports are uploaded on Disaster Grant database, (v) Regular coordination with DMT Reporting and Information Management Unit for any updates related to reporting requirements</li><li>Establish a mechanism, which will enable rapid and accurate authentication preparation of monthly, quarterly and yearly internal and external reports.</li><li>Compile reports/information/data from project coordinators and conduct review and deduplication and provide accurate data to feed in the different internal and external reporting templates.</li></ul><ul><li>Establish a clear, chronological and secure hard and soft copy record filing system across the portfolio. Ensure compliance with the filing system across all projects within the portfolio;</li><li>Liaise with other project coordinators within the Cash and Livelihood Portfolio and other Portfolios in WV Lebanon in order to create synergies and standard systems across the portfolio project by sharing lessons learned, experiences, observations and challenges.</li><li>Provide leadership to the team by mentoring, coaching, and provision of in-house or external training staff to ensure efficiency and high-quality deliverables.</li><li>Establish and maintain a clear communication system with staff which allows for regular: a) progress tracking; b) task assignment; c) problem solving; d) on-the-job capacity building;</li></ul><ul><li>Provide capacity building to all portfolio staff to ensure:</li><li>Heightened awareness of all cash, commodities and food global standards;</li><li>Auditing process and regulations;</li><li>Reporting and recording standards;</li></ul><ul><li>Attend trainings locally and internationally.</li><li>Attend and participate in WVL’s spiritual nurture and other organizational events.</li><li>Responsible of own security and actively contribute to a positive security culture.</li><li>Abide by the security policies and procedures and report any incidents or breaches to line manager and / or security manager.</li><li>Perform other duties as assigned by the Line Manager.</li></ul><p><b>Minimum Requirements:</b></p><br><ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Data Management or any related field.</li><li>2-4 experience in similar position<br>Experience in auditing cash, commodity and food grants;</li><li>Ability to write reports in a very good level of English and Arabic.</li><li>The position is 95% office based and 5% field based. The position holder will be expected to be available on last minute calls, flexible in working hours and willing to work weekends and holidays as the need arises.</li><li>Ability to work extra hours whenever required in emergency situations and as situation demands.</li></ul><p><b>As a Christian organisation, World Vision is founded on the biblical principles that women and men, girls and boys are created in the image of God, and of Jesus’ love for all people without discrimination. This means that we recognise and affirm the equal worth, dignity and rights of women, men, girls and boys with and without disability and all applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability status.</b></p><br><p><u>Applicant Types Accepted:</u></p><br>Local Applicants Only </div>

<p><br></p><p>The Opportunity The Senior Resource &amp; Client Delivery Manager will play a critical role in ensuring that Aspire has the right people, with the right skills, working on the right priorities at the right time . The role will be responsible for the strategic planning, allocation, development, and performance of technology resources supporting Aspire's portfolio companies globally. You will act as a trusted advisor to business and technology leaders, balancing business demand, resource capacity, employee development, utilization, and delivery requirements across multiple companies and geographies. This role requires someone who can combine strategic resource planning, strong people leadership, client relationship management, operational discipline, and a solid understanding of technology and AI environments.</p><p>Core Responsibilities</p><p><strong>Strategic Resource Planning &amp; Deployment</strong> Own the planning and allocation of technology resources across Aspire's portfolio companies based on business priorities, skills, experience, availability, and development objectives. Ensure resources are deployed effectively across projects and businesses, balancing client demand, utilization, workload, and capacity. Maintain visibility into current and future resource requirements and develop forward-looking capacity and staffing plans. Proactively identify resource gaps, excess capacity, upcoming demand, and potential delivery risks. Facilitate resource sharing across business units to maximize utilization and ensure critical projects have access to the appropriate capabilities. Support onboarding, transitions, reallocations, and offboarding of resources while minimizing disruption to the business.</p><p><strong>International Client &amp; Stakeholder Management</strong> Act as the primary point of contact between Centre of Excellence resources and Aspire's international portfolio companies. Build trusted relationships with Managing Directors, CTOs, technology leaders, product leaders, and other senior stakeholders. Develop a strong understanding of each company's strategy, technology environment, projects, priorities, and future resource requirements. Regularly engage with internal clients to assess resource performance, delivery quality, satisfaction, and evolving needs. Proactively manage and de-escalate concerns related to performance, capacity, communication, delivery, or resource allocation. Negotiate priorities and resource allocation when demand exceeds available capacity. Communicate difficult resourcing decisions clearly and professionally while maintaining strong stakeholder relationships.</p><p><strong>People Management &amp; Talent Development</strong> Maintain a strong understanding of each resource's technical capabilities, experience, strengths, career objectives, and development opportunities. Match resources with assignments that balance business needs with professional development and career progression. Conduct regular performance and engagement follow-ups with Centre of Excellence resources. Provide coaching, feedback, and support to help employees improve their performance and develop professionally. Identify performance concerns early and coordinate appropriate improvement actions with relevant leaders. Support succession planning and retention of high-performing and high-potential talent. Promote a collaborative, accountable, and high-performance culture across the Centre of Excellence.</p><p><strong>Utilization, Capacity &amp; Performance Management</strong> Monitor utilization, workload, capacity, resource availability, and other key resource management KPIs. Analyze resourcing data and translate findings into actionable recommendations for leadership. Develop action plans to improve utilization, workload balance, capacity management, and resource effectiveness. Identify resources that are underutilized or overloaded and proactively rebalance workloads. Provide regular reporting and insights on resource demand, capacity, utilization, performance, and upcoming requirements. Use data to support workforce planning and resource investment decisions.</p><p><strong>Technology &amp; AI Capability Development</strong> Maintain a high-level understanding of the technology, software development, AI, and automation initiatives being delivered across Aspire. Understand the capabilities required across areas such as software engineering, AI engineering, data, QA, DevOps, product, and automation. Ensure resource skills remain aligned with Aspire's evolving technology and AI priorities. Identify capability gaps and work with leadership to determine whether they should be addressed through recruitment, training, or internal development. Organize and support technical training, workshops, seminars, certifications, and knowledge-sharing initiatives. Promote continuous learning and adoption of emerging AI technologies, development tools, and engineering best practices.</p><p><strong>Recruitment &amp; Workforce Planning</strong> Partner with leadership and recruitment teams to forecast future talent requirements. Participate in identifying, interviewing, and selecting technology and AI talent. Help define hiring priorities based on projected demand, skills gaps, and strategic business needs. Support effective onboarding and integration of new resources into the Centre of Excellence and Aspire portfolio companies.</p><p><strong>Operational Excellence &amp; Continuous Improvement</strong> Continuously improve resource management processes, tools, reporting, and communication practices. Establish scalable processes for resource planning, allocation, performance tracking, and stakeholder engagement. Collaborate with other leaders to share best practices and improve resource management standards across the organization. Support technology and process improvements that increase visibility, efficiency, and quality of resource deployment. Drive change management initiatives related to new processes, systems, organizational structures, or ways of working.</p><p>What Success Looks Like Success in this role means: The right resources are consistently assigned to the right business priorities. Centre of Excellence utilization and productivity remain at healthy levels. Portfolio company leaders view the Centre of Excellence as a trusted technology partner. Resource performance issues and client concerns are identified and resolved quickly. Capacity and hiring requirements are anticipated rather than reacted to. High-performing resources are retained, developed, and given meaningful career opportunities. Technology and AI capabilities continuously evolve with the needs of Aspire's businesses. Leadership has clear visibility into resource capacity, utilization, performance, and future demand.</p><p><strong>Desired Candidate Profile</strong></p><ul><li>8+ years of experience in resource management, workforce planning, technology consulting, engineering operations, professional services, delivery management, or similar environments.</li><li>Strong experience managing or deploying technology professionals across multiple clients, projects, or business units.</li><li>Significant experience working with international clients and stakeholders, ideally across North America, Europe, the Middle East, or other global markets.</li><li>Strong understanding of resource management principles, including capacity planning, forecasting, utilization, workload balancing, deployment, and workforce planning.</li><li>Experience working with technical teams such as Software Engineers, AI Engineers, Data Engineers, QA, DevOps, Product Managers, and other technology professionals.</li><li>Good understanding of modern software development environments, AI, Generative AI, and automation technologies.</li><li>Excellent people management, coaching, and relationship-building skills.</li><li>Strong client-facing presence with the ability to establish credibility and act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders.</li><li>Excellent communication, negotiation, and influencing skills, including the ability to handle difficult conversations and competing priorities.</li><li>Demonstrated ability to independently manage and resolve escalations while maintaining professionalism and empathy.</li><li>Strong analytical skills with experience interpreting resource management KPIs and translating data into actionable recommendations.</li><li>Strong problem-solving ability and sound judgment, with a clear understanding of the commercial and operational impact of resourcing decisions.</li><li>Ability to operate effectively in a fast-moving, decentralized, international, and matrix-driven environment.</li><li>Comfortable managing ambiguity, multiple priorities, and tight deadlines.</li><li>Strong organizational skills with a high degree of accountability, confidentiality, and follow-through.</li><li>Proven ability to drive process improvements and change management initiatives.</li></ul>

<h2 class="h5">Job description</h2> <div class="t-break" data-jb-field="description"> Result of Service<br>The IC is to provide specialized technical expertise in the implementation, administration, monitoring, and optimization of cloud infrastructure and DevOps platforms within Microsoft Azure. The IC will be responsible for ensuring the availability, security, scalability, and performance of enterprise systems, managing CI/CD pipelines, and writing Infrastructure as Code (IaC). Crucially, the IC will work in close coordination with the internal development team to analyze existing on-premises application architectures, gather deployment requirements, and translate current on-premises VM resource metrics into optimized, cloud-native Azure resource allocations. The consultant will also execute the tactical technical migration of legacy systems from an on-premises Proxmox virtualization environment to the Microsoft Azure cloud platform.<br> Work Location<br>UN-House ESCWA / Hybrid<br> Expected duration<br>6 months<br> Duties and Responsibilities<br>Background: The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) forms part of the United Nations Secretariat and, like the other regional commissions, operates under the supervision of the United Nations Economic and Social Council. ESCWA comprises 21 Arab countries in Western Asia and North Africa. ESCWA provides a framework for the formulation and harmonization of sectoral policies for member countries, a platform for congress and coordination, a home for expertise and knowledge, and an information observatory. ESCWA activities are coordinated with the divisions and main offices of the Headquarters of the United Nations, specialized agencies, and international and regional organizations, including the League of Arab States and its subsidiary bodies, and the Gulf Cooperation Council. This position is located in the Decision-Support and Data Science Division (DSDSD). The Decision-Support and Data Science Division is part of ESCWA's broader modernization and innovation efforts, providing advanced analytics, secure digital platforms, and decision-support services within ESCWA, other UN entities, and Member States. Aligned with the UN 2.0 agenda and grounded in operational resilience, DSDS leverages cutting-edge hybrid infrastructure, scalable cloud tech frameworks, and modern deployment models to ensure high availability, security, and performance for critical digital assets. Its core functions include enterprise cloud environment management, infrastructure automation, continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) optimization, and the migration of legacy on-premises platforms to advanced public cloud ecosystems. Through these capabilities, DSDS maintains reliable, enterprise-grade digital decision-support tools that empower evidence-based decision-making and foster organizational efficiency across the region. Under the supervision of the Chief of the Decision-Support and Data Science Division and in close collaboration with the infrastructure and digital development teams, the Individual Contractor (IC) will support the implementation, automation, secure hosting, and optimization of core cloud systems and scalable technology environments to support strategic initiative delivery. Duties and responsibilities: The Cloud Systems and DevOps Analyst will perform the following tasks: - Cloud Infrastructure Implementation &amp; Administration: o Deploy, manage, and optimize enterprise-scale cloud resources within Microsoft Azure, ensuring optimal performance, governance, and resource utilization. o Administer hybrid virtualization architectures, transitioning existing virtual machines and workloads out of the on-premises Proxmox environment into designated Azure landing zones. o Maintain and configure base operating systems across enterprise Windows Server and Linux environments hosted in the cloud. - DevOps Platform Engineering &amp; Infrastructure as Code (IaC): o Design, build, and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps to support rapid, secure, and reliable software delivery cycles. o Author, review, and maintain infrastructure state using Infrastructure as Code tools, specifically Terraform, Bicep, and ARM Templates. o Develop automated operational scripts utilizing PowerShell to streamline recurring system administration and provisioning tasks. - Application Lifecycle &amp; Developer Collaboration: o Work closely with the development team to audit existing on-premises hosted applications and gather technical requirements for upcoming Azure cloud deployments. o Analyze the resource utilization and architectural dependencies of applications currently running on on-premises virtual machines to determine the optimal Azure cloud topology. o Evaluate and recommend whether applications should be migrated as traditional Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) virtual machines or refactored into cloud-native Azure resources (such as App Services, Azure SQL, or container instances) to maximize scalability and cost-efficiency. o Provide technical guidance to developers regarding cloud deployment pathways, access control configurations, and performance optimization on Azure. - Cloud Security, Identity, &amp; Monitoring: o Manage cloud governance, object lifecycles, and secure identity mapping through Azure Active Directory (Azure AD / Entra ID). o Configure comprehensive observability setups using Azure Monitor and Log Analytics to establish proactive system alerts, log analysis, and performance tracking. o Implement infrastructure hardening, security controls, and operational best practices across all deployed cloud frameworks.<br> Qualifications/special skills<br>A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Cloud Engineering, System Administration, or related technical fields 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 professional experience in system administration, IT infrastructure operations, or cloud platforms architecture is required. Demonstrated hands-on experience deploying, administering, and monitoring production cloud environments using Microsoft Azure is required. Proven experience building automated CI/CD pipelines and developing infrastructure deployments utilizing Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, Bicep, or ARM Templates) is required. Proven experience collaborating directly with software development teams to extract application performance metrics, translate software requirements into infrastructure specifications, and plan application modernization strategies is required. Solid technical proficiency in scripting with PowerShell and configuring core infrastructure services, including Windows Server, Linux, and Azure Active Directory, is required. Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills are required. Practical technical experience supporting or executing system migrations from on-premises hypervisors (specifically Proxmox VE or VMware) to public cloud environments (Microsoft Azure) is highly desirable. Official Microsoft certifications (e.g., Azure Administrator Associate, Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, or Azure Solutions Architect Expert) are highly 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 and knowledge of 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>Recruitment for this position is on a local basis. The incumbent is required to have the legal right to live and work in the specified working location.<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"> <p><span>Finance Officer – THRIVE&nbsp;</span><br></p><br> <p><span>What we are looking for&nbsp;</span></p><br> <p>Hivos is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals. We are currently seeking suitably qualified, highly competent, and motivated candidates to serve as&nbsp;<span>Finance Officer - THRIVE</span>&nbsp;and lead effective implementation, coordination, and delivery of the program upon project commencement.&nbsp;</p><br> <p><span>Position Information</span><br></p><br> <p><span>Location</span>: Lebanon</p><br> <p><span>Hours</span>: Full Time (36 Hours Per Week)</p><br> <p><span>Reports to</span>: Project Finance Manager</p><br> <p><span>Team:</span> Programs</p><br> <p><span>Contract Type:</span>&nbsp;Fixed – Term</p><br> <p><span>Term</span>: This appointment is for an initial term of one year, with possibility of renewal for the life of the project, subject to donor funding availability, performance and organizational needs.</p><br> <p><span>Office:</span>&nbsp;Zimbabwe</p><br> <p><span>Provisional grade</span>: 10</p><br> <p><span>Deadline</span>: 8 September 2026</p><br> <p><span>JOB CONTEXT</span></p><br> <p>Hivos was awarded the THRIVE Program&nbsp;(Promoting an Enabling Environment for Civil Society)&nbsp;under the Swedish Strategy for Support to Civil Society 2025–2029. The program aims to strengthen civil society resilience, sustainability, and effectiveness across&nbsp;Kenya, Zimbabwe, Colombia, and Lebanon.</p><br> <p>THRIVE seeks to empower civil society actors to counter shrinking civic space and promote enabling environments through three interlinked outcomes:</p><br> <ul> <li>Safe and inclusive spaces for collaboration</li> <li>Strengthened operational and strategic capacities</li> <li>Increased access to knowledge, networks, tools, and resources</li> </ul> <p><span>ROLE PURPOSE</span></p><br> <p>Reporting to the project Finance Manager, the Finance Officer supports the project team by reviewing financial reports, preparing consolidated donor statements, tracking expenditures, and ensuring compliance with supporting documentation. The role manages cash flow planning, remittance and reporting schedules, assesses partner and grantee budgets, and processes transactions in the Hivos All Solutions system, strengthening accountability, transparency and overall financial performance within THRIVE’s implementation.</p><br> <p><span>KEY RESPONSIBILITIES&nbsp;</span></p><br> <p>The key responsibilities of the role include:</p><br> <p><span>Financial Monitoring of Partners</span></p><br> <ul> <li>Monitor partners’ financial performance to ensure compliance with contractual obligations and donor and Hivos regulations.</li> <li>Strengthen partners’ capacity in understanding and managing their assigned budgets.</li> <li>Review partners’ fund availability to process disbursements.</li> <li>Obtain and consolidate partners’ executed amounts for inclusion in donor financial reports.</li> <li>Evaluate audit results submitted by partners according to Hivos assessment standards.</li> <li>Record findings from partner evaluations in All Solutions (AS).</li> </ul> <p><span>Partner Financial Reporting Review </span></p><br> <ul> <li>Review partner financial reports to ensure they meet minimum submission requirements before full evaluation.</li> <li>Provide timely and clear feedback to partners when reports require corrections to comply with Hivos and donor standards.</li> <li>Assess the reasonableness of expenses through sampling, following Hivos policies and the Hivos Framework for Project Expenditure Verification.</li> <li>Verify fund availability and budget execution to authorize disbursements.</li> <li>Consolidate partners’ executed amounts for inclusion in donor financial reports.</li> <li>Record evaluation results, findings, and verification outcomes in AS, including the Expenditure Verification Control Worksheet when applicable.</li> <li>Review and analyze audit results submitted by partners in accordance with Hivos assessment standards.</li> </ul> <p><span>Project Financial Monitoring </span></p><br> <ul> <li>Generate monthly expenditure reports from AS and verify that all processed transactions are recorded.</li> <li>Incorporate cash reconciliation into expenditure reports when applicable.</li> <li>Conduct project budget execution analysis.</li> <li>Review resource allocation in project budget to ensure Hivos staff costs align with project planning; recommend reallocations when appropriate.</li> <li>Apply corrections indicated by the project Finance Manager (FM) to the execution report.</li> <li>Ensure financial execution aligns with donor/Hivos mandates.</li> </ul> <p><span>Accounting Review &amp; Reconciliation</span></p><br> <ul> <li>Conduct monthly reviews of accounting records in AS to ensure accurate expense registration and identify omissions or discrepancies.</li> <li>Perform reconciliations of expenses and income recorded in AS against donor financial reports.</li> </ul> <p><span>Partner Evaluation &amp; Formalization</span></p><br> <ul> <li>Conduct the Financial Intake Assessment and, when exceptions are approved, review financial information or assessments completed by other donors.</li> <li>Justify the use of a less rigorous partner financial evaluation method when applicable and submit the justification to the FM.</li> <li>Discuss assessment outcomes and the action plan with the FM and enter both into AS.</li> <li>Align project budget accounts with Hivos codes after contract approval.</li> </ul> <p><span>Project Closure</span></p><br> <ul> <li>Verify that the final financial report has been reviewed and approved.</li> <li>Complete the Contract Closure process in AS.</li> </ul> <p><span>Financial Analysis &amp; Support</span></p><br> <ul> <li>Ensure local compliance with authorities and financial institutions.</li> <li>Support office management and other administrative tasks, including supplier payments, reconciliations, and staff advances.</li> <li>Provide consolidated budget execution information to the regional financial team and attend related meetings.</li> <li>Complete the Annual Forecast and contribute to quarterly and annual financial planning.</li> </ul> <p><span>PERSON SPECIFICATIONS&nbsp;</span></p><br> <p><span>Qualifications</span></p><br> <ul> <li>Degree in finance, accounting, business economics or related / similar field.</li> <li>A holder of CPA, ACCA or related certification.</li> </ul> <p><span>Knowledge / Experience</span></p><br> <ul> <li>1–3 years of experience in finance, including the financial management of donor-funded programmes, preferably within international NGOs or development cooperation environments.</li> <li>Significant experience in grantmaking, including grant administration, disbursement, monitoring and grant closure processes, particularly in multi-country programmes.</li> <li>Proven experience managing the full financial cycle of donor-funded programmes, including budgeting, forecasting, financial monitoring and reporting.</li> <li>Advanced knowledge of accounting principles.</li> <li>Expertise in accounting, business economics, ERP/MIS systems and financial software.</li> <li>Experience overseeing audits, ensuring compliance with tax regulations and managing financial risks across multiple programme countries.</li> <li>Experience in capacity building and providing technical guidance to finance staff and implementing partners.</li> <li>Fluency in English is essential; knowledge of Arabic or Spanish is an asset.</li> </ul> <p><span>Key Skills /Attributes</span></p><br> <ul> <li>Financial analysis, strategic thinking and problem-solving.</li> <li>Communication and stakeholder management.</li> <li>Planning and organizational skills.</li> <li>High attention to detail and accuracy.</li> <li>Able to meet deadlines, multitask effectively, and work collaboratively in culturally diverse teams.</li> <li>Integrity, accountability, professionalism and ethical judgement.</li> </ul> <p><span>What we offer</span></p><br> <p>We offer a stimulating work environment in a professional international organization with very dedicated staff. This position will be based in Beirut, Lebanon. We offer a national contract based on Hivos local labour conditions, with comparatively competitive remuneration package commensurate with experience and expertise<span>.</span>&nbsp; Hivos welcomes International &amp; Regional applicants but can only offer a position to only those with a valid work permit for Lebanon.</p><br> <p><span>Want to apply?</span></p><br> <p>Please submit a cover letter (maximum 1 page) and CV (maximum 2 pages) as soon as possible by clicking the&nbsp;<span>‘Apply here’</span> button. Applications are being received until 8 September 2026, midnight CAT.</p><br> <p><span>Our values and commitment to safeguarding </span></p><br> <p>Hivos is committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace, and strives to be representative of all sections of society. We know that different perspectives, experiences, and competences are key for Hivos to be a relevant, capable, and successful organization. Hivos therefore strives to recruit staff with diverse backgrounds and lived experiences.  </p><br> <p>Hivos is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and partners with whom Hivos engage.&nbsp;</p><br> <p>All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Hivos also participates in the <span>Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme</span>. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. When you submit an application, you confirm your understanding of these recruitment procedures.</p><br> </div>

<h2 class="h5">Job description</h2> <div class="t-break" data-jb-field="description"> <span>Aspire Software is looking for a AI Developer 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 job: We are deliberately looking for someone who has not worked in COBOL before.<br> The goal is for you to learn the core directly from our senior engineer, in his way, without competing habits to unlearn, so the knowledge transfers cleanly and intact.<br> Your modern engineering instincts are what you bring; the COBOL you will learn from the person who knows it best.<br> This is also why we are looking for an engineer who works fluently with AI.<br> Once you understand how the core actually behaves, modern AI tooling becomes a force-multiplier for documenting it, reasoning about it, and ultimately migrating it to a modern stack.<br> Deep system knowledge and strong AI capability are the two halves of how this modernisation actually gets done, and we expect this hire to bring the second from day one and build the first here.<br> If the idea of going deep into a complex, valuable, decades-old system, and emerging as one of the few people in the world who genuinely understands it, sounds like your kind of challenge, we want to talk to you.<br> In your first six months Spend a meaningful proportion of your time learning our COBOL core in structured sessions with our senior platform engineer.<br> This is protected time, treated as part of the role, not something you do around other work.<br> Contribute to modern Go services in the stack from week one, on scoped pieces of work that build context without putting you on the critical path.<br> Help us document what you’re learning as you learn it.<br> Fresh eyes are uniquely valuable for surfacing the things long-tenured engineers no longer notice.<br> Pair with the existing team across the stack to understand how Go services, the COBOL core, and the surrounding tooling actually interact in production.<br> Use AI tooling deliberately as part of how you learn: to summarise unfamiliar code, surface questions for your mentor, and turn what you learn into clear documentation faster than fresh eyes could alone.<br> Beyond six months Take ownership of meaningful work across both the modern and legacy halves of the platform, with growing autonomy.<br> Help repair and modernise core engineering processes: testing, deployment, definition of done, and the way work flows from support into engineering.<br> Contribute to the broader modernisation program: knowledge capture, internal AI tooling, and the eventual decomposition of the platform into smaller, more approachable modules.<br> Lead AI-assisted modernisation of the parts of the core you have come to understand, translating well-understood COBOL into well-tested modern services, with AI as a lever rather than a crutch.<br> Own projects end to end.<br> Work starts from a client-facing Design Doc that describes data flow and outcomes but not detailed technical specs; from there you own the technical design, the implementation, your own alpha testing, and everything in between.<br> Adapt to the business.<br> Priorities can shift at short notice when urgent client issues arise, and you will be expected to flex with them.<br> Mentor the next Go-into-COBOL hire as the team grows.<br> 4–7 years of professional software engineering experience, with significant time writing production Go.<br> Comfortable working in a large, complex codebase where the answer is rarely on Stack Overflow.<br> You enjoy reading code more than you fear it.<br> Strong fundamentals: data structures, concurrency, debugging, designing for failure modes.<br> Language familiarity matters less than the habits of mind.<br> Demonstrable, judgment-led fluency with AI in a real engineering workflow.<br> You use AI tools daily to read and understand unfamiliar code, accelerate routine work, and draft documentation, and you can explain clearly where you trust their output and where you don’t.<br> We care less about which tools you use than about the judgement you bring to using them.<br> This is a hard requirement for the role.<br> The interpersonal maturity to learn directly from a highly experienced, exacting mentor.<br> You can build trust, adapt to an established way of working, and absorb knowledge patiently, rather than rushing to impose your own approach before you understand why things are the way they are.<br> A genuine willingness, ideally an active interest, in learning COBOL and working in a heritage system.<br> This is not a stepping stone to a pure greenfield role; the COBOL work is the role.<br> No prior COBOL experience is expected or needed; you will learn it here, from the person who knows it best.<br> Strong written communication.<br> You will be helping us turn tribal knowledge into durable documentation.<br> Comfortable with ambiguity.<br> The codebase has decades of history, the documentation is improving but not yet complete, and you will sometimes need to figure things out by reading and asking rather than by looking them up.<br> Based in a UK/EMEA timezone and able to commit to a consistent daily overlap with California (Pacific) working hours.<br> This is a genuine requirement of the role, not a preference: you will be learning directly from our retiring senior, who is based there, so dependable shared hours are essential.<br> You will also keep reliable overlap with the rest of the UK/EMEA team.<br> Comfortable owning the full development cycle and shifting priorities when needed.<br> You will own projects end to end (see What you’ll do), and you will sometimes need to reprioritise at short notice for urgent client work.<br> These are the two things new hires here most often underestimate.<br> Strong indicators Experience working with or alongside legacy systems: mainframe, monolithic, or otherwise long-lived.<br> You understand that “legacy” often means “load-bearing” and treat it with appropriate respect.<br> Experience in domains with deep business logic (finance, logistics, telecoms, insurance, ERP, or similar) where correctness matters more than ergonomics.<br> Comfortable in polyglot environments.<br> Our stack includes Go, the COBOL core, and a long tail of supporting languages and platforms accumulated over years.<br> Track record of improving the engineering practices around you (testing discipline, deployment hygiene, documentation, onboarding) rather than just shipping features.<br> Experience pairing closely with a more senior engineer and absorbing knowledge from them.<br> Experience building or working with AI-assisted developer tooling in a serious production context: agents, code generation, retrieval over large codebases, or similar.<br> You have opinions, grounded in real use, about where it earns its keep.<br> Nice to have Experience with car rental, fleet, travel, hospitality, or other operationally complex industries.<br> Experience contributing to a platform modernisation, replatforming, or legacy-to-modern migration program.<br> Familiarity with Perl or PostScript.<br> Parts of the surrounding toolchain still touch both; not a blocker at all if you have not used them, but real exposure is a genuine plus.<br></span> </div>

<p><h4>Description</h4> <p>Aspire Software is looking for an AI developer 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 job</h4> <p>We are deliberately looking for someone who has not worked in COBOL before. The goal is for you to learn the core directly from our senior engineer, in his way, without competing habits to unlearn, so the knowledge transfers cleanly and intact. Your modern engineering instincts are what you bring; the COBOL you will learn from the person who knows it best.</p> <p>This is also why we are looking for an engineer who works fluently with AI. Once you understand how the core actually behaves, modern AI tooling becomes a force-multiplier for documenting it, reasoning about it, and ultimately migrating it to a modern stack. Deep system knowledge and strong AI capability are the two halves of how this modernisation actually gets done, and we expect this hire to bring the second from day one and build the first here.</p> <p>If the idea of going deep into a complex, valuable, decades-old system, and emerging as one of the few people in the world who genuinely understands it, sounds like your kind of challenge, we want to talk to you.</p> <h4>In your first six months</h4> <ul> <li>Spend a meaningful proportion of your time learning our COBOL core in structured sessions with our senior platform engineer. This is protected time, treated as part of the role, not something you do around other work.</li> <li>Contribute to modern Go services in the stack from week one, on scoped pieces of work that build context without putting you on the critical path.</li> <li>Help us document what you’re learning as you learn it. Fresh eyes are uniquely valuable for surfacing the things long-tenured engineers no longer notice.</li> <li>Pair with the existing team across the stack to understand how Go services, the COBOL core, and the surrounding tooling actually interact in production.</li> <li>Use AI tooling deliberately as part of how you learn: to summarise unfamiliar code, surface questions for your mentor, and turn what you learn into clear documentation faster than fresh eyes could alone.</li> </ul> <h4>Beyond six months</h4> <ul> <li>Take ownership of meaningful work across both the modern and legacy halves of the platform, with growing autonomy.</li> <li>Help repair and modernise core engineering processes: testing, deployment, definition of done, and the way work flows from support into engineering.</li> <li>Contribute to the broader modernisation program: knowledge capture, internal AI tooling, and the eventual decomposition of the platform into smaller, more approachable modules.</li> <li>Lead AI-assisted modernisation of the parts of the core you have come to understand, translating well-understood COBOL into well-tested modern services, with AI as a lever rather than a crutch.</li> <li>Own projects end to end. Work starts from a client-facing design doc that describes data flow and outcomes but not detailed technical specs; from there you own the technical design, the implementation, your own alpha testing, and everything in between.</li> <li>Adapt to the business. Priorities can shift at short notice when urgent client issues arise, and you will be expected to flex with them.</li> <li>Mentor the next Go-into-COBOL hire as the team grows.</li> </ul> <h4>Requirements</h4> <ul> <li>4–7 years of professional software engineering experience, with significant time writing production Go.</li> <li>Comfortable working in a large, complex codebase where the answer is rarely on Stack Overflow. You enjoy reading code more than you fear it.</li> <li>Strong fundamentals: data structures, concurrency, debugging, designing for failure modes. Language familiarity matters less than the habits of mind.</li> <li>Demonstrable, judgment-led fluency with AI in a real engineering workflow. You use AI tools daily to read and understand unfamiliar code, accelerate routine work, and draft documentation, and you can explain clearly where you trust their output and where you don’t. We care less about which tools you use than about the judgement you bring to using them. This is a hard requirement for the role.</li> <li>The interpersonal maturity to learn directly from a highly experienced, exacting mentor. You can build trust, adapt to an established way of working, and absorb knowledge patiently, rather than rushing to impose your own approach before you understand why things are the way they are.</li> <li>A genuine willingness, ideally an active interest, in learning COBOL and working in a heritage system. This is not a stepping stone to a pure greenfield role; the COBOL work is the role. No prior COBOL experience is expected or needed; you will learn it here, from the person who knows it best.</li> <li>Strong written communication. You will be helping us turn tribal knowledge into durable documentation.</li> <li>Comfortable with ambiguity. The codebase has decades of history, the documentation is improving but not yet complete, and you will sometimes need to figure things out by reading and asking rather than by looking them up.</li> <li>Based in a UK/EMEA timezone and able to commit to a consistent daily overlap with California (Pacific) working hours. This is a genuine requirement of the role, not a preference: you will be learning directly from our retiring senior, who is based there, so dependable shared hours are essential. You will also keep reliable overlap with the rest of the UK/EMEA team.</li> <li>Comfortable owning the full development cycle and shifting priorities when needed. You will own projects end to end (see What you’ll do), and you will sometimes need to reprioritise at short notice for urgent client work. These are the two things new hires here most often underestimate.</li> </ul> <h4>Strong indicators</h4> <ul> <li>Experience working with or alongside legacy systems: mainframe, monolithic, or otherwise long-lived. You understand that “legacy” often means “load-bearing” and treat it with appropriate respect.</li> <li>Experience in domains with deep business logic (finance, logistics, telecoms, insurance, ERP, or similar) where correctness matters more than ergonomics.</li> <li>Comfortable in polyglot environments. Our stack includes Go, the COBOL core, and a long tail of supporting languages and platforms accumulated over years.</li> <li>Track record of improving the engineering practices around you (testing discipline, deployment hygiene, documentation, onboarding) rather than just shipping features.</li> <li>Experience pairing closely with a more senior engineer and absorbing knowledge from them.</li> <li>Experience building or working with AI-assisted developer tooling in a serious production context: agents, code generation, retrieval over large codebases, or similar. You have opinions, grounded in real use, about where it earns its keep.</li> </ul> <h4>Nice to have</h4> <ul> <li>Experience with car rental, fleet, travel, hospitality, or other operationally complex industries.</li> <li>Experience contributing to a platform modernisation, replatforming, or legacy-to-modern migration program.</li> <li>Familiarity with Perl or PostScript. Parts of the surrounding toolchain still touch both; not a blocker at all if you have not used them, but real exposure is a genuine plus.</li> </ul></p><p></p>

<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>The consultant is expected to deliver the following outputs: • Inception note and detailed workplan for version 1 of ADA 2.0 development; • Review and provide feedback on the progressively evolving editions of the ADDR as regional baselines; • Successive Iterations/Drafts of version 1 of ADA 2.0, including the Provisional Progress Report and the Provisional Proposed Architecture to member countries. • Executive summary in English; • PowerPoint presentations and briefing materials; • Consolidated bibliography and references database. The completed document shall: • Be submitted in editable MS Word format (*.docx); • Include automatically generated table of contents, list of tables, and figures; • Be thoroughly proofread and referenced; • Respect ESCWA publication and anti-plagiarism requirements. The content of all outputs shall remain the sole property of ESCWA.<br> Work Location<br>Remote<br> Expected duration<br>6 months<br> Duties and Responsibilities<br>Background The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) launched the Advancing Digital Cooperation and Development – Arab States Action Programme (ADCD-ASAP) in 2020 to support Arab countries in harnessing digital technologies for sustainable development and accelerating the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The programme aims, among others, to strengthen regional and national digital policy frameworks, promote digital cooperation, and support evidence-based digital development strategies across the Arab region. Within this framework, and under the auspices of the Arab Telecom and Information Technology Council of Ministers (ATICM), and its resolution in December 2020, ESCWA and the League of Arab States (LAS) jointly established a joint project to Develop, Deploy and Constantly Upgrade the Arab ICT Strategy for the region, in the form of an Arab Digital Agenda as strategic living instrument for 10 years. The ADA is not an outcome, it is a journey of constant growth that is meant to cope with any future developments in the technology and related policies; to induce action at different fronts in all facets of technology, through it mechanism and through partnerships with UN bodies and Arab bodies; and to advance progress at member states level that can be measured and monitored. Accordingly, ESCWA and LAS worked with Member States, to co-develop, the Arab Digital Agenda/ICT Strategy (ADA 1.0 / ADAICTS), which serves as a regional strategic vision, compass and action-framework guiding Arab digital development efforts and supporting national digital development agendas, in all digital development areas. The process of co-developing by ESCWA and Member States of the first edition of the ADA took place during 2021-2022, through successive iterations and engagements, with Member States (through the ADA’s Core Research and Technical Cooperation Mechanism (CRTCM), the ADA’s Joint Technical Committee (JTC), the LAS Arab Working Group on Arab ICT Strategy, the LAS Arab Permanent Committee on ICTs, the LAS Arab Executive Bureau all the way up to the Council of Minsters; leading to the adoption of the final version of the 1st edition of the Arab Digital Agenda 2023-2033, by the ATICM on 23 January 2023 and by Arab ECOSOC in 9 February 2023, and by heads of States in 19 May 2023; with the promise of supporting its deployment and the expectation of constant update of the agenda and constant monitoring of member states progress in achieving its goals and targets using the agreed-upon instruments. The first milestone for all of the above will be towards the end of 2027. Overall Timeframes, Milestone and Nature of ADA 2.0 Building on the above, and under the umbrella of the ATICM, ESCWA and LAS are launching the process of co-developing with Member States the Second Edition of the Arab Digital Agenda (ADA 2.0); which is planned to be co-produced during the period of 2026-2027, with a target goal of adopting the second edition of the Arab Digital Agenda in its final form during the ATICM meeting of December 2027/January 2028. Accordingly, and based on the established work modalities, the first version of ADA 2.0 will need to be presented to the ATICM meeting scheduled for December 2026/January 2027. Towards this end, ESCWA is managing, during the second half of 2026, the first phase of ADA 2.0 sub-project to prepare for submitting the first version of the ADA2.0 to the respective LAS Arab Working Group on Arab ICT Strategy that is scheduled to be convened during November/December 2026, and subsequently to the LAS Arab Permanent Committee on ICTs, the LAS Arab Executive Bureau all the way up to the Council of Ministers during December 2026/January 2027. The envisaged ADA2.0 - as a comprehensive regional strategic framework and policy blueprint for digital development in the Arab region over the coming decade, aligned with international and regional digital cooperation priorities - is scheduled for the end of 2027 is planned to have two perspectives: 1-First, looking backward As part of its monitoring role, ADA2.0 will result a report on the progress of member countries in achieving the goals and targets of the ADA during the period between December 2022 and December 2027, namely the “Provisional Progress Report”,, marking the progress in the elapsing five years on the basic scope of ADA1.0, and will be finalized by the end of December 2027. As such, the work during 2026 along this perspective is specifically planned to result in a provisional version of this progress report (in four years only). During 2027, it will be updated in terms of value to reflect the five years; and more importantly, it will also be radically expanded in terms of scope during 2027, as per the second perspective below, producing the first baseline for the expanded scope. Hence, work on this perspective during the second half of 2026 is expected to produce around one third of the final report planned for end of 2027. The rest will be during 2027 benefiting from feedback from the Ministerial Council meeting of December 2026/January 2027. The work on this perspective will be supported by the ongoing third round of the National Digital Development Reviews (NDDRs 3.0), which will be reflected in the the Arab Digital Development Report (ADDR 3.0) that will accompany the ADA2.0 as it accompaniment flagship by the end of 2027. 2-Second, looking forward As part of its future orientation, strategizing and constant update role, ADA2.0 will: a. adapt to be in synch with the latest global mandates inscribed in the latest UNGA Resolution 80/173 of December 2025, and the preceding Global Digital Compact 2024. b. introduce an updated architecture for the basic scope of ADA 1.0 - defined by the 85 Goals, the 69 Targets and the 85 indicators (defined in the first edition of the ADA) c. expand the scope of the original ADA framework to address frontier, emerging and strategic policy areas shaping digital development globally and regionally. ADA2.0 will specifically witness an expanded scope that contains new thematic dimensions and indicators related to: • Artificial Intelligence (AI); • Emerging technologies; • Peaceful uses of outer space and geospatial technologies; • Environmental sustainability and green digital transformation; • Digital postal services and postal sector transformation. d. introduce a new architecture defining the goals and targets of the expanded scope in terms of additional Goals, Targets and indicators (in addition to the existing basic scope defined by the existing five-cluster ESCWA conceptual framework for digital development, which stands as the DNA of the whole process). These updates and expansions are based on the updated Guiding Manuals (GM 2.5)/(GM 3.0), as the common methodological framework underpinning the NDDRs, ADDR and ADA processes; and the Digital Development- Measurement and Monitoring Model (DD-MMM 1.5)/(DD-MMM 2.0), as the common framework for measurement, monitoring and assessment of digital development progress. The associated ESCWA newly produced addendums, developed by ESCWA in consultation with member countries and regional stakeholders during 2025-2026, are currently guiding the process of digital development reviews at national and regional levels during 2026-2027 and are considered an integral part of the envisaged ADA2.0. Hence, the work during 2026 along this perspective is specifically planned to result in a provisional version of the proposed new architecture to member countries, namely the “Provisional Proposed Architecture”, regarding the following aspects that will need to be worked on during 2027:  the new architecture of the expanded scope and the newly introduced addendums, in terms of Goals, Targets and Indicators;  the positioning of the new architecture of the addendums, vis-à-vis the existing architecture of the basic scope.  the sustainability of the Digital Development indicators observatories at the national level.  the periodicity of the next milestones for monitoring progress.  advancing partnerships and alliances between ADA and the partners of various thematic subprogrammes. Hence, work on this perspective during the second half of 2026 is expected to produce around one third of the final version of ADA 2.0 planned for end of 2027. The rest will be during 2027 benefiting from feedback from the Ministerial Council meeting of December 2026/January 2027. Purpose and Objectives of this assignment In summary, the consultancy subject to this assignment aims to support ESCWA and LAS in producing the first version of ADA 2.0, within the following contexts: • The NDDRs 3.0, ADDR 3.0 and ADA 2.0 processes constitute three interlinked components of a single regional policy cycle. o NDDRs 3.0 provides the national evidence base, o ADDR 3.0 provides the regional analytical synthesis, and o ADA 2.0 translates these findings into a regional strategic framework and implementation roadmap for digital development and digital cooperation in the Arab region. • This process is further anchored in United Nations General Assembly resolution 80/173 on the WSIS+20 review, which reaffirms the role of the United Nations regional commissions as regional mechanisms for implementation and follow-up of WSIS outcomes and calls for scaling up policy guidance, technical assistance, capacity-building and partnerships in support of digital development. • ADA 2.0 constitutes the regional strategic policy framework through which Arab countries will operationalize regional commitments related to WSIS+20, the Global Digital Compact, the Pact for the Future, Arab Vision 2045 and the Arab Digital Agenda 2023–2033, while contributing to the implementation of Arab Vision 2045 through digital development, digital cooperation and digital transformation pathways. The main objective of this consultancy is to support ESCWA and LAS in the preparation, drafting, and refinement of the first version of ADA 2.0, building on: • ADA 1.0 outcomes and lessons learned; • Findings emerging from NDDRs 3.0 and ADDR 3.0; • Capacity Building programme for National Focal Points intended for July 2026 • The additional five addendums of the expanded scope of the Conceptual Model • The updated Guiding Manual (GM 2.5 / GM 3.0), as the common methodological framework underpinning the NDDRs, ADDR and ADA processes; and the Digital Development - Measurement and Monitoring Model (DD-MMM 1.5 / 2.0), as the common framework for measurement, monitoring and assessment of digital development progress; and their associated addendums; • Contributions from Arab countries, regional organizations, UN agencies, and technical experts. The consultant shall contribute to the development of successive iterations of version 1 of ADA 2.0, including its strategic framework, implementation approach, monitoring framework, and regional cooperation dimensions, with explicit attention to digital cooperation, digital governance, digital diplomacy, the formulation of regional positions in global digital processes, and multistakeholder engagement modalities. Duties and Responsibilities Under overall guidance and supervision of Chief of ESCWA ICT Policies Section, and Programme Lead of the ADA, and in close collaboration with the Programme Management Officer and ESCWA substantive focal point for this consultancy, the consultant will conduct the following tasks: Strategic and Substantive Work a) Review ADA 1.0, related ESCWA/LAS documentation, NDDRs 3.0 findings, ADDR 3.0 preliminary outputs, and relevant international and regional digital policy frameworks, including WSIS+20, the Global Digital Compact, the Pact for the Future, United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/80/173, Arab Vision 2045 and the Arab Digital Agenda 2023–2033. b) Review the updated Guiding Manual (GM 2.5 / GM 3.0), as the common methodological framework underpinning the NDDRs, ADDR and ADA processes; and the Digital Development- Measurement and Monitoring Model (DD-MMM 1.5 / 2.0), as the common framework for measurement, monitoring and assessment of digital development progress; and the related addendums. c) Support the development of baselines, comparative analysis, and synthesis of findings emerging from NDDRs 3.0 and ADDR 3.0 during the early phases of the assignment, to inform the strategic priorities, indicators, implementation approach, and monitoring framework of ADA 2.0. d) Coordinate and undertake the substantive formulation and structuring of version 1 of ADA 2.0, including the development and refinement of its successive iterations, strategic priorities, objectives, and implementation components. e) Integrate and mainstream emerging and cross-sectoral priorities within version 1 of ADA 2.0 to ensure its relevance and responsiveness to evolving regional and global digital development trends, including those related to the addendums: • Artificial Intelligence; • Emerging technologies; • Peaceful use of outer space and geospatial technologies; • Environmental sustainability and green digital transformation; • Role of postal sector in digital development/Digital postal services. f) Ensure alignment between version 1 of ADA 2.0, NDDRs 3.0, and ADDR 3.0 findings, and the progressively evolving regional baselines, including corresponding goals, targets, indicators, and actions. g) Contribute to the refinement of strategic priorities, implementation pillars, action plans, indicators, monitoring frameworks, and regional cooperation mechanisms. h) Ensure that ADA 2.0 monitoring framework builds upon the Digital Development - Measurement and Monitoring Model (DD-MMM 2.0), including baselines values, indicators definitions, measurement approaches and reporting modalities while maintaining consistency with relevant NDDRs 3.0 and ADDR 3.0 indicators and findings. i) Review and update strategic content related to digital governance, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, financing mechanisms, institutional coordination, digital cooperation and digital diplomacy. Research j) Undertake desk research, policy analysis, benchmarking exercises, and literature reviews related to regional and international digital agendas and technology governance. k) Maintain a comprehensive bibliography and reference database. l) Coordinate closely with the ESCWA consultant and the team working on the development of the ADDR3.0 and GM3.0 to ensure alignment and consistency of findings, indicators, baselines and regional digital development narratives, as well as with designated national consultants, national focal points, LAS Arab Working Groups, and relevant regional mechanisms, including the Digital Cooperation and Development Forum (DCDF), the Arab Internet Governance Forum (Arab IGF), the Arab High-Level Forum on WSIS and the 2030 Agenda (Arab WSIS Forum), as well as relevant regional and international organizations, as needed. m) Compile and harmonize contributions received from Arab countries and participating organizations. n) Participate in and contribute substantively to technical meetings, workshops, consultations, expert group meetings, policy deliberations and multi-stakeholder engagement processes related to version 1 of ADA 2.0. o) Support regional consultations, policy dialogue processes, expert meetings and consensus-building activities related to digital development, digital cooperation and emerging digital policy issues. p) Analyze and integrate outcomes emerging from relevant regional and global digital governance, digital cooperation, and digital development processes, including their implications for ADA 2.0 priorities, regional cooperation mechanisms, and implementation pathways. q) Support joint technical coordination among ADA 2.0, ADDR 3.0 and NDDRs 3.0 workstreams to align the emerging regional baseline with ADA goals, targets, indicators and actions. Drafting and Consultation Process r) Prepare and revise successive iterations of version 1 of ADA 2.0 based on ESCWA, LAS, and stakeholders feedback. s) Contribute to the development of presentation materials, executive summaries, and briefing notes. t) Ensure that version 1 of ADA 2.0 incorporates gender equality, youth empowerment, inclusion of persons with disabilities, and inclusive digital development principles in line with ESCWA publication standards. u) Ensure that all outputs are evidence-based, properly referenced, and aligned with ESCWA editorial and publication standards.<br> Qualifications/special skills<br>Master's degree in ICT, digital development, public policy, international development, or related fields is required. All candidates must submit a copy of the required educational degree. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. At least 15 years of professional experience in ICT for development, digital transformation, digital policies and strategies, Internet governance, or related areas is required. Experience in digital governance, digital cooperation, Internet governance, AI governance and multilateral digital policy processes is required. Proven experience in drafting regional digital agendas, ICT strategies, or digital development reports is required. Extensive knowledge of digital development issues in the Arab region is required. Demonstrated experience working with international and regional organizations is required. Familiarity with ESCWA digital development work, including ADA, NDDRs, and ADDR processes, 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>