UNDP Jobs - 90906- National Dialogue Facilitator and Strategic Commun

National Dialogue Facilitator and Strategic Communication Advisor.

Location :

Beirut, LEBANON

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

06-Apr-20 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

National Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

50 working days spread over a duration of 6 months

Languages Required :

Arabic English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

50 working days spread over a duration of 6 months

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

The Lebanese Working Group on Palestinian Refugees, which became later known as the Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee (LPDC), was created in November 2005 by the Council of Ministers, in response to the goal set by the Government of Lebanon (GoL) to improve the living conditions of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.
This project seeks to strengthen the capacity of the LPDC to implement its strategic Plan (2015-
2020) that enables the GoL to set up a comprehensive policy on the Palestinian refugee issues,
with a view to improving their living conditions.
The Project components include:
Output 1: Institutional Capacity of the LPDC Office for Policy Reforms Enhanced;
Output 2: Support to LPDC to Establish the National Observatory for Palestinian Affairs
provided;
Output 3: Capacity of line ministries mandated with Palestine refugees strengthened;
Output 4: Capacity of LPDC to act as the focal point for national and international
partners, on issues regarding Palestinian refugees in camps and surrounding
communities strengthened;
Output 5: Capacity of LPDC to facilitate multiple forums and platforms of Dialogue and
consensus-building enhanced.
In 2015, the LPDC, under the Prime Minister patronage, had launched and hosted a Dialogue platform
among the Lebanese Political Parties to discuss the Governmental policies towards the Palestinian
refugees.
In 2020, the LPDC is planning to launch the “Palestinian Working Group” with similar structure and
composition of the “Lebanese Working Group”.
In this context, the LPDC requires the support of a “Dialogue Facilitator and Strategic Communication
Advisor”.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Support to the LPDC’s strategic plane-Phase I Project Manager and
under the overall guidance of the LPDC Chairman, the consultant will work on the below:
1. Support the design of the dialogue strategy for the “Palestinian Working Group”;
2. Liaise with the project team and external experts to prepare for dialogue sessions and
develop dialogue agenda;
3. Facilitate the dialogue sessions and participate in the sessions of the Lebanese Working
Group (LWG) and Palestinian Working Group (PWG);
4. Liaise with media, public opinion, academia and political figures to promote LPDC’s
policies and agenda;
5. Support the LPDC in drafting strategic communiqué, concept notes and policy papers
addressing the national, regional and international challenges facing Palestinian refugees.
For additional information, please refer to ANNEX I – Terms of Reference

Competencies

Functional Competencies:

Excellent interpersonal and communicative skills.
Very Good knowledge of Palestinian refugees’ context in Lebanon, their living conditions, political aspirations, political factions/parties and affiliations and their history since 1948
Fluency in oral and written Arabic and English, good command of French is desirable.

Corporate Competencies:

Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
Advocates and promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UN;
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
Treats all people fairly without favoritism;
Knowledge of the UN preferable.

Required Skills and Experience

Academic Qualifications:

University degree in political sciences, international relations, economics or other closely related fields.

Years of Experience:

Previous experience in writing concept notes, policy papers and strategic communiques in English and Arabic (samples to be provided with the resume)
Previous experience in facilitating political dialogue/discussion sessions or processes
Previous experience working on Palestinian refugees’ political rights
Previous Experience working with Government Institutions.

How to apply:

The consultancy is open for all national consultants who meet the selection criteria and propose a competitive fee. Interested consultants are requested to apply only through this UNDP jobs portal.
Submissions through any other media will not be considered.
The application must include all of the following documents:
1. P11,
2. Annex 3 (Offerors Letter) and
3. Financial proposal
All files shall be submitted in one single document and uploaded as word or PDF file to the UNDP job site.
It has been observed that bidders don’t submit all requested documents and thus reducing their chance to be selected for a contract with UNDP. before you submit your offer please revise that the application is complete and comprises all four (4) documents.
Incomplete applications will not be considered.