About The Munathara Initiative
The Munathara Initiative is an award-winning, grassroots forum aiming to give the Arabic-speaking youth a voice in debates that discuss some of the region’s most pressing political and social issues. By broadening participation through channels like our website, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, as well as live regional debates, we are establishing an open, pan-Arab, audience-driven forum for debate on current affairs that encourages youth and marginalized communities in the region to voice their opinions.
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Senior Technical Advisor – Libya Decides
The Munathara Initiative is hiring Senior Technical Advisor – Libya Decides with the following responsibilities:
1. Key Responsibilities
- Provide technical oversight of its new presidential debates project, Libya Decides
- Act as a focal point between Munathara’s HQ in the US, the organization’s Tunis team, as well as Munathara’s local team in Libya
- Plan and oversee all activities related to the presidential debates, as outlined in Munathara’s project plan
- Hire project staff and consultants
- Provide regular political analyses to Munathara’s senior leadership
- Oversee (along with a consultant) the identification and analysis of perils, risks, and hazards to which the organization, its employees, volunteers, partners, participants, trainers, general public, and/or property may be exposed during the project
- Draft, with the support of a consultant, a strategic communications plan for the project
- Provide guidance to Munathara’s local team in Libya through technical expertise related to management, planning, communications, and other relevant areas
- Track budgeting and spending with the support of Munathara’s Senior Finance Manager
- Ascertain that the project’s implementation is in line with Munathara’s internal policies, as well as those of donors
- Draft regular progress reports for senior management and donors
2. Skills, Qualifications, and Experience
- Direct past experience with comparable international development projects, specifically media projects implemented in Libya
- Demonstrable, intimate knowledge of the Libyan political and social context
- Past experience living in Libya for an extended time (at least two years)
- On-the-ground experience with Libyan elections either as an analyst or observer
- Strong understanding of risk management concepts and tools and their relation to field operations
- Fluency in English and French required, with proven writing and editing skills
- An advanced degree from a reputable university in a relevant academic field
3. To apply
All interested applicants must send a CV and Motivation Letter to contact@munathara.com.
The application deadline is October 18th, 2021.
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Project Bookkeeper - Lebanon
The Munathara Initiative is hiring a Lebanon based Project Bookkeeper with the following responsibilities:
1. Key Responsibilities
- Manage all aspects of day-to-day bookkeeping and accounting processes including but not limited to; A/P, A/R, payroll, journal entries, and bank reconciliation.
- Prepare Journal Entries for prepaid expenses, deferred revenue, and payroll cash accounts.
- Process and pay all invoices in a timely manner.
- Execute payroll activities using a 3rd party payroll service provider.
- Maintain a filing system for all accounting documents.
- Manage time tracking processes for employees with hours billable to grants, utilizing online time tracking tools, and extract data to make appropriate payroll entries for financial and grant reporting.
- Maintain accounting procedures, policies, and systems of internal controls to ensure the integrity of all financial systems.
- Prepare monthly statements of Income & Expense (aggregated by funder), Balance Sheet, or other reports as necessary.
2. Skills, Qualifications, and Experience
- Understanding of the financial structures and procedures
- Associate’s degree or equivalent with 3-5 years related experience or combination of education and experience.
- Additional proficiencies in Excel and database management.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in Arabic and English.
- Excellent planning and time management skills
- Ability to work under strict deadlines.
3. To apply
All interested applicants must send a CV, Portfolio, and Motivation Letter to contact@munathara.com.
The application deadline is October15th, 2021.
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Risk Management Consultant - Lebanon
The Munathara Initiative is hiring a Lebanon based Risk Management Consultant with the following responsibilities:
1. Key Responsibilities
- Establishing the level of risk the organization is willing to take.
- Risk reporting tailored to the relevant audience (Educating the Project Manager, COO, and CEO on the most significant risks).
- Identifies and analyzes perils, risks, and hazards to which the organization, its employees, volunteers, partners, participants, trainers, general public, and/or property may be exposed.
- Coordinates the development, implementation, and maintenance of a comprehensive Risk Management Program for the organization.
- Analyses and evaluates major loss exposures in terms of past and potential frequency and severity to establish priorities and methods for treating discovered risk exposures.
- Conducts an annual review (procedures to measure the effectiveness and performance) of the organization's Risk Management Program.
- Recommends an appropriate delegation of responsibility for the organization's risk management functions.
- Coordinates the creation of risk management policies, programs, and procedures, which includes developing safety and loss control programs and procedures.
- Building risk awareness amongst staff by providing support and training within the company.
2. Skills, Qualifications, and Experience
- Strong understanding of risk management concepts and tools and their relation to field operations, preferred previous experience working in the field of risk management with professional certification (RIMS-CRMP, CRM, CRMA, or equivalent).
- Fluent in English with proven writing and editing skills.
- A degree in the following subjects: Risk Management, Management or Business Studies, Economics, Sciences, Statistics.
3. To apply
All interested applicants must send a CV, Portfolio, and Motivation Letter to contact@munathara.com.
The application deadline is October 15th, 2021.