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Senior Higher Education Reform Advisor (LTTA), USAID/Lebanon Higher Education Capacity Development

Remote:

Full Remote

Contract:

Freelance

Experience:

Expert & Leadership (>10 years)

Work from:

Lebanon

Offer summary

Qualifications:

Master’s degree in a relevant field, 12 years of experience with higher education initiatives, Experience with donor-funded initiatives, Prior experience in the Middle East required, Exceptional collaboration and communication skills.

Key responsabilities:

Provide strategic and technical advice to improve higher education reform
Assist in mobilization and create technical deliverables and assessments
Guide program activity design for institutional improvement
Support capacity development of local organizations for funding
Maintain relationships with stakeholders including government and donors

IREX Non-profit Organization - Charity SME https://www.irex.org/

201 - 500 Employees

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Job description

About IREX:
IREX is an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to building a more just, prosperous, and inclusive world by empowering youth, cultivating leaders, strengthening institutions, and extending access to quality education and information. Founded in 1968, IREX has an annual portfolio of over $100 million, offices in 20 countries, and a global staff of 700. We work in more than 100 countries worldwide. 
Summary of Position:
IREX seeks a qualified, senior level, Long-Term Technical Advisor (LTTA) for anticipated $12M, five-year USAID-funded New Higher Education Capacity Development Activity in Lebanon. This activity will aim to provide technical assistance and institutional capacity building to local higher education institutions and to key official higher education entities in areas such as strategic planning, administrative and financial management, and collaboration with other stakeholders, to improve their effectiveness at the system level and to develop linkages with the private productive sector,

Based in Beirut, or remotely with frequent travel to Lebanon, the LTTA will provide technical and strategic support and expertise to the program during mobilization and throughout the first year of operation at a full-time level of effort. After one year, the LTTA may continue to provide limited part-time consulting to the activity.
Primary Responsibilities:

Work with internal and external senior leaders on the program to provide strategic and technical advice aimed at improving the quality of higher education system reform
Provide technical advice to the Chief of Party to identify innovative, effective, and efficient resources, practices, and services that support the promotion of higher education system reform in Lebanon.
Provide technical inputs into mobilization and technical deliverables, assessments and plans as applicable, which may include gathering and analyzing data, and supporting the creation of assessments, curricula, and learning materials.
Provide technical guidance in design across program activities and advise on implementation of activities ensuring coordinated higher education institutional performance improvement and effective and sustainable collaboration among higher education institutions, industry, and government stakeholders to improve teaching and learning, research, and innovation.
Support capacity development of local Lebanese organization(s) to enable their independent receipt of donor funding for higher education institution performance improvement activities.
Develop and maintain effective working relationships with a wide range of key stakeholders including government officials, donors, implementers, private sector, civil society among others
Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

Master’s degree in a relevant field or bachelor’s degree with 10 years of relevant experience
At least 12 years of experience with higher education initiatives and reform as well as local organizational capacity development.
Prior experience working with donor funded initiatives in a leadership or technical advisory capacity.
Relevant prior experience in the Middle East region required; prior experience in Lebanon strongly preferred.
Recent experience and senior level contribution in current issues in higher education and workforce development e.g. international accreditation, employability, entrepreneurship, research and innovation.
Demonstrated ability to support teams to plan strategically and creatively to meet program objectives on time and on budget in complex operating environments.
Exceptional collaboration skills and proven track record in working effectivity with program teams, government officials, educators, and other relevant stakeholders to build consensus.
Demonstrated excellence in oral and written communication skills and ability to make formal and informal presentations and to compose professional and analytic reports and program documents.
Demonstrated technical expertise improving the performance of core functions by higher education institutions, including student-centered teaching and learning, research, and supporting effective and sustainable collaboration among higher education institutions, industry, and government stakeholders to improve teaching and learning, research, and innovation.
Demonstrated technical experience in entrepreneurship programming and youth workforce development.
Tangible results in building administrative and technical capacity of local organizations.
Demonstrated success in establishing strong working relationships with higher education institutions, senior government officials, local educational organizations, industry, international donors, and other stakeholders.
Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills