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CRTD.A has just launched a regional initiative on gender, Economic Rights and Livelihoods covering Lebanon and three other Arab countries.
This regional initiative aims at contributing to the setting up of local and regional monitoring of processes for the formulation of socio-economic policies and strategies as well as mobilizing and engaging civil society organizations and relevant social institutions to engage in policy dialogue on engendering socioeconomic policies and strategies.
The initiative includes three inter-related strategies namely knowledge production and dissemination, capacity building and awareness raising as well as policy dialogue.

Policy Dialogue Coordinator Post

CRTD.A is seeking to recruit a Policy Dialogue Coordinator to undertake the following:

● Develop issues and policy briefs
● Map policy actors as well as policy dialogue arenas and spaces within and beyond the MENA region
● Develop a policy dialogue strategy
● Engage and initiate policy dialogue initiatives
● Write up reports
● Produce outputs as required by the project

► Key Competencies

Education:
● University degree in social sciences or related field especially economy and/or public policy
● Training in gender equality
● Demonstrable experience in policy dialogue

Experience:
At least 5 to 7 years of experience in a policy related field and preferably within the NGOs sector

Expertise and skills:
● Understanding of gender and economy issues in the MENA region
● Familiarity with and understanding of policy dialogue processes
● Understanding of issues related to gender and public policy in the MENA region
● Ability to provide training in policy dialogue
● Able to work independently and as part of a team
● Demonstrates good judgment and effective decision making skills

Languages: Excellent knowledge of English and Arabic. French is a plus.
Interpersonal skills, ethos and values:
● Ability to work within a team
● Excellent written and verbal communication skills
● Commitment to gender equality and social justice
● Ability to meet multiple deadlines
● Ability to successfully work with groups with multiple interests, objectives and perspectives

Interested candidates should send a detailed CV, a letter of motivation and three references with contacts address to the following: vacancy [at] crtda [dot] org [dot] lb
Please specify in subject line: Research Coordinator or Policy Dialogue Coordinator.
Applications will be processed on a rolling basis.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
No phone calls please.

CRTD.A concludes its regional partners meeting in Beirut: “Arab Springs” may bring political changes but women activists need to be more vigilant than ever

Feminist organizations from Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Syria and Lebanon convened a meeting in Beirut on 27 and 28 June hosted by CRTD-A (WLP-Lebanon). Partners from Bahrain were unable to attend due to the unstable security situation in their country. Participating organizations are active members of WLP International as well as the Equality without Reservation Coalition. The purpose of the regional meeting was to undertake a collective feminist analysis of the various revolutions taking place in the region, and explore the prospects, challenges and way forward for women’s work and gender equality.

Participants at the gathering analyzed the situations in countries where the revolutions have advanced causing the departure of former heads of states (Tunisia and Egypt), in countries currently undergoing popular, and often armed revolts (Bahrain, Syria, Yemen, and Libya) and in countries where some forms of reforms movements are taking place (Algeria, Jordan, Morocco, and to a lesser extent Lebanon,).

Positive trends were observed by participants throughout the region, notably the active participation of women even prior to the revolutions as well as their equal participation as well as leadership roles during the revolutions. Participants at the meeting also remarked on the emergence of young women’s leadership in the region, as well as the effectiveness of social media in helping to mobilize young activists.

In addition to the many positive trends that were perceived, many also voiced concern over the re-surfacing of religiously-based political parties to public life, and growing indications that these groups will likely gain further voice, representation and power when democratic elections occur. In the event of such likely scenario, there is serious concern regarding potential losses of former achievements in women’s rights and entitlements. Participants also noted the rapid retaliation against women, such as the reported incidents of rape and sexual harassment, reports of virginity tests (Egypt), the call by fundamentalist groups for women to return home and leave the public spaces for men and the absence of women from newly formed cabinets in Lebanon and Egypt.

Participating feminist organizations agreed that collective and concerted efforts are necessary given the new threats facing women namely in terms of loss of earlier gains and achievements. As such, new strategies and tools for analysis and interventions are needed. Current and upcoming constitutional reforms present a golden opportunity for women’s advocacy for upholding women’s rights and entitlements as well as equality and social justice. Consequently, feminist solidarity in the region is now more imperative than ever.

The group agreed to continue working collectively, as well as to support current feminist initiatives aiming at influencing constitutional reforms processes as well as advocating for women’s representation and mechanisms for substantive equality in the post-revolution and/or transitional states.

Reference was made to the June 17th meeting organized in Tunis by independent Tunisian feminist organizations, which resulted in the drafting of the Tunis Declaration. The Declaration calls for normative and substantive equality between women and men, as well as constitutional and legal reforms which will establish mechanisms prohibiting any form of discrimination. The Regional Partners’ Meeting in Beirut thus agreed to adopt the Tunis Declaration as a shared and guiding framework of action and to collaborate closely with this initiative especially in order to challenge what seems to be a general trend of excluding women from formal representation as well as from the agenda of post-revolution processes.
7 July 2011

The new Mikati Cabinet seems keen on excluding women and undermining their right to full participation and equality. Indeed, and after forming an all-male Cabinet, the newly drafted Ministerial Statement reinforces the exclusion of women by relegating the question of gender equality to the bottom of the Cabinet’s priorities.

The Cabinet members expressed a few nebulous words and promised to strengthen the role of women in public life especially in leadership position. The Cabinet seems to have begun putting this promise into action by excluding women from Ministerial positions. How is it possible to achieve social justice for all groups when half of the citizens are excluded from decision making positions in the executive? In addition, and of equal importance, how will the Lebanese state fulfill its international commitments especially vis-à-vis CEDAW without promptly reforming laws and without lifting and banning all forms of discrimination against women?

Despite this worrying start, “My Nationality is a Right for me and my family Campaign”, would like to challenge the new Lebanese government to take on tangible steps towards translating its vague promise as expressed in the Ministerial Statement on equality into concrete action.

The new Cabinet will need to take immediate steps towards reforming the current nationality law so as to ensure that Lebanese women have equal and full rights as Lebanese men. The Cabinet will also need to support discussions for the adoption of both an egalitarian family code as well as the domestic violence bill.

This critical juncture in the history of civil and women’s rights in Lebanon requires solidarity as well as concerted efforts amongst civil society organizations.

1 July 2011
Nationality Campaign & CRTD.A

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CRTD.A has launched last year the Regional Economic Empowerment Programme (REEWP, funded by CIDA and Oxfam-Quebec). The programme combines components including knowledge research and dissemination, counselling services, starting up and/or consolidating women economic initiatives, advocacy, and policy work to support women's economic empowerment at the grassroots level as well as contributing to strengthening women's position at the level of social and public institutions.

Within the framework of the REEWP project, CRTD.A is offering a short-term consultancy for an expert to undertake a "gender audit" of an institution involved in women's economic rights and participation.

The main objective of the gender audit is to promote learning and policy dialogue on how to effectively implement gender mainstreaming in the policies, programmes, activities and public structures which impact, influence and shape women's economic rights, empowerment and participation.

Key Responsibilities:

● Literature review of pertinent documents
● Develop indicators
● Design tools for data collection
● Undertake data collection
● Interview key informants
● Analyze findings
● Draft gender audit report
● Finalize report based on feedback from CRTD.A /REEWP

Key Competencies:

● University degree in social sciences or equivalent
● Demonstrable experience in qualitative and action oriented research
● Specific experience in gender audits
● Demonstrable conceptual, analytical and practical knowledge of gender and development and gender analysis
● Strong command of and excellent writing skills in English and Arabic
● French is a plus
● At least 5 years of experience in similar contexts
● Demonstrable commitment to gender equality and social justice

The assignment is being offered starting 14 February 2011 and until April 2011
Interested candidates should send their CVs + motivation letter + 3 references to vacancy [at] crtda [dot] org [dot] lb
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. No phone calls please.

Following a two-year long organisational review process and the development of new internal policies, guidelines and procedures, including an up date Staff Charter and Employees Handbook, CRTD.A is now seeking to recruit a Human Resources Coordinator

The main tasks of the Human Resources Coordinator will be as follows:
● Puts in place a mechanism for immediate implementation of the Staff Charter including monitoring and review processes
● Reviews and update all current staff contracts, statutory rights and obligations including leaves and working hours
● Overviews all new recruitments
● Puts in place an HR archiving system
● Supports in coordinating the performance management process, specifically with the implementation of the performance appraisal system
● Assists with updating of Human Resources policies by conducting research as required
● Adheres to and monitors the compliance of HR policies
● Promotes existing and new, revised/amended HR policies to staff members across the organization

The successful candidate will have the following requirements

Education:
● University degree in Business and Management or related field with, preferably, a concentration in human resources.
● Professional development courses or certificates in human resource management, and organizational behavior are considered assets

Experience:

At least 3 to 4 years of experience specifically in tasks associated with human resources management and preferably in the non-profit sector

Expertise and skills:
● Development and implementation of HR initiatives such as policy and procedure writing, recruitment, training
● Excellent knowledge of statutory requirements of labor laws, income tax, NSSF, etc...
● Familiarity with drawing and monitoring staff contracts
● Familiarity with concept, process and application of performance reviews
● Excellent negotiations skills
● Keeps thorough records, maintains a clear and organized filing system, and is highly organized while managing multiple projects
● Is detail-oriented and thorough when completing tasks
● Is able to work independently and as part of a team
● Demonstrates good judgment and effective decision making skills

Interested candidates should send a CV, a motivation letter and three references to the following email address: vacancy [at] crtda [dot] org [dot] lb
Please specify in the subject line: "application HRC"

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
No phone calls please.
Applications will be processed on a rolling basis.

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