Team Leader / Third Party Monitoring

Integrated Business & Technical Consultants, Inc. (IBTCI), a U.S. based international development consulting company established in 1987, has worked in over 100 countries and implemented over 300projects. IBTCI serves government agencies, private sector companies, and several donor agencies. IBTCI specializes in monitoring, evaluation, research, and learning (MERL) and institutional support across many areas and sectors including, but not limited to, conflict and crisis, democracy and governance, agriculture, economic growth, food security, education, environment, and global health.

Job Title: Team Leader

Department/Location: Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Practice, Lebanon

Reports To: Team Leader Hom Office Senior Management

Type: Consultancy Consultant (This is a three-year contract with level of effort estimated at 400 days.)

Overview: IBTCI is seeking a Team Leader for the World Bank Lebanon Emergency Assistance Project (LEAP) Third Party Monitoring Agent (TPMA) Project to manage a team conducting third party monitoring of LEAP activities in Lebanon. LEAP is designed to address the most urgent repair and reconstruction of damaged critical public infrastructure and public lifeline services and the sustainable management of rubble. As a high-risk operation, the LEAP includes supplemental arrangements, such as third-party monitoring and enhanced supervision with regular audits, to mitigate risks and support Lebanon's commitment to a sustainable recovery and reconstruction process, as well as transparency, consultation, and open access to information as foundations of a renewed social contract.

The TPMA will be responsible for reviewing, verifying and reporting on the compliance of project activities with the World Bank’s operational, fiduciary, environmental and social framework. This includes: (i) reviewing and verifying – through site visits, satellite imagery, surveys, and review of relevant project documents - the delivery of all activities and eligibility of expenditures according to the terms of references and contracts signed, (ii) ensuring compliance with the project operational manual, (iii) verify outputs from contracts under the project, such as the volume of rubble recycled/disposed of, completion of repairs, and delivery/installation of equipment; and (iv) track intermediate results under the project and collect feedback from various stakeholders involved, including end beneficiaries.

This position is contingent upon award.

Essential Duties/Tasks and Responsibilities:

Team Leader will provide overall team management, guidance and direction to the TPMA team and be the point of contact with the Client. The Team Leader will be responsible for the completion of the deliverables and compliance with the contract.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to effectively manage a team and subcontractors
• Knowledge of restoration of heavily damaged critical public infrastructure and public lifeline services, their repair and provision of alternative service delivery mechanisms.
• Ability to effectively interact with clients and stakeholders
• Strong quality control capabilities
• Ability to oversee and manage project budgets
• Previous Team Leader of World Bank funded Third Party Monitoring projects strongly preferred.

Minimum Requirements:

• At least ten (10) years of senior level management experience relevant to the contract subject matter and must have previous experience managing expatriate and local staff on monitoring programs, designing and conducting monitoring programs, writing monitoring reports and conducting quantitative and qualitative field research.
• Previous experience managing portfolio-level monitoring programs in Fragile and Conflict locations.
• Fluency in English required. Fluency in Arabic and/or French is preferred.

Education: Advanced degree (Master’s and above) in Monitoring & Evaluation, Contract Management or other relevant field.

Working Environment: Work is typically performed in an office environment, with some time spent in the field.

Supervisory Responsibility: This position has supervisory responsibilities of a team of individuals and subcontractors.

Physical Requirements: This is largely a sedentary position that requires the ability to speak, hear, see, and lift small objects up to 20 lbs.

Travel: International travel may be required.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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