Job Announcement
Job title: Director
Organization: Arab Council for Social Sciences
Location: Beirut, Lebanon
The Arab Council for Social Sciences (ACSS) is recruiting for the position of Director
The ACSS (under process) is a regional, independent, non-profit organization headquartered in Beirut, Lebanon. The Council is dedicated to strengthening social science research and research capacity in the Arab world. It aims to promote a strong and vibrant social science community by facilitating and supporting networking and the collaborative production of knowledge between individuals and institutions within the region and beyond. Its structure includes a General Assembly, an elected Board of Trustees and a Secretariat headed by the Director.
Responsibilities
The Director will be based at the ACSS headquarters in Beirut. He/she is responsible for carrying out the mission and achieving the objectives of the ACSS and is accountable to the Board of Trustees. She/he is an ex-officio member of the Board of Trustees. His/her main responsibilities include:
• Developing a strategy to ensure the viability of ACSS over time. This strategy will be discussed and approved by the Board.
• Preparing, for Board approval, the Council’s annual work plan, covering research, capacity building and communication activities.
• Leading the fund raising effort to carry out the Council’s activities.
• Taking all financial and managerial decisions within the Secretariat and overseeing the operations of other offices in the region when established.
• Liaising with the Council’s constituency, Board appointed committees and other like minded institutions.
Qualifications
• Excellent oral and written communications skills in Arabic and English or French.
• Strong interpersonal skills and experience working with boards, committees and a variety of stakeholders.
• Proven ability to plan, manage and fundraise.
• Experience in the administration and financing of research programs or centers
• In-depth understanding of policy issues related to social science research
• Demonstrated analytic ability, leadership and organizational skills
• Publications and personal research experience
Eligibility/Education/Experience
• Arab nationality, including Palestinians in the Occupied Arab Territories.
• Ph.D. (or its equivalent) in social sciences
• Experience in management of research organizations and research activities.
• A minimum of ten years' experience in senior role, preferably with a research organization or other not-for-profit organization.
Application Process
If interested in this position, please apply as soon as possible by submitting:
1) Letter of interest in Arabic specifically addressing the qualifications listed in this announcement
2) Attached cover sheet
3) Recent CV (in Arabic, English or French)
4) A complete list of publications
5) Copies of five relevant publications
6) At least three professional references
Please send your application to: acss@annd.org.
Applications will be considered on a rolling basis until the position has been filled.
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