Selection Committee Member - Consultancynew

Strengthening Media Capacity and Civil Oversight for Accountability in Lebanon

Project Background

Lebanon's governance environment is heavily impacted by systemic crises and erosion of the national integrity system. This project aims to strengthen the organizational capacity of six Lebanese media and civil society organizations (CSOs) to evaluate public data sources, apply advanced analytical workflows, and execute evidence-based accountability work.

The project integrates cutting-edge technology, AI-assisted research routines, and automated data monitoring workflows to enhance the analytical capacity of independent media and CSOs scrutinizing public procurement, registries, and financial data in Lebanon.

This project is implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in partnership with Media in Cooperation and Transition (MiCT). It is funded by Germany through the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).

Role Objective

Selection Committee members review candidate profiles, score organizations against predefined transparent criteria, and formally select the six cohort entities that will participate in the 14-month programme.

Key Responsibilities & Scope of Work

• Criteria Review: Review the partner selection framework covering: (i) accountability orientation and relevance to priority themes, (ii) institutional readiness and staff commitment, (iii) baseline analytical practice and appetite to embed AI workflows, and (iv) risk/safeguarding considerations.
• Candidate Scoring: Review the Ecosystem Mapping Report, organizational profiles, and candidate applications; independently evaluate and score shortlisted entities.
• Selection Meeting: Participate in structured selection committee deliberations convened by MiCT.
• Documentation: Provide written scoring sheets and sign off on the selection rationale report confirming the final six organizations.

Key Deliverables

1. Completed evaluation and scoring matrices for all shortlisted candidate organizations.
2. Selection Committee Minutes documenting deliberations, potential conflict-of-interest declarations, and final decisions.
3. Signed Selection Confirmation Report confirming the final cohort of six organizations.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Established regional or national expert in journalism, civil society governance, media development, or anti-corruption reforms.
• Minimum 7 years of relevant experience
• Strict independence from candidate organizations applying for cohort selection.
• Strong commitment to transparency, peer review, and objective evaluation standards.
• Working knowledge of Arabic and English.