Technical Mentor - 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).

• Duration: 10 months
• Level of Effort: 5 days per month per mentor (across 6 mentors)

Role Objective

Technical Mentors work directly with assigned organizations to build, refine, document, and embed custom data tools, AI workflows, and monitoring routines into regular organizational operations until complete operational independence is achieved.

Key Responsibilities & Scope of Work

• Hackathon Support & Working Sprint: Guide assigned teams during the Beirut Hackathon event. Provide at least two structured technical check-ins per week during the 4-week working sprint to unblock obstacles in coding, data fetching, and prototyping.
• Mentorship Opening & Workplan: Conduct an opening 1-day in-person session in Beirut. Co-draft a binding mentorship workplan with assigned organization specifying technical tasks, staff training targets, and output timelines.
• Fortnightly Mentorship & Site Visits: Hold bi-weekly remote sessions and at least two in-person site visits per organization. Train at least two designated staff members to independently operate and maintain the tool/agent.
• Technical Log & Verification: Maintain running technical logs documenting software architecture, code repositories, user manuals, digital safety protocols, and editorial integration.

Key Deliverables

1. Approved Mentorship Workplan and baseline technical diagnosis for assigned organization.
2. Fortnightly mentorship meeting notes and technical progress updates.
3. Completed Technical Log, source code documentation, and User Manual for the custom tool/workflow.
4. Final assessment report confirming that at least two staff members can independently operate the tool without external support.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Degree or equivalent professional experience in Data Journalism, Software Development, OSINT, Data Analysis, or Computational Media.
• 5 to 7 years of demonstrated experience in mentoring, capacity building, or training non-technical staff in digital tools.
• Expertise in tools such as Python, SQL, web scraping, LLM APIs, visualization platforms, or security protocols.
• Fluency in Arabic and English.