Experience Needed : From 2 : 3 Years
Education Level: Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Business Administration, Development Studies, or any relevant field
Contract Length : 12 Months
Work Location: Remotely (requires frequent traveling between governorates)
About Life Makers Foundation
Life Makers Foundation (LMF) is an Egyptian youth-led, voluntary, and non-governmental umbrella organization. It was established in 2011 to foster youth engagement in addressing emerging challenges at the local and global levels. Since its establishment, LMF has worked closely with community-based organizations to build youth capacities and support their efforts to develop their societies and respond to humanitarian needs and disasters. LMF operates in 24 governorates through a non-formal network of partner youth-led organizations and registered offices across Egypt, with a broad portfolio of projects and local initiatives in the sectors of Health, Education, Livelihoods, Humanitarian Assistance, Environment, and Youth Participation.
LMF adopts the core principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and independence in its operations to ensure the provision of assistance with no discrimination towards differences in ethnicity, religion, race, or any other consideration. LMF provides development and humanitarian interventions for the most vulnerable while preserving their dignity and ensuring their participation.
Life Makers is a voluntary, non-governmental, non-religious, non-political, and non-partisan movement that was launched in 2003 to mobilize the best of the human spirit to alleviate human suffering and protect human life and human rights.
About the Project:
Life makers foundation Egypt (LMF) is the local reintegration partner of EURP, through which, LMF provides the eligible returnees from all European countries with multiple services to support their reintegration in their home country Egypt.
The services are delivered in-kind (unless otherwise stated) and can vary depending on where the returnees are coming from, their profiles, and whether they have particular needs.
Monitoring and evaluation visits are conducted for six months after implementation to assess the sustainability of the services and whether the returnees need more support.
Key Responsibilities:
- Review reintegration plans submitted by caseworkers and provide constructive feedback to improve feasibility and impact.
- Evaluate and validate feasibility studies of small business projects for returnees.
- Develop, maintain, and update research resources and databases (e.g., list of reliable suppliers, vendors, or service providers relevant to project implementation).
- Support caseworkers by providing well-structured data and references before implementation.
- Ensure alignment of reintegration plans with organizational standards, donor requirements, and sustainability principles.
Core Competencies and Skills
Achievement focused:
- Follow Results-based management (RBM) in achieving planned goals and objectives.
Working Smart:
- Achieve more in less time.
- Balances between work life and personal life to ensure the sustainability of high-quality performance.
- Able to contribute and create a participatory, enjoyable, fulfilling, and rewarding work environment.
Accountability:
- Holds self-accountable to making decisions and managing resources efficiently.
- Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance.
Ambition:
- Sets ambitious and challenging goals for himself/herself (and the team), takes responsibility for self-development and encourages others to do the same
- Widely shares their vision, engages, and motivates others to contribute to the bigger vision of LMF.
- Future orientated and thinks strategically.
- Thinks globally and acts locally.
Collaboration:
- Builds and maintains effective relationships with project team, colleagues and external partners.
- Values diversity as a source of competitive strength.
- Approachable, good listener and easy to communicate with.
Creativity:
- Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions.
- Willing to take disciplined risks.
Integrity:
- Honest and encourages openness and transparency
Qualifications & Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Business Administration, Development Studies, or any relevant field.
- Excellent command of English (both written and spoken).
- Proven ability to review and assess business/reintegration plans and conduct feasibility studies.
- Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and the ability to use AI-powered tools for research, data analysis, and documentation.
- Strong organizational and communication skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with diverse teams.