Position Information
- VA No.: UNDP/LBN/VA26/092
- Position Title: Office of the Minister of State for Administrative Reform – Junior Research Analyst.
- Duty Station: Beirut in the Office of the Minister of State for Administrative Reform.
- Duration: Four (4) months (without exceeding 10 working days per month)
- Vacancy Date of Issue: 21 June 2026
- Vacancy Closure Date: 25 June 2026
- National or International consultancy: National consultancy
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BACKGROUND
Lebanon stands at a pivotal juncture in its governance and reform trajectory. Despite years of overlapping crises, the country has made landmark progress in building an integrity and anti-corruption framework, including the adoption and (partial) implementation of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy (2020–2025), the establishment of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), and major legislative reforms on access to information, illicit enrichment, whistleblower protection, asset declaration, and public procurement. These milestones have laid the groundwork for the most coherent accountability architecture in Lebanon’s recent history.
However, these achievements remain fragile amid deep economic collapse, weakened institutions, and eroded public trust. While the strategic and legal frameworks are largely in place, implementation and enforcement mechanisms remain underdeveloped, and coordination among oversight institutions is still limited. The evaluation of the NACS highlighted the urgent need to consolidate progress by operationalizing national mechanisms, strengthening institutional capacities, and embedding corruption-risk management practices across public institutions.
In this context, the Integrity in Action Project is founded with the objective of improving the implementation of an institutionalized and targeted approach to prevent and combat corruption through improved coordination, operationalized oversight, enhanced preventive and enforcement mechanisms, and institutionalized integrity and risk-management practices, thereby advancing transparency, accountability, and public trust. The Project is designed to achieve this objective by working on three outputs:
Output 1: Institutional capacities to coordinate, monitor, and evaluate the National Anti-Corruption Strategy strengthened and operationalized through participatory and inclusive mechanisms
Output 2: Legal frameworks and oversight institutions for preventing and combating corruption strengthened and effectively operationalized.
Output 3: Sectoral Corruption Risk Management mechanisms and integrity systems strengthened across key public sectors.
The Office of the Minister of State for Administrative Reform (OMSAR) plays a central role in advancing public sector reform and supporting national efforts to strengthen transparency, integrity, and accountability across public institutions. In this context, OMSAR is leading and coordinating the process for the development of thenew National Anti-Corruption Strategy 2026-2030, in close collaboration with relevant national stakeholders and with technical support from UNDP.
UNDP has been providing technical and advisory support to OMSAR to strengthen its institutional and operational capacity to effectively coordinate and follow up on the implementation of the 2020–2025 National Anti-Corruption Strategy, as well as the development process of the new strategy. This includes supporting consultations, coordination with concerned public institutions and partners, the provision of technical and legal inputs, research, youth engagement, documentation, monitoring and reporting, and the overall management of activities related to the formulation of the new strategy.
Based on OMSAR’s needs and priorities, UNDP is seeking to contract a Junior research Analyst to provide technical, research, coordination, and analytical support to OMSAR in the development, implementation, and monitoring of anti-corruption reform efforts, including the new National Anti-Corruption Strategy 2026–2030, youth engagement initiatives, data collection, monitoring, and reporting.
SCOPE OF WORK, RESPONSIBILITIES AND DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED ANALYTICAL WORK
Under the general supervision of the UNDP IACT Manager, and in close coordination with OMSAR, the Research Analyst will support research, analysis, data collection, monitoring, reporting, stakeholder engagement, and coordination activities related to anti-corruption reform. The Research Analyst will contribute to the preparation of technical inputs, analytical briefs, reports, and documentation related to the National Anti-Corruption Strategy, the Youth Action Plan, youth engagement, the skills matchmaking tool, OMSAR website updates, and other integrity, transparency, and accountability initiatives. The Research Analyst will be responsible for the following:
Task 1: Research, Policy Analysis and technical input
- Conduct research on anti-corruption, integrity, transparency, accountability, access to information, public administration reform, youth engagement, and related governance issues.
- Review and analyze strategies, policies, institutional mandates, reports, action plans, and other relevant documents to support OMSAR’s anti-corruption and administrative reform work.
- Support the development and implementation of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy 2026–2030 and related reform initiatives.
- Support the development, review, and follow-up of the Youth Action Plan, including inputs gathered through consultations and coordination with relevant stakeholders.
- Prepare analytical notes, summaries, briefs, comparative inputs, presentations, and background documents to support decision-making and technical discussions.
- Assist in drafting relevant sections of reports and documents, including methodology, findings, analysis, conclusions, and recommendations.
Task 2: Data Collection, Monitoring, and Reporting
- Support the collection, organization, cleaning, and review of data and information related to anti-corruption, integrity, youth engagement, Youth Action Plan implementation, and skills matchmaking.
- Compile relevant information from strategies, action plans, reports, institutional responses, stakeholder consultations, surveys, monitoring tools, digital platforms, and other official sources.
- Analyze collected data in line with assigned objectives, work priorities, and monitoring requirements.
- Contribute to documenting results, achievements, challenges, lessons learned, and follow-up actions related to anti-corruption reform activities, youth engagement, and the implementation of the Youth Action Plan.
- Support the review, drafting, formatting, and updating of OMSAR website content, including news items, project updates, reports, publications, announcements, and other relevant materials.
Task 3: Youth Engagement, Skills Matchmaking, and Stakeholder Coordination
- Support the design, coordination, and implementation of youth engagement activities related to anti-corruption, integrity, transparency, accountability, and public sector reform.
- Support the development, updating, and operational follow-up of the skills matchmaking tool.
- Support consultations related to the Youth Action Plan, including preparation, documentation, consolidation of inputs, and follow-up on agreed priorities and implementation actions.
- including coordination with relevant stakeholders, data collection, content review, testing, and documentation.
- Support the organization of meetings, consultations, workshops, focus groups, trainings, and technical discussions.
EXPECTED OUTPUTS AND DELIVERABLES
The Consultant is expected to complete the above tasks and activities noting that the total duration should not exceed 4 months with 10 working days per month.
INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
- With day-to-day management by Head of Anti-Corruption Unit at OMSAR.
- UNDP will be responsible for providing the contractor with all necessary materials related to the project in a timely thorough and transparent manner. UNDP will be also responsible to provide clarifications and facilitation of the work.
- Day-to-day transportation from home to office (and vice versa) shall be covered by the Consultant’s own means. The Consultant will rely on his own means of communication and transportation.
DURATION OF WORK
The assigned duration for this consultancy is 4 months with 10 working days per month.
- The consultancy is expected to commence immediately after contract signature, and to be completed by the 15th of October 2026 ( 4 months after contract signature)
- The time needed to review/ comment/ approve deliverables and outputs is (5) five working days.
DUTY STATION
The Legal Assistant will be based in Beirut in the Office of the Minister of State for Administrative Reform.
STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education
- A Master’s degree in Social Science, Political Science, Public Administration, or other related fields is an asset.
- A minimum of two (2) years of relevant experience in research, data collection, skills development, or coordination support, preferably in areas related to governance, public administration reform, youth engagement, or institutional development. This include experience in collecting, organizing, and analyzing data; preparing analytical briefs, progress updates, and reports; supporting stakeholder consultations and follow-up.
Language: Fluency in Arabic and English is mandatory (both oral and written)
“The Personnel will be covered with Health insurance and Personal accident insurance; the fees shall be deducted from personnel’s monthly payment”.
How to apply
To apply for this position please choose one of the two options below:
1. Link to Apply:
https://jobs.my-soc.org/apply/20260621102301/6JQP3KXRListxZn7cfV1BrbqS
2. You can send your CV with the cover letter to this email: jobs@starsorbit.org. Please write (UNDP/LBN/VA26/092) in the subject of the email.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS TO APPLY
- CV or P11 Form including 3 references must be submitted online in PDF along with your Education Graduation Certificate.
- Use English language only.
- indicate clear years of experience with each job (Month/Year)
- If the candidate is currently employed by a government institution, he/she must be able to provide an unpaid leave of absence for the duration of the consultancy.
- Only candidates who are short-listed will be contacted.
- By submitting your application, you have read the Terms of Reference for this position and agree that any false, wrong, or incomplete information might lead to your disqualification in this recruitment process.