Development and Partnerships Specialist

## Formation / Diplômes VA No.: UNDP/LBN/VA26/138 Position Title: Development and Partnerships Specialist Duty Station: Beirut with some site visits to North, Bekaa, Mount Lebanon and the South. Duration: 4 months (Total of 18 working days per month) Vacancy Date of Issue: 20 August 2026 Vacancy Closure Date: 27 August 2026 National or International consultancy: National consultancy To review the full Terms of Reference (TOR), please follow link: https: **BACKGROUND** ## Autres informations Palestinian Gatherings represent one of the most vulnerable and marginalized host communities in Lebanon. These areas represent informal areas of dwelling for a majority of Palestinian refugees without enjoying a camp status. An estimated 120,000 host and newly displaced refugees live in dire conditions that have long existed in the gatherings, marked by poverty and inequality, lack of service provision, run-down physical environments, and limited access to jobs and income-generation opportunities. Legal restrictions imposed on Palestinian refugees in Lebanon contribute to the worsening of their socio-economic conditions. Palestinian refugees are unable to own property assets in the country as per the 2001 law, which required to bequeath properties already acquired by Palestinians to religious authorities. In spite of the recent limited changes in labor regulations, Palestinian refugees in Lebanon also remain excluded from all syndicated professions. Moreover, Palestinian Gatherings remain excluded from wider sector development plans or local projects and services. The situation has worsened since the Syrian crisis, resulting currently in a 16% population rise in these vulnerable host communities. As a result, Palestinian Gatherings have been witnessing unmet demand on WASH services and infrastructure networks, unprecedented pressure on available shelters and spaces, and additional competition over resources, jobs, and relief. All these factors have contributed not only to worsening the living conditions of Palestinian refugees in the Gatherings, but also to the rise of tensions within the Gatherings and surrounding communities. The project seeks to strengthen the resilience of the host communities in the most vulnerable host Palestinian Gatherings. Interventions include: - Output 1: Provide environmentally and economically sustainable WASH services at the community lev...