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Following the February 14 , 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri , massive protests took place throughout the country , and this spurred a renewed drive for democratization in Lebanon . NDI seeks a Program Assistant to help in the planning , design and implementation of democracy programs with political parties , civic organizations , election officials , local governments and legislatures . NDI will also support civil society initiatives that provide political parties and the public opportunities to identify potential solutions to Ecuador 's national problems . International pressure led to the withdrawal of Syrian troops from the country , and a large , anti-Syrian coalition comprised of Muslims , Christians , and Druze and led by Saad Hariri and Walid Jumblatt won an absolute majority of seats in Lebanon 's 2005 legislative elections . During the civil war , Syria deployed troops to Lebanon and strongly influenced Lebanon 's politics and economics until 2005 . These institutions functioned reasonably well until the civil war in Lebanon which lasted from 1975-1990 and tore apart much of the country 's political and social fabric . The Program Assistant may also be asked to support field staff , senior program managers and the regional director in other activities related to implementing democracy strengthening programs . Network members have also provided organizational development , strategic planning , media and campaign finance monitoring assistance to national election monitoring efforts in Nicaragua ( 2000 municipal elections ) , Peru ( 2001 presidential elections ) , Ecuador ( 2002 presidential elections ) , Guatemala ( 2003 presidential elections ) and the Dominican Republic ( 2004 presidential elections ) . The Institute conducted a workshop in July 2003 on the process of Applied Budget Analysis , which included participants from political parties , the government , and civil society . Journaling 's very big now . NDI seeks a Senior Program Assistant to help with designing , implementing and evaluating democracy programs in Asia . Support to develop an action plan and strategy to reconstitute the Applied Budget Coalition ( ABC ) , a collaborative of civic organizations dedicated to increasing transparency of the budget process and improving communication on national fiscal allocations among civil society , government , and citizens . The Senior Program Assistant will be responsible for the day-to-day support of programs related to strengthening political parties , civic organizations , election bodies , local governments and legislatures . The Program Assistant will provide support to a Program Officer in daily program management activities .