AID Development Assistance Assistants

Position Title: AID Development Assistance Assistants (Education/Health)
Opening Date: February 18, 2010
Closing Date: March 04, 2010
Who may apply: All Interested Candidates
Length of Service: Personal Services Contract – One Year renewable

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking highly qualified candidates for two separate positions of AID Development Assistance Assistants, to work within the Education and/or the Health Office of the USAID Mission for West Bank & Gaza. The primary purpose of these positions is to provide support through a variety of administrative and technical duties in support of the programs within the Health and Education offices. These positions require knowledge of AID Development Assistance documentation procedures and requirements, USAID policies, and Education and Health programs and projects in the West Bank and Gaza. Responsibilities include preparing required documentation and routine correspondence in support of the offices’ program activities; conducting field monitoring and organizing site visits; and ensuring the smooth operation of the office. The incumbent will provide additional support to the Office Director and team members as needed. These positions are based in Tel Aviv and require the ability to commute to the office on daily basis.
    
QUALIFICATIONS SOUGHT FOR BOTH POSITIONS:

-At least two years of post-secondary education, preferably in business, finance, health, education or organization-related field is required.
-A minimum of three years of progressively responsible experience is required, preferably in finance, budgeting related to education and humanitarian development assistance, administrative or organizational management, or related work in a non-governmental or international organization.
-General knowledge within the Health and/or Education fields is desired.
-Must have the ability to obtain, analyze, organize and interpret data and to present findings in both oral and written form. Must be able to prepare precise and accurate reports with minimal grammatical errors; and to develop and present briefings in English.
-Must have the ability to develop and maintain working level contacts at the host government level.
-Strong skills in the operation of computers and software program applications, which may include Excel, PowerPoint or other database software, and word processing programs such as Microsoft Word, are required.
-Level IV (fluent) English speaking and writing ability is required. Working knowledge of Arabic is desirable.

HOW TO APPLY:
Please send a typed CV in ENGLISH along with a cover letter to USAID Executive Office attention HR Department - fax: (03) 5114894 or email: [email protected]. Applications should be received at the USAID Executive Office by March 4, 2010.

PLEASE CLEARLY INDICATE THE POSITION TO WHICH YOU ARE APPLYING AND ADDRESS ALL OF THE QUALIFICATIONSSOUGHT.
ANY APPLICATION THAT DOES NOT SPECIFY THE POSITION APPLIED FOR WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED

PLEASE INDICATE WHERE YOU LEARNED ABOUT THE POSITION: SPECIFY WHICH WEBSITE AND/OR NEWSPAPER. Applicants may apply for either one or both positions, and only one application and cover letter needs to be submitted, specifying the title of the position(s) applied for.

USAID reserves the right to consider you for either of the advertised positions based on your qualifications.
Selection will depend upon education, skills and experience of the applicants, as well as interviews and references.

Additional information:
Fully qualified candidates for employment are normally hired at the first step of the position grade. In some instances, candidates may be hired at a higher step when exceptional qualifications so warrant. The decision will be made by the USAID Executive Officer. If there are no qualified candidates at the starting grade level, a candidate may be hired at a lower grade trainee level.
Only qualified applicants will be considered. Only those applicants short-listed for interview will be contacted.