Business Development Officer

World Vision is an international Christian humanitarian aid agency working with the most marginalized and poor communities of the world.
World Vision Jerusalem-West bank-Gaza is implementing “Strengthening Community Resilience in the Gaza Strip” Project that is supervised under Australia Middle East NGO Cooperation Agreement AMENCA II and funded by Australian Government through Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), lead by World Vision – Australia and WVJWG as an implementing Agency. The project includes conducting market analysis for different livelihood sectors and granting youth with micro and small enterprises.
The project is implemented in North and Southern governorates and over 53 months (December
2009-April 2014) in four phases. World Vision JWG is seeking:

The successful candidate will:
Direct and manage the overall day-to-day business execution of small projects
Identify, define, develop and implement techniques to improve the relevant project outputs
Monitor and supervise trainings related to the business start up field
Conduct spot field visits to the projects and provide detailed field visit reports
Provide capacity building and support for partners and staff where needed

Qualifications/Requirements
-Bachelor degree in business administration, economy, community development or related field
-Minimum 4 years’ relevant experience
-Proficiency in MS Office
-Very good oral and written skills (English & Arabic)
-Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
-Commitment to achieving quality results and service
-Ability to communicate information and ideas effectively
-Ability to think clearly, deeply and broadly
-Demonstrated ability to build and maintain collaborative relationships
-Integrity and strong identification with WV Core Values
-Position is based in Gaza

Please send resume and cover letter to HR & Administration Manager to: Email:

Please indicate the vacancy reference number : WVGZ004 in the subject line)
We thank all applicants for their interest, but regret that only short-listed candidates will be contacted. All applications will be treated in confidence. World Vision is committed to the protection of children and does not employee staff whose background is not suitable for working with children.