Director Program Coordination Unit (Re-posting)

THIS IS A REPOSTING. IF YOU HAVE PREVIOUSLY APPLIED TO THIS POSITION,
PLEASE DO NOT APPLY AGAIN.

About the Project:
In coordination with the EU, Birzeit University,  Al-Quds University, and An Najah National University will implement new Masters programs in Economic and Finance Law as well as Criminal Law. An-Najah is acting as the lead partner on the project and will create a Program Coordination Unit (PCU) to monitor program implementation at all of the three universities for the three year implementation period.

In addition to the creation of these new degrees, the main objective of the program is the enahncement of the legal sector through the provision of specialists in the fields listed above as well as capacity building in the faculties of law at all three universities.

About the Postion:

 The Director of the PCU will be the contact person between the law faculties and the European Commission services and will be responsible for writing joint reports as well as conducting all administrative follow up for the joint and two separate components (Masters degrees in Criminal Law and Economic and Financial Law, respectively) of the project. The Director of the PCU will be the secretary of the programme Steering Committee (composed of the Deans of Law from Al-Quds, Birzeit, and An-Najah universities) and will assure that recommendations issued by the Steering Committee will be implemented. He/she will coordinate with national and international partners and update/create the internal program operations manual.

Qualifications:

-MA Degree in Development Studies or similar
-previous, demonstrated experience in Project Management
-knowledge of EU funding and reporting requirements
-fluent English/Arabic REQUIRED
-demonstrated experience with report writing REQUIRED
-experience with coordination
-proven ability to interact with high ranking officials
-professionalism and dedication
-ability to work with strict deadlines

To apply, please send you CV and cover letter as well as a writing sample (5 pages max) in ENGLISH to [email protected] using the exact heading: PCU DIRECTOR APPLICATION. Incomplete applications will NOT be considered.

Interviews will be conducted predominantly in English. No calls please.
 

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