Education Program Officer

Paltel Group Foundation for Community Development (Philistia)

Education Program Officer  

Terms of Reference

Background

The Paltel Group Foundation for Community Development “Philistia” (PGF) is an impendent, non-profit organization established by the Paltel Group in 2008 as a direct response to the growing needs of society and their expectations in all areas of human development. The PGF focuses mostly on youth empowerment by providing equal opportunities to all segments of the society in the areas of education, knowledge and entrepreneurship and by creating role models to inspire future generations.

The PGF will contribute to the national development of Palestine and the human development of Palestinian through partnerships with all stakeholders in the society and by working closely with women and the Palestinian Diaspora via an integrated approach to human development. For this, the PGF is intending to recruit an “Education Program Officer” to take responsibility for the management and coordination of all current and future projects within the education sector implemented under the management of the PGF.

Objective

The primary objective of this assignment is to insure proper management and coordination of the education projects under the Paltel Group Foundation portfolio following specific management procedures related to non-profit projects’ orientated. This will include the administration of the following:

Loan program for undergraduate students

Scholarship program for post graduate education

General Education and vocational training.

Scope of Work

The officer will be working at the Paltel Group Foundation, and shall work closely with all partners and stakeholders. He/She is expected to perform the following tasks:

Scholarship Program:

Arrange for the launching of the scholarship program targeting Palestinian students enrolled in the master degrees program at the West Bank and Gaza Strip universities.

Follow up on the program implementation stages starting from the program advertisement, distribution and receipt of application forms, screening, interviewing and selection.

Follow up with different program stakeholders such as universities, students (applicants), Ministry of Higher Education, and program evaluation committee.

Act as the coordinator for the program evaluation committee, this will include the preparing of the criteria with program advisor, arrange all applications for the committee, arrange and document meetings and follow up on the committee work results.

Build a good networking across the education sector in West Bank and Gaza strip, with all involved partners.

Monitor the program implementation, follow up with enrolled students and record their progress and performance.

Arrange for the related events, workshops and meetings

Develop the program data base, this will include all details related to the applicants;  names, background, address and scoring, also the officer will be responsible to document the details related to the selected students for follow up.

Student Loan Program

Follow up with the student loan program implementing agency (Bank of Palestine) on the procedures and applications used, the marketing campaigns, number and status of selected applications.

Review the reporting to be received from the implementing agency and develop a special report for the foundation; and to be included in the monthly and annual reports.

Follow up with the program partners (IFC, MOE, etc) based on the foundation General Manager (GM) instructions.

General Education and Vocational Training:

Understand the foundation strategy in supporting schools and students in the grades from 1-12.

Follow up on the project to be approved by the Foundation Project Committee related to school renovation, programs supporting the curriculum and enhancing students’ academic performance by introducing more advanced tools and materials.

Conduct field visits to the selected locations and insure the projects are on track; the officer will provide a field visit report documenting the results achieved to date.

Provide all reporting requirements related to the project according to the foundation requirements and the instructions of the GM.

Qualifications

The candidate should have a degree in engineering or business administration or education management or any equivalent with appropriate experience; higher education is an advantage.

He/she must have at least 5 years demonstrated experience in coordination of  projects in corporate social responsibility, community development, education sectors or/and scholarship programs.

Familiarity with public institutions, universities and NGOs is required.

Strong managerial and interpersonal skills as well as team orientation.

Ability to coordinate and follow up several assignments simultaneously.

Ability to draft different reports as required.

Fluency in English language both spoken and written is a must.

Computer literacy especially in MS office applications.

Deliverables:

The officer will be responsible to provide reporting related to the projects under his/her portfolio in both languages (English and Arabic) and based on the GM instructions.

Time frame and Location

The officer is expected to work for three months as a probationary period and then based on performance to be a permanent employee with the Foundation.

The officer will be located at the Paltel Group Foundation Premises in Ramallah with the possibility of travel within the West Bank.

Supervision

The officer will directly report to the Foundation General Manager Eng. Samah Abuoun Hamad.

Note: Interested Candidates  can submit their CVs to the following email in coordination with their managers. : [email protected]