PCU Administrative Assistant

The Ministry of Education & Higher Education (MOEHE) has received a grant from the World Bank, International Development Association (IDA) towards the cost of Tertiary Education Project. The project aims at (i) improving the policy making environment for tertiary education management, governance and quality assurance; (ii) increase internal and external efficiency of tertiary education institutions as a first step towards achieving sustainability; and (iii) create incentives and provide the basis for improvements in quality, relevance and equity of tertiary education institutions in order to meet the socio-economic needs of the Palestinian population.
The Ministry announces the following consultancies, to be financed as part of the project:

Position : PCU Administrative Assistant, Full–time contract
Main Tasks and Responsibilities:
• Providing administrative and logistical support to the staff of the PCU;
• Keeping track of incoming and outgoing correspondence and communications;
• Ensuring quality of outgoing correspondence and other related documents;
• Maintaining an efficient filing system and managing all records;
• Scheduling appointments and handle the logistics of conferences and workshops;
• Participating in maintaining procurement filing system;
• Documenting minutes of meeting; Arranging for translations; and
• Performing other duties as may be assigned by the PCU Director.
Minimum Required Qualifications
• Qualified with BA/BSc. degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Computer Science or any related field;
• At least 1 year of experience in administrative and office management;
• Excellent communication and organization skills,
• Fluency in English and excellent report writing skills
• Excellent computer skills, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, e-mail, etc.
• Ability to work under pressure and as member of a team.

Place of Work:
Both posts shall be based at MOEHE headquarters in Ramallah, and the first post shall require regular travel to all Tertiary Education Institutions in the West
Bank and Gaza Strip
Interested qualified applicants are requested to send their Curriculum Vitae and a cover letter, indicated the consultancy required, to the following address
no later than, June 25th, 2009:
Ministry of Education and Higher Education,
PO Box 576, Al Ma’ahed Street
Ramallah, West Bank
Tel: 00972  22983203
Email: [email protected]
Web site: www.tep.ps
Minister of Education & Higher Education
Ms. Lamis M. Al-Alami