Policy and Advocacy Expert

From Grove to Market –Making the olive market work for subsistence and small-scale farmers in the occupied Palestinian territories

Within the framework of the project entitled “From the Grove to the Market” which is sponsored by
the European Commission, EC, and implemented by Bethlehem University’s Fair Trade Development Center (FTDC) of the Institute for Community Partnership, Applied Research Institute Jerusalem (ARIJ), The Economic and Social Development Center of Palestine (ESDC), Business Women Forum (BWF) and Oxfam GB and in partnership with The Palestinian Olive Oil Council (POOC) that aims at enabling small and medium scale farmers from vulnerable and poor households in the West Bank to have fair and equitable access to commercial markets within a conducive institutional and policy environment, resulting in increased food and income security and greater resilience to, and ability to respond to, shocks and disasters. The project seeks to assist national olive oil representative bodies to promote the interests of the Palestinian olive oil sector stakeholders and to help advocate for a supportive, gender equitable legal environment.

The project is seeking to hire the services of a “Policy and Advocacy Expert” to be stationed at the
offices of the Palestinian Olive Oil Council in Ramallah.

Responsibilities:

The Policy and Advocacy Expert shall perform the following duties:
-Take active part in formulating the Policy and Advocacy strategy in cooperation with OXFAM GB advocacy expert;
-Develops partial and operational plans in light of the developed Policy and Advocacy Strategy
-Designs plans and activities that assist in activating the participation of POOC’s members
and promotes the women’s farmers membership;
-Helps in designing promotional materials that promotes the POOC’s role among members and the public alike
-Launches promotional campaigns that assist in positioning POOC as main representative of the olive oil sector with regards to policy design and advocacy;
-Institutionalize policy and advocacy knowledge and skills within POOC’s capacity;

Minimum Requirements:
-Bachelor degree in media, social sciences or any related field, Master degree is an asset;
-Three years experience in advocacy and lobbying;
-Capable of working under pressure;
-Ability to travel in the different parts of the country;
-Good knowledge of the Palestinian olive sector;

Those interested shall send their CV and cover letter to: [email protected] no later
than 23/7/2012.