Program Support Assistant

 

CHF International is implementing a labor-intensive infrastructure/jobs creation program in the West Bank and Gaza with funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).  This Emergency Jobs Program (EJP) will provide targeted skilled and unskilled emergency employment opportunities through small-scale, labor-intensive infrastructure projects in close collaboration with public and private sector entities, communities, and local organizations in the West Bank. CHF International is seeking qualified candidates to assume the following position:

Duration: 11 months
Responsibilities:
The Program Support Assistant will handle all administrative tasks related to the program, including telephone calls, faxes and correspondence. He/She will prepare and maintain project files, coordinate internal and external meetings and maintain office supplies and assets. The Program Support Assistant will also coordinate movement of staff and necessarily project permits, maintain staff timesheets and assist the program team in other administrative activities. As required, he/she will assist in processing of payments and other documentation for the program.

Key qualifications:
-Bachelor’s degree or diploma for administrative/secretarial work.
-Strong organizational, communication, and writing skills. Ability to multi-task, while remaining calm and professional.
-Excellent command of computer programs: Word, Excel, email and Power Point.
-Flexibility, reliability, tactfulness, discreteness, and punctuality.  Ability to work with people at all levels and in a multicultural environment.
-Ability to work under pressure, meets strict deadlines, and work beyond official business hours, if required.
-Excellent command of verbal and written Arabic and English. Interest in Palestinian development issues.

To apply for any of the position listed above, please send your CV and a cover letter by email to [email protected] or fax to 022429525 no later than 4:00 pm on October 10, 2009.  Please send one application either by email or fax, but not both indicating the position title and location(s) you are applying for. CHF International is an equal opportunity employer.