Quality Improvement Fund (QIF) Director

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 : Quality Improvement Fund (QIF) Director, Full–time contract
Main Tasks and Responsibilities:
• Being in charge of daily administrative operations of QIF. This involves, among others, managing the QIF administrative office, participating in
the recruitment, training and coaching of QIF staff, assisting QIF Board in the preparation and launching of call for proposals, and facilitating
the submission of proposals by TEIs for the review process, and devising an efficient data storage system which ensures quick retrieval and the
confidentiality of QIF proposals and evaluations;
• Reporting and communicating with the members of the QIF Board, through the Chairperson of the Board, on the status of Project proposals review
and evaluation by external peer reviewers. Provide staff support to the QIF Board relative to notification, implementation and follow-through of
review process of all received proposals;
• Serve as technical secretariat for QIF Board meetings;
• Provide timely advice and training programs for tertiary institutions as to the nature of the QIF and the application process. Be available to tertiary
institutions as they develop proposals and undergo the application, review and selection process;
• Effectively disseminate news and eventual changes and innovations in the QIF to the tertiary education community of West Bank and Gaza. The
construction of a QIF Website will be one of the priorities in this regard;
• Develop and effectively manage the process for the receipt and review of QIF proposals such as:
o Provide the QIF Board with a summary overview of the application including whether the institution is eligible; whether all the elements of
the application are provided fully; whether the application is responsive to one or more of the fund priorities; and rate the proposal on the
criteria for evaluation ;
o Notify applicants of deficiencies in the application for purposes of correction prior to its submission to the Board for decision making – or –
notify applicants of recommendations made by the QIF Board to revise the application for subsequent potential funding;
• Monitor the progress of funded projects through site visits and quarterly reports.
• Work in consultation with the Project Coordinating Unit (PCU) for purposes of follow up on management of fiduciary aspects and procurement
throughout the duration of each grant.
• Notify applicants of grant decisions and ensure a smooth and positive working relationship with all tertiary institutions involved in QIF grants.
• Propose to the QIF Board a transparent appeal mechanism for the rejected proposals.
• Receive and deal with appeals from institutions whose proposals are rejected. This would entail, first, an internal review of the proposal and the
intervention of a third external reviewer.
• Draft the Annual QIF Report and present it to the QIF Board. Provide timely support to the Chair of the QIF Board for eventual presentations of the
Annual Report to the Council of Higher Education (CHE), project technical committee and other public and private institutions.
• Participate in selecting peer reviewers who will review and evaluate the received proposals from the TEIs.
• Facilitate all Project-related missions, in coordination with the PCU.
Minimum Required Qualifications
• The sound implementation of the QIF relies on the transparency and objectivity of its decisions, therefore, the QIF Director must be an experienced
Professional with a demonstrated impeccable record, transparency in his/her decisions, and objectivity in conducting his/her professional tasks
• Advanced University degree in Education, Administration, Planning of Education, Management, Sciences,, Engineering or relevant field from an
accredited university . A first level university Degree with combination of additional 2 years relevant work experience or significant work experience
maybe accepted in lieu of advanced university degree ;
• At least 5 years of experience working in the context of tertiary education, 3 years of which in policy, project management, and monitoring and
evaluation; and demonstrated leadership among academic and TEI management community
• Highly skilled in communications, leadership, management, writing and evaluating proposals, office & project management, and computations;
• Demonstrated knowledge of the Palestinian Tertiary Education system.
• Has self initiative, is dynamic in establishing relationships and constant site visits to TEIs, hardworking, and capable of working well in teams;
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