(TVET) Project Manager

 

Expand and reinforce TVET choices in East Jerusalem by launching new market-driven TVET streams developed by the MoE, and provide quality TVET education including high-skilled and qualified teachers, modern education strategies and attractive learning environment, decent infrastructure (classrooms, workshops), equipment, consumables, and institutional support and complementarity services to attract and retain students and teachers. Establish partnerships with the private sector for teachers’ technical training, improving education content, providing mentorship/internships/ apprenticeships for the students of MoE TVET schools. Additionally, it is envisioned that MoE will provide TVET exposure for students at an early stage (between 7th and 9th grades) alongside TVET orientation for students in 10th grade, for increased direction towards TVET and early detection of potential cases of drop-outs.

 

Cooperate with the private sector – including relevant MSMEs, syndicates, businesses and the self-employed - to inform the TVET education system and thus improve its market-relevance, quality and effectiveness. The private sector was actively engaged with line ministries in the formulation of new TVET streams. UNDP/PAPP support to TVET in East Jerusalem has and will continue to build on and enhance cooperation with the private sector, in both the planning and implementation phases. This includes establishing partnerships with the private sector in East Jerusalem – including companies, MSMEs, entrepreneurs and professional networks - to provide opportunities for TVET students to acquire practical and on-the-job experience, including internships and practical trainings. To incentivize partnerships, MoE will enable access to small grants to cover the costs of materials to facilitate on-the-job trainings.

 

Tap on opportunities offered by YMCA Career Advancement Center (CAC) to provide career guidance, soft and life skills development, and other complementary skilling services marked as crucial for enhancing youth employability and complementing TVET education, such as Hebrew Language classes, basic knowledge of taxation, running a business, management, communication, and others. Moreover, through partnerships with private sector actors, CAC will support the periodic provision of labour market intelligence for assisting policy makers to better plan, guide and manage investments on TVET and education in East Jerusalem.  

 

Against the backdrop, the project intended to achieve the following outputs:

 

Output 1: Expanded and improved offerings of TVET education for secondary students in East Jerusalem, through establishment of 2 TVET schools and re-branding of Dar Al Aytam School in the Old City, strengthening existing capacities at JDoE for improved TVET exposure and orientation and TVET-oriented career guidance, including trainings for school counsellors and teachers.

Output 2: Enhanced technical and pedagogical skills of TVET teachers for targeted TVET schools, through developing and conducting technical training for teachers and trainers of the new TVET schools, in addition to a comprehensive pedagogical training course targeting TVET teachers and trainers in East Jerusalem.

 

Output 3: Enhanced employability and complementary skilling services for TVET students, through development of partnerships with relevant private sector actors – including MSMEs and the self-employed – for the provision of on-the-job training opportunities for TVET students and provision of comprehensive life and soft skills development services for TVET students and carry out labour market intelligence.

 

In this regard, UNDP is seeking a candidate to fill the position of Project Manager, under the guidance of the Assistant Special Representative and the direct supervision of the Programme Design & Implementation Analyst. The expected duration of the contract is 12 months and the Service Contract extension will be conditioned to satisfactory performance evaluation as well as availability of funding under the project.

 

 

Master’s degree in Social Sciences, Business Administration, Development Studies, Economics, Education or related fields.

Experience:

MA with a minimum 5 years or BA with a minimum 10 years of relevant experience in managing similar development programmes, out of which 2 years of experience in project management, including results-based management, financial management, risk management, human resource, and procurement management.

Experience in international or non-profit organizations and its management is desirable

Knowledge and/or experience in TVET and education projects is an asset

Knowledge of the UN system and familiarity with UNDP procedures would be an asset.

Project management certification will be an asset

Language Requirements:

Proficiency in Arabic and English languages is required

Other:

Non-smoking environment