Administrative Assistant

The Palestine Liberation Organization, for the benefit of the Palestinian Authority has applied for financing from the World Bank, International Development Association toward the cost of the Palestinian Market Development Project (the Project) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

The Ministry of National Economy (MoNE) is the implementing agency for this project. A Project Implementation Unit (PIU) will be established within MoNE and will be
composed of civil servants and consultants in various fields to manage the overall implementation of the project. MoNE is considering the appointment of qualified Project
Coordinator, Procurement Specialist, Financial Management Specialist and Administrative Assistant for the PIU.

 

 

Main tasks:
-Provide administrative and management support to the PIU team and all external experts mobilized in their daily tasks. This includes but not limited to: organization of meetings of the PIU, drafting minutes of meetings of the PIU, and any workshop, seminar or conference, filing, editing, and formatting computer documents, central record keeping, data input and PIU activities
follow-up.
-Set-up and maintain an organized filing system and establish document control procedures for PMD project in cooperation with the PIU director.
-Liaise with the PIU team and counterparts to facilitate work requirements..
-Assist in the translation of documents from English to Arabic.
-Assist in monitoring of schedules and timetables, including plan updates in cooperation with the PIU team.
-Draft, edit and distribute minutes of meetings when requested.
-Performing other related duties as may be assigned by the PIU Director.

Key Qualifications:
-A minimum of a two year diploma (Executive Secretary or Business ), a Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Public Administration, or any related field is a plus.
-Experience:3 to 5 years of relevant experience. Experience in the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) in general or in the Ministry in particular is a plus.
-Strong organizational and administrative skills.
-Experience in using relevant computer programs including (MS Word, Excel, etc, and Power Point).
-Strong Communication skills in both Arabic and English (written and oral).

The consultants will be housed within MONE headquarters in Ramallah. The duration of the assignment is one year on a full-time basis, extendable to the full length of the project (4 years). The expected start date for the positions is May 1, 2012.
An individual Consultant shall be selected for each of the above-mentioned posts in accordance with the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants [under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants] by World Bank Borrowers, January 2011.

Interested individual consultants are requested to send their CVs by email to:

or hand it personally to the Minister’s office at the ministry to (Mr. Ashraf Dery), by maximum April 1st 2012; COB at 3:00 PM.

Qualified candidates will be contacted for an interview, and the ministry guarantees confidentiality of applications.