Administrative Assistant

Position: Administrative Assistant  

Location: Al-makhfya- Nablus  

Scope: Full-time

Availability: Immediately

Contract period: 01st of August 2024 to 01st of February 2025 with possible extension.

 REF: #2406

Organization Description

Sustainable Change for Development (SCD) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization founded in 2019 by a group of Palestinian civil society activists, who are committed to paving the road to achieve democracy, development, and peace for the people of Palestine.

SCD will function through a series of interventions aimed at establishing mutual understanding, concerns, and co-working to obtain a sustainable solution for a productive and healthy environment.

SCD strives to promote and enhance democratic values; support state-building readiness; engage in psychosocial and environmental interventions; build the Palestinian society's capacity; and empower youth, women, and civil peace culture. In addition, it seeks to act as a catalyst for non-violent communication among Palestinian society stakeholders.

Vision

SCD working towards social justice, freedom, and national independence.

Mission

SCD encourages participation in decision-making processes, where it creates opportunities for youth and women, by utilizing the expertise of Palestinian practitioners, scholars, experts, and academics. Consequently, they can contribute to promoting and advancing key sectors in Palestine such as governance, planning, environment, and economy, in addition to empowering youth and women while envisioning an independent, peaceful, environmentally clean, democratic, secular, and prosperous State of Palestine.

Target groups

Social and psychological workers, youth, women, and families.

Project

Given the current heightened tensions experienced in the northern regions of Westbank, it is important to address this situation by focusing on the psychological well-being of the population. A sincere effort must be made to elevate awareness regarding the significance of mental health and overall wellness.

SCD is dedicated to boosting the skill sets of social workers and psychologists through comprehensive training programs. This project aims to elevate the standard of their services, equipping them to offer substantial support to those they serve. Through these enhanced capacities, a positive impact can be made on the lives of beneficiaries, fostering resilience during this demanding period.

The project cooperates with the GIZ Civil Peace Service program “Psychosocial support and strengthening of peace discourses in protracted conflicts”.

Responsibilities

• Provide general administrative support and front-desk duties, including answering phone calls, correspondence, and data entry
• Schedule and coordinate appointments, meetings, and events.
• Assist in translating documents and papers
• Maintaining and updating SCD’s website and social media channels, including Facebook, Instagram, and other relevant platforms
• Write and distribute emails, correspondence memos, letters, faxes, and forms;
• Manages and orders office supplies;
• Developing social media content.
• Assist the accountant in collecting documents for financial reports with the project partner GIZ Civil Peace Service.
• Maintain and establish data collection lists.
• Take detailed minutes.
• Liaising with internal teams and external partners as needed
• Assist the Local Peace expert in coordinating activities related to the ZFD project.
• Assist the Local Peace Expert in documenting all activities related to the ZFD project.
• Assist the Local Peace Expert in the tendering process.

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Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Communications, Management, English, public relations or any other related field.
• At least 2 years of professional experience in a comparable position is required.
• Proficiency in computer tasks, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Very good command of Arabic and English written and verbal communication.
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritise work
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to multi-task
• Fast learner, self-initiator, focused, team-player, highly motivated.

A complete application must be submitted in English to the following email address: [email protected] including a CV and a one-page cover letter, no later than 6th of July,2024 at the latest by 16:00 Jerusalem time. The subject of the email must mention the position of Admin Assitant.

The position is subject to the signing of the contract for the Admin Assistant and therefore the start date can be subject to change.

Only short-listed candidates will be invited for the interview.