Advisor on International Cooperation

The Local Government Reform and Development Program (LGRDP) is a development program funded by the Government of Belgium aims to support the Ministry of Local Government (MOLG) and the local government reform and development policies. This project supports the on-going polices of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) to reform the local government system in the West Bank and Gaza which is a core part of the wider overall public sector reform program being undertaken by the MOLG. The overall development objective is to improve local governance and accountability and, thereby, foster the efficient and sustainable economic, social and physical development of the urban and rural areas. Component one of the program focuses in supporting the capacity building of the Ministry including the selected Ministry’s departments and branches.

Within the frame work of implementing the Ministry’s policies, the Minister is willing to enhance the capacity of his office in issues related to public participation, communication, public relations and with media and International relations. For this purpose, LGRDP in coordination with MoLG is seeking to recruit highly qualified persons to fill in the following vacancies:

 

Location and duration: MoLG- Minister’s office, Ramallah, 1 year contract.

Scope of work
The Minister in his capacity as a Minister of Local Government has established relationships with different international institutions and organizations for the purpose of supporting the Palestinian local government sector and creating good relations and reciprocal cooperation with the international community. The selected candidate will organize, advise and follow-up such Minister’s activities . The selected person will be part of the Minister office and he will work according to the Minister instructions.

Tasks and Main Activities
Candidate selected for this job will carry out the following tasks and responsibilities:
-Plan and organize fund raising campaigns
-Net- working with donors community, funding institutions, Arab and international relevant ministries and institutions
-Advise the Minister on the developments of similar institutions in the surrounding countries
-Promote a coordination of all donors within the Ministry and advise the Ministry in order to get
more consistency and synergy between all donors’ interventions
-Straightening the relationship with donor community and funding institutions at local, regional
and international level.
-Doing all needed preparation for the Minister participation in regional and international events
-Preparation and following up foreign delegates visits and meetings with the minister
-Advising the Minister on issues related to his job
-Coordinates for the sector working group meetings and follow up
-Organize protocol procedures within the ministry
-Maintain a database on all information related to his job and following up the donor mapping
-Joining the minister in visits and meetings with foreign delegates
-Coordinates the reception of foreign delegates and visitors to the minister
-Preparing Contributing to the preparation of the Minister speeches
-Translating published articles and the minister speeches
-Following up any other Minister instructions

Qualifications
The candidate for this job should hold the following qualifications and skills:
-Good communication skills
-Holding MSc in communication, international relations or related fields with at least 10 years of experience
-Experiences should be in similar jobs or fields
-Fluent in English Language
-Good computer skills
-Ready to work outside the PA working hours
-Ready to recruited after the contract duration as a PA employee.

Candidates are invited to submit their Curriculum Vitae (CVs) with a cover letter, and last salary earned to the following email address [email protected] no later than 28th of June 2012. Clearly indicate in the email subject the title of the position you are applying for.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.