BEE Coordinator

The USAID-funded Investment Climate Improvement (ICI) Project, aims to assist the Palestinian
Authority in adopting and implementing laws, regulations, policies, and procedures required to improve the business climate and promote foreign and domestic investment. In addition, ICI is assisting the Palestinian Authority to bring its trade regime into compliance with the requirements of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and improve revenue yield from domestic taxes.
ICI currently seeks a manager and coordinator to join its team working on the business enabling environment (BEE) subcomponent of the project.

-Support public policy consultations with stakeholders on reform of the PA’s legislative,
regulatory, procedural, and administrative processes associated with reform and modernization
of the commercial and business environment, efforts to attain Observer status at the WTO, and
implement fiscal reform.
-Arrange meetings, provide interpretation when necessary, and track and report on discussions.
-Facilitate and support recruitment of subject matter experts, local teams, and institutions to review,
analyze, and where necessary develop a PA policy framework related to reform and improvement
of the business enabling environment, attain WTO Observer status, and implement fiscal reform.
-Facilitate and support ICI work with academic and technical institutions.
-Support training and capacity building activities as needed including facilitating Project events;
maintain event records, and managing the event process from planning to event follow-up.

Education, Qualifications and/or Equivalent Experience
-Five years’ experience working in legal and commercial issues in Palestine.
-University degree.
-Fluency in written and spoken English required; fluency in written and spoken Arabic preferred.
-Minimum of three years of administrative and program management experience, experience with
a USAID project preferred.
-Excellent research, organizational, project management, and communication skills.
-Ability to work with a variety of stakeholders including government, private sector, nonprofit and
academic institutions.
-Ability to liaise with a variety of stakeholders and support their engagement in ICI activitie
Interested applicants please send a cover letter and curriculum vitae (resume)

, with the position title in the subject line, by Sunday August 21, 2011. Application packages will be considered on a rolling basis. Qualified applicants will be contacted for an interview.