Cultural Advisor and Project Assistant

The British Consulate-General is seeking to recruit a ‘Cultural Advisor and Project Assistant’ for the benefit of British Support Team- the United States Security Coordinator- Ramallah (BST-USSC-R). This post will be based in Ramallah and will start as soon as possible.

The main purpose of the job is to provide cultural advice, Project Management and Administrative support to the Senior British Officer (SBO) and Technical Advisors of The British Support Team (BST) in order for the team to meet its objectives.

The successful candidate will have:
-Masters degree or equivalent.
-Interpreter level English and Arabic with experience of technical, governmental language.
-Basic level Hebrew.
-Innate understanding of Palestinian, Jerusalemite, Israeli and International culture.
-Experience of networking with people from the military and political spheres in a multinational environment.
-Facilitation and Mediation skills.
-Project Management experience (helpful).

Your CV and a covering letter explaining why you believe you are the right candidate for the job, should be emailed to the Corporate Services Manager [email protected] by 25 May 2010 noon. Selection will take place in May 2010, and will include interviews and contact with referees. Details of salary and further information are obtained from [email protected]. Only applications selected for interview will be acknowledged. All appointments are subject to a probationary period.

 The British Consulate-General is committed to a policy of equal opportunities. Applications are welcome from all parts of the community.