Director - مدير/ة تنفيذي

Now Hiring for Director!

Aid Watch Palestine (AWP) was founded after the 2014 Israel attack on Gaza as an independent, Palestinian initiative to make international aid more accountable to Palestinians. We invite the Palestinian community and aid actors -- local and international, public and private -- to join us in critical and constructive scrutiny of aid and to fundamentally re-envision aid. More information is available at www.aidwatch.ps.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Director works with a community steering committee to drive and manage the entire initiative under the administrative auspices of a fiscal sponsor. S/he leads a small but growing team (one senior staff in Gaza and one media and communications person in Ramallah and one project consultant) and a large number of volunteers all over the world. The director is also advocacy lead, responsible for conceptualizing, developing and implementing a strategy to develop constructive relationships with policymakers and policy influencers (civil society activists, media, etc.) in order to constructively pressure the aid system to change.

The job begins as soon as possible and can be based in Ramallah (preferred) or Jerusalem.

S/he will:

-Develop the concept and strategy of Aid Watch Palestine as a credible, non-partisan, constructive, Palestinian community accountability initiative;
-Facilitate the steering committee and other governance, transparency and accountability processes to ensure the principled and well-managed operation of the initiative;
-Ensure effective management, synergistic teamwork, smooth administrative and programmatic functioning, and sustainability of the initiative;
-Be responsible for mobilizing and efficiently utilizing and accounting for resources;
-Lead staff and volunteer team building, including decision-making and coordination processes, performance appraisal and monitoring of impact;
-Lead advocacy activities both proactively (by developing and implementing strategy) and in response to opportunities, including quiet lobbying, research projects, media outreach, social media campaigns, etc.;
-Represent Aid Watch Palestine to all international and local actors including liaising as necessary with Palestinian Authority, PLO, municipalities, United Nations, Local Area Coordination Secretariat, Humanitarian Country Team, Association of International Development Agencies, Palestinian NGO Network, etc.

 
The qualified candidate should be able to:

-Represent the initiative with credibility
-Act strategically and diplomatically in highly politicized situations with a diverse range of actors including doing direct advocacy with policymakers
-Inspire a dispersed team of staff, volunteers and community members to perform to the highest possible levels of quality
-Manage to high professional standards with an egalitarian, team style
-Be a self-organized, efficient manager and implementer
-Mobilize and manage resources
-Put systems and policies into place where none exist
-Demonstrate independence, analysis and creativity in thinking and bravery in action
-Work on a high-risk initiative under stress
-Demonstrate deep knowledge about international aid in Palestine, including in Gaza and passion for fundamental aid reform
-Be constructive, critical, and oriented to a legal and rights-based approach, and
-Show exceptional communication skills in Arabic and English (spoken and written).

A Master’s Degree in a relevant field and significant experience leading social change efforts in Palestine are preferable.

The position is compensated fairly by local standards but does require an exceptional level of initiative, commitment, passion and responsibility.


To apply

Please send a cover letter explaining in detail your interest in the position with your in-depth thoughts about the role of aid in Palestinian development and your CV in English. Make sure to state where you are located and if you have any mobility restrictions. Submit to
 

[email protected]

no later than Jan 6th, 2017.The subject line of the email should read: Application for Director. Applications that arrive without a compelling cover letter will not be reviewed.

We ask those thinking of applying to read the qualifications carefully and if you do not meet all of them, please save your time and ours by not applying.

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