National Export Strategy Specialist

Ministry of National Economy (MoNE) in partnership with the Palestine Trade Centre (PalTrade) are launching the “Trade in Services TiS” project, funded by the European Union (EU). It aims at supporting and strengthening services sector within the Palestinian economy, and promoting export development and competitiveness in global markets.

The specific objectives of the project are:

At sector level:
-Improved export performance and competitiveness of the Palestinian service sector;
-Strengthen public-private sector dialogue and develop a framework for TIS;
-Increase the share of the service sector in the GDP; and
-Enhance the private sector understanding of the potential of the impact and benefits of trade in services agreements.
At national level
-build the capacities of a team of public sector negotiators in trade in services and prepare them to engage in market-driven negotiations; and
-Enhance the capacity of Palestinian officials to define adequate policies regarding trade in services.

Within this project, PalTrade is seeking candidates with immediate availability for the following full time positions for duration up to 26 months.

 

Location: PalTrade - Ramallah.  Duration: 13 Months

Duties and Responsibilities:

-Lead, & monitor overall Component activities in cooperation with the initiative  management team; and to ensure that short and long term objectives are met;
-Develop inception phase and set up a detailed framework for implementation;
-Prepare the Inception Report with detailed methodology and operational strategy for the implementation of the activities and a refined Logical Framework for each component of the program. The Inception Report should also include: a work plan with milestones; specific activities with outputs; clearly described anticipated results; use of budget and inputs against proposed activities, with a detailed resource utilization plan; quantified indicators of achievement of Project purposes and results; and monitoring and risk management mechanisms; exit strategy and whenever relevant include a gender perspective and take into account pro-poor and environmental MDG requirements.
-Write terms of references for required experts;
-Nominate potential experts to undertake specific tasks;
-Overlook the implementation and quality control of the project and all Technical assistance that accompany the initiative.
-Assign performance indicators for monitoring and evaluation;
-Manage and monitor team and team activities;
-Review position papers and studies and ensure its full compliance with the TORs and projects requirements;
-Prepare visibility plan, manage and ensure full compliance with the communication and visibility requirements as per the manual for EU External Actions laid down and published by the European Commission.
-Provide ITC with required support documents;
-Manage relationship with national and international consultants;
-Follow-up with national consultants in developing the strategy;
-Ensure full coordination with the NES Navigator.
-Participate and lead the development of all the initiatives’ required reports.
       
 Minimum Qualifications:
-Masters degree in Economics, Business Administration, international Law, International Relations or the equivalent.
-At least seven years experience in the area of trade and economic policy formulation.
-Proven track record in research in Palestinian trade and export development policies, and in-depth knowledge of strategic planning.
-work experience in policy and strategy formulation
-Set up and creation of economic development strategies
-working experience in the analysis of export markets
-Good knowledge of Palestinian national strategies and plans.
-Developed knowledge of Palestinian laws and regulations and  economic agreements.
-Developed knowledge of Palestinian public and private sectors needs and requirements.
-Wide network relations within Palestine and other neighboring Arab countries
-Capacity to undertake necessary field surveys, process information, analyze data, and prepare reports.
-Good negotiation skill and should be able to undertake extensive fieldwork and liaise with government, nongovernment, and private sector agencies
-Experience in managing projects.
-Experience of similar international assignments is highly preferable
-Strong analytical, communication and interpersonal skills
-Good team player, ability to work under pressure and deliver work under strict timeframes.
-Excellent English and Arabic language
-Skilled user of MS Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and SPSS is a plus.

Application: Candidates who possess all the above requirements are encouraged to submit their CVs, Cover Letters, and an applicant’s own related policy papers to the following email address:
 

. Deadline for receiving applications is Sunday 22, 2012 at 4:00 pm.