Organizational Development Specialist

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Job Description
International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX)

Position Title:    Organizational Development Specialist
Program:Partnerships with Youth (PWY)
Reports To:Organizational Development Manager, PWY
Position Location:Ramallah, West Bank

About IREX:

IREX is an international nonprofit organization providing thought leadership and innovative programs to promote positive lasting change globally. IREX enables local individuals and institutions to build key elements of a vibrant society: quality education and innovative youth development programming, independent media, and strong communities.

In the West Bank and Gaza, IREX is implementing the USAID-funded Partnerships with Youth (PWY) program. The PWY Program expands educational and leadership opportunities for young people aged 14-29 throughout the West Bank by creating sustainable hubs for youth innovation and learning, called Youth Development Resource Centers (YDRCs). PWY supports YDRCs throughout the West Bank to offer otherwise unavailable services and programming for youth to prepare them for a successful transition to adulthood and help ensure economic and civic participation in their communities.

Summary of Position:

The Organizational Development Specialist will work closely with a team of technical specialists to provide institutional capacity building training and technical assistance to the YDRCs throughout the West Bank.

Specific duties include, but are not limited to the following:

-    Effectively lead, monitor, and evaluate the organizational capacity development process at the YDRCs;
-    Develop and manage a work plan for providing organizational development capacity building activities for the YDRCs to address training and assistance needs identified through an organizational capacity assessment tool and financial management and compliance checklist;
-    Design and implement training and on-site technical assistance interventions for the YDRCs on organizational development topics such as strategic planning, governance, results-based management, project management, fundraising and resource mobilization, knowledge/data management, and communications/media skills;
-    Identify and manage organizational development consultants, as needed, to provide training and technical assistance;
-    Assist the YDRCs to implement new or improve existing systems, policies, and procedures related to organizational and financial management; and
-    Other duties as assigned that contribute to the overall success of the project.

Qualifications and Requirements:

-    University degree in business administration, public administration, NGO management, or related field.
-    A minimum of five years of progressive experience in the field of youth development or organizational development for NGOs/CBOs.
-    Knowledge of youth development and youth-serving organizations (YSOs) in the West Bank and/or the MENA region.
-    Experience designing and implementing organizational development training and technical assistance for YSOs or NGOs/CBOs.
-    Strong knowledge of and experience in best practices in organizational development and/or youth development.
-    Demonstrated program management expertise, and ability to prepare and manage a work plan.
-    Superior writing, editing, and oral presentation skills, evidenced by professional experience.
-    Ability to work as part of a team.
-    Experience with U.S. government-funded or other donor-funded programs preferred.
-    English and Arabic language skills required.

To apply please see send your CV along with a cover letter and the names of three references to