Private Sector Linkage Coordinator-Consultant

السلطة الوطنية الفلسطينية           Palestinian National Authority
وزارة التعليم العالي                 Ministry of Higher Education
 

 

The Palestine Liberation Organization for the benefit of the Palestinian Authority has received a financing in the amount of US$ 6.5 million from the World Bank toward the cost of the Education - to - Work Transition Project, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds to payments for consultants’ services to be procured under this project.

The project seeks to improve education to work transition of young Palestinians attending participating Tertiary Education Institutions (TEIs) through: (i) fostering partnerships between TEIs and employers in order to make TEIs’ study programs more relevant to the needs of the labor market; and (ii) enhancing the capacity of the MoHE and TEIs to collect, analyze and disseminate data collected through the TEIs’ graduate tracking system to monitor the outcomes of TEIs’ study programs, and to inform education policy formulation and implementation. MoHE intends to apply part of the proceeds for the following individual consultants’ services

Position # 1: Private Sector Linkage Coordinator at Quality Improvement Fund unit (QIF) - Component 1, Time Based contract for one year with a possibility of extension.

Main Tasks, Responsibilities & Scope of Work:
1-Manage the Awareness Campaign designed by a consulting firm to explain and promote the new project.
2-Work with the consulting firm to identify capacity building needs for Tertiary Education Institutions and Private Sector.
3-Review and approve a comprehensive capacity building strategy
–submitted by the consulting firm.
4-Promote the exchange of knowledge and best practices between partners.
5-Work with the consulting firm to promote and strengthen the private sector linkage with institutions.
6-Assist in the design and development (in coordination with the consulting firm) of the Memorandum of Understanding between private sector employers and TEIs.
7-Review and approve the design of capacity building mentoring plans and provide feedback for development.
8-Regular reporting to the supervisor about the status of the partnership, challenges and recommendations to strengthen the partnership.
9-Assist the QIF unit and Projects Coordination Unit (PCU) in setting up a tracking system to monitor and evaluate the TEIs-employers partnerships.
10-Execute any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Essential Required Qualifications, Skills, knowledge and Competencies

The Consultant shall possess the following minimum qualifications:
1-Bachelor degree in Business Administration, Marketing, journalism or communications or related disciplines from a recognized University, Master degree is a plus.
2-Five years of relevant experience in project management and public relations.
3-Good experience in managing awareness campaigns targeting public and/ or private sector.
4-Familiar with the Palestinian local market and economy.
5-Computer Skills using MS Office, Email, Internet.
6-Excellent in spoken and written English and Arabic.
7-Strong verbal and personal communication skills

The Ministry of Higher Education now invites eligible individual consultants to indicate their interest in providing services related to any of the two positions mentioned above. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (Cover letter indicating which of the above positions they are interested in, CV including description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills, etc.).
Consulting services will be selected in accordance with the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits and Grants by World Bank Borrowers, January 2011.

Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below. Applications must be delivered to the address below no later than September 26th, 2012 Project Coordination Unit -PCU
Hanna Ajlouni Street - Curriculum Center Building- Near Ministry of Planning - Ramallah- West Bank

 

Tel: 00972 2 2969352 // 00972 22969366
E-mail: [email protected]
Dr. Ali Jarbawi / Minister of Higher Education