Program Coordinator

Palestine Trade Center (PalTrade) is a nongovernmental organization established in 1998. PalTrade’s purpose is to lead the development of Palestinian trade as a driving force for sustainable national economic growth. As the National Export Development Organization with membership of more than 300 Palestinian leading businesses, PalTrade advocates
a competitive, enabling business environment and is dedicated to improving trade competitiveness through trade promotion and capacity building.

PalTrade is implementing a program funded by the European Union (EU) titled “Trade Diversification, Competitiveness Enhancement Program.” The overall objective of the program is to maximize exports direct contribution to economic growth and social development through enhanced competitiveness and increased exports volumes of Palestinian goods and services.

The program has three components: Trade Corridors Facilitation, National Export Strategy, and Trade in Services. Within this program, PalTrade is seeking to hire a Program Coordinator
with immediate availability to be involved in the management of the project along with the management team.

Location: Ramallah Duration: 26 Months

Duties and Responsibilities:

-Provide administrative and logistical support to the management team;
-Organize regular meetings and develop meeting minutes;
-Assist in organizing external activities (workshops, meetings, etc…);
-Coordinate with the event management on all meetings, workshops, and visibility activities;
-Draft required reports with the Program Manager;
-Organize travel arrangements for the Program;
-Assist the Program Manager in coordinating the management of the Program; and
-Maintain records and filing of technical and financial documents.

 

Minimum Qualifications:

-Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Business Administration, International Relations or the equivalent (Masters preferred).
-At least 3 years experience in project coordination
-Strong analytical, communication and interpersonal skills
-Excellent English and Arabic language
-Excellent English and Arabic writing skills
-Excellent Report Writing skills
-Skilled user of MS Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)

Application:
Candidates who possess all the above requirements are encouraged to submit their CVs and a Cover Letter to the following mail address: [email protected] . Applications will not be received any later than January 9, 2012 at 4:00pm.