Program Officer

Youth Enterprise Start-up Initiative (YES)
Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps is a non-profit, non-governmental international humanitarian and development organization. Building on four years of experience supporting information and communication technology (ICT) sector and youth development in West Bank and Gaza, Mercy Corps, is working in strategic partnership with Source of Hope, and other local and international partners to spur innovation and catalyze income generation opportunities for Palestinian youth software developers and entrepreneurs. The YES Program provides technical and business development training, mentoring and international support to entrepreneurs and developers.

Mercy Corps is currently recruiting for the following fulltime position based in Ramallah.
Duration : 11 months

Program Officer 

Important Note : People who applied for the position need to re apply again

Main Responsibilities:
The Program Officer will provide leadership, oversight, technical consultation and expertise for the implementation of YES program in the West Bank.  S/he will maintain a high level vision of the synergies and areas of intersection between Mercy Corps’ other interventions toward building a Tech ecosystem. The Program Officer will work closely with senior management on all aspects of program design, implementation and monitoring and evaluation, and will at times be asked to participate in donor briefings and meetings.  S/he will also help to nurture and expand a network of local partners and ensure Mercy Corps’ leadership role in the ICT sector in West Bank. The Program Officer will provide leadership and strategy for creation of Mercy Corps ICT strategy, provide support for entrepreneurs, early stage startups and established companies

The Program Officer will also be responsible to assist Fast Forward accelerator, a newly created entity located in Ramallah that will support top-performing startup teams to scale and launch new startup businesses.  The Program Officer will act as operational support to Fast Forward accelerator by managing the day-to-day activities of the accelerator and to be the operational and information center of Fast Forward.  Duties within Fast Forward will include screening mentors, screening entrepreneurs who apply for the accelerator, schedule mentoring sessions, plan events and meetings, budgeting and producing financial and KPIs. 
 
Qualifications:
-Degree in a computer science, business management, or other relevant field;
-2-3 years’ experience working in international development and/or working for profit in IT world,
-Experience managing IT startups, IT Company, is preferred.
-Solid experience working on entrepreneurship and business development, investment, capacity building and training;
-Familiarity with Palestinian technology sector, context and main players;
-Excellent oral and written English and Arabic skills;
-Strong computer skills and understanding of social media and mobile applications;
-Demonstrated attention to detail and ability to follow procedures, meet deadlines and work both independently and cooperatively with team members.

Interested candidates are encouraged to submit a one page cover letter and their CV by e-mail to
 

[email protected]

no later than Thursday 19 April 2013.  Only short- listed candidates will be contacted.

*Qualified people with disabilities are encouraged to apply for this position.

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