Project and Administrative Assistant

The British Consulate-General is seeking to recruit a ‘Project and Administrative Assistant’ for the benefit of British Support Team- the United States Security Coordinator- Ramallah (BST-USSC-R). This post will be based in Ramallah and will start in February-March 2010.
The main purpose of the job is to provide Project Management, Interpreting and Administrative support to the Senior British Officer (SBO) and Technical Advisors of The British Support Team (BST) in order for the team to meet its objectives.

The successful candidate will have:
-Masters degree or equivalent.
-Interpreter level English and Arabic with experience of technical governmental language.
-Basic level Hebrew.
-Project Management experience (desirable).
-Innate understanding of Palestinian, Jerusalemite, Israeli and International culture.
-Experience of networking with people from the military and political spheres in a multinational environment.
-Facilitation and Mediation skills.

Your CV and a covering letter explaining why you believe you are the right candidate for the job, should be emailed to the Management Officer louay.al-husseini@fco.gov.uk by 11 February 2010 noon. Selection will take place in February 2010, and will include interviews and contact with
referees. Details of salary and further information are obtained from louay.al-husseini@fco.gov.uk.
Only applications selected for interview will be acknowledged. All appointments are subject to a probationary period.
Further information about the British Consulate-General can be found at www.ukinjerusalem.fco.gov.uk. A full job description for the vacancy is available at this web address too. The British Consulate-General is committed to a policy of equal opportunities. Applications are welcome from all parts of the community.