Project Manager

The Business Women Forum- Palestine in cooperation with the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women is recruiting a Project Manager for their 18 months project “BWF-Business Development Center –BDC” based in Ramallah. The BDC will seek to promote women in business, encourage individual and collective achievements and strive to empower women by enhancing their skills, knowledge, and proactive attitudes. The BDC will provide a range of services to women Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in four main areas: incubation, training, counseling and consulting, and information provision.
Duties and Responsibilities:
1- Assure that the business centre is being established and has a long-range strategy which achieves its mission, and toward which it makes consistent and timely progress.
2- Maintain official records and documents and produce regular financial and narrative reports.
3- Maintain a working knowledge of significant developments and trends in the field.
4- Publicize the activities of the business development centre , its programs and goals.
5- Represent the programs and point of view of the organization to agencies, organizations, and the general public.
6- Be responsible for Human Resource Management including recruitment, of all personnel, both paid staff and volunteers.
7- Encourage staff and volunteer development and education, and assist program staff in relating their specialized work to the total program of the organization.
8- Maintain a climate that attracts, keeps, and motivates a diverse staff of top quality people.
9-Be responsible for the overall project budget and develop and maintainsound financial practices.
10- Work with the staff, Finance Committee, and the board in preparing a budget; see that the organization operates within budget guidelines.
11- Ensure that adequate funds are available to permit the organization to carry out its work.
12- Regularly liaise and coordinate with external stakeholders including the Cherie Blair Foundation, consultants and other partners.
13- Other duties might be assigned depending on the level of experience of the candidate,
Minimum Qualifications:
- A bachelor degree in business or any related field.
- At least 5 years experience in similar field,
- Strong analytical , communication and interpersonal skills
- Excellent English and Arabic language
- High team player
- Can work to tight deadlines and under Pressure
- Project leader and management experience
Application: Interested candidates should submit a resume and cover letter by September 9th, 2009. Applications should be addressed to:
Business Women Forum-Palestine
Project Manager Vacancy
Fax: 022425614
E-mail: [email protected]