Project Officer

Responsible To: Country Director (CD)
Location: Ramallah
Employment: on a temporary basis (1 Year contract)
Commencing Date: immediately

The Swedish Cooperative Centre (SCC) is a non-profit development NGO. SCC works in partnership with local civil society organizations (including cooperatives, farmer trade unions as well as other member based organizations) in developing countries and Eastern Europe in order to contribute to their development and improve the living conditions of poor people. SCC has a Country Office in Ramallah and is willing to recruit Project Officer (PO).

Main Duties:
The PO assists in planning, monitoring and supervising various projects /programs as well as represents a valuable capacity building resource. More specifically and in close coordination with the CD,

the main responsibilities of the PO are to:
-Assist in project planning with local partners, organizing events with community based organizations.
-Through field visits and other kinds of partner engagements, monitor the implementation of various development and emergency projects executed in partnership with local partners in various locations in the West Bank and Gaza and ensure adherence to quality standards, work plans, budgets, projected outputs, etc. Any incidents of partners’ noncompliance or discrepancies in work implementation will be reported to the CD.
-Coordinate with partners and local community and is responsible for the flow of information and guidelines regarding the projects, policies and procedures.
-Assist in providing training to partners in relevant areas related to project management.
-Assist in organizing workshops, meetings and forums for exchange of experience and expertise.
-Develop detailed periodic activity plans as required.
-Review partner reports and preparing periodic status reports of projects.
-Submit monthly/quarterly/semi-annual reports identifying achievements, problems faced and proposed solutions.
-Attend weekly, monthly and other program-related meetings to discuss general implementation plans and share experiences and lessons learnt.
-Provide administrative support to SCC Palestine office as needed

Competency requirements:
A person to be appointed to the position of Project Officer (PO) shall meet the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:
-A bachelor's degree in agriculture or development or management.
-Minimum of 4 to 5 years of relevant experience.
-Knowledge and experience in project cycle management and Results Based Management (RBM).
-Excellent reporting skills
-Has good experience in Monitoring and Evaluation.
-Has experience in working with several partners.
-Accuracy in work and reporting
-Knowledge of computer including. Excellent knowledge in using Excel, PowerPoint is required. Knowledge and experience in using Microsoft Office.
-A good problem solver, analytical, creative and innovative.
-Serious, trustworthy, disciplined, dependable and responsible.
-Excellent verbal and written command of English language.
-Willing to work and live in Ramallah.
-Willing to travel among Palestinian areas of West Bank And Gaza
-Willing to travel abroad
-Must assume responsibility for accuracy and timeliness of work.
-Experience of working with international NGOs is a high preference

Interested and qualified applicants are invited to send their CV and a letter of application, including last employment salary and expectation of this position by October 13, 2010 2 pm by fax: 022413951 or by email to: [email protected]