Projects Coordinator

JEST Hub for Entrepreneurship and development

الوصف الوظيفي

Organization: JEST for Entrepreneurship and Development

Location: Jerusalem

Starting date: As soon as possible

Working hours: 5 days per week, 8 hours per day

Deadline for Application: 10th November 2018

Background:

JEST is a local NGO that was launched with the goal of planting a seed from which an entrepreneurial community may grow. The concept revolves around a physical hub for existing and aspiring entrepreneurs from those at the idea stage to those who own companies. Hub services includes technological, financial and marketing consulting and support; strategic planning advice; networking meet-ups; and platforms for joint ventures, to help to create a rich and effective entrepreneurial/startup ecosystem in East Jerusalem

Objective:

JEST seeks to employ a dynamic and dedicated Projects Coordinator whose primary responsibility is to deliver high level of support in the different aspects of JEST management

Key Responsibilities:

- Coordinates the implementation and follow-up of all project activities and ensures the collaboration with the partner services,

- Communicates the project objectives and modalities to stakeholders

-Ensures the contact with other projects and initiatives, especially with those active in the field of entrepreneurship and start-ups, in order to harmonize the modes of intervention, to ensure complementarity and to avoid overlaps.

-Writes the periodical reports (per quarter, semester and end-of-project, integrating the contribution of the various professionals working in the project), following the indications of the project.

-Finalize and submits the financial papers related to the project and follow up with the admin and finance assistant in finalizing the financial reports.

-Supervises the rational use of the project resources.

-Participates in the capitalization or project experiences (monitoring & evaluation, learning lessons).

متطلبات الوظيفة

Academic and Professional Qualifications and Experience:

- A Degree in Business Administration, Economics, education or other related field or equivalent experience

-A degree in IT, Electrical or computer engineering or any related field is an advantage

-Five years of professional experience in project management, preferably with experience in working within NGO context.

-Experience in fund raising is an advantage

-Excellent command of written and spoken English and Arabic.

- Excellent formal and report-writing skills in both English and Arabic.

-Proven ability to handle multiple assignments and meet the required deadlines.

-Advanced computer literacy

-Proven ability to work under pressure and within a team.

Required traits

-Team leader
-Self-motivated and independently driven
-Excellent organizational skills and attention to details
-Process oriented
-Adaptable, honest, confident and enthusiastic
-Interest in entrepreneurship and start-up businesses
-Multi-tasked and able to adapt to a fast paced, dynamic environment