Task Manager-Engineer

The Office of the European Union Representative

WEST BANK AND GAZA STRIP

Has a vacancy for a Task Manager in the Institution Building on the Rule of Law Section

Job Title: Task Manager
Job location: West Bank & Gaza, East-Jerusalem

Area of Activity: Institution Building on the Rule of Law Sector and other strategic sectors for State building.

JOB CONTENT

Overall purpose: To advise on and manage, under the supervision of the head of section, the implementation of programmes in support of reform and institutions building in the Rule of Law Sector, in particular in the area (but not limited to) infrastructure, equipment and capacity building activities.

To assist the head of section in coordinating the section activities, where required.
Functions and Duties :

Sector analysis, strategy formulation and programming
(Function type: Policy Analysis)

-Support policy dialogue with all relevant ministries, agencies, donors and other relevant stakeholders in areas of concern.
-Contribute to sector analysis and to the definition of a sector strategy for the EU.

Sectoral identification and reporting
(Function type: Internal Communication)

Observe, monitor and report regularly and in fashion (including early warnings on potential dispute) on sectoral issues, as well as in response to any specific requests.

Delegation's proiect cycle management
(Function type: Programming/Project/Process Management)

-Contribute to the programming, identification and appraisal in close cooperation with the beneficiary institutions where necessary.
-Contribute to all aspects of the procurement process (drafting Guidelines, Terms of Reference, launching call for proposals, tenders, etc).
-Analyse the tender documents, draft contracts/grants and all contractors' invoices sent by the Contractor/Supervisor/Contracting Authority to the EU Office and give an "operational visa" on all documents where required in case of works/supplies projects.
-Monitor ongoing projects, attend management and monitoring meetings, elaborate progress reports on projects and propose action if and when needed.
-Evaluate Projects.
-Maintain contacts with all donors.

Representation, Negotiation, Participation
(Function type: Representation, Negotiation, Participation)

-Maintain good and effective contacts with the local operators in the field, with the national authorities and institutions, with representatives of the diplomatic missions of the Member States, with representatives of the principal international donors and agencies, with NGOs and other local nonofficial actors.
-Prepare and assist in mission from Headquarters.

Communication relating to programme and projects
(Function type: External Communication)

-Produce and disseminate best results of projects at workshops, seminars, conferences and other public events.
-Extract and disseminate best practices and facilitate exchange of experiences.
-Contribute to the production of publications.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Engineering degree or related fields (architecture, urban planning, …)

EXPERIENCE

Minimum of 8 years professional experience.
Minimum of 5 years specific experience is required in institution building projects, more precisely at least 3 years of project management experience in projects dealing with Infrastructure and procurement of equipment (private contractor, consultancy firm, NGO or donor institutions involved in basic infrastructure programmes).

KNOWLEDGE

Specialist knowledge
Excellent command of the project cycle management.

Technical knowledge
Computer literacy in key software packages
(WORD, EXCEL, Outlook)

SKILLS:

Linguistic skills
English, Arabic
French an advantage

Communication skills
Excellent communication skills.

Interpersonal skills
Ability to collaborate with people of diverse background and to work under pressure.

Please fill in the attached EU-Job-Application form (Do NOT send any CV's) with a presentation letter to arrive no later than 4th June 2013 at 17:00 to:

The Office of the European Union Representative (Administration/ Human Resources Section) P.O.Box 22207, Mount of Olives; 91221 Jerusalem

-Or by Fax to the number: 00-97225415857
-Or by email to [email protected]
ONLY

Please include the following reference in the correspondence: "Task Manager AL OPR Rule of Law / Institution Building"

Applications will be treated in confidence. Only short listed candidates will be contacted. Please provide a telephone number and an e-mail address to be contacted on.

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