technical leader

The Palestinian Authority Capacity Enhancement Project is working with the Palestinian
National Authority (PNA) to improve the institutional capacity and the delivery of
government services to citizens. The three-year project is being implemented by Chemonics International Inc., a private international company, with funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The project has an immediate opening for a technical leader to work directly with the Ministry of Public Works and Housing to develop, manage, and facilitate project interventions.
Key Responsibilities:
1-Design, manage, and implement interventions to support service improvement and
institutional strengthening at the ministry.
2-Act as primary liaison between partner institution and the project.
3- Assess needs, priorities, and capacities of the ministry and facilitate technical
interventions that address identified gaps.
4-Identify internal and external impediments that hinder institutional development and
implement measures to overcome them.
5- Establish a partnership with ministry leadership and working level contacts, fostering
communications and buy-in to project interventions by the ministry.
6- Facilitate, coordinate, and oversee work of short-term consultants.
7- Prepare work plans and contribute to required reporting.
Qualifications:
-An advanced degree in Civil Engineering or the equivalent experience.
-At least 5 years of project management experience and relevant work on donor-funded
projects. Previous work experience with USAID preferred.
-At least 5 years of road design experience with emphasis on road maintenance preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to assess capacities of public sector institutions and identify necessary interventions.
-Palestinian or regional experience working to achieve public sector reform highly desirable.
-Excellent understanding of capacity strengthening, reform and good governance related
concepts in the Palestinian context.
-Knowledge and experience with monitoring and evaluation.
-Ability to travel throughout the West Bank as needed.
- Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills in both English and
Arabic.
To apply, please submit your CV and cover letter to: [email protected] by Tuesday,
July 14, 2009, no later than 4 pm. Only short listed candidates will be contacted and we
apologize in advance for not being able to respond to applicants who do not meet the
aforementioned requirements