Trade Information Officer

Palestine Trade Center (PalTrade) is a nongovernmental organization established in 1998. PalTrade’s purpose is to lead the development of Palestinian trade as a driving force for sustainable national economic growth. As the National Export Development Organization with membership of more than 300 Palestinian leading businesses, PalTrade advocates a competitive, enabling business environment and is dedicated to improving trade competitiveness through trade promotion and capacity building.

PalTrade is seeking candidates to fill the following positions for its offices in Ramallah:

Duties and Responsibilities:
-Collect and provide information on local and export target markets;
-Collect and provide information on local, regional, and international economic developments and trade data;
-Assess, identify and utilize trade information resources;
-Disseminate trade information utilizing most appropriate tools;
-Generate trade information reports;
-Discuss with clients their information needs;
-Fulfill information requests received by clients and develop requested reports;
-Assist in identifying trade opportunities for Palestinian products/companies;
-Assist in identifying target markets for Palestinian products;
-Maintain and update the databases needed to support PalTrade’s management information systems;
-Maintain and update content of PalTrade websites; and
-Perform other relevant tasks as requested and needed by the Managers.

Knowledge and Skills:
-Analysis capability;
-International experience in those areas is a plus;
-Excellent language skills in spoken and written both Arabic and English;
-International database and search engine skills;
-Excellent report writing skills; and
-Skills in using MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint & SPSS).

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business Administration and/or Economics, with minimum 5 years experience in market research, market intelligence, and macroeconomic.

Application Procedures:

-Candidates are required to respond to this advertisement via e-mail to [email protected] Letters via postal mail or hand delivery, and faxes will disqualify any applicant.
-Candidates should submit a cover letter describing their knowledge, skills and understanding of business trade and Palestine’s special challenges in improving trade performance.
-Candidates are required to submit a C.V. detailing their skills and experience, employment and educational history, as well as salary history and expectations.
-References should be furnished and all statements submitted will be subject to verification.
-Dead line for receiving application is January 9, 2012.