Administrative & Communication Officer

The Belgian Development Agency (BTC), implementing Belgium Direct Bilateral Projects in Palestine, is seeking to recruit an Administrative & Communication Officer for its Enhancing Capacities and Institution Building program (ECIB) for 3 years. The ECIB program focuses on improving the qualitative and quantitative aspects of work-based learning practices at the Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programs in Palestine. The program is aligned to the national TVET strategy and the five-year plan of relevant ministries (MoEHE & MoL).

Duties shall mainly consist of:

-Develop and implement the communication plan of the program together with its counterparts;
-Manage the flow of information between the program and the relevant stakeholders, including expedition of correspondence;
-Take minutes of important meetings;
-Facilitating editing and translation of program documents;
-Follow up on program reporting;
-Supervise maintenance of office equipment and premises;
-Make necessary arrangements for missions and consultants (hotel, transport, reservation, meetings etc. - assisting with travel arrangements);
-Performance of any secretarial work of a similar that may be required, such as: attend telephone calls; performing receptionist duties; schedule of meetings, workshops and conferences; maintaining up-to-date filing & archiving system; follow up on the time sheets of program staff;
-Perform duties as requested by the project coordinator.

Qualifications:
-Relevant Diploma is required (BA or MSC level) in administration, communication, social and human sciences, or equivalent;
-Minimum five years relevant experience, preferably in international organizations;
-Excellent command of English & Arabic (translation experience is considered a plus);
-Excellent computer skills (Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point);
-Proven knowledge and experience in daily admin & office management (Filing, registration, scanning, translation, and writing skills);
-Experience in communication & reporting is considered an advantage.

Interested candidates should send their CVs with references and a cover letter to the following address infocoopbezeqint.net no later than 12th of February 2015. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.