Country: occupied Palestinian territory
Closing date: 27 Aug 2017
Job Title
Senior Programme Officer
Location
Ramallah, West Bank
Mission
Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) works for the health and dignity of Palestinians living under occupation and as refugees. MAP is the leading UK charity delivering health and medical care to those worst affected by conflict, occupation and displacement, in the occupied Palestinian territory and Palestinian refugee camps of Lebanon.
Job Purpose
Salary
Hours
Oversee the implementation of MAP’s family medicine project and monitoring of MAP’s other projects in the West bank.
$ 28,000-36,000 annually
Fulltime
Reporting to
Director of Programmes (West Bank), and to Director of Programmes (London) for technical issues related to the family medicine project
Responsible to
Key Internal
Relationships
Key External
Relationships
Contract
Not applicable
DoP (West Bank); DoP (London); staff in West Bank office; Programme Manager UK
Ministry of Health; An Najah University; Foundation for the International Development of Family Medicine in Palestine (FIDFMP); MAP’s partner organisations; National NGOs; INGOs; UN and development agencies
Temporary for 6 months (Maternity Cover)
This job description does not form part of your contract of employment and can be amended from time to time as the needs of the organisation require.
Duties and key responsibilities
· Oversee the family medicine project including:
o Liaising and communicating with all project stakeholders and participants to ensure activities are being implemented on time, as per the agreed work plan.
o Organizing and assisting visiting individuals and delegations of doctors from the UK.
o Supporting regular stakeholder coordination meetings in the West Bank; including the preparation of meeting agendas and minutes.
o Regular liaison with family medicine residents and graduates, and in-country coordination of online and face-to-face educational activities.
o Drafting of internal and donor required project reports and related grant application.
· Support DoP and/or partners with the identification of goals, expected results, methodologies, activities, resources needed for MAP-funded interventions
· Manage MAP’s other West Bank projects, ensuring objectives are achieved, financial procedures are strictly adhered to, budgets are closely monitored and financial and narrative reports are produced as required.
· Conduct visits to project sites and partners and support to partner organisations in the implementation of projects including capacity building for partners to ensure effective monitoring and evaluation of projects
· Regularly report to DoP progress towards projects expected outputs and outcome; highlight areas where projects are underperforming and suggest corrective actions
· Support monitoring visits and project evaluations by DoP, other senior MAP staff, and external consultants.
· Support partners with developing M&E systems and tools to track progress and assess impact of MAP-funded interventions
1. Keep abreast of developments in the health sector in Palestine and keep up-to-date with the work of other health sector stakeholders including the MoH, national and international NGOs and the UN including Representing MAP in interagency coordination meetings and forums as agreed with DoP
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Experience
· At least five years’ work experience in development and humanitarian aid, preferably in a health-related context
· Experience of project management including project design, planning, monitoring and evaluation and reporting.
· Experience in INGOs, and working with volunteers and/or foreign delegations, is desirable.
· Capacity Building experience for partner NGOs, is desirable.
· Health related project management experience, is desirable
Skills and abilities
· Familiarity with the functioning of the Ministry of Health, the primary health care system in the West Bank and the work of the major health care providers in the West Bank including international and national NGOs.
· Good project management skills including drafting proposals, reports and conducting monitoring and evaluation of health projects.
· Excellent spoken and written Arabic and English.
· Good interpersonal, communication and networking skills and the ability to work successfully with multiple external and internal partners.
· Good IT skills particularly in Word and Excel.
Knowledge
· A good first degree in public health, management, international development, or a related subject
· A postgraduate degree in public health or a related subject is desirable.
· Knowledge of the medical education and specialist training system in Palestine, is desirable.
Personal attributes and other requirements
· Committed to MAP’s aims and values
· Valid Driving license and prepared and able to travel frequently around the West Bank.
How to apply:
Candidates should download and fill the application form at the following link:
http://www.map-uk.org/job-opportunities/job-opportunities
and send it to hr@map-uk.org at midnight on Sunday 27 August 2017. Please write “Application – Senior Programme Officer, West Bank” in the email subject line. Do not attach CVs or any other documents. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
