Deputy Chief of Party, USAID West Bank and Gaza Technical Vocational Education Training (TVET)

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This Opportunity:

The Deputy Chief of Party solicited through USAID/West Bank and Gaza to help TVET programs and institutions be responsive to market needs and effectively address key labor demands. The Activity will meet labor market demands and provide Palestinians with meaningful, well-paying employment opportunities. The Activity will start new technical training programs or improve the quality and relevancy of technical programs, with a particular focus on increasing and improving youth access to TVET institutions. These programs should help youth become more employable and find employment opportunities in technical areas that will be in increasing demand in the near and far future. This position will be based in West Bank or Gaza and is contingent upon contract award to Palladium.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Serve as a member of the senior leadership team of the program and support the Chief of Party in oversight of project staff and activities
• Lead managerial and administrative functions in support of program implementation, including but not limited to logistics, procurement, budgeting, finances, human resources, information technology, property, and security
• Maintain effective and open communication throughout the project with Chief of Party, USAID, Project Director, Objective Leads, project operations teams, and other relevant stakeholders
• Represent the project at meetings and events with stakeholders
• Ensure that program implementation is in accordance with Palladium’s and USAID’s regulations and procedures
• Ensure interventions reflect high technical quality and are in line with the project's scope of work.
• Serve as Acting Chief of Party when s/he is unavailable

Key Competencies Required:

• Significant experience providing overall management of administrative operations including logistics, procurement, budgeting, finances, human resources, information technology, property, and security
• Demonstrated experience overseeing sound and effective systems for project administration and operations, including grants, subcontracts, procurement, and compliance
• Demonstrated experience in senior management positions for USAID programs of similar or greater scope and complexity
• Experience in systems strengthening and partnership building, particularly with the private sector
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience with USAID or other donor planning and reporting systems, operations, programming, and structure
• Experience managing and leading technical and administrative teams for complex development projects
• Extensive experience working West Bank and Gaza
• Attention to detail and ability to effectively and efficiently perform multiple tasks and balance competing priorities often within a required timeframe
• Effective written and oral communication skills
• Professional and diplomatic demeanour and conduct, especially during interactions with the client and its constituents
• Ability to anticipate, respond and adapt quickly to changing requirements and competing demands.
• Ability to take initiative and/or respond independently to situations
• Fluent written and spoken Arabic
• Proficient written and spoken English
• Experience in workforce development, youth engagement, private sector engagement, or other field related to international demand-driven skills development and employment linkages programs is preferred

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