The Israeli – Palestinian conflict remains a protracted and complex conflict. While political efforts are pursued at various levels to bring the wider conflict to an end, it is essential that progress be made on the ground in a manner that will create a more conducive environment for final status negotiations.
The mandate of the Office of the Quartet is to increase Palestinian institutional and economic development and empowerment, as a support towards achieving a two-state solution. In the event of a resumption of final status negotiations, the OQ would support Quartet members in their efforts to realize a successful outcome.
The OQ works to deliver its mandate by supporting sustainable policy change through working with the international community, the Palestinian Authority and the Government of Israel. This allows the OQ to facilitate engagement between the parties, encouraging agreement and progress at the political level, while also drawing on its sectoral expertise to support the technical-level work. A key focus of working with the international community is to strengthen the engagement with the parties. This is achieved through facilitating and supporting international community discussions at various levels towards tangible action and ownership as well as providing technical expertise for a collective international community wide approach.
The OQ is a fast paced and dynamic office operating in the areas of infrastructure, governance and economic development. The following strategic principles guide the OQ’s work to support the parties while also ensuring alignment with the strategic objectives of the Quartet members and donors to the OQ.
- Bridging between the parties and providing creative solutions that enable progress on the ground;
- Playing a catalytic role in working towards sectoral solutions in partnership with other actors, while taking on direct responsibility for specific elements of those solutions when the Office is well positioned and requested to do so;
- Focusing on policies and projects that have a multiplier effect – that is, an outcome that extends beyond the direct output of the policy or project;
- Focusing on the implementation of agreements reached and announcements made by the parties to ensure that they are translated as quickly as possible into results that have a positive impact on people’s lives;
- Maintaining the vertical depth of our work from the granular, technical level to the strategic and political level while engaging the broad array of actors required to make progress, including the parties, members of the international community and others;
- Ensuring complementarity of the OQ’s work with that of other key actors, including those which also play a convening role;
- Continuing support to Quartet members.
Role Purpose
The Governance Advisor (GA) is part of the Governance Team, reporting to the Director of Governance and will work within the workstreams – justice, security, and fiscal issues.
The GA will be working closely with the members of the Governance Team, and members of the other OQ teams. S/he will be engaging with the stakeholders as described in the ToR, under the guidance of the line manager. The GA is responsible for delivering the ToR and additional tasks assigned by the line manager.
As part of the Governance Team, GA is key and an integral part of implementing the Sector Strategy and Workplan, contributing towards the delivery of overall OQ Strategy.
The GA will contribute towards the strategy and work of Governance Team and OQ within the scope below.
- Sectoral policy and strategic focus
- Produce strategic, technical and communication content
- Stakeholder engagement
- Workstream management
- Cross program collaboration and capacity building
The work of GA is highly confidential in nature, hence must maintain the highest standards of confidentiality.
Functions / Key Results Expected
The GA is responsible for the deliverables below, following the objective of the assignment and the scope of work.
Sectoral Policy and Strategic Focus
- Keep abreast of relevant local and regional developments as well as related developments in other sectors, to provide comprehensive insights and recommendations.
- Undertake original research, advance analysis (technical, political, governance)
- Provide strategic insights and recommendations based on comprehensive data analysis
- Advice in developing Governance sector strategy and policy
- Development of TORs, managing consultancy and first level quality control
- Identifying challenges & risks, and mitigation measures
- Ensure Governance team program and outputs are of the highest quality
- Advise the director in refining team’s value proposition & positioning
Produce strategic, technical and communication content
- Produce & coordinate team inputs towards sector strategy and team plans
- Produce & coordinate team inputs towards high level reports, briefings papers, proposals etc.
- Produce high quality reports, briefing papers, proposals etc. for the review of the director
- Advice to produce document structure, content, graphics & illustrations maps, presentations, data visualizations to produce compelling set of communication materials.
- Review, comment and edit materials produced by the team for quality and consistency
- Support the director with drafting letters, memos, emails, talking points etc.
Stakeholder engagement
- Identify, map and maintain an overview of external stakeholders, their mandates & capacities
- Track institutional and policy developments across Palestinian stakeholders
- Advice in developing sector stakeholder engagement strategy
- Maintain management level partnership with the Government of Israel, the international community, particularly with the Palestinian Authorities.
- Coordinate with management level stakeholders for Governance programming and planning
- Maintain access to right external resources and mechanisms for delivery of Governance program
- Maintain channels of external information input for Governance products and content
- Obtain external support to conduct the work of Governance team and consultants
- Provide regular updates and presentations to stakeholders at relevant forums
- Facilitate meetings and missions of OQ and OQ partner delegations to stakeholders
Workstream management
- Advice on research and assessments to identify workstream opportunities
- Work with internal and external stakeholders to prioritize and develop workstreams
- Propose activities, outputs, budgets, work plans etc. to implement workstreams
- Identify and mitigate risks associated with workstreams
- Develop procurement documents & coordinate procurement as per the plans
- Engage and obtain buy-in of the stakeholders to enable workstream delivery
- Coordinate resources and collaborate with all parties to ensure workstream delivery
- Produce and present workstream status updates
- Avise on monitoring & evaluation and handover & closure
Cross program collaboration and capacity development
- Collaborate for integrated planning, action, and strategy development across different teams
- Work closely with other teams within the OQ to ensure a comprehensive and coordinated approach to addressing multi-sector issues.
- Effective utilization of OQs office-wide resources to build and leverage on common knowledge
- Work with the director to identify technical skills requirements of the team
- Develop and deliver skills development plan through technical guidance, program support & mentoring
- Develop and maintain knowledge database for the Governance program
- Work closely with counterparts in other OQ teams to establish and build on common knowledge
Skills
Project Management, Research, Stakeholder Engagement, Effective communication
Competencies
Develops and implements sustainable business strategies, thinks long term and externally in order to positively shape the organisation. Anticipates and perceives the impact and implications of future decisions and activities on other parts of the organisation.
Treats all individuals with respect; responds sensitively to differences and encourages others to do the same. Upholds organisational and ethical norms. Maintains high standards of trustworthiness. Role model for diversity and inclusion.
Acts as a positive role model contributing to the team spirit. Collaborates and supports the development of others. For people managers only: Acts as positive leadership role model, motivates, directs and inspires others to succeed, utilizing appropriate leadership styles.
Demonstrates understanding of the impact of own role on all partners and always puts the end beneficiary first. Builds and maintains strong external relationships and is a competent partner for others (if relevant to the role).
Efficiently establishes an appropriate course of action for self and/or others to accomplish a goal. Actions lead to total task accomplishment through concern for quality in all areas. Sees opportunities and takes the initiative to act on them. Understands that responsible use of resources maximizes our impact on our beneficiaries.
Open to change and flexible in a fast paced environment. Effectively adapts own approach to suit changing circumstances or requirements. Reflects on experiences and modifies own behavior. Performance is consistent, even under pressure. Always pursues continuous improvements.
Evaluates data and courses of action to reach logical, pragmatic decisions. Takes an unbiased, rational approach with calculated risks. Applies innovation and creativity to problem-solving.
Expresses ideas or facts in a clear, concise and open manner. Communication indicates a consideration for the feelings and needs of others. Actively listens and proactively shares knowledge. Handles conflict effectively, by overcoming differences of opinion and finding common ground.
Education Requirements
Required
- Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) preferably in law, governance, security law, international relations, development management or other development area with 7 years of relevant experience OR
- Master’s degree (or equivalent) in any of the above or related fields with 5 years of relevant experience is required
Experience Requirements
Required
- 7 years of relevant work experience with bachelor’s degree, or a minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience with master’s degree is required.
- Strong knowledge in Governance, Rule of Law, Justice etc. required.
- Excellent communication skills, including a demonstrated ability to both write and present high-quality written documents/presentations in English is required.
Desired:
- Experience in the public sector or non-profit environment is desirable.
- Experience and understanding of the local political & economic context is desirable.
- Experience in external stakeholder engagement is desirable.
- Experience in research, analytics and publications is an asset.
- Experience in spatial mapping using relevant tools is an asset.
- Experience in working in challenging environments is preferred.
- Experience in development or humanitarian contexts is desired.
How to apply
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