Assistant, Economic Development

The Assistant – Economic Development (AED) is part of the Economic Development Team, reporting to the Director of Economic Development with a second reporting line to the Unit Coordinator.

The AED will be working closely with the members of the Economic Development Team, as well as the 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 AED is responsible for delivering the ToR and additional tasks assigned by the line manager.

As part of the Economic Development Team, the AED is key and an integral part of implementing the Sector Strategy and Workplan, contributing towards the delivery of overall OQ Strategy.

Experience: 

• 5 years of relevant work experience required with secondary education, or less with Bachelors / Masters. 

• Excellent communication skills, including a demonstrated ability to both write and present high-quality written documents/presentations in English is required.

• Experience in research, analytics and publications is an asset.

• Experience and understanding of the local political & economic context is preferred.

• Experience in external stakeholder engagement is preferred. 

• Experience in working in challenging environments is preferred.

Skills and abilities: 

• Skilled in research and analysis: strong qualitative and analytic skills; keen attention to detail and data accuracy is highly recommended.

• Excellent communication skills: strong writing ability, skilled in creating knowledge products such as papers, guidance notes and other pieces directed at multiple audiences is highly recommended.

• Workstream management skills: Ability to develop and deliver on activities; ability to plan in a coordinated manner, manage priorities and meet deadlines; management experience (preferable delivery teams); ability to accurately monitor, evaluate and report on workstream progress; ability to manage and mitigate risks.

• Strong team player: strong interpersonal skills; ability to consistently is highly recommended demonstrate a professional manner in dealing with individuals at all levels, both internally and externally to the organisation; team player and flexible as tasks and priorities shift; ability to work independently and in teams in a small office environment.

Other: Demonstrated competence with using standard office software packages (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) is required.

Language: 

• Excellent command of written and spoken English.

• Working knowledge of Hebrew and Arabic is an advantage.