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UPA Staff, Interns, and Volunteers

United Palestinian Appeal is accepting applications for the following open positions:

Projects Manager

United Palestinian Appeal, Inc., (UPA) is now accepting applications for a full-time Projects Manager to work from a new regional office in Ramallah, Palestine. The Projects Manager reports to the Executive Director in the Washington, DC, office. The position begins immediately, and applications will be accepted until the position is filled, so interested applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, resume or CV, a writing sample in English, and references to employment@helpupa.org with the subject line "Projects Manager."

NOTICE: This position in based in Ramallah, Palestine, and UPA will not provide support for relocation.

Job duties:

  1. Act as UPA’s representative in the West Bank and liaise between staff in the Washington, DC, office and Palestinian partner organizations.
  2. Conduct site visits of funded projects, universities, and child sponsorship partners throughout the West Bank, and monitor the compliance of partner organizations in the West Bank and Gaza Strip in fulfilling conditions set forth in Terms of Grant agreements.
  3. Write articles, collect material on UPA projects, programs, and activities for fundraising and communications purposes.
  4. Manage, evaluate, and develop UPA relationships with partner organizations in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
  5. Maintain database records for partner organizations and child sponsorship profiles using FileMaker Pro.
  6. Work with staff in the Washington, DC, office to initiate, develop and evaluate funded programs and projects.
  7. Translate correspondence, if needed.
  8. Complete other tasks as assigned.

Qualifications:

  1. A West Bank or Jerusalem ID card (bitaqat huwiyah).
  2. A bachelor’s degree.
  3. At least 3 years’ experience working in the Palestinian non-profit sector, especially managing grants.
  4. Excellent written and oral communication skills in both English and Arabic.
  5. Excellent computer skills, especially in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
  6. Ability to learn new online technologies quickly and explain them to representatives of partner organizations.
  7. Ability to attend to and manage many working relationships simultaneously.
  8. Ability to be a self-starter and work without day-to-day management from a local supervisor.
  9. Positive, professional attitude and good organizational skills.
  10. Experience with photography, fundraising, marketing, or public relations (preferred but not required.

Volunteers

UPA offers volunteer opportunities year-round at its Washington, DC, office. Volunteers typically perform a variety of tasks, including preliminary research on development projects, monitoring humanitarian conditions in the occupied Palestinian territories, writing articles about ongoing projects, translating letters from Arabic to English, helping to manage UPA’s projects, including its child sponsorship program, and producing print and video advertisements. To apply, send a cover letter, résumé, and a one-to-five page writing sample to contact@helpupa.com.