Negotiations Support Unit Staff

Job Description

An international development consultancy wishes to recruit several highly skilled, energetic and dedicated professionals to its donor-funded project, the Negotiations Support Unit, in Ramallah. The NSU's mandate is to provide expert legal, policy and communications advice to the Negotiations Affairs Department of the PLO and related Palestinian institutions on a range of issues related to permanent status negotiations and the development of a Palestinian state.

The project wishes to recruit:

• Legal advisers with a minimum of three years of legal experience and ideally a background in public international or humanitarian law.
• Policy advisers with research and analytical experience related either specifically to a permanent status negotiation issue or generally to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict
• Communications Advisers with experience in Israeli outreach, PR and media.
• A Capacity Building Adviser with extensive related experience, a background in conflict resolution and related training would be an asset.

A complete list of open positions and brief job descriptions can be found on the NAD website ().

All candidates must be fluent in English and Arabic (knowledge of other languages is an asset), have excellent academic qualifications, a detailed understanding of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and a proven track record of working in teams, liaising with government organisations and delivering work to tight deadlines.

Contracts are for one year in expectation of renewal being agreed by both parties.

If you are interested in applying for one of these positions, please send an updated resume and covering letter setting out clearly how you meet the required qualifications to indicating in the subject line which position you are applying for. We will then contact all suitable candidates for interviews. Applications received after January 19, 2009 are not guaranteed to be considered.