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Tasdeer - موظف/ة
Tasdeer is a Trade Facilitation and Customs Support programme (2020-2026; £22.5m) funded by UK Aid from the British Government and implemented by a consortium led by Cowater International. Our objective is to improve the Palestinian private sector’s competitiveness and Palestinian Authority (PA) capacity in trade, customs, and import policy regulation and administration. We aim to increase sustainable private sector-led economic growth and job creation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, supporting the PA’s fiscal sustainability while promoting equitable access to the benefits of increased trade and improved institutional capacity.
Tasdeer is committed to Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) and to ensuring that the benefits of the programme are equally accessed by all groups throughout the supply chain. Our interventions are designed to take into consideration the roles and needs of women, youth, and people with disabilities, including those in marginalized areas (i.e., East Jerusalem, the seam zone, Area C and Gaza), ensuring that all interventions and activities are GESI responsive.
The Challenge Fund is an innovative grants programme that is implemented in partnership with the Palestine Federation of Industries (PFI). It offers result-based grants to reward Palestinian exporters who exceed predefined and agreed-upon export targets to international markets. Export targets will be set jointly with the exporters and in close coordination with the PFI. Exporters subscribing to this program will need to generate export value that exceeds their average baseline over the past two years before qualifying for a grant approval.
The successful candidate will be contracted by Tasdeer Consortium Partners and seconded to the Palestine Federation of Industries (PFI). He/she will be responsible for the verification of all financial and regulatory due diligence for the subscribing candidate exporters, will screen applications and provide initial compliance assessment, and will provide regular and timely financial and operational analysis on the programme portfolio, including developing benchmarks to ensure exporting firms are on track in achieving their subscribed targets. Tasdeer and PFI will jointly oversee the overall programme, while reporting on a day-to-day basis will be to the Challenge Fund Coordinator at PFI.
The Finance & Trade Compliance Officer will play a central role in managing and ensuring trade and financial compliance, transparency, and accountability for the Challenge Fund grant window by the participating exporting firms. The officer will work closely with the Challenge Fund Coordinator to ensure compliance with Tasdeer’s rules and regulations in assessing applications, verifying previous export results for the firms, validating the necessary trade documentation that exporters will present to the program and check with various relevant sources to validate provided documentation. Working collaboratively with the Challenge Fund Coordinator, PFI, and Tasdeer’s technical and finance teams, the Finance & Trade Compliance Officer will manage exporters files, documentation, data collection, financial tracking, grantee financial reviews, documentation verification, and audit support, in addition to preparing reporting required by Tasdeer and FCDO.
Reporting Lines and Managerial Responsibilities:
The officer will be based at the premises of the PFI and will work under the direct supervision and authority of the PFI CEO. The coordinator will be administratively accountable to PFI while functionally coordinating with Tasdeer's workstream 3 lead, the deputy team leader, and other relevant Tasdeer team members for technical guidance, program alignment, reporting, and support.
Duration:
This role will be full-time for the duration of the project (end-date September 2026), subject to availability of funding and donor approval.
Location:
This position will be based in Ramallah - PFI office. Project-related travel is expected within the West Bank according to project need.
Key Competencies
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