Coordinator for Middle East Partnership for Peace Act (MEPPA) Implementation (U.S. Citizens only)
The MEPPA Coordinator is responsible for providing leadership and cohesion to the multi-faceted elements of planning and implementing programs under MEPPA. The incumbent will help the Mission ensure that the MEPPA interventions as a whole are transformative, serving to build momentum for peacebuilding, creating a foundation for a two state solution and advancing peace between Israelis and Palestinians. The Coordinator will provide recommendations for how the Mission can pivot and adjust its programs to respond to windows of opportunity, adapt to challenges in the landscape, build a community of practice and/or networks that will outlast any one intervention, and provide leadership in this donor space.
This position reports to the Program Office Director or designee at the USAID/West Bank and Gaza Mission (USAID/WBG) and is responsible for coordinating across a variety of offices at USAID/WBG, USAID/Washington, as well as the interagency. As the focal point at USAID/WBG for developing, managing, and communicating the various processes required to implement MEPPA, the incumbent will liaise closely with external stakeholders and partners based in the re ig on. The coordinator will liaise with the Middle East Bureau on donor coordination efforts in the peace building sector as USAID/Washington mainly manages relationships with donor country capitals.