Offshore USPSC / USAID West Bank & Gaza Mission “Coordinator for Middle East Partnership for Peace Act (MEPPA) Implementation”

The Middle East Partnership for Peace Act (MEPPA) is a $250 million, five-year initiative to help develop the Palestinian economy and advance peaceful co-existence between Israelis and Palestinians to enable a sustainable two-state solution. The MEPPA legislation established the People-to-People Partnership for Peace Fund (PPF) which is implemented by USAID and which promotes economic cooperation and people-to-people peacebuilding programs, and advances shared community building, peaceful coexistence, dialogue and reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians. USAID’s West Bank and Gaza Mission is primarily responsible for implementing the PPF and one year of implementation has been completed. USAID’s Middle East Bureau is primarily responsible for liaising with the 15-member PPF Advisory Board, which provides guidance and advice to the USAID Administrator concerning PPF implementation. 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.