Background of the project

EPISODE aims to empower continuing vocational education and training providers to enhance the resilience, digital readiness, and growth of social entrepreneurship, micro-businesses, MSMEs, and early-stage start-ups in Palestine, with a focus on producing public prosperity. This will be achieved by defining future skills needed for social entrepreneurs in the digital era, and aligning such skills to the local unique Palestinian context. The project will upskill teachers/trainers and mentors on innovative tools, online teaching techniques and pedagogies, cutting-edge technologies, and trends in digital social entrepreneurship, and it will involve them in co-creating a blended course on Digital Social Entrepreneurship. The course will be piloted with youth who aspire to become entrepreneurs, young entrepreneurs, and early startups, empowering them to use digital transformation tools and models in order to either expand and improve their operations, or to initiate a social enterprise.

The EPISODE approach will be available to the public and transferable in interested institutions and organizations that are willing to reinforce the capacity and attractiveness of continuing vocational education. Moreover, the project will provide an open online microlearning unit on Digital Social Entrepreneurship, that will be available to all interested organizations and learners in English and Arabic.

The specific objectives for the project are to:

• Anticipate the competencies needed by early and future social entrepreneurs to exploit digital transformation opportunities;
• Expose teachers/trainers and mentors to digital and innovative pedagogical approaches and trends in digital social entrepreneurship;
• Boost the digital and entrepreneurial skills and competencies of youth who aspire to become entrepreneurs, and early start-ups (founders and team members) with a focus on producing public prosperity

The project is funded by the Erasmus+ program of the European Union (Erasmus+ Capacity Building in the field of VET, project number 101092371). EPISODE lasts two years, from 01 January 2024 to 31 December 2024.

The project is implemented by:

• UNIMED – Mediterranean Universities Union, Italy (coordinator)
• Birzeit University, Palestine,
• An-Najah National University, Palestine
• BuildPalestine, Palestine
• ALL DIGITAL, Belgium

Objectives of the ToT

The aim of the training of trainers (ToT) is to train teachers/trainers and mentors to digital and innovative pedagogical approaches and trends in digital social entrepreneurship.

The Training of Trainers includes: 

1. A series of online conversations on cutting-edge technologies and trends in digital social entrepreneurship 
2. An onsite training week abroad on innovative tools, techniques, and pedagogies in online teaching and mentoring
3. Co-designing a blended learning course on “Digital Social Entrepreneurship” addressing young people willing to open up their businesses or young entrepreneurs in the unique context of Palestine

Training of trainers’ deliverables

* The blended course on “Digital Social Entrepreneurship” will consist in 40 hours online and 100 hours onsite, addressing young people willing to open up their businesses or young entrepreneurs

Requirements

The contract will be awarded to the candidate showing the most relevant experience and knowledge in evaluation and the themes and educational sectors addressed by the project (VET and social entrepreneurship)

• A master’s degree or higher in digital transformation, entrepreneurship, or any other related fields
• Or At least 8 years of practical experience in social entrepreneurship, digital transformation, or other relevant fields 
• experience in business management 
• Availability and ability to travel outside of Palestine

Commitment period 

The contract shall be carried out during the eligibility period of the project

Assignment start date: 15. April. 2024

Assignment end date: 30. December. 2024

In case of an extension to the eligibility period of the project, the contract period is intended to be extended accordingly (without any budget changes).

Application procedure

• Interested applicants must submit a completed online application form.
• Deadline for application submission: 27th, March. 2023 
• Short-listed applicants will be invited for an interview 
• The final phase of the application procedure will include submitting an assignment assigned by the selection committee 

Contact 

Name: Rania Qasim 

Title: Head of Professional Development Unit- CCE

Email:  rqasim@birzeit.edu 

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A prop-tech start-up is looking to hire a Software Engineer - Flutter based on the following conditions.

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About the Role:

We are looking for a Software Engineer Proficient in Flutter. You will be working with our candid and collaborative team, where your knowledge and advice about application architecture and the newest mobile technologies will be highly appreciated. The code you write will need to be cleanly organized and of the highest quality. You’ll also help ensure solid application performance and an excellent user experience.

Responsibilities

● Developing new features and user interfaces from wireframe models

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● Fixing bugs and performance problems

● Writing clean, readable, and testable code

● Maintaining and Improving existing code

● Cooperating with back-end developers, designers, and the rest of the team to deliver well-architected and high-quality solutions

Qualifications:

The ideal candidate for this role should have:

● Extensive knowledge about mobile app development. This includes the whole process, from

the first line of code to publishing in the store(s)

● Strong proficiency in Dart

● Deep knowledge of Flutter

● Deep knowledge of BLoC Pattern and flutter_bloc

● Good knowledge of native iOS & Android

● Good knowledge of any of (Swift, Objective-C) and (Java, Kotlin)

● Familiarity with RESTful APIs and mobile libraries for networking

● Thorough understanding of GraphQL

● Thorough understanding of REST

● Experience with profiling and debugging mobile applications

● Strong knowledge of architectural patterns—MVP, MVC, MVVM, and Clean Architecture—and

the ability to choose the best solution for the app

● Understanding the nature of asynchronous programming

● Understanding mobile app design guidelines on each platform and being aware of their differences

● Proficient understanding of Git

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A prop-tech start-up is looking to hire a UI/UX Designer based on the following conditions.

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Whether for our internal apps or external apps, we have many challenging UI screens and UX flows that require highly dedicated designers who like to solve puzzles and optimize user efficiency all while creating aesthetically pleasing designs of our rocket ship:

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Job Responsibilities:

● Steer the design process, emphasizing thorough research, conception, sketching, prototyping, and user testing, all with a strong focus on usability and efficiency.

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Ninja Van is looking for a passionate engineer to join their growing team as a Salesforce Engineer!

About Ninja Van:

Ninja Van is a leading logistics and delivery company in Southeast Asia. We offer smart and reliable delivery solutions for businesses of all sizes. We believe in innovation and excellence and are looking for passionate talents to join our team!

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field (preferred).
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in programming and software development.
• Salesforce experience:
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• Strong understanding of Salesforce architecture, security, and best practices. 
• Salesforce certifications: Salesforce Admin, Platform Dev 1 and Service Cloud Consultant is preferred.
• (OR)

• Strong Java experience (if no Salesforce experience):

• Experience in object-oriented programming principles and methodologies.
• Familiarity with APIs and web services integrations.
• Excellent communication skills in English.
• Familiar with Agile Methodology.
• Skills in analyzing and resolving issues, including the ability to conduct related research and work with the end users to raise Salesforce Customer incidents as needed.
• Web frontend: HTML, JavaScript, CSS, jQuery, Bootstrap and AngularJS
• Knowledge on Code Repositories is added advantage.
• Knowledge on Python and any Database is added advantage.
• Good communication skills (written and verbal), proven team player, rolling up the sleeves.
• Ability to commit to full-time working hours (starting at 7:00 AM).

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for gathering requirements, solution and design reviews, integration and data approach, release management methodology, fit/gap analysis of product capabilities, adoption approach, and best practices related to use of the Salesforce.com platform and guidance around adoption of Salesforce functionality.
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الوصف:

شبكة شباب الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا هي مبادرة تهدف إلى تمكين الشباب لمحاربة المخدرات والعنف والجريمة في مجتمعاتهم من خلال ثلاثة محاور رئيسية: التمكين، المشاركة المعنوية، والشراكات والتواصل التي تركز على الشباب.

عن الحاضنة:

تعمل انترسكت لريادة الأعمال، وهي منظمة غير ربحية مكرسة لتعزيز منظومة الابتكار والريادة الفلسطينية منذ عام 2020، على توسيع نطاق وصولها إلى الخليل!

تبحث المؤسسة عن مدير لحاضنة انترسكت في الخليل، متفاني بالعمل لديه معرفة جيدة في القطاع التكنولوجي وريادة الأعمال. وعلى قدرة لتحمل مسؤولية تنفيذ برامج المؤسسة وتعزيز العلاقات المحلية، وقيادة مبادرات الانشطة والمشاركة المجتمعية، بالإضافة إلى الإشراف على العمليات اليومية ودعم المواهب الريادية التي سيتم احتضان شركاتها التكنولوجية الناشئة، ومساندة جهودنا لتمكين المبتكرين في الخليل وايصالهم الى الاسواق العالمية والنجاح.

إذا كان لديك شغف بالتكنولوجيا وريادة الأعمال، ومهتم بالتأثير المجتمعي، فهذه الفرصة مصممة خصيصًا لك!

المسؤوليات:

• تنفيذ برامج الاحتضان والتسريع المصممة خصيصًا لتلبية احتياجات بيئة ريادة الأعمال والتكنولوجيا في الخليل.
• البناء والحفاظ على العلاقات مع الشركات الناشئة المحلية، والمؤسسات التعليمية، وباقي فئات المجتمع.
• تنفيذ استراتيجيات الوصول لجذب وضم الرواد والشركات الناشئة المهتمين بالتكنولوجيا وتأهيلهم.
• إدارة الفعاليات المتعلقة بريادة الأعمال مثل الهاكاثونات وفعاليات توليد الأفكار من الفكرة وحتى التنفيذ.
• تنفيذ استراتيجيات لزيادة انخراط وإشراك المجتمع بأنشطة الحاضنة وفعالياتها.
• الإشراف على جميع جوانب عمل الحاضنة.
• المتابعة المستمرة مع الشركات الناشئة التي يتم احتضانها.
• ضمان المراقبة المستمرة للبرامج والخدمات المتعلقة بالحاضنة.
• إدارة العمليات اليومية للحاضنة ومتابعتها.
• القيام بأية واجبات أخرى ذات صلة بالعمل يتم تكليفك بها من قبل المدير المباشر.

المؤهلات المطلوبة:

• درجة البكالوريوس أو الماجستير في الأعمال أو علوم الكمبيوتر أو الهندسة أو تكنولوجيا المعلومات أو المجالات ذات الصلة.
• فهم قوي لمنظومة الابتكار والريادة لتأسيس عمل الحاضنة في الخليل.
• خبرة لا تقل عن 3 سنوات في إدارة المشاريع.
• القدرة على التعامل مع العديد من أصحاب المصلحة والالتزام بقواعد وأنظمة الجهات المانحة.
• مهارات عالية على المستوى المهني باللغتين العربية والإنجليزية.
• القدرة على التعامل مع مهام متعددة، وتسليم العمل بالمواعيد المقررة.
• خبرة لا تقل عن 3 سنوات في مجال تطوير المنتجات، ويفضل أن تكون في الشركات الناشئة.

للتقديم، إرفاق سيرتك الذاتية ورسالة اهتمام توضح خبراتك المختلفة ذات العلاقة في الوظيفة والمهام الموضحة أعلاه وسبب رغبتك للانضمام إلى فريقنا إلى البريد الإلكتروني التالي info@intersecthub.org في موعد أقصاه 15 مارس 2024. وانضم إلينا في تشكيل مستقبل الابتكار والريادة في الخليل.

هل أنتِ رائدة أعمال ولديكِ رؤية لإحداث تأثير على المجتمع من خلال عملك؟ هل ترغبين في اتخاذ الخطوات التالية لتنمية مؤسستك؟ كوني جزءًا من شبكة قوية من المؤسسات النسائية ذات التأثير المؤثر في الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا وتركيا من خلال برنامج القيادة الخاص بنا She Entrepreneurs.

تقدم بطلبك إلى She Entrepreneurs إذا كنتِ مستعدة لتوسيع نطاق تأثير عملك وترغبين في أن تصبحي جزءًا من شبكة قوية من النساء المتشابهات في التفكير اللاتي يمكنهن دعمك وإلهامك في رحلتك!

She Entrepreneurs هو برنامج قيادي لرائدات الأعمال المتحمسات للغاية في الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا وتركيا اللاتي يبنين أعمالًا مستدامة وقابلة للتطوير تساهم في دفع التغيير الاجتماعي أو البيئي.وبالفعل بعد إطلاق البرنامج، تلقت العديد من رائدات الأعمال الدعم الذي ساعدهم على النجاح في توسيع وزيادة تأثيرهم.

تقدم She Entrepreneurs تدريبًا عمليًا وعلميّا على القيادة ويعتمد التدريب على الخبرة التجارية الحقيقية والتعلم التعاوني والتصميم الذي يركز على المشاركات. يوفر البرنامج أدوات ورؤى واتصالات ملموسة للمشاركات اللواتي يرغبن في تنمية أعمالهم والتطور كرئدات أعمال وكذلك قادة.

يمتد البرنامج على مدار ستة أشهر، ويجمع بين ورش العمل المنتظمة عبر الإنترنت والتوجيه عبر الإنترنت مع أسبوع واحد من التعلم المكثف في الموقع في ستوكهولم في سبتمبر.

إذا كنتِ على استعداد لتوسيع نطاق تأثير عملك وترغبين في أن تصبحي جزءًا من شبكة قوية من النساء ذوات التفكير المماثل اللاتي يمكنهن دعمك وإلهامك في رحلتك - فإن برنامج She Entrepreneurs هو البرنامج المناسب لك.

يتم تنظيم برنامج She Entrepreneurs من قبل المعهد السويدي، وهو وكالة عامة تعمل على بناء الاهتمام والثقة في السويد في جميع أنحاء العالم. يعمل المعهد السويدي مع السويد في مجال الترويج والتعاون في منطقة بحر البلطيق والتنمية العالمية.