Ramallah, August 10, 2015, Talal Abu Ghazaleh & Co. International has accomplished the project of developing the organizational structure for the Palestine Investment Promotion Agency (PIPA), the closing meeting was held at PIPA to ensure the successful completion of TAGI to the project in presence of the PIPA CEO Mr. Haitham ALWheidi and representative of the DAI, PMDP.
The project included studying and development of PIPA’s Organizational structure to be appropriate for its mandates and responsibilities and according to PIPA’s Strategic Plan, also the project included developing the job descriptions for each position on the new organizational structure, assessment and analysis of the status of current employees in reference to new developed job descriptions and to the civil services laws and Improve and develop PIPAs main working procedures by restructuring the procedures in order to improve performance and effectiveness, and deal with the changes that might occur due to the new organizational structure.
In this context, Mr. Jamal Milhem, the executive director of TAGI said that this project has been completed within concerted efforts from all involved parties, and the great cooperation from PIPA’s staff with the project team, and Mr. Milhem hoped that this project will help the PIPA to develop and improve the quality of its work to serve the private sector and promote the investments in Palestine
Mr. Haitam ALwheidi, expressed his appreciation to the team who worked hard to accomplish the objectives and expressed his appreciation for TAGI team for the efforts made during the past 4 months and for the PMDP project for the support of the project, Mr. Alwhiedi also briefed the PIPA vision and future plan to develop the investments in Palestine to contribute to the development of national economy
This project was supported and funded by the Palestinian Market Development Programme (PMDP), which is funded by UK Department for International Development (DFID) and European Union (EU)in-cooperation with the Ministry of National Economy and .implemented by DAI Europe over a period of five years in the OPT, with offices both in Ramallah and Gaza.
The programme has been designed to improve market systems and improve the competitiveness of the Palestinian private sector. PMDP aims to improve private sector competitiveness through technical assistance and matching grants. Additionally, PMDP will work on strengthening trade and investment linkages as well as linkages with. The Palestinian Diaspora to play an active role in economic development in the OPTs.