Job Creation Program

The main vision, mission and goals of the Job Creation Program (JCP) are:

1. Effective and wide involvement in the Palestinian development process after decades of occupation and intentionally destruction. Therefore JCP shoulder the responsibility to activate the Palestinian economy through carrying out dozens of relief and developmental projects and programs mainly extended to infrastructure, construction, and agriculture -water sectors, in addition to the social affairs & capacity building.

2. JCP contributed effectively in improving the living conditions, through carrying out a series of various projects and programs at different sectors. In addition, thousands of jobs created, lands replanted, roads have been rehabilitated which eventually assisted in easiness of living conditions and movement. Furthermore, the implemented projects contributed indirectly in activating many supporting jobs like transportation and small industries.

3. A significant and high priority was given to repair the damages in the infrastructure, agriculture and water sectors like rehabilitation of damages “wells, water pipes, irrigation Networks, main roads and destroyed buildings”. It should be bear in mined that the urgent and immediate rehabilitation of damages is a prerequisite to reactivate the Palestinian economy and JCP consider that part & parcel of the overall quick impact of poverty alleviation in Gaza Strip.

4. In terms of the social development, JCP contributed to alleviate severe poverty conditions, through adopting immediate projects characterized no longer with relief features, but also has developmental impacts like construction of schools, rehabilitation of roads and reservoirs, productive industries and food security programs that also characterized with intensive job creation programs simultaneously.

5. Assist the Ministries in general and the Municipalities in particular to carry out fast and occupational projects that eventually aimed at supporting and improving the administration and vocational capabilities in the relevant sectors.

6. JCP is considered the supreme reference for all losses and damages occurred in the last five years, including the documentation and classification of losses in due to the sectoral and geographical basis, in addition to lead the coordination process for compensating the losers.

7. JCP shared the stakeholders and Ministries in implementing development human recourses projects as it strongly believed that any success of any project could be only achieved if human resources and manpower cadres are well trained and qualified.

The JCP is headed by Dr Abdalla Al –najar –Assistant Deputy for Southern Provinces and Eng. Marwan ABDELHAMID (Chairman of Job Creation Program) and has a main office staffed with a General Manager and 30 administrative and technical employees, as well as decentralized supervision units with a total average of 50 staff members, located in Gaza (for Gaza and the northern Governorates), Middle area (for the Middle Governorate) and Southern area (for Khan Younis and Rafah Governorates)

The Program has executed many important employment creation projects in close coordination with both governmental authorities, such as the Palestinian Water authority , Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Agriculture, etc., as well as non governmental organizations, mainly in water, sewage and road projects, with the Municipalities and Village Councils. For projects implementation, JCP uses both direct hiring of laborers and utilization of sub-contractors, ensuring maximum percentage of labor content.” On-the-job training ” for unskilled workers is part of the project, as a means to provide unskilled workers with enhanced practical knowledge in high labor intensive methods.

Within the seven years (1994-2001) the program had spent approximately 80 million dollar in the fields of infrastructure, pavement, Construction and agriculture activities, besides the rehabilitation and construction of many schools all over Gaza Strip.

Since the establishment of JCP, the program has carried out a total of 54 millions dollars in the different projects, further more JCP is capable to monitor, execute, and supervise various projects with all different nature. All JCP accounts are audited periodically by local Independent Auditors Deloitte-Saba, General Control Office, and International auditors when requested by donors.

STATE OF PALESTINE-PRESIDENCY BUREAU-JOB CREATION PROGRAM

The Job Creation Program (JCP) was established in July 1994 under the umbrella of the Palestinian Economic Council for Development and Reconstruction (PECDAR). At the beginning of 2001, JCP became an autonomous entity working directly under the Palestinian National Authority-President Office.

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