Administrative Assistant

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees invites applications from qualified candidates for the post of:

-Vacancy No. : 165/2011/X
2-Duty Station : Field Office - Jerusalem
3-Department : External Relations Department
4-Basic Salary : 564.8 JD that varies in accordance to the pay policies set by the Agency
5-Allowances : Family Allowances payable up to 7 children and spouse.
An allowance of 1000 NIS payable in JD at UNRWA rate

6-Qualifications :
-Successful completion of full secondary education.
-Successful completion of post secondary course of at least two years’ duration in business and office practice or related discipline.
-Ability to operate a PC using word processing, and spread sheet, and data base applications.
-Four years’ experience in administrative / clerical work.
-Good knowledge of spoken and written English and Arabic.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
A university degree in related to the functions of the post
HOW TO APPLY
-Applicants are required to create a profile and complete UN Personal History form (P11) at http://jobs.unrwa.org. Please note that only applications received through this site will be considered. Deadline for submitting applications is10 October 2011. No applications will be considered beyond this date.
-For further information, please call 054-216-8658 during working hours (7:15am – 14:45pm) – Monday through Friday.
-Appointment to this post is subject to probationary period of one year. Upon satisfactory completion of this period, appointment will be confirmed subject to continuing need for the post.
-With their prior agreement, candidates who are approved as suitable for appointment but are not the selected candidate for this vacancy, will be placed on the Agency’s roster of pre-approved candidates for a period of up to one year, and may be considered for future vacancies in the same position. The Agency maintains the discretion to fill future vacancies for this position from the roster without re-advertising the vacancy.
-Candidates with an equivalent combination of relevant academic qualifications, professional training and progressive work experience may also be considered
-Only candidates under serious considerations will be contacted.
-UNRWA is an equal opportunity employer