Administrative Officer

For Palestine Refugees - West Bank
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees invites applications from qualified candidates for the posts of:

 

1-Vacancy No. : 147/2011/X
2-Duty Station : Field Office - Jerusalem
3-Basic Salary : 779.1 JD that varies in accordance to the pay policies set by the Agency.
4-Allowances : Family Allowances payable up to 7 children and spouse.
NIS 1000 as Jerusalem Allowance payable in JD at exchange rates set by the Agency
5-Other Benefits : Health Insurance, Provident Fund

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 other related discipline
-At least six years secretarial administrative experience, including at least two years as personal assistant or senior secretary to a chief executive or equivalent in an international organization, government or large commercial or industrial entity.
-Excellent command of spoken and written English and Arabic.

Competencies
-Drafting skills in English;
-Ability to operate standard software applications used by the Agency such as MS Word, Excel, Access and

other applications;
-Good work organizing skills;
-Demonstrated interpersonal skills;
-Sound judgment on importance, priority and confidentiality of issues;
-Ability to follow up on issues actively;
-Sound understanding of protocol norms.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
Good knowledge of UNRWA Staff Rules and Regulations; A university degree in business administration or related discipline.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The incumbent’s working hours will be from 07:15 to 14:45hrs. Monday through Friday, unless circumstances require otherwise.
 

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 is 15 September 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 the post Number 1 and 2 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.
-Only candidates under serious considerations will be contacted.
-Priority will be given to qualified registered refugees.
-UNRWA is an equal opportunity employer.
-UNRWA is a United Nations organization whose staff are expected to uphold the highest standards of integrity, neutrality and impartiality.
This includes respect for human rights, for diversity, and for non-violent means of dealing with all kinds of conflict. UNRWA staff are expected to uphold these values at all times, both at work and outside. Only persons who fully and unconditionally commit to these values should consider applying for UNRWA jobs. UNRWA is a non-smoking working environment.