UNRWA/Administrative Officer

 

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

1-Vacancy No. : 053/10/X
2-Duty Station : Administrative Officer “C”
3-Basic Salary : 668.55 JD that varies in accordance to the pay policies set by the Agency.
4-Allowances : Family Allowances payable up to 7 children and spouse. An allowance of 510 NIS payable in JD at UNRWA rate
5-Other Benefits : Health Insurance, Provident Fund



6-Qualifications:
-University degree in business administration, accounts, social science or other related field;
-Ability to operate standard computer software used by the Agency including data base systems.
-Three years experience in administrative work related to office management, personnel, procurement and general administration.
-Good command of spoken and written English and Arabic.
-Valid driving license

COMPETENCIES:
-Proven ability to exercise the initiative and resourcefulness necessary for prioritizing multiple clusters/components;
-Demonstrated competence in all aspects of programme and project planning and management, including contract administration and application of all aspects of results-based management/programme cycle management;
-Ability to develop clear goals, independently plan and prioritize own work; work well under tight deadlines and handle multiple concurrent projects/activities;
-Positive attitude and strong analytical, interpersonal and communication skills;
-Ability to use office software programmes such as MS-Word, MS-Excel, MS-PowerPoint, MS-Project
and Access;
-Demonstrated ability in report writing and presentation.
-Sound judgement on importance / priority / confidentiality of issues.
-Valid driving license

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
-Knowledge of the Agency’s rules and regulations related to Administration and Human Resources;
-Prior experience with other United Nations organizations;
-Advanced university degree in management.

7-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 10 July 2010. 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.
-Candidates with an equivalent combination of relevant academic qualifications, professional training and progressive work experience may also be considered
-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.
-UNRWA is an equal opportunity employer