UNRWA| Procurement Assistant

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

1-Vacancy Number : 074/2010/X
2-Duty Station : Procurement & Logistics – Field Office Jerusalem
3-Basic Salary : JD 548.44 that varies in accordance to the pay policies set by the Agency.
4-Allowances : Family Allowances payable up to 7 children and spouse.
NIS 510 as Jerusalem Allowance payable in JD at exchange rates set by the Agency.
5-Other Benefits : Include Health Insurance and Provident Fund.

6-Qualifications :
-Diploma in Business and Office Practice, or related discipline.
-Ability to operate standard computer software used by the Agency such as MS Word, Access, Excel, Outlook.
-Good knowledge of written and spoken Arabic and English.
-Five years’ experience in purchasing and market transactions
-Possession of a driving license valid in the country to which assigned.
-Knowledge of Hebrew language.
-Experience with an International organization.

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 31 August 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.