الأونروا|مسؤول المعلومات واعداد التقارير

Do you have the dedication, skills, knowledge and experience to help us improve the life of Palestine refugees? The United Nations Relief and Works Agency offers challenging opportunities for professionals interested working in a results-driven and diverse environment. If you are then we would like to hear from you.

UNRWA is the United Nations agency responsible for the protection, care and human development of a population of some 4.6 million Palestine refugees living in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon, and the Syrian Arab Republic. The Agency is committed to assisting Palestine refugees in maintaining a decent standard of living, acquiring appropriate knowledge and skills, enjoying the fullest possible extent of human rights, and leading a long and healthy life. UNRWA is by far the largest UN operation in the Middle East with over 29,000 staff. Most of the staff members are refugees themselves, working directly to benefit their communities – as teachers, doctors, nurses or social workers.

 

Reporting and Information Officer |  مسؤول المعلومات واعداد التقارير
 

Location : Gaza Field
Type of Appointment : Limited Duration Contract
Deadline for Application : 26 March 2017
Vacancy Announcement Number : 05-03-2017
Department/Division : Relief and Social Services

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

In accordance with Agency policy and procedures, the ideal candidate:

- Gathers needed information; produces a series of success stories, fact sheets, “lessons learned” papers, newsletters and other external relations materials which showcase program accomplishments;
- Researches, writes and distributes all media materials and news releases, and promotes positive coverage of RSSP activities. Supervises the collection and processing of data, and ensures quality oversight and maintenance of the database;
- Manages the day-to-day media relations work including all media enquiries and media information; and for queries from Area Offices to the Front Office;
- Acts as a focal point in the department for the Reporting and Information Officer in the DUO/G’s office;
- Enhances inter-departmental co-ordination as well as co-ordination with other UNRWA’s departments and external similar service provider;
- Ensures the department’s operational information is updated and disseminated on a regular basis with the DUO’s office;
- Prepares departmental meetings’ minutes for distribution in Arabic and English;
- Ensures the distribution of relevant information to all department staff, both in the GFO and the area offices and assists Division Heads in information gathering for regular reporting.
- Performs such other duties as may be assigned.

PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES

- University degree in English language, public relations, journalism or related fields.
- Two years’ related professional experience particularly in connection with reporting skills.
- Fluency in written and spoken English
- Ability to plan and priorities own work, well under tight deadlines and handle multiple concurrent activities
- Positive attitude and strong analytical, interpersonal and communication skills.
- Proven ability to exercise initiative
- Proficiency in using compute applications.
- Ability to complete basic English – Arabic/Arabic - English translations
- Demonstrated research and information gathering and analysis skills

CONDITIONS OF SERVICE

- Basic Salary: Monthly basic salary $1,334.50 plus monthly dependency allowance $18.65 and Group Medical Insurance GMI $12.00.
- Contract Duration: Six months (Extension is subject to continued need, availability of funds and satisfactory service.
- Leave: 30 days annual leave.
- Other conditions of service and benefits may apply.
- A regular staff member can apply to this LDC post but will not be allowed to assume such post through Secondment as he/she needs to leave his/her current post to accept LDC appointment. This

EQUIVALENCY

When the minimum requirements are not fully met, the Director of UNRWA Operations, Gaza may exceptionally substitute part of the unmet requirements with a combination of relevant academic qualifications, additional professional training and progressive relevant work experience.

NB: Work experience alone or formal qualifications with no relevant work experience are not considered an acceptable combination.

GENERAL INFORMATION

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 encourages applications from qualified and experienced women. It is Agency policy to give full consideration to disabled candidates whose disability does not militate against the effective performance of the duties of the post. Where there are two or more equally qualified candidates, selection preference will normally be given to internal candidates, Palestine Refugees and candidates of the under-represented gender. 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.


 

HOW TO APPLY

If you have got the skills and experience required above, and want to make an active and lasting contribution to improving the lives of Palestine refugees, then register on
 

Apply Now

by creating a personal profile and completing the UNRWA Personal History Form. Only applications received through this website will be considered. Please note that UNRWA only accepts degrees from accredited educational institutions. Candidates may also be invited to take a technical exam in order further evaluate their qualifications for thepost. Due to a high volume of applications received, only short-listed applicants will be contacted. The United Nations does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process. The United Nations does not concern itself with information on bank accounts.

This vacancy notice is open to internal and external candidates. As an Area post, preference will be given to local candidates already based in the duty station of the post.
 

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