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UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY
FOR PALESTINE REFUGEES IN THE NEAR EAST
UNRWA

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.

مسئول السلامة من الحريق

Fire Safety Officer

Location:Gaza Field
Type of Appointment:OD29 Contract
Deadline for Application:12 April 2015
Vacancy Announcement Number:09-03-2015
Department/Division:Safety and Security Office


MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES In accordance with established Agency policy and procedures, the incumbent will:
-Conducts fire prevention and safety inspections and assessments of the UNRWA installations in the Office's area(s) of responsibility.
-Creates inspection/assessment tools based and/or adapts existing tools for use at UNRWA facilities.
-Discusses any concerns with relevant personnel and management.
-Conducts follow-up inspections to ensure deficiencies were corrected.
-Serves as the Field Office's fire and safety focal point.
-Handles fire and safety related administrative, planning, and reporting duties.
-Liaises with eternal fire, safety, and emergency response agencies.
-Obtains details from and/or reports on any investigation of UNRWA fire and safety incidents, and follows up as needed on any recommendations or findings.
-Conducts first aid, fire safety & prevention, fire fighting, mass casualty, and emergency response training and drills.
-Researches and reviews fire safety and emergency best practices and procedures.
-Creates presentation materials.
-Conducts awareness briefings and event/incident debriefings with staff.
-Plans and leads fire and emergency evacuation drills.
-Coordinates drills and activities with emergency service providers such as the government's Directorate of Civil Defence.
-Conducts fire safety and equipment training-of-trainers.
-Ensures general fire safety and emergency awareness.
-Develops and ensures distribution, awareness, and/or display of evacuation and emergency plans, procedures, and signage
-Works with the translator to ensure all awareness materials are available in Arabic and English.
-Advises staff on fire and safety matters.
-Manages facility fire and safety equipment and physical structures.
-Ensures fire extinguishers, alarm systems, fire suppressions systems, and first aid kits are properly inspected, maintained, and labeled
-Ensures building evacuation routes are labeled and unobstructed.
-Supervises the maintenance contractor for safety
-Enforces Office and installation fire safety and emergency response policies and protocols.
-Performs such other duties as may be assigned.

PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES
-Bachelor’s degree in a related field
-Good practical knowledge of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
-Minimum of two years relevant technical experience.
-Previous training experience.
-Proven writing and communication skills.
-Excellent spoken and written English, native or near native level.
-Strong interpersonal and organizational capabilities: Ability to work effectively and harmoniously with colleagues from varied cultures and backgrounds.
-Able to work on own initiative, within a group/team atmosphere.
-Must be flexible and able to accommodate multiple or competing demands.
-Strong writing and communication skills.
-It is desirable to have a previous fire fighting and/or Emergency Response Team experience or related certification(s).

CONDITIONS OF SERVICE
-Basic Salary: Monthly basic salary $ 1,039.80;
-Contract Duration: Six months only.
-Leave: 2.5 day per month.


ASSESSMENT METHOD
Qualified candidates will be required to undergo tests and a competency based interview. To learn more about positive and negative indicators of professional behaviours within the UN competencies, you may review the UN Competency Development – A Practical Guide

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 is a non-smoking working environment.

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

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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 the post. 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.

 

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