اونروا |مساعد مدير مساندة البرامج

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.

Assistant Field Programme Support Officer
مساعد مدير مساندة البرامج

Location :Gaza Field
Type of Appointment :OD29 Contract
Deadline for Application :18 November 2014
Vacancy Announcement Number :03-11-2014
Department/Division :Office of DUO/G

JOB DESCRIPTION The successful candidate for this job will be responsible for providing supervision, monitoring and evaluation support to programmes and projects (regular and emergency) implemented by the Agency in a way that contributes to the development, success and sustainability of the Agency’s services delivery to the refugee community. He/she is responsible to the Field Programme Support Officer in the field.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

In accordance with established Agency policy and procedures, the ideal candidate:
-Works closely with the GFO Departments on programmes and projects to develop implementation plans and monitoring/supervision mechanisms and mainstreaming of key cross cutting issues;
-In coordination with The Field Programme Support Officer, identifies and reviews programme/projects needs, initiates, develops and maintains the Field’s lists of priority projects;
-Identifies on a timely basis project barriers and proposes strategies and approaches to overcome these barriers to the relevant Departments, as well as ensuring communication on programme/project status including potential risk to UNRWA to Field Programme Support Officer;
-Is responsible for monitoring of project progress according to proposals submitted including follow up on obligations and settlement of outstanding commitments, to ensure that project goals and objectives are met within the budget allocation and timeframe, including project monitoring visits;
-Ensures proper, professional, documented and clear communication with External Relations Department, and Field Departments regarding all aspects of projects/programme activities;
-Performs such other duties as may be assigned.

PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES
-A university degree in management, public policy, business administration, human sciences, development studies or related fields.
-Minimum of four years’ related professional experience particularly in connection with programmes/projects design and planning, monitoring, financial management and evaluation.
-Excellent command of written and spoken English.
-Ability to plan and prioritize the work under tight deadlines and handle multiple concurrent activities;
-Positive attitude and strong analytical, interpersonal and communication skills;
-Good knowledge in programme management cycle and results based management;

-Affinity with cross-cutting issues of gender, disability, youth and protection;
-Proven ability to exercise initiative;
-Proficiency in using computer applications, including Excel and Ms Word;
-Demonstrated skills in financial tracking and monitoring.
-It is desirable to possess knowledge of UNRWA Rules and Directives and a valid driving license.

CONDITIONS OF SERVICE
-Basic Salary: monthly basic salary $1670.58
-Contract Duration: one year.

EQUIVALENCY
Candidates with an equivalent combination of relevant academic qualifications, professional training and progressive work experience may also be considered.

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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