Personal Assistant to Director

1-Vacancy No : 102/2011/X
2-Duty Station : Microfinance department Field Office - Jerusalem
3-Basic Salary : JD 785.2 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 1000 NIS payable in JD at UNRWA rate
5-Other Benefits : Include Health Insurance and Provident Fund.

6-Qualifications :
-A university degree in business administration, public relations or other related discipline;
-Office business training.
-Three years’ relevant experience, preferably in administration, human resources and/or office management;
-Excellent knowledge in computer utilities such as word processing, spread sheets, database and power point.
-Excellent command of spoken and written English and Arabic.
-Demonstrated skills team work;
-Flexibility and willingness to learn new skills through Knowledge of modern office procedures;
-Precision at work specifically in proof reading; careful with details;
-Ability to research and summarize background material;
-Excellent organizational skills;
-Ability to follow-up on issues actively;
-Sound judgment on importance/priority/confidentiality of issues.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:
-Knowledge of the Agency’s rules and regulations;
-Knowledge of other languages;
-Prior experience with other United Nations Organizations.
 

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 5  July  2011. 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.
-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.
-Candidates with an equivalent combination of relevant academic qualifications, professional training and progressive work experience may also be considered
-Only candidates under serious considerations will be contacted.
-UNRWA is an equal opportunity employer