Secretary

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

1-Vacancy No. : 128/2010/X
2-Duty Station : External Relations Department - Field Office - Jerusalem
3-Basic Salary : 546.79 JD 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 510 NIS payable in JD at UNRWA rate
5-Other Benefits : Health Insurance, Provident Fund

6-Qualifications:
-Completion of full secondary education;
-Completion of a post secondary secretarial course of at least one year’s duration;
-MS Office applications including MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access and Paradox.
-Five years experience in secretarial work, of which two are at grade 09 for internal applicants;
-Applications from holders of university degree in business administration with two years experience will be accepted.
-Good command of written and spoken English and Arabic.
-Basic drafting skills in English;
-Good organizing skills;
-Interpersonal skills;
-Confidentiality;
-Knowledge of protocol norms.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge of UNRWA Staff Rules and Regulations
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 22 December 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.
-Candidate will be offered a contract of one year duration.
-UNRWA is an equal opportunity employer..