Special Advisor, Gulf Region, D1, HQ Amman

Org .Setting And Reporting
The Special Advisor, Gulf Region reports to the Commissioner-General.
Responsibilities

• Represents and promotes UNRWA's interests with the Member States, regional
  organizations/groupings and other entities, including charitable organizations, from the Gulf,
  with the aim of strengthening UNRWA's understanding of and capacity to anticipate Gulf
  interests, agendas and concerns related to UNRWA and Palestine Refugees, including as
  those relate to, or are shaped by developments in US policy;
• Secures and sustains political and financial support from these Member States, regional
  organization/groupings and other entities including charitable organizations from the Gulf;
• Supports and advises on opportunities to strengthen ties with the US administration to
  exploit future US-Gulf dynamics that may positively affect UNRWA and Palestine Refugees;
  advises the Commissioner-General on engagement strategy with Gulf entities, and produces
  regular analysis on opportunities and risks of such engagement;
• In close collaboration with the Director, External Relations and the Director, Partnerships,
  supports the implementation of UNRWA's resource mobilization strategy with regards to
  Member States, regional organizations/groupings and other entities, including charitable
  organizations, from the Gulf; advises notably on opportunities resulting from US reengagement
  for sustaining funding support from both the Gulf and the US; identifies potential
  opportunities, establishes and nurtures high level contacts and proactively disseminates all
  relevant information to the External Relations department, who is responsible for maintaining
  donor stewardship, including reporting obligations;
• In close collaboration with Strategic Communications, identifies and helps sustain
  partnerships with media organizations in the Gulf; advises and supports media campaigns and
  strategic communication initiatives;
  Competencies
  UN Core Values of Professionalism, Integrity and Respect for Diversity and Core
  Competencies of Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results apply by
  default. Default managerial competencies may apply.
• Deciding and Initiating Action
• Formulating Strategies and Concepts
• Persuading and Influencing
• Relating and Networking
• Coping with Pressure and Setbacks
• Analyzing
• Adapting and Responding to Change
  For guidance on how to prepare for competency-based interviews: https://careers.un.
  org/lbw/home.aspx?viewtype=AYI
  Education
  An advanced university degree (Master's or equivalent) from an accredited educational
  institution in political science, public or business administration or a related field.
  Work Experience
• At least fifteen years of progressively responsible and relevant experience in political or
  administrative affairs.
• At least ten years in a large governmental or international organization.
• A minimum of two continuous years of relevant international experience outside UNRWA,
  and outside the country(s) of which the candidate is a national or holds citizenship, a passport
  or a national identity number.
• Familiarity with political affairs in the Middle East, including engagement of international
  actors in the Middle East (desirable)
• Knowledge of interests, agendas and policies of Member States, regional
  organizations/groupings and other entities, including charitable organizations in the Gulf
  (desirable)
• Extensive knowledge of Middle East history and Palestine refugee issues (desirable)
• Knowledge of the United Nations (desirable).
  Languages
• Excellent command of written and spoken English.
• Working knowledge of written and spoken Arabic.
  Assessment
  Evaluation of qualified candidates may include an assessment exercise which may be
  followed by competency-based interview.
  Special Notice
• Type of Contract and duration: 2 years, with the possibility of further extension.
• The incumbent will regularly travel to the Agency's area of operations in the Middle East.
• UNRWA is funded almost entirely by voluntary contributions from UN member states,
  regional bodies, business foundations and individual contributions. The mission of UNRWA
  is to help Palestine refugees achieve their full potential in human development under the
  difficult circumstances in which they live.
• For more details on UNRWA, please visit: https://www.unrwa.org/
  United Nations Considerations
  Staff members are subject to the authority of the Commissioner-General of UNRWA and to
  assignment by him or her.
  UNRWA is committed to achieving gender parity at all levels of staffing under the current
  UN-wide gender agenda and strongly encourages applications from qualified applicants from
  under-represented groups.
  At UNRWA, the paramount consideration in the recruitment and employment of staff is the
  necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence and integrity, with due
  regard to geographic diversity. All employment decisions are made on the basis of
  qualifications and organizational needs. UNRWA is committed to creating a diverse and
  inclusive environment of mutual respect. Reasonable accommodation for applicants with
  disabilities may be provided to support participation in the recruitment process when
  requested and indicated in the application.
  UNRWA Considerations
  UNRWA staff are expected to uphold the highest standards of efficiency, competence,
  neutrality, impartiality and integrity. This includes respect for and commitment to human
  rights, diversity and non-violent means of dealing with all kinds of conflict. Only persons who
  fully and unconditionally commit to these values should consider applying for UNRWA jobs.
  Candidates will not be considered for employment with UNRWA if they have committed
  violations of international human rights law, violations of international humanitarian law,
  sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, or sexual harassment, or if there are reasonable grounds to
  believe that they have been involved in the commission of any of these acts. Candidates who
  have committed crimes other than minor traffic offences may not be considered for
  employment. The Agency may disqualify applicants who have separated for reason of
  misconduct, who left a UN Agency while misconduct processes were pending, or who appear
  on the UN Sanctions List.
  UNRWA is a non-smoking work environment.
  Applicants are urged to follow carefully all instructions available in the online recruitment
  platform, inspira. For more detailed guidance, applicants may refer to the Manual for the
  Applicant, which can be accessed by clicking on "Manuals" hyper-link on the upper right side
  of the inspira account-holder homepage.
  The evaluation of applicants will be conducted on the basis of the information submitted in
  the application according to the evaluation criteria of the job opening and the applicable
  internal legislations of the United Nations including the Charter of the United Nations,
  resolutions of the General Assembly, the Staff Regulations and Rules, administrative
  issuances and guidelines. Applicants must provide complete and accurate information
  pertaining to their personal profile and qualifications according to the instructions provided in
  inspira to be considered for the current job opening. No amendment, addition, deletion,
  revision or modification shall be made to applications that have been submitted. Candidates
  under serious consideration for selection will be subject to reference checks to verify the
  information provided in the application.
  Job openings advertised on the Careers Portal will be removed at 11:59 p.m. (New York time)
  on the deadline date.

How to apply:

To start the application process, applicants are required to register at https://careers.un.org/lbw/Home.aspx go to Department and choose UNRWA for UNRWA posts. Only applications received through https://careers.un.org/lbw/Home.aspx will be considered. Due to the large number of applications received, only short-listed applicants will be contacted via e-mail only.

Link to TJO is: https://careers.un.org/lbw/jobdetail.aspx?id=152513