Country: occupied Palestinian territory
Closing date: 23 Apr 2017
UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY
FOR PALESTINE REFUGEES IN THE NEAR EAST
UNRWA
Senior Deputy Director of UNRWA Operations, D1 (Programmes)
in Gaza(non-family)
Deadline for Applications
23 April 2017
(9 April 2017 for internal applicants)
Duration 2 years, with the possibility of further extension, subject to the availability of funds, satisfactory performance and continuing need.
Vacancy Announcement Number
17-FO-GA-15 (Re-advertised)
UNRWA encourages applications from qualified women and welcomes applications from qualified candidates with disabilities.
What is UNRWA?
UNRWA is a United Nations Agency offering an exciting, challenging and highly satisfying work environment. Working with UNRWA is unique because of the diverse direct services it successfully delivers to millions of registered Palestine refugees in the Middle East, in the areas of education, health care, relief and social services, camp infrastructure and improvement, microfinance and emergency assistance services. UNRWA works across five locations: Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, West Bank and the Gaza Strip; under some of the most stimulating, motivating, but at times high risk conditions in the world.
For a snapshot of UNRWA’s work in the Gaza Strip, visit: https://www.unrwa.org/where-we-work/gaza-strip
UNRWA offers a competitive and comprehensive compensation package (below).
Who are we looking for?
è Experienced professionals who are proven leaders in their field.
è Experienced managers who will enthusiastically take on the challenge of delivering vital services to millions of Palestine refugees and to drive change.
è Confident communicators, who have significant experience in leading large diverse multicultural teams and achieving success in challenging conditions.
è Problem solvers who should be able to find solutions and respond to diverse and often complex issues as they arise.
Your Typical Day
As a Senior Deputy Director (one of only two deputy directors reporting directly to the most senior UN official in Gaza – the Field Director) of UNRWA Operations (Programmes), on a typical day you may:
- Perform daily leadership, coordination and management tasks relating to the Field’s services – entailing 13,000 staff and a budget of over 510 million USD per year – 45% of the Agency’s total expenditure;
- Meet with high-level donors and governments representatives and the larger UN country team to respond to questions, concerns, and facilitate support in ensuring UNRWA’s operations;
- Respond emergency queries from your Field Programme chiefs in the areas of education, health, relief and social services, infrastructure and camp improvement, microfinance and community mental health programmes;
- Meet with the senior management team and develop the Field Implementation Plan and Biennium Budget;
- Work with chiefs of the Field Programme areas to develop the Mid-Term Programme Strategy, ensuring an integrated approach to programme management;
- Perform the task of the Acting Field Director during the Field Director’s absence;
- Manage and oversee finance, human resources and performance management issues in line with the UNRWA Regulatory framework;
- Meet with the head of the Operations Support Officer programme, to guide and provide oversight to operations;
- Lead reform initiatives throughout your programme areas;
- Coordinate with the Area Staff Union chairperson and Education, General Services and Manual Workers sector chairpersons to resolve issues and disputes between staff, the staff union and field management;
- Act as the Field security focal point and liaise with the Agency’s Chief Security Adviser and the UN Department of Safety and Security in the Field, when required.
Salary and Benefits
UNRWA offers an attractive and competitive compensation package including annual salary starting at $96,865 net tax free, plus post adjustment of 51.0%** (subject to change without notice) and additional benefits and allowances (if eligible):
- dependency allowances – net payments (for spouse and children)
- rental subsidy – net payments
- education grant – net reimbursement of large portion of actual costs for children’s education
- home leave travel – regular visits to your family or home country
- pension fund entitlements – under the UN Joint Staff Pension Fund, a highly successful pension funds scheme limited only to UN staff participants;
- comprehensive health insurance, and optional life insurance;
- disability protection;
- 6 weeks (30 working days) annual leave
Additional benefits available to staff working in Gaza:
- Hardship allowance – net payment
- Non-family service allowance – net payment
- Rest and recuperation leave every 8 weeks (subject to change without notice);
- Family visit travel – alternating with home leave to visit your family;
To be considered for this role you will need, at a minimum:
· An advanced university degree (Masters or PhD) from an accredited educational institution in political science, social science, public or business administration, or international relations.
· At least 15 years of professional experience, including at least eight years managing large-scale, multi-sector programmes in a large governmental or international organization, outside one's home country.
· Significant experience in managing large teams.
· Excellent command of spoken and written English.
· A willingness to travel frequently throughout the Agency’s areas of operation in the Middle East.
A stand-out candidate will also have:
· Knowledge of activities of UNRWA operations and services;
· Knowledge of Middle Eastern geo-political realities and its socio-cultural implications;
· Experience with United Nations administration/financial policies and practices;
· Working knowledge of Arabic.
To be a successful candidate you will need the following core competencies
(these are the drawn from the UN competency framework and will be used to assess your candidacy).
· Professionalism
· Leadership:
· Planning and Organizing
· Managing performance
· Technological Awareness
· Client Orientation
For further guidance see:
https://careers.un.org/lbw/attachments/competencies_booklet_en.pdf
How to Apply
Submit an application through http://jobs.unrwa.org
Only applications received throughhttp://jobs.unrwa.orgwill be considered. Due to the large number of applications received for UNRWA vacancies, only short-listed applicants will be contacted.
The United Nations does not charge fees at any stage of the recruitment process (application, testing, interviewing, etc). The United Nations does not concern itself with information related to bank accounts.
General Information
UNRWA staff are expected to uphold the highest standards of integrity, neutrality and impartiality at all times. 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. UNRWA is a non-smoking work environment.
The retirement age for staff entering or re-entering service in the UN Common System after 1 January 1990 is 62 and 65 after 1 January 2014. For external applicants, only those who are expected to complete a term of appointment will normally be considered.
The Agency reserves the right not to make an appointment, to make an appointment at a lower grade, or to make an appointment with a modified job description.
Date of issue: 27 March 2017
How to apply:
Submit an application through http://jobs.unrwa.org
Only applications received throughhttp://jobs.unrwa.orgwill be considered. Due to the large number of applications received for UNRWA vacancies, only short-listed applicants will be contacted.
The United Nations does not charge fees at any stage of the recruitment process (application, testing, interviewing, etc). The United Nations does not concern itself with information related to bank accounts.