Country: Jordan
Closing date: 31 Dec 2015
UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY
FOR PALESTINE REFUGEES IN THE NEAR EAST
UNRWA
UNRWA is a United Nations agency established by the General Assembly in 1949 and is mandated to provide assistance and protection to a population of some 5 million registered Palestine refugees. Its mission is to help Palestine refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, West Bank and the Gaza Strip to achieve their full potential in human development, pending a just solution to their plight. UNRWA’s services encompass education, health care, relief and social services, camp infrastructure and improvement, microfinance and emergency assistance. UNRWA is funded almost entirely by voluntary contributions. UNRWA is the largest UN operation in the Middle East with more than 30,000 staff. For its international team,UNRWA is seeking to employ a qualified:
Experts Roster - Human Resources Management
Vacancy Announcement Number15-HQ-RO-10 Duty Station various
UNRWA regularly requires technical experts and managers with international experience to perform specific professional level assignments related to projects and emergencies. For the Human Resources Management Experts Roster, theAgency is particularly interested in professionals with substantial experience in job classification and compensation, employment and contract law, recruitment, adult training and development, human resources planning, human resources policy development, industrial relations, appeals and grievance handling, etc.
Successful Roster applicants should have several years of broad international experience, solid academic qualifications from accredited universities and academic bodies, and very good credentials from past employers. Assignments can be at UNRWA Headquarters locations (Amman, Jerusalem, Gaza) or one of five Field Offices (Amman, Damascus, Beirut, Jerusalem, Gaza).
REMUNERATION
Remuneration and other contractual modalities will depend upon the needs of the assignment and the candidate's qualifications, experience and the level of expertise.
How to Apply
To start the application process, applicants are required to register athttp://jobs.unrwa.orgby creating a personal profile and completing UNRWAPersonal History Form.Please note that UNRWA only accepts degrees from accredited educational institutions. Only applications received throughhttp://jobs.unrwa.orgwill be considered.Due to the large number of applications received, only applicants short-listed for interview will be contacted.
General Information
UNRWA encourages applications from qualified women.
UNRWA welcomes applications from qualified candidates with disabilities.
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 work environment.
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.
On appointment, all individuals will be asked to sign a self attestation, confirming that they have not committed, been convicted of, or prosecuted for, any criminal offence and that they have not been involved, by act or omission, in the commission of any violation of international human rights law or international humanitarian law.
How to apply:
How to Apply
To start the application process, applicants are required to register athttp://jobs.unrwa.orgby creating a personal profile and completing UNRWAPersonal History Form.Please note that UNRWA only accepts degrees from accredited educational institutions. Only applications received throughhttp://jobs.unrwa.orgwill be considered.Due to the large number of applications received, only applicants short-listed for interview will be contacted.