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UNRWA, the largest United Nations operation in the Middle East with over 30,000 staff working across five areas of operation, is looking for highly committed personnel wishing to make a change.

If you are looking for a rewarding opportunity to make a tangible difference for one of the most vulnerable communities in the world, UNRWA would like to hear from you.

The Associate Humanitarian Principles Officer reports to the Senior Humanitarian Principles Coordinator

Responsibilities

-Provides support on the policy/ knowledge management, and to the training and outreach units, as required; follows up with, and responds to requests from, Fields on related activities, ensuring appropriate and timely actions are taken; prepares draft responses and other support functions as required.

-Provides regular data and trends analyses on issues related to humanitarian principles; contributes to the collection and analysis of evidence and data; drafts internal reports with recommendations to the supervisor and follows up on relevant actions.

-Contributes to the mainstreaming of humanitarian principles in UNRWA service delivery and programmes, including:

(i) supporting the implementation of relevant audits and follow-up on their recommendations;

(ii) documenting and maintaining best practice, and

(iii) supporting the sharing of good practices to enhance response and advocacy.

-Supports the design, delivery of trainings, and preparation of training materials, to UNRWA personnel on humanitarian principles. as required.

-Supports the supervisor in coordination with external actors including UN agencies, NGOs, donors, and other relevant stakeholders on relevant issues, including collecting evidence and exchanging of information.

-Under the overall guidance of the Senior Humanitarian Coordinator, works closely with UNRWA Departments, particularly the Education Department, to support the full implementation of humanitarian principles within their working material.

-Drafts and/or provides inputs, from a humanitarian principles perspective, into reports, briefings, talking points, and preparing case summaries and contributes to organizational reports and context briefs.

Competencies

UN Core Values of Integrity, Professionalism and Respect for Diversity, and Core Competencies of Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results apply by default.

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For guidance on how to prepare for competency-based interviews: https://careers.un. org/lbw/home.aspx?viewtype=AYI

Education

Advanced university degree (Master’s or Equivalent) from an accredited educational institution in social sciences, political affairs, international relations, human rights, law or a related discipline.

Work Experience

At least three years of relevant experience in protection, human rights, humanitarian/relief emergency operations, refugee law, legal aid and assistance, is required.

Unless already serving as an international staff member in the UN Common System, at least two continuous years of relevant international experience outside UNRWA, and outside the country(s) of citizenship, is required.

Advanced university degree (Master’s or Equivalent) from an accredited educational institution in social sciences, political affairs, international relations, human rights, law or a related discipline, is required.

Previous work in the Middle East with knowledge of the history and the issues affecting the region, is desirable.

Knowledge of, and experience in, project management, is desirable.

Languages

Excellent command of spoken and written English, is required.

Knowledge of spoken and written Arabic, is desirable.

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: Temporary Appointment until 31 October 2023 with the possibility of further extension subject to availability of funds, need and performance.

The Associate Humanitarian Principles Officer may be required to travel frequently to the five fields of operations.

Only applications that have been fully completed in UNRWA’s online e-recruitment system Inspira will be considered and no late applications will be accepted. The Personal History Profile (PHP) should be completed with full work experience under the experience tabs as per the requirements in the Job Opening.

A roster may be created from the selection exercise, and successful candidates may become eligible for a temporary appointment to the same post or a similar post.

Equivalency may apply
NB: work experience alone or formal qualifications with no relevant work experience are not
considered an acceptable combination.

UNRWA welcomes applications from qualified candidates with disabilities.

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.