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Associate Donor Relations and Projects Support Officer (Roster)

Beirut

  • Organization: UNRWA - United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees
  • Location: Beirut
  • Grade: Junior level - P-2, International Professional - Internationally recruited position
  • Occupational Groups:
    • International Relations
    • External Relations, Partnerships and Resource mobilization
    • Project and Programme Management
  • Closing Date: Closed

Roster Announcement

Associate Donor Relations and Projects Support Officer, P-2 (Roster)

Beirut, Lebanon

Deadline for Applications

26 March 2018

Duration

1 year, renewable. Appointment subject to funding confirmation

Vacancy Announcement Number

18-FO-LB-11

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 women.

  UNRWA welcomes applications from qualified candidates with disabilities.

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 professionals wishing to make a change.

Palestine refugees in Lebanon

Some 450,000 Palestine refugees are registered with UNRWA in Lebanon with around 53 per cent living in the 12 recognized refugee camps, all of which suffer from serious problems, including poverty, overcrowding, unemployment, poor housing conditions and lack of infrastructure. Because they are not formally citizens of another state, Palestine refugees are unable to claim the same rights as other foreigners living and working in Lebanon. Among the UNRWA fields, Lebanon has the highest percentage of Palestine refugees living in extreme poverty. UNRWA’s services encompass education, health care, relief and social services, camp infrastructure and improvement, microfinance and emergency assistance.

Do you want to make a lasting difference? 

If you are passionate about making a lasting difference for Palestine refugees in Lebanon, this role will give you the opportunity to contribute to Agency fund-raising activities, manage donor relations and project administration including preparing proposals, liaising with relevant UNRWA programmes and departments, initiating projects and assisting in the definition of programmatic orientation, monitoring and evaluating activities and preparing project reports.

The main responsibilities include:

Donor Relations:

•        Under the supervision of Head, of Donor Relations and Projects Support Office, Lebanon (P-3), participating as necessary in meetings with representatives of donor countries and organizations;

•        Preparing briefing documents for the Field Director, senior management and Donor meetings as requested;

•        Providing a consistently high level of customer service to local donor representatives and their officials in capitals, liaising with relevant colleagues in Headquarters;

•        Assisting in developing and implementing the Agency and Field resource mobilization strategies.

Resource Mobilization:

•        Preparing project proposals and reports; as required, working on assigned project/s independently and coordinating with relevant staff in projects team;

•        Formulating high-quality and responsive project proposals, concept papers, and project reports in coordination with respective field departments;

•        Ensuring that Project Cycle Management (PCM) principles are incorporated into the formulation and implementation of all projects.

Projects Administration:

•        Monitoring the implementation of projects in coordination with field departments and verifying adherence to donor requirements.

Capacity Building:

•        Assisting in building the capacity of field department staff to developing proposals and preparing reports; assisting with the writing, editing, formatting, and proof reading of proposals and report documents.

Conditions of service 

UNRWA offers an attractive compensation package including annual salary starting at $46,472 net tax free with post adjustment of 49.1% (subject to change without notice). All UNRWA duty stations (with the exception of Gaza and Syria) are family duty stations. Other benefits, subject to eligibility, include:

  Dependency allowances

  Rental subsidy

  Education grant for children

  Home leave travel

  6 weeks (30 working days) annual leave

  Pension fund entitlements under the

    UN Joint Staff Pension Fund

  International health insurance; optional

    life insurance

  Disability protection

Additional information

The incumbent will be required to travel in UNRWA area of operations in the Middle East.

To qualify for this position, you will need:

Education

A university degree from an accredited educational institution in  International Relations, Political Science, Development or Humanitarian Studies, Public Administration, Social Sciences or other related field;

Work

experience

At least four years of experience in international cooperation project management in the context of donor governments or international non–governmental organizations, including two years of experience at international level outside your home country;

Language(s)

Excellent command of written and spoken English.

Desirable qualifications:

•        Experience in external relations, fund-raising and/or project management;

•        Experience in the management of international cooperation projects funded by the European Union;

•        UN experience;

•        Knowledge of the Middle East context and Palestinian issues preferable;

•        Knowledge of another United Nations language.

You will also need to demonstrate the following competencies:

•        Knowledge of contemporary development principles, issues and concepts;

•        Excellent research and report drafting skills;

•        Ability to develop clear goals and identify priority activities and assignments;

•        Supporting and advising on multiple projects with changing priorities and deadlines without compromising on quality;

•        Ability to establish and maintain effective working relations with staff and outside collaborators; ability to interact effectively and with discretion with colleagues and external partners of differing levels of seniority and different professional and cultural backgrounds;

•        Strong organizational skills;

•        Demonstrated skills in team work;

•        Demonstrated track record of initiative;

•        Ability to handle sensitive issues;

•        Familiarity with project cycle management and logical framework analysis;

•        Understanding of budgetary requirements and planning;

•        Flexibility and willingness to learn;

•        Ability to follow up on issues actively.

For guidance on how to prepare for competency-based interviews:

https://careers.un.org/lbw/home.aspx?viewtype=AYI

How to apply

To start the application process, applicants are required to register at http://jobs.unrwa.org by creating a personal profile and completing UNRWA Personal History Form. Only applications received through http://jobs.unrwa.org will be considered. Due to the large number of applications received for UNRWA vacancies, only applicants short-listed for interview will be contacted. The United Nations does not charge fees at any stage of the recruitment process. 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: 26 February 2018/ CX

This vacancy is now closed.
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