occupied Palestinian territory: Protection Officer, P-3 West Bank

Vacancy Announcement
Protection Officer, P-3
West Bank
Deadline for Applications 14 January 2020
(31 December 2019 for internal applicants)
Duration 1 year, renewable; Appointment subject to funding confirmation
Vacancy Announcement
Number
19-FO-WB-62
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.
The West Bank is home to 800,000 registered refugees, around a quarter of whom live in 19
camps. Protection concerns, restricted economic opportunities and increased poverty have
increased the need for, and reliance upon, humanitarian assistance. Against this backdrop,
UNRWA’s 4000 staff in the West Bank, the vast majority refugees themselves, deliver
education, health care, relief and social services, camp infrastructure and improvement,
microfinance and emergency assistance to support the refugee community until there is a
just and durable solution to their plight.
Do you want to make a lasting difference?
If you are passionate about making a difference in all aspects of one of the most vulnerable
communities in the world, UNRWA would like to hear from you. In this role you will be
responsible for ensuring that all activities related to protection as identified by the UNRWA
Protection Policy are effectively mainstreamed into the Agency’s programmes in an effective,
efficient, ethical and politically sensitive manner, and that institutional capacity development
takes place to embed protection into service delivery at all levels of operations. You will also
be responsible for ensuring that other relevant cross-cutting issues, including gender,
disability and child protection are included in mainstreaming initiatives and activities.
The main responsibilities include:
 Providing support to the integration and mainstreaming of UNRWA protection policy and standards in programmes including but not limited to Education, Health, and Relief and Social Services and to other protection-related initiatives in UNRWA programmes; developing, supporting and coordinating the implementation of a programme cycle management strategy to mainstream protection, gender, disability and child protection standards throughout UNRWA programming and services including undertaking annual protection audits, needs assessment, work plans, implementation and monitoring and evaluation;
 Overseeing the transfer of responsibility and resources for activities/projects/initiatives related to protection and other relevant cross-cutting (gender, disability and child protection) themes so that they become embedded in core service delivery;
 Identifying, coaching and training Programme Focal Points to develop adequate knowledge, leadership and capacity to mainstream protection and other cross-cutting issues within their programmes and services, including the development of relevant coordination mechanisms such as working groups and task forces;
 Providing technical support and policy advice in respect of agreed themes and activities; supporting the relevant coordination mechanisms on protection and other cross-cutting issues to develop an annual work plan with clear deliverables and indicators of success;
 Supporting fundraising, formulation and implementation of field protection programme initiatives responding to protection needs;
 Supporting the revision and completion of relevant planning documents to ensure protection is effectively mainstreamed along with beneficiary participation and outreach;
 Supporting the development and delivery protection-related training and knowledge building including the development of a training strategy based on clearly defined standards and competencies;
 Developing and maintaining effective external relations, including with UNRWA partners, other agencies, donors, and beneficiary stakeholders related to protection mainstreaming, humanitarian coordination, and institutional capacity development on cross-cutting issues; coordinating with the Gender Task Force and Persons with Disability Steering Committee.
Conditions of service
UNRWA offers an attractive compensation package including annual salary starting at $60,233 net tax free with post adjustment of 58.4% (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
To qualify for this position, you will need:
Education
A university degree from an accredited educational institution in public or business administration, social sciences, international law, international relations or related discipline;
Work
experience
A minimum of six years of relevant professional experience, of which at least two should be with an international humanitarian organization in the area of protection, humanitarian affairs or project management, as well as two years of international experience outside one’s home country;
Experience in the design, development, implementation, evaluation and monitoring of protection-tailored projects;
Previous work experience in refugee settings, preferably with international organizations, such as UNHCR, UNRWA or ICRC, or other relevant international non-governmental organizations;
Language(s)
Fluency in spoken and written English.
Who we are
For 70 years, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine (UNRWA) has been working on the ground in five fields of operations in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, West Bank and the Gaza Strip providing direct assistance and protection for some 5 million Palestine refugees in the Middle East. UNRWA is mandated by the UN General Assembly to provide this assistance and its mission is to help Palestine refugees achieve their full potential in human development until there is a just and lasting solution for their plight. UNRWA restores safety, dignity and hope to millions who have been uprooted by conflict with services encompassing education, health care, relief and social services, camp infrastructure and improvement, microfinance and emergency assistance.
For more details on UNRWA, please visit: https://www.unrwa.org/
Desirable qualifications:
 Knowledge of activities of UNRWA operations and services;
 Working knowledge of Arabic;
 In-depth knowledge of Middle Eastern geo-political realities and their socio-cultural implications.
You will also need to demonstrate the following 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.
 Ability to establish and maintain effective working relations in a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity;
 Ability to develop clear goals, independently plan and prioritize own work, work well under tight deadlines and handle multiple concurrent projects/activities;
 Positive attitude and strong analytical, interpersonal and communication skills;
 Proven ability to exercise initiative and resourcefulness necessary for prioritizing multiple clusters/components;
 Excellent interpersonal skills, leadership, mature, independent, disciplined and self-confident.
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 short-listed applicants 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 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: 18 December 2019/ LAN

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 short-listed applicants 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.