Jordan Compensation and Management Services Officer

UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY FOR PALESTINE REFUGEES IN THE NEAR EAST UNRWA

UNRWA is the United Nations agency responsible for the protection, care and human development of a population of some 5 million Palestine refugees living in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon and the Syrian Arab Republic. UNRWA is committed to assisting Palestine refugees in maintaining a decent standard of living, acquiring appropriate knowledge and skills, enjoying the fullest possible extent of human rights, and leading a long and healthy life. UNRWA is the largest UN operation in the Middle East with more than 29,000 staff. Most of these staff are refugees themselves, working directly to benefit their communities - as teachers, doctors, nurses or social workers. For its international team, UNRWA is seeking to employ a qualified:

Compensation and Management Services Officer

Vacancy Announcement Number 11-HQ-AM-61 Grade P-3 Deadline for Applications 5 January 2012 Duty Station Jordan

UNRWA direct supervision from the Chief, Compensation and Management Services Division, the incumbent is responsible for administering the Agency’s compensation program, including conducting reviews, assisting in the development, maintenance and application of classification systems, and assisting in the development of pay and benefits systems. In accordance with the established Agency policy and procedures, the incumbent will:

Primary Duties and Responsibilities • Analyse program organisations and staff establishment and recommends in respect of organisation structures and staffing requirements; process changes to staff establishment and maintains up-to-date staffing tables and organisation charts for the Agency; • Assist in the development and maintenance of classification standards for area posts; classify area and international posts against the standards, providing documented evaluation rationales; maintain classification and position files and audits the delegated classification of area posts in the Fields; • Participate in organising salary surveys for area posts and assists in their conduct; analyse survey data, write survey reports and costs optional adjustments; coordinate with Information Systems Division on the incorporation of new compensation provisions into the payroll system; • Review and update the Occupational Classification Manual (OCM) by conducting job analysis and writes/amends post descriptions (PDs) and qualification standards and submit recommendations to CCMSD for approval; • Prepare generic PDs for international and area posts; • Conduct research into issues raised by the staff unions including documenting costing data and prepares an assessment of potential impact; • Assist CCMSD in staff training at HQ and in the Fields in compensation theory and practice.

Professional Knowledge and Experience • University degree in public or business administration, with major course work in classification and compensation, personnel management, industrial psychology or related field; • A minimum of 6 years directly related work experience, of which three years should have been in an international, a large governmental or a commercial organization, specifically in classification and compensation programs covering a variety of occupational groups. Extensive experience in working with computerised spread sheets and data bases; • Excellent command of written and spoken English.

Competencies • Sound judgment on importance/priority/confidentiality of issues. • Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines; • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others in a team environment and with people of diverse backgrounds, culture and nationalities; • Ability to work independently, develop clear goals, establish priorities and meet multiple deadlines; • Demonstrated competence in management, strong problem solving and analytical skills; • Ability to use computers and work on various Microsoft Applications such as Excel, Access, Word and PowerPoint, data-base and other applications

Desirable Qualifications • Detailed knowledge of UNRWA Rules and Directives and of the sources from which they are compiled; • Working knowledge and experience of the Agency’s operations in the Middle East and knowledge of Middle eastern culture; • Working knowledge of written and spoken Arabic.

Equivalency When the minimum requirements are not fully met, the Director of Human Resources may exceptionally substitute part of the unmet requirements with a combination of relevant academic qualification, additional professional training and progressive relevant work experience. NB: Work experience alone or formal qualifications with no relevant work experience are not considered an acceptable combination.

Additional Information The incumbent will be required to travel frequently throughout the Agency’s area of operations in the Middle East.

Conditions of Service
UNRWA offers an attractive compensation package including annual salary starting at $60,013 net tax free with dependants or $56,018 single, plus post adjustment of 42.9% (subject to change without notice). Other benefits, subject to eligibility, include education grant, dependency allowance, home leave, pension fund, health insurance and 6 weeks annual leave. All UNRWA duty stations (with the exception of Gaza) are family duty stations. Initial contract is for one year, with the possibility of further extensions subject to the availability of funds and the continuing need for the post

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. Please note that UNRWA only accepts degrees from accredited educational institutions. Only applications received through http://jobs.unrwa.org will 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 and experienced 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 environment.

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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. Please note that UNRWA only accepts degrees from accredited educational institutions. Only applications received through http://jobs.unrwa.org will be considered. Due to the large number of applications received, only applicants short-listed for interview will be contacted.