Director of Human Resources, D-2 UNRWA

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 long and healthy lives. UNRWA is the largest UN operation in the Middle East. Most UNRWA staff are refugees themselves, working directly to benefit their communities - as teachers, doctors, nurses or social workers. To head its operations in Lebanon, UNRWA seeks the services of a seasoned, innovative manager, highly motivated to provide skilled leadership in the position of:

Director of Human Resources, D-2

The Director of Human Resources acts as the principal Agency adviser on and manager of Human Resources matters affecting a work force of 250 International Professional and General Service staff and over 30,000 Area staff, performing professional or support functions Agency-wide. Staff serve in two headquarters offices (Gaza and Amman, Jordan), five areas of operation in the Near East (the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon and the Syrian Arab Republic), and at UNRWA representative offices in New York, Washington, Brussels, Geneva and in our liaison office in Cairo. The Director of Human Resources is the principal Agency representative in discussing with International Staff Association and Area Staff Unions all staff-related matters, and in the application of UN and UNRWA policies and staff rules and regulations applicable to the UNRWA Area and International staff. S/he manages and oversees the work of the Divisions specifically, Personnel Services Division, Compensation and Management Services Division and Human Resources Planning and Development Division, which make up the Department of Human Resources.


For details regarding this vacancy and information on how to apply visithttp://jobs.unrwa.org

UNRWA encourages applications from qualified and experienced women.

Closing date for applications is 11 June 2012.