UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY FOR PALESTINE REFUGEES IN THE NEAR EAST UNRWA Do you have the dedication, skills, knowledge and experience to help us improve the life of Palestine refugees? The United Nations Relief and Works Agency offers challenging opportunities for professionals interested working in a results-driven and diverse environment. If you are then we would like to hear from you. UNRWA is the United Nations agency responsible for the protection, care and human development of a population of some 4.6 million Palestine refugees living in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon, and the Syrian Arab Republic. The Agency 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 by far the largest UN operation in the Middle East with over 29,000 staff. Most of the staff members are refugees themselves, working directly to benefit their communities – as teachers, doctors, nurses or social workers.
Loan Officer
Location Type of Appointment Deadline for Application Vacancy Announcement Number Grade Department/Division
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES In accordance with Agency policy and procedures, the ideal candidate: Visits designated local market places and industrial areas to promote and retail credit to microentrepreneurs and small businesses to promote business development by financing working capital and investment opportunities. Visits workplace and households to retail consumer and housing loans to low-income households to finance household assets and home improvement; Assists in initial screening of prospective borrowers, including visiting the business, completing the loan applications, analyzing the loan request and recommending disbursement; Through individual marketing and promotion channels, ensures financing new and repeated loans to increase the size of the portfolio; Monitors an adequate healthy caseload of active borrowers; Follows-up on payments of performing portfolio to ensure adequate repayment rate; Follows-up on payments of bad portfolio to reduce its volume; Performs such other duties as may be assigned.
Gaza Field Fixed Term 25 November 2014
07-11-2014
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PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES Successful completion of a two-year post secondary course in accountancy, business, marketing or other related commercial discipline At least three years of experience in sales, marketing or banking. Good command of spoken and written Arabic and English Ability to work within a team Effective interpersonal, communication and marketing skills Customer focus with commercial judgment; Familiarity with the local market needs Problem solving abilities Ability to cope with change and pressure. It’s desirable to have a university degree in business administration, accountancy or economics.
CONDITIONS OF SERVICE
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Basic Salary: Monthly basic salary $751.70; plus a currency adjustment factor (present rate 15.54%) and monthly dependency allowance up to $123.25. Contract Duration: Three years including 1 year probation period. Leave: 30 days annual leave Pension: Provident Fund contribution Other conditions of service and benefits may apply.
EQUIVALENCY Candidates with an equivalent combination of relevant academic qualifications, professional training and progressive work experience may also be considered Qualified candidates will be required to undergo tests and a competency based interview. To learn more about positive and negative indicators of professional behaviours within the UN competencies, you may review the UN Competency Development – A Practical Guide GENERAL INFORMATION 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 working environment.
ٌاألَٔشٔا ْي يُظًت تببؼت نأليى انًتحذة، ْٔي يُظًت تفتشض يٍ يٕظفيٓب االنتزاو بأػهٗ يؼبييش االستقبيت ٔانحيبد ٔانُزاْت. ٔيشًم رنك احتشاو يببدئ حقٕق اإلَسب ٔاحتشاو انتُٕع ٔتبُي انٕسبئم غيش انؼُيفت في حم كبفت أشكبل انُزاػبث. انًتٕقغ يٍ يٕظفي األَٔشٔا أٌ يقٕيٕا بذػى ْزِ انقيى في كبفت األٔقبث، سٕاء في أيبكٍ انؼًم أو خبسجّ. إٌ أٔنئك األشخبص انزيٍ يتًتؼٌٕ ببالنتزاو انكبيم ٔغيش انًششٔط بٓزِ انقيى ْى فقط انزيٍ يُبغي أٌ يتقذيٕا بطهببتٓى نهؼًم نذٖ األَٔشٔا. االَٔشٔا ْي بيئت ٍػًم يًُغ فيٓب انتذخي
UNRWA encourages applications from qualified and experienced women. It is Agency policy to give full consideration to disabled candidates whose disability does not militate against the effective performance of the duties of the post. UNRWA is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications equally from men and women. Where there are two or more equally qualified candidates, selection preference will normally be given to internal candidates, Palestine Refugees and candidates of the under-represented gender. With their prior agreement, candidates who are approved as suitable for appointment but are not the selected candidate for this vacancy, will be placed on the Agency’s roster of pre-approved candidates for a period of up to one year, and may be considered for future vacancies in the same position. The Agency maintains the discretion to fill future vacancies for this position from the roster without re-advertising the vacancy. HOW TO APPLY If you have got the skills and experience required above, and want to make an active and lasting contribution to improving the lives of Palestine refugees, then register on http://jobs.unrwa.ps by creating a personal profile and completing the UNRWA Personal History Form. Only applications received through this website will be considered. Please note that UNRWA only accepts degrees from accredited educational institutions. Candidates may also be invited to take a technical exam in order further evaluate their qualifications for the post. Due to a high volume of applications received, only short-listed applicants will be contacted. The United Nations does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process. The United Nations does not concern itself with information on bank accounts.
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