UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY

FOR PALESTINE REFUGEES IN THE NEAR EAST

UNRWA

UNRWA is a United Nations agency established by the General Assembly in 1949 and is mandated to provide assistance and protection to a population of some 5 million registered Palestine refugees. Its mission is to help Palestine refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, West Bank and the Gaza Strip to achieve their full potential in human development, pending a just solution to their plight. UNRWA’s services encompass education, health care, relief and social services, camp infrastructure and improvement, microfinance and emergency assistance. UNRWA is funded almost entirely by voluntary contributions. For its local team, UNRWA is seeking to employ a qualified:

Vacancy Announcement Number JF/110/2017

Contract Status        Fixed Term Appointment

Contract Duration  3 years including 1 year of probation

Grade 14

Benefits

Monthly Salary JD 849 & 800 Fils. Plus SOA 17.83 % of basic salary. Other benefits include Provident Fund contribution (15% of basic salary paid by the Agency), medical insurance annual leave. Dependency benefits are subject to eligibility.

Department         Field ICT Office

Duty Station    Jordan Field Office

Issue Date      5 September 2017

Deadline for Applications     12 September 2017

Place in the Organisation:

The incumbent is responsible to the Field Applications Officer.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

·         Performs business and systems analysis tasks as assigned by the supervisor for the design, implementation, customization and maintenance of Agency software applications, including the SAP platform;

·         Assists in collecting and documenting user requirements and preparation of system and programme specifications;

·         Performs development and maintenance tasks on applications to which assigned, including SAP and other Agency platforms;

·         Assists in proposals’ preparation for new, or changes to existing systems and applications;

·         Assists in preparation of instructions manuals and other documentation for the systems and applications to which assigned;

·         Assists in developing training material and conducting training for users of the applications;

·         Performs such other duties as may be assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

·         Formal training in systems development tools and techniques.

·         Four years of experience in the area of software applications development and implementation, one year of which must be in SAP-ABAP programming language and web applications development using ASP.Net and MS SQL Server;

·         Experience in one of the following information system applications:

–    Accounting and financial information systems (General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Budgeting and Forecasting);

–    Supply chain managements systems (Procurement,  Inventory  and Fixed Assets Management Systems);

–    Payroll and Human Resources Management Systems.

·         Good command of spoken and written English and Arabic.

Competencies:

·         Good communications and presentation skills;

·         Ability to plan, prioritize and organize own work;

·         Ability to work under pressure;

·         Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.

Desirable Qualifications:

·         Experience in implementing multi-user systems;

·         Experience of application design and development in client-server environment on MS Windows platform;

·         Experience or knowledge of applications development using MS-Access and development of reports using Crystal Reports;

·         Experience or knowledge of HTML, AJAX, Java, JavaScript, object-oriented analysis and design.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The incumbent may be required to travel in the Agency’s area of operations.

Equivalency

When the minimum requirements are not fully met, Field Director for Field Area staff and Director of Human Resources for Headquarters Area staff, in consultation with the concerned supervisor may exceptionally substitute part of the unmet requirements with a combination of relevant academic qualifications, 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.

Applicants are required to register at http://jobs.unrwa.org by creating a personal profile and completing an 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. Please ensure that the e-mail address that you will indicate in your Personal History Profile is accurate, candidates shortlisted for test or interview will only be contacted by e-mail. No follow up phone calls will be made.

The United Nations does not charge fees at any stage of the recruitment process (application, testing, interviewing, etc). The United Nations does not concern itself with information related to bank accounts.

General Information

UNRWA encourages applications from qualified and experienced women.

UNRWA welcomes applications from qualified candidates with disabilities.

This vacancy notice is open to internal and external candidates. As an Area post, preference will be given to local candidates already based in the duty station of the post.

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 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.

On appointment, all individuals will be asked to sign a self-attestation, confirming that they have not committed, been convicted of, or prosecuted for, any criminal offence and that they have not been involved, by act or omission, in the commission of any violation of international human rights law or international humanitarian law.

Date of issue: 5 September 2017