Org. Setting and Reporting

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 5.8 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 the largest UN operation in the Middle East with more than 30,000 staff. UNRWA is funded almost entirely by voluntary contributions.

If you are looking for a rewarding opportunity to make a tangible difference for one of the most vulnerable communities in the world, UNRWA would like to hear from you.

• Supervisor:
The incumbent of this post is responsible to the Principal Training Centre. He/she supervises the administrative and technical staff.

• Supervisees:
The incumbent of this post supervises the staff in the assigned training centre including professional and support staff.

Responsibilities
• Supervises the vocational training programme including:
– Supervising and guiding all Senior Vocational Training Instructors, Technical Instructors, Academic Instructors and Trade Instructors in achieving the programme objectives;
– Preparing and ensuring the implementation of the weekly time-table;
– Coordinating the preparation, implementation, follow up and evaluation of the biennial work plans;
– Supervising and developing the instructional staff teaching competency through the use of integrated supervisory tools including classroom/workshop visits, seminars, action research;
– Planning and assisting in the implementation of suitable in-service training programmes based on the needs of the instructional staff;
-Preparing and reviewing the staffing table of the centre;
-Ensuring that orders of training supplies are submitted in accordance with established procedures;
– Ensuring that equipment and other training facilities are properly maintained and safeguarded.

• Assists Principal Training Centre in managing, supervising and coordinating the activities of the centre.

• Attends to student’s progress including:
– Reviewing the progress reports and marks of trainees and advising on any necessary educational and/or disciplinary measures to be taken as appropriate;
– Applying the TC’s rules and regulations to academic and administrative problems;
– Discussing student’s problems with concerned staff, and identifying appropriate courses of action; counseling with students on related matters.

• Supervises on-the-job training for VTC trainees.
• Liaises with government and private institutions providing similar training.
• Acts for the Principal during his/her absence.
• Performs other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.

Competencies
• Leading and Supervising
• Relating and Networking
• Planning and Organizing
• Adapting and Responding to Change
• Coping with Pressure and Setbacks
• Ability to exercise communication skills both verbal and written
• Good skills in problem solving and decision making
• Competence in preparing syllabi and curricula enrichment
• Competence in conducting research and market surveys

For guidance on how to prepare for competency-based interviews: https://hr.un. org/page/prepare-competency-based-interview

Education
• Advanced university degree in one of the subjects taught at the centre or in education or psychology.
Job Specific Qualifications

• You are required to have a certificate or diploma showing completion of a course of at least one year duration in education or education psychology or instructor training.

Work Experience
• You are required to have at least three years’ experience in an administrative/supervisory capacity in a vocational educational institution.

• You are required to have at least two years’ experience in teaching or instructing in subjects
relevant to those taught at the Training Centre.

“For senior experience, you are required to mention the number of staff members you
supervised under each senior position.”

• Are you currently residing in Duty Station. It is required that you specify your current location.

Languages

• Excellent command of spoken and written Arabic and English.

Please list all languages that you know including your mother tongue and indicate your proficiency level from the drop-down list provided in the system considering the below:

If you possess a very good to excellent level of proficiency in English language, kindly indicate this as “Fluent” in your application.
If you possess a good level of proficiency in English language, kindly indicate this as “Confident” in your application.
If you possess a basic level of proficiency in English language, kindly indicate this as “Basic” in your application.

Assessment
During the assessment, the applications will be given preference based on the following desirable qualifications:
• Ph.D. degree in education or education administration or psychology or in one of the subjects taught at the centre.
• Provided very good understanding of the context of Palestine refugees and UNRWA operations.

The shortlisted candidates will be afterward evaluated based on:
• Technical Test
• Competency-based Interview

Special Notice
Contract Status:
Fixed-Term Appointment for 3 years including 1 year probation period, with the possibility of further extension, subject to the availability of funds, satisfactory performance and continuing need.

Benefits:
Grade and Salary: Grade 15, Monthly Salary: JD 997.300 fils. Special Occupational Allowance 0.15% of basic salary.

Other benefits: Other benefits include Provident Fund contribution (15.4% of basic salary paid by the Agency), compulsory medical insurance, 30 days of annual leave, and dependency allowance is subject to eligibility (if applicable).

Additional Benefits:
– 2.5 days of sick leave for each completed month of service.
– 14 weeks of maternity leave.
– 2 weeks of paternity leave.

Department/Office: UNRWA – Programme Education – Jordan
Duty Station: Amman

Other Information:
• Possession of a valid driving license.

Equivalency:
Equivalency may apply for this post.
NB: Work experience alone or formal qualifications with no relevant work experience are not considered an acceptable combination.

General Information:
•This vacancy notice is open to internal and external candidates. Only candidates residing in Jordan, and within commuting distance of the duty station with authorization to work in the duty station at the time of application are eligible to apply.

•The Agency will not assume responsibility or accountability to support or facilitate the issuance of work permit in Jordan, and without a valid work permit, the appointment may be rescinded.

•Since the Vacancy is an Area Staff post, the Agency will not provide coverage for relocation costs.

•Preference will be given to registered Palestine refugees and candidates assisting the Agency to meet its commitment to gender parity. UNRWA welcomes applications from qualified candidates with disabilities.

•UNRWA encourages applications from qualified and experienced women.

•A roster may be created from the selection exercise, and that successful candidates may be appointed to the same post. In the case of multiple or recurring posts, that a roster will be created from which the candidates will be selected for appointment.

•Only applications that have been fully completed in UNRWA’s online e-recruitment system Inspira will be considered and no late applications will be accepted. The PHP should be completed with full relevant work experience under the experience tabs as per the requirements in the Job Opening. All acquired university degrees must also be stated, if applicable. Applicants applying to positions for Grades 12 to 20 must submit a cover letter/motivational statement in order to be considered. Additionally, providing incorrect or misleading information on an application will result in the immediate disqualification of a candidate.
•Applicants will be disqualified when it becomes apparent that he or she provided incorrect, incomplete or misleading information on his or her personal history profile or during the recruitment process. If the applicant is also a staff member, the provision of incorrect, incomplete or misleading information in the personal history profile may also amount to misconduct. The Agency may indefinitely refuse to accept applications from an applicant who has previously provided incorrect, incomplete or misleading information on his or her personal history profile or during a recruitment process or committed plagiarism.

•For UNRWA internal staff, they are required to specify and include their current UNRWA grade level. To do so applicants should select under “Category” RLG, scroll down to see all categories, then select their local grade.

•Advertisements published only in English will only accept applications in English, and Arabic submissions will not be considered.

•The Agency may disqualify applicants whose name appears on the UN Sanctions List or a UN database of staff separated for reason of misconduct or of staff who separated whilst misconduct processes were pending.

•UNRWA shares investigation and misconduct information with other UN Agencies, and past and prospective employers, about staff members who have been separated for misconduct, or who have separated whilst an investigation and/or disciplinary process for misconduct is underway; and such persons may be prohibited from employment with the United Nations.

•The Agency will immediately disqualify applicants who are ineligible for any reason in accordance with the Agency regulatory framework.

•UNRWA is funded almost entirely by voluntary contributions from UN member states, regional bodies, business foundations and individual contributions. The mission of UNRWA is to help Palestine refugees achieve their full potential in human development under the difficult circumstances in which they live.

•Applications from UNRWA staff member who had been demoted with deferred eligibility for promotion will not be considered.

•Applications from Staff members who were recipients under the Early Voluntary Retirement or Exceptional Voluntary Separation Schemes will not be considered.

•Applications from Internal candidates serving for less than one year in their current post will not be considered.

•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 or to change the contract Modality.

•A candidate is not eligible for consideration if he or she was short-listed and found not suitable for the same post within the previous 12 months unless the post description has since been altered by 30% or more, as determined by ODCS.

•UNRWA reserves the right to proceed only with internal candidates or proceed with the candidates of an under-represented gender for any vacancy announcement when it determines that the short-list for a single post at any grade level is excessively long.