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 MD-02- 2017

Contract Status       Fixed Term Appointment with one year probation

Contract Duration   1year contract (extendable)

Grade 13

Benefits

Monthly Salary JD 773 & 500 Fils. Other benefits include Provident Fund contribution (15% of basic salary paid by the Agency), medical insurance and 30 days of annual leave. Dependency benefits are subject to eligibility.

Department      Microfinance Department

Duty Station      Jordan Field

Issue Date          21 February 2017

Deadline for Applications   11 March 2017

Place in the Organisation

Is responsible to the Branch Manager

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

·         Supervises and monitors the activities of the Loan Officers of branch office (not less than six and up to 10) ensuring that they meet their work schedules, properly monitor their clients and meet an acceptable standard of productivity and repayment rate;

·         Trains Loan Officers and provides technical advice and guidance through regular meetings and revision of their activities;

·         Promotes the programme in designated region of responsibility and finds new market opportunities for additional outreach;

·         Ensures that approved borrowers comply with all the necessary legal procedures and complete their obligations to provide post-dated cheques to guarantee the loan;

·         Visits the business of the applicants to evaluate their assets, working capital requirements, reputation and reliability and makes recommendation as appropriate;

·         Follows up due and late repayments with Loan Officers, through group meetings and individual counseling, in order to solve credit and performance problems in the field ;

·         Prepares monthly progress and performance repots in the area s/he supervises;

·         Performs such other duties as may be assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

·         University degree in Accounting, Economics, Finance, Banking,  Business Administration, or other related discipline;

·         Training in sales, marketing, finance, community or economic development;

·         Ability to operate standard computer software used by the Agency;

·         Three years of experience in management, administration or development of the financial administration of loan programme.

·         Good command of spoken and written English and Arabic.

Desirable Qualifications

·         Experience in income generation activity and revolving loan schemes.

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:

Equivalency

When the minimum requirements are not fully met, the concerned Director 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.

How to Apply

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 P