Associate Protection & Neutrality Officer- For Internal and External Candidates- Limited Duration Contract (LDC)/ Band F "Step 1"- Protection & Neutrality Department- Jenin, Grade

Org. Setting and ReportingUNRWA 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. The Incumbent: Supervisor: The position received direct supervision and technical guidance from the Protection Officer/Support Protection and Neutrality Officer/ Humanitarian Principles Officer (P3) as required, while the Director of UNRWA Operations/Affairs (D2) has overall responsibility and accountability for the implementation of the UNRWA protection mandate and adherence to humanitarian principles, including through the framework at the field level. Supervisees: NA ResponsibilitiesThe incumbent: 1. Supports the mainstreaming of protection principles and standards in UNRWA service delivery and programmes including the implementation of protection alignment reviews and follow-up to their recommendations as well as support to the coordination of area protection working groups to share good practices to enhance protection responses, in close coordination with programme protection focal points. 2. Conducts regular field missions to gather information and data on protection issues confronted by Palestine refugees in order to analyse and report on the protection context and issues encountered in the field and adequately identify emerging areas of concern as a basis for informing programmatic and advocacy responses and contributing to information management systems in line with UNRWA policies and procedures. 3.Contributes to designing a comprehensive area level protection strategy in support of the area office by: coordinating, ensuring quality, and providing technical support and capacity building (including in the areas of general protection, gender-based-violence (GBV), protection from sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA), child protection and disabilities) to ensure effective responses by programmes (particularly at the area level) according to agreed priorities and procedures. 4. In coordination with other staff at the area level, builds and maintains relationships with a broad network of stakeholders (including government, local authorities, UN agencies and NGOs as well as beneficiaries and other persons of concern) who can contribute to protection responses for Palestine refugees, and in this regard enhances collaboration and coordination to address protection issues and provide/support external briefings to various interlocutors as required. 5. Undertakes integrated assessment and follow-up of the most serious humanitarian principles and protection issues under the guidance of the Protection and neutrality officer and the protection technical team focal points, and according to standard operating procedures in coordination with senior programme and other staff (including schools principals, chief senior medical officers, area relief and social services officers, chief area officers and installations managers) that will conduct the installations checks, providing support as required. 6. Supports the delivery of trainings to UNRWA personnel and community members as appropriate on protection and humanitarian principles as required. 7. Prepares reports, briefings, and training materials as required and conducts oral and written translations of Arabic and English where required. 8. Performs other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor(s). CompetenciesUN Core Values of Professionalism, Integrity and Respect for Diversity and Core Competencies of Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results apply by default. Default managerial competencies may apply. 1. Applying Technical Expertise 2. Planning and Organizing 3. Persuading and Influencing 4. Relating and Networking 5. Analyzing Other Competencies not listed under Functional and Leadership 1. Negotiation skills. 2. Ability to handle sensitive issues diplomatically. EducationA university degree from a recognized university-level academic institution, preferably in social sciences, political affairs, international relations, law or a related field Job - Specific QualificationNot available. Work ExperienceAt least four years of relevant experience, preferably in protection, human rights, humanitarian relief emergency operations or other related disciplines is required. - Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of humanitarian protection and humanitarian principles policies and approaches is required. - Experience in driving to field locations and possession of valid driving license in the West Bank is required -Please confirm if you live/ reside in West Bank or Jerusalem? And if you have West Bank or Jerusalem ID. please to mention its number down, as it is desirable. LanguagesEnglish and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this job opening, English and Arabic are required. The table below shows the minimum required level for each skill in these languages, according to the UN Language Framework (please consult https://languages.un.org for details).