Job Code Title : Internist
Department/ Office : UNRWA - Programme Health - Jordan
Location : Field Locations
Posting Period : 24 October 2024-6 November 2024
Job Opening number : 24-MED-UNRWA - Programme Health-245362-R-Field Locations (R)
Staffing Exercise : N/A
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 reports to the Area Health Officer (AHO) and receives technical guidance from Field Disease Control Officer (FDCO).
• Supervisees: Not applicable.
Responsibilities:
Competencies:
UN Core Values of Integrity, Professionalism and Respect for Diversity, and Core Competencies of Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results apply by default
• Applying Technical Expertise
• Following Instructions and Procedures
• Adapting and Responding to Change
• Analyzing
• Learning and Researching
• Proficiency in UNRWA's standard computer applications.
Education:
Job Specific Qualifications :
Work Experience :
Languages:
• Excellent command of spoken and written English and Arabic.
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:
The shortlisted candidates will be afterward evaluated based on:
• Technical Test
• Competency-based Interview
Special Notice :
Type of Contract:
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
Grade and Salary:
Grade HL08, Monthly Salary: JD 1822.500 fils. Special Occupational Allowance (15%) of basic salary. (SOA may change from time to time)
Other benefits:
Other benefits include Provident Fund contribution (15.4% of basic salary paid by the Agency), compulsory medical insurance, 36 days of annual leave, and dependency allowance is subject to eligibility (if applicable).
Additional Benefits:
- 2.4 days of sick leave for each completed month of service.
- 14 weeks of maternity leave.
- 2 weeks of paternity leave.
Department/Office: UNRWA - Programme Health - Jordan Duty Station: Field Locations
Other Information:
• The incumbent is required to travel frequently in the field and area of operations;
Equivalency:
Equivalency may apply for this post.
• Candidates with a combination of additional relevant academic qualifications and/or additional years of progressive work experience may also be considered on equivalency.
NB: Work experience alone or formal qualifications with no relevant work experience are not considered an acceptable combination.
UNRWA is the United Nations agency responsible for the protection, care and human development of a population of some 5 million Palestine refugees living in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon and the Syrian Arab Republic. UNRWA 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 the largest UN operation in the Middle East with more than 29,000 staff. Most of these staff are refugees themselves, working directly to benefit their communities - as teachers, doctors, nurses or social workers.