[UNRWA] Camp and Community Services Officer - Fixed Term - Camp - For Internal Candidates Only- Grade
Ente: UNRWA - UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees
Scadenza: 2026-09-17
Paese: INTL
Descrizione
Camp and Community Services Officer - Fixed Term - Camp - For Internal Candidates Only- Grade UNRWA - UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees Open positions at UNRWA / Open positions at UN Nablus ( Palestinian Territories ) Admin Application deadline in 13 days : Thursday 17 Sep 2026 at 03:59 UTC Open application form AI Application Assistant: Maximize your UN job search. AI Application Assistant Details 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. The Incumbent: 1. Supervisor: Chief Area Office (CAO) A20. 2. Supervisees: A team of General Service or equivalent Area Staff. Responsibilities The incumbent: 1. Under the supervision of CAO, represents the Agency at the camp level and the surrounding community area, as required; liaises with government authorities at the local level, including municipalities, local Internal Security Forces, local Army forces, as applicable, local refugee community representatives and humanitarian organizations and NGOs during briefings and meetings to ensure effective control and continuity of services including those related to solid waste collection in the camp and the surrounding community area as well as other issues of interest to the Agency; supports approved delegation visits to the camp and the surrounding community area, including when requested by the Director of Communications or the field director, organizing and briefing donors, journalists and other stakeholders and may randomly act as interpreter in such visits if required; 2. Supports all programmes; organizes and participates in meetings with Area Programme Officers in the assigned camp and the surrounding community area on a regular basis to discuss problems and challenges and suggest plans and possible courses of action; coordinates with key staff, including but not limited to Area Programme Officers, Heads of installations in the camp and the surrounding community area and Social Workers, as well as local community representatives and NGOs to discuss issues of mutual concern, address problems and report to CAO accordingly; intervenes to find solutions for disputes among refugees including those related to solid waste collection issues; assists in and advises on the integration of programmes and support service activities; where necessary, takes corrective measures within his/her authority as outlined by her/his supervisor; may be authorized to participate in or lead committees in the community; 3. Acts as Security and Safety focal point for the assigned camp and surrounding community area and identifies, analyses and timely reports to CAO and Field Security and Risk Management (FSRM) staff on risks and security incidents and issues affecting UNRWA personnel and installations; ensures that the Camp and Community Services Office has an evacuation plan and has basic safety equipment in place; consults with community leaders and other identified relevant actors and/or parties about appropriate community response(s) to security incidents involving Agency personnel, assets and/or installations, including reporting such incidents to the police on behalf of UNRWA where required and ensuring measures to prevent security incidents from re-occurring; 4. Monitors the camp's environment and the surrounding community area and identifies and timely reports to CAO on neutrality violations and protection issues affecting Palestine refugees; follows up to ensure such issues are adequately addressed by Programmes and/or other relevant Departments; in consultation with the CAO, supports and works with Protection and Neutrality (P&N) teams in gathering information, reporting protection and neutrality incidents in a timely manner, setting up meetings with beneficiaries, building relationships between the P&N teams and the community regarding protection and neutrality issues, and implementing and mainstreaming the Agency’s responses regarding protection and neutrality issues, as they arise in the assigned camp/community; 5. Plans, directs and manages the activities of the Camp and Community Services Office and provides direct supervision to sanitation laborers and foremen at the camp level as well a
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