Business Support Assistant- Security

Job Title:  Business Support Assistant- Security

Grade: SC4

Type of contract: Service Contract                           

Duration: 12 Months

Duty Station: Gaza, Deir Albalah

This vacancy announcement is for Palestinian nationals residing in Gaza only.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide.  The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes.  Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.

WFP, through its dual mandate in humanitarian and development, provides life-saving food assistance to the most vulnerable and food insecure non-refugee Palestinians and works to safeguard livelihoods, build resilience, and reconstitute food systems in vulnerable areas. WFP also lends its technical expertise to support national institutions by strengthening their capacities in responding to shocks and building an inclusive social safety net.

To further strengthen the humanitarian-development-peace nexus, WFP is providing climate-smart agricultural assets such as hydroponics and wicking beds to households to increase their calorie intake and enable them to generate income. WFP also scaled up its resilience-building activities to include greenhouses, vegetable farms, sheep, poultry, and technical and vocational trainings for youth and people with disabilities. These projects reduce people’s vulnerability to external shocks, serve as a safety net, and support livelihoods. 

In response to the urgent needs of Palestine, where protracted conflict and economic stagnation have led to widespread food insecurity, WFP delivers life-saving food assistance to the most vulnerable non-refugee Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. To address the ongoing crisis, WFP also focuses on strengthening livelihoods through resilience-building projects such as climate-smart agriculture and vocational training. Additionally, WFP supports national institutions by enhancing their capacity to respond to shocks and build inclusive social safety nets. By extending its systems to humanitarian and development partners, WFP contributes to broader efforts within the humanitarian-development-peace nexus.

This position will be based in Gaza and reports to the Security Associate.

JOB PURPOSE:

To deliver a range of routine business support tasks, to ensure that staff are effectively supported.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES (not all-inclusive, nor exhaustive):

Under the direct supervision of the Security Associate and overall supervision from Security Officer, the incumbent shall:

• Collect, sort and disseminate correspondence, reports and other material to meet the required demands of staff to time standards.
• Respond to routine queries received and escalate where appropriate, to provide a timely and accurate service to clients.
• Support processing and managing routine administrative and security tasks in various contributing to the effective and timely management of resources.
• Be responsible for receipt and registration of security related correspondence.
• Respond to queries and escalate where appropriate to provide a timely and accurate service to clients.
• Provide a set of standard business support activities, where required, to contribute to the effective functioning of security operations.
• Support the maintenance of security files, documents, and records in accordance with established systems and processes so that information is current and readily available for senior security staff.
• Undertake standard data entry tasks in accordance with defined systems, to ensure information is organized and readily available for the security team
• Any other duties or tasks which may be assigned by supervisor or by management.

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DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE:

• Has demonstrated awareness of security operations processes which must be adhered to in day to day work.
• Has demonstrated a good level of analytical and problem-solving ability.

STANDARD MINIMUM ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:Education:
Completion of secondary school education. A post-secondary certificate in the related functional area is desirable.

Language:

Fluency in both oral and written English and Arabic is required.

Please add a table to the 1st page of your CV with the following information;

-Place of Residency

-Company/ Organization Name

-Position Title

-Date from-to

• Any application without this table may result of disqualify your application.

** Note: All candidates are requested to fill out their application completely and correctly: to provide full and correct years of experience and obtained educational degree/s, in Workday platform; in the requested fields, in addition to attach the updated and correct CV in English. Any incomplete application will not be considered.

The Service Contract (SC) is a decentralized contracting instrument refer to specific guidelines provided and updated by HQ Policy team. It is a flexible contract modality use only by WFP Country Offices. The remuneration of SC holders is based on services satisfactorily provided in accordance with the Terms of Reference under the SC. Remuneration is made on a monthly basis and may include a sum for pension purposes, as described in Manual Section III.7.6.5.

The SC holders are covered under the safety and security measures implemented by the COs and RBs and must comply with the relevant security instructions under the Security Plan.

Following is brief guidance on the contract modality entitlement:

Contract Type: Service Contract

Grade Level: 4

Duty Station: Palestine Country Office

Job Title: Business Support Assistant- Security – based in Gaza

Duration: 12 months

Remuneration (Monthly): As per SC Salary scale

Health coverage: Under CIGNA- co-cost sharing

Social Insurance: 8.33% monthly added to the net base salary

Renewal of contract: Subject to WFP needs, staff performance and the availability of funds

Annual leave: 2.5 days per month

Sick Leave: 2 Days per month

Taxes: Remuneration under SC is not exempt from national or local taxation

Medical Clearance: Required

Eligibility to apply: National resident or having a valid visa/ permit to live and to work in Palestine 

REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION

• We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate, complete, and includes your employment records, academic qualifications, language skills and UN Grade (if applicable).

• Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application.

• Please make sure you upload your professional CV in the English language

• Kindly note the only documents you will need to submit at this time are your CV and Cover Letter

• Additional documents such as passport, recommendation letters, academic certificates, etc. may potentially be requested at a future time

• Please contact us at [email protected] in case you face any challenges with submitting your application

• Only shortlisted candidates will be notified

All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs, job requirements, merit, and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse, all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. Therefore, all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.