UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY
FOR
Gaza Field UNRWA Internal/External Vacancy Notice No. 04-09-2009
15 September 2009
POST TITLE:
Credit Extension
Assistant
Grade: 09
Salary:$687.90
Department:
Microfinance &
Microenterprise
Location:
Number of Posts : 4
Fixed Term Contract
1. PLACE IN THE ORGANIZATION :-
Is responsible to the Senior Branch Manager or Branch
Manager through the Area Loan Supervisor.
2. FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES :-
In accordance with established Agency policy and
procedures, the incumbent:-
(A) Visits designated local market places and industrial
areas to promote, retail and explain the operation of
the working capital credit programme to small and
microenterprise owners who can benefit from the
Agency’s Microenterprise Credit (MEC) and Solidarity
Group Lending (SGL) product;
(B) Assists in the initial screening of prospective
borrowers, including visiting the business,
explaining and completing the loan application
form and analyzing the loan request;
(C) Through individual marketing and promotion,
ensures a portfolio of 35 or more new repeat loans
each month;
(D) Monitors an individual caseload of 200 active
borrowers to ensure that they meet their repayment
commitments;
(E) Collects cash payments and issues temporary
receipts to individual borrowers in the field, mainly
clients in arrears with their repayments;
(F) Provides enterprise counseling and deals with
problematic loans;
(G) Performs such other duties as may be assigned.
3. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :-
(A) Academic and Professional
Successful completion of a two-year post secondary
course in accountancy, business, marketing,
community development or other related discipline.
(B) Experience
Three years experience in sales, marketing, banking
or Community development activities.
(C) Language
Good command of spoken and written Arabic and
English.
4. DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS :-
University degree in Business Administration, Accountancy
or Economics or a related discipline
5. EQUIVALENCY:-
When the minimum requirements are not fully met, with the
Director of UNRWA Operations,
substitute part of the unmet requirements with a combination
of relevant academic qualifications, additional professional
training and progressive relevant work experience.
N.B.: Work experience alone or formal qualifications with no
relevant work experience are not considered an acceptable
combination.
6. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:-
- The incumbent may be required to work beyond the regular
working hours.
- UNRWA is a United Nations organization whose staff are
expected to uphold the highest standards of integrity, neutrality
and impartiality. This includes respect for human rights, for
diversity, and for non-violent means of dealing with all kinds
of conflict. UNRWA staff are expected to uphold these values
at all times, both at work and outside. Only persons who fully
and unconditionally commit to these values should consider
applying for UNRWA jobs.
- Qualified female applicants are strongly encouraged to
apply.
- UNRWA is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes
applications equally from men and women.
- Appointment to this post is subject to probationary service of
12 months duration. Upon the satisfactory completion of the
probationary period, appointment will be confirmed subject
to the continuing need for the post.
- It is Agency policy to give full consideration to disabled
candidates whose disability does not militate against the
effective performance of the duties of the post.
- Staff members are subject to the authority of the
Commissioner-General and to assignment by her to any of
the activities or offices of the Agency in or outside the area
of its operations.
- The Agency’s Administration reserves the right to make no
appointment if a suitable candidate cannot be found from
among the applicants without giving reasons.
- Among candidates of equal merit, priority will be given to
internal candidates and registered
APPLICATIONS:
Interested applicants should apply only by completing electronic application through our website: http://jobs.unrwa.ps not
later than 29 September 2009.
Equivalency Provisions
When the minimum requirements are not fully met, the Director of UNRWA Operations,
exceptionally substitute part of the unmet requirements with a combination of relevant academic
qualifications, additional professional training and progressive relevant work experience. The equivalency
procedures will be implemented according to the following order:
1. If fewer than 5 fully qualified applicants are received when there is a test for the post.
2. If fewer than 3 fully qualified applicants are received when there is no test for the vacancy.
3. If the outcome of testing and interviewing the fully qualified applicants proves unsatisfactory, further
applicants might be shortlisted on an equivalency basis.
4. If a second round of testing and interviewing applicants shortlisted on equivalency basis would not yield
a suitable candidate, the post will be advertised again.
Work experience alone or formal qualifications with no relevant work experience are not considered an
acceptable combination. In particular, no applicants will receive equivalency and an appointment if they are
less than one step below the requirements of the post. For example, if the post requires a master’s degree,
then only applicants with a bachelor’s degree can apply and receive equivalency according to the following
schedule:
Education Equivalency
Post Degree
Requirement
Minimum Degree
Accepted
Number of
Additional Years of
Required Relevant
Experience
PhD Master 5
Master Bachelor 5
Bachelor Diploma 3
Diploma Tawjihi 3
Tawjihi None Required -
However, if candidates exceed the education requirements of the post, they can use this to make up for a lack
of experience. The most experience a candidate can use education as a substitute for is 5 years. The degree
and equivalent years granted are below:
Experience Equivalency
Degree Obtained Experience Granted
PhD 5
Master 3
Relevant Bachelor 2
Non-Relevant Bachelor 1