Directs and supervises the Agency’s Health Programme in the Field to ensure that medical care services, disease prevention and control, family health, mental health, oral health, laboratory, pharmaceutical, physical rehabilitation, hospital services and health information system are in line with the family health team approach;
Establishes and maintains a positive relationship with the host government and non-governmental health and UN institutions on health matters in order to ensure a healthy and safe environment for UNRWA’s stakeholders;
Oversees administrative matters pertaining to the Health Programme in the Field including personnel, budget and expenditure control to ensure the smooth and continuous flow of health operations and services;
Directs multi-sector activities with the other departments in the Fields to ensure activities are correlated efficiently;
Ensures coordination with local universities on health-related training activities to maintain continuous improvements on the health services provided by UNRWA;
Oversees the implementation of health projects in coordination with the Field Infrastructure and Camp improvement Programme and project management with the External Relations and Communications Department;
Performs such other duties as may be assigned.
Application Deadline
Salary Range
Unpaid Position
Contract Type
Full Time
Application Submission Guidelines
If you have the skills and experience required above, and want to make an active and lasting contribution to improving the lives of Palestine refugees, then register on http://jobs.unrwa.org by creating a personal profile and completing the UNRWA Personal History Form; it is the responsibility of the candidates (internal and external) to make sure that their Personal History Form is duly completed with the needed information before they apply as amendments to the Form will not be accepted after the deadline of the vacancy announcement. Only applications received through this website will be considered and the system will not allow applications after the deadline. Please note that UNRWA only accepts degrees from accredited educational institutions. Candidates may also be invited to take a technical exam in order further evaluate their qualifications for the post. Due to a high volume of applications received, only short-listed applicants will be contacted –“سيتم الإتصال فقط بالأشخاص الذين تنطبق عليهم متطلبات الوظيفة”. The United Nations does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process. The United Nations does not concern itself with information on bank accounts. For further information in how to apply for a post, please visit the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JreyKoXXKEA&feature=youtu.be
For any queries please send an email to: recruitmentquestions@unrwa.org. Please apply as requested above, do not send your CV To this email address, all cvs sent to this email address will be automatically ignored. يرجى تقديم الطلبات حسب التعليمات اعلاها وعدم ارسال السيرة الذاتية الى هذا البريد الالكتروني, سيتم تجاهل السير الذاتية التي ترسل الى هذا العنوان تلقائيا. Or contact the recruitment unit on 009611830403.
Requires a Cover Letter?
No
Education Degree
Masters Degree
Education Degree Details
(i) A university degree in medicine from a recognized university including an internship of at least twelve-month duration;
(ii) An advanced degree in public health;
(iii) A valid license to practice medicine in the country of duty station (where applicable).
(ii) An advanced degree in public health;
(iii) A valid license to practice medicine in the country of duty station (where applicable).
Arabic
Excellent
English
Excellent
Hide guidelines for wrong answers
No