Chief Field Relief & Social Services Programme

Manages and supervises the Agency’s Relief and Social Services Programme in the Field to which he/she is assigned in compliance with UNRWA's overall policies; develops, administers, and monitors the programme’s activities; approves the annual work plan, recommends the budget and controls the Programme’s financial and other resources; advises on the Agency’s Relief and Social Services activities and proposes changes to policies;

Assesses priorities of disadvantaged refugees in the Field and evaluates appropriateness and effectiveness of the Programme’s services; proposes areas of intervention, including implementation methods and related activities to meet refugees’ needs; guides the process of project development through recommending projects and supervising the implementation of projects;

Supervises the Relief and Social Services sub-programmes, including the Social Safety Net Programme (SSNP); controls the eligibility for admission to the sub-programmes and approves various forms of social assistance;

Approves eligibility for registration; supervises maintenance of refugees records and family files, and preparation of related statistics;

Guides the Programme’s human resources and provides needs based technical training;

Conducts surveys; plans and supervises emergency programmes as and when necessary;

Co-ordinates on multi-sectoral activities with the Agency’s other Programme Departments; liaises and co-ordinates activities with other UN agencies, private institutions, and governmental and non-governmental organizations involved in providing relief and social services to the refugee community in the field of operation; briefs delegations representing donor governments, NGOs and media on RSS services;

Serves as a member of the Field Contracts Committee, Field Property Survey Board and the Micro-credit Community Support Programme (MCSP) Loan Approving Committee;

Performs such other duties as may be assigned.