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Job Opportunity Poster
Position title: Common Services Assistant
Appointment Process No. 2014-RMLAH-003
Type: Indeterminate
Department: Representative Office of Canada to the Palestinian Authority
Number of Vacancies: 1
Job Category: Common Services
Level: Assistant
Classification: LE-05
Salary range: 136, 788 ILS, 13th Month bonus
Location: Ramallah, West Bank
Closing date: 21st December 2014
Summary of position: The Common Service Assistant provides daily administrative
support and services; provides and creates information and/or documentation; provides
support for ongoing common services program activities; responds to service requests
from clients and performs other duties as required.
Area of selection/Eligibility: Open to external applicants who have the right to live
and work in Ramallah and to employees occupying an indeterminate or term position at
the Representative Office of Canada to the Palestinian Authority, who meet all of the
essential qualifications an whose applications are received by the closing date as
mentioned above.
Essential qualifications
Education:
Post-secondary degree from a recognized post-secondary institution.
Language:
Fluency in English (written and spoken)
Fluency in Arabic (written and spoken)
Experience:
- At least three years of recent (within the past five years), relevant work experience
working as an Administrative assistant in a similar position for a corporate organization,
foreign mission or other government office or international organization.
- Experience providing client service and working with external service providers
Knowledge:
- Knowledge of administrative and office procedures;
- Knowledge basic financial procedures;
- Knowledge of human resource practices;
- Knowledge of procurement and inventory management.
Ability/Competencies:
- Ability to accurately prepare charts, tables, letters and reports;
- Advanced use of Microsoft Office products, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Ability to communicate effectively with clients, both orally and in writing in English;
- Ability to follow instructions and apply rules;
- Ability to research, analyze and evaluate information effectively;
- Ability to coordinate conflicting priorities within tight deadlines and meet work targets;
- Ability to work in a team.
Asset Qualifications
Preference may be given to candidates who have the following asset qualifications:
- Experience in collaborating with representatives of the Palestinian Authority.
- Knowledge of the French language (spoken and written).
- Experience working for a Canadian mission abroad
Operational Requirements:
- Ability to work occasional overtime (evenings, weekends if necessary)
- Ability to travel and attend offsite meetings.
Conditions of Employment:
- Right to work legally in the West Bank and Israel, or right to work legally in the West Bank
and travel to Israel.
- Able to obtain and retain an enhanced reliability clearance.
How to apply
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Please click on the link www.wfca-tpce.com and complete the online application
form. Candidates are also required to upload a CV and a covering letter. Applications
which do not include all of the requested documents or information will be rejected.
Candidates must demonstrate concisely in their cover letter how they meet the
essential and asset qualifications.
Important notes
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Candidates are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official
language of their choice. They are asked to indicate their preferred official language
in their application (English or French).
Communication for this process will be sent via email. It is the responsibility of the
candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as
required.
Candidates who apply to this selection process should include an email address that
accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).
Candidates selected at the screening stage will be invited for further
assessment. Methods of assessment may include, but are not limited to, a written
examination, an oral interview, role-play, practical tests, presentations and/or
psychometric assessment.
Reference checks will be sought for candidates that reach interview stage and may
form part of the selection process.
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Please note that the Representative Office of Canada to the Palestinian Authority
does not sponsor work permits directly or indirectly.
The Representative Office of Canada to the Palestinian Authority does not reimburse
any travel costs to and from interviews/exams nor does it reimburse any relocation
costs.
The results of this competition may also be used to establish an eligibility list of staff
for similar openings at the Representative Office of Canada to the Palestinian
Authority which might arise in the 12 months following the completion of this
competition.
If you have any questions at any stage of the process please send an email to
[email protected]