Opportunity Type: Job
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
Jordan, Lebanon, West Bank and Gaza
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
Jordan, Lebanon, West Bank and Gaza
About the Organization:
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) is the largest United Nations program in the Middle East. It provides assistance and protection to Palestine refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, the Syrian Arab Republic and the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt). It does so by offering to a population of some 5 million registered refugees a range of human development and humanitarian services in primary and vocational education, primary health care, social safety net, community support, camp improvement and microfinance.
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) is the largest United Nations program in the Middle East. It provides assistance and protection to Palestine refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, the Syrian Arab Republic and the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt). It does so by offering to a population of some 5 million registered refugees a range of human development and humanitarian services in primary and vocational education, primary health care, social safety net, community support, camp improvement and microfinance.
Background
The relief and social services program (RSSP) is one of the Agency’s five core program departments. The smaller social services program oversees a variety of work targeting vulnerable groups; one of these pieces of work is the microcredit community support program (MCSP). The objective of the MCSP is to increase Palestine refugee household assets through the provision of access to financial and non-financial services and products.
The relief and social services program (RSSP) is one of the Agency’s five core program departments. The smaller social services program oversees a variety of work targeting vulnerable groups; one of these pieces of work is the microcredit community support program (MCSP). The objective of the MCSP is to increase Palestine refugee household assets through the provision of access to financial and non-financial services and products.
About the Job:
UNRWA is looking for Consultant to evaluate the MCSP as it currently stands and to determine if it is feasible for MCSP to become a microfinance program for the poor.
UNRWA is looking for Consultant to evaluate the MCSP as it currently stands and to determine if it is feasible for MCSP to become a microfinance program for the poor.
Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Provide recommendations and analysis in order to answer the following questions:
- What differential impacts has MCSP had on poor and non-poor refugee clients (both positive and negative, intended and unintended)?
- How do the MCSP products and loan portfolio quality compare against best practices for microfinance?
- Is microfinance recommended as an effective intervention to alleviate Palestine refugees’ poverty considering the context of each field of operation?
- If microfinance is recommended, what would the RSSP need to do to re-design the current MCSP so that it:
- Meets intended outcomes;
- Adheres to best practices;
- Offers products not already available from MFIs or other institutions?
- Is it economically feasible for RSSP to run a microfinance program that impacts poor Palestine refugees in light of the current resource base?
Qualifications:
- Advanced degree in a relevant field;
- Development specialist with minimum 10 years demonstrable experience in the design, implementation, and evaluation of program to lift the poor, or similar groups, out of poverty;
- Direct experience with the design, implementation and evaluation of microfinance programs for the poor;
- Fluency in written and spoken English.
Posted: 03 Jul 2012
Closing Date: 31 Jul 2012
How to Apply:
Interested candidates can send their resume and cover letter to
consultancy@unrwa.org
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Closing Date: 31 Jul 2012
How to Apply:
Interested candidates can send their resume and cover letter to
consultancy@unrwa.org
View Original Posting
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