Area Loan Supervisor- LDC

Org. Setting and ReportingUNRWA is a United Nations agency established by the General Assembly in 1949 and is mandated to provide assistance and protection to a population of some 5.8 million registered Palestine refugees. Its mission is to help Palestine refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, West Bank and the Gaza Strip to achieve their full potential in human development, pending a just solution to their plight. UNRWA's services encompass education, health care, relief and social services, camp infrastructure and improvement, microfinance, and emergency assistance. UNRWA is the largest UN operation in the Middle East with more than 30,000 staff. UNRWA is funded almost entirely by voluntary contributions. If you are looking for a rewarding opportunity to make a tangible difference for one of the most vulnerable communities in the world, UNRWA would like to hear from you. Supervisor: The incumbent is responsible to the Branch Manager for supervising and monitoring the activities of Loan Officers who manage and retail specific lending products to ensure the implementation of the set targets and maintenance of standards. ResponsibilitiesIn accordance with Agency policy and procedures, the incumbent: • Supervises and monitors the activities of the Loan Officers working with specific loan products within the Branch Office to ensure that they meet the quality standards and product targets. • Visits the business of the potential clients/applicants to evaluate their assets, working capital, cash flow, income, business and family reputation and financial reliability; makes recommendations that should be appropriate to ensure minimum credit risk. • Trains Loan Officers and provides technical advice and guidance through regular meetings and ongoing review of their activities to ensure that they are competent and skilled to do their jobs. • Promotes the programme in his/her designated district of responsibility in order to open new market opportunities to increase product outreach to the optimum level. • Ensures that clients comply with necessary legal and contractual procedures and complete their obligations to provide the required legal collaterals. • Follows up due and late repayments with Loan Officers/Agents, through group meetings and individual counselling in order to solve credit and performance problems in the field. • Generates monthly progress and performance reports in the area s/he supervises in order to provide managers with up-to-date performance details. • Performs other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor. CompetenciesUN Core Values of Professionalism, Integrity and Respect for Diversity and Core Competencies of Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results apply by default: • Applying Technical Expertise • Relating and Networking • Analyzing • Formulating Strategies and Concepts • Coping with Pressure and Setbacks Education• A university degree from an accredited educational institution in Business, Marketing, Economics, or Accounting. Job - Specific QualificationNot available. Work Experience• You are required to have a university degree from an accredited educational institution in Business, Marketing, Economics, or Accounting • You are required to have at least three years of satisfactory professional work experience, two of which with a supervisory role in administration of loan programme, management, or administration. • For senior experience, you are required to mention the number of staff members you supervised under each senior position.\" • Are you currently residing in Duty Station. It is required that you specify your current location. Please explain how you meet this criterion using examples. Please explain how you meet this criterion using examples. • The candidates are required to make a declaration as to whether they have any current or past affiliations with non-governmental organisations, academic institutions, political organisations, military, or have/are engaged in activities or have made any public statements, that could be seen to impact their neutrality, objectivity or independence in the performance of their duties for the UN / UNRWA. Any declaration will not necessarily disqualify candidates from consideration for this post. • Do you have any outside activities or political affiliations that could potentially influence your ability to perform your duties with UNRWA? You are required to explain. LanguagesEnglish and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this job opening, English is required. Arabic is required. The table below shows the minimum required level for each skill in these languages, according to the UN Language Framework (please consult https://languages.un.org for details).