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UNRWA Digital Archiving and Digitization Job in Amman with a Salary of USD 120,000

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Applicant criteria

NationalityJordan
Age
  • 18 - 60
Gender
  • Both

Opportunity criteria

Job Type
  • Full time
Job FieldsAdministration Jobs
Opportunity FieldEntrepreneurship and Innovation, Others
Job locationJordan
Deadline2026-07-21

Opportunity description

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) announces the opening of applications for the position of Senior Programme Management Consultant – Archives, Digitization, and Research within the Relief and Social Services Department at the Agency’s headquarters in Amman.

This assignment focuses on supporting the implementation of the digital archiving initiative through programme oversight, team coordination, progress tracking, risk management, reporting, and improving work mechanisms related to archive digitization, record verification, and knowledge management. The expected duration of the assignment is 12 months, with the possibility of extension depending on programme needs, performance, and the availability of funding.

Benefits

  1. Fixed annual salary of USD 120,000.
  2. An opportunity to work with an international United Nations organization.
  3. Work on an important project in the field of digital archiving and knowledge management.
  4. Expected contract duration of 12 months, with the possibility of extension.
  5. An opportunity to contribute to the development of archiving, digitization, and research systems within UNRWA.
  6. The work location is linked to UNRWA headquarters in Amman, with the note that the work location is negotiable.
  7. The United Nations does not charge any fees at any stage of the application or recruitment process.

Duties & responsibilities

  • The consultant will be responsible for supporting the Relief and Social Services Department in following up on the implementation of the digital archiving initiative. Key responsibilities include:
    1. Reviewing the current status of the archiving initiative, including work plans, timelines, contracts, risks, roles, and implementation challenges.
    2. Preparing and updating implementation plans, follow-up schedules, risk registers, issue logs, and reporting tools.
    3. Coordinating daily work between UNRWA teams, consultants, suppliers, and service providers.
    4. Regularly following up on work progress, including priority tasks, obstacles, and pending decisions.
    5. Identifying delays, gaps, and implementation weaknesses, and proposing appropriate corrective actions.
    6. Supporting digitization, reading, verification, research documentation, metadata management, and knowledge management activities.
    7. Following up on the completion of reading and verification processes for archive records linked to master archive cards.
    8. Supporting the development of a model and completion plan for investigative documents and reports.
    9. Coordinating between archive, research, and technical teams to ensure that tools and systems align with the department’s needs.
    10. Advising senior management on priorities, risks, needs, governance, and future operational requirements.
    11. Supporting governance meetings, stakeholder consultations, donor reports, budget reviews, and procurement planning.
    12. Preparing progress reports, briefing notes, presentations, management updates, lessons learned, and recommendations for the next phases.

Eligibility criteria

  • A master’s degree or equivalent in a relevant field.
  • A bachelor’s degree may be accepted with 2 additional years of relevant experience in lieu of a master’s degree.
  • At least 10 years of advanced experience in managing complex programmes in the fields of archiving, digitization, information management, knowledge management, records management, research, or related areas.
  • Experience in coordinating multidisciplinary teams, service providers, suppliers, and consultants.
  • Experience in managing programme plans, risks, budgets, contracts, reporting, and stakeholder relations.
  • Experience in supporting donor-funded projects or multilateral initiatives.
  • Excellent proficiency in written and spoken English.
  • Strong programme and project management skills, especially in complex multi-stakeholder projects.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and project management tools.
  • Strong knowledge of archiving, digitization, verification, metadata, research documentation, or knowledge management processes.

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