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UN jobs in Gaza, State of Palestine 🇵🇸
UN-system agencies post vacancies based in Gaza, State of Palestine, State of Palestine. UNlockit aggregates every currently-open role assigned to this duty station — across regional offices, country offices, peacekeeping and special-political missions, and headquartered programmes. Each posting links back to the official application page.
- Open roles
- 3
- Organisations
- 1
- Last refreshed
- 7/21/2026
Latest open roles
Head of Operations | International Consultancy Level 3 | Gaza, Palestine
World Food Programme · 🇵🇸 Gaza, State of Palestine
The Head of Operations is a senior consultancy role based in Gaza, Palestine, responsible for overseeing WFP’s Supply Chain and Programme functions to ensure effective humanitarian assistance delivery. The incumbent provides strategic leadership, operational guidance, and accountability for resources within the complex emergency context. Key responsibilities include managing cross-functional teams, building relationships with local authorities and partners, and acting as Officer in Charge when necessary. The role demands extensive experience in large-scale emergency operations, multicultural team leadership, and strategic planning. The candidate must ensure compliance with WFP policies, support audit recommendations, and deploy frequently to monitor field conditions. This position requires a high level of professional maturity, resilience, and the ability to operate in a high-risk environment while upholding WFP’s values of integrity, collaboration, and humanity.
Closes 7/30/2026Staff Counsellor - SSA10- WAE- Gaza
World Food Programme · 🇵🇸 Gaza, State of Palestine
The Staff Counsellor provides psychological support to WFP national staff and their dependents in Gaza, addressing the mental health impacts of the ongoing humanitarian crisis. Responsibilities include assessing psychosocial needs, delivering trauma-informed individual and group counselling, participating in crisis response, and promoting staff wellbeing through initiatives and guidelines. The role requires building a mental health referral network, maintaining ethical standards, and reporting on activities. The ideal candidate possesses an advanced degree in Psychology or Psychiatry, professional licensure, and at least five years of post-graduate experience in counselling, preferably in hardship or insecure environments. Fluency in Arabic is mandatory, with good English knowledge desirable. The position is part-time (8-10 days/month) for 11 months, renewable, based in Gaza, and open only to nationals or legal residents of Gaza.
Closes 7/28/2026Security Officer | International Consultancy Level 1 Roster | Gaza, Palestine
World Food Programme · 🇵🇸 Gaza, State of Palestine
The World Food Programme (WFP) is recruiting a Security Officer (Consultant, CST I) for its Palestine office in Gaza to support daily security operations in a complex humanitarian and conflict-affected environment. The role involves managing security risks for personnel, assets, and facilities while facilitating the delivery of life-saving food assistance. Key responsibilities include providing technical advice on security assessments and crisis preparedness, developing monitoring systems, and conducting context analysis of armed groups and conflict dynamics. The officer will negotiate security guarantees with local actors, monitor local security developments, and maintain effective communication systems for rapid response. The position requires building relationships with local partners, integrating gender-responsive security measures, and coaching junior staff. Additional duties include participating in inter-agency forums, delivering training sessions, preparing Field Security reports, and supporting the monitoring and evaluation of WFP activities. The ideal candidate possesses advanced university education or a bachelor's degree with relevant experience, along with a minimum of three years of professional experience in security risk management, preferably within the UN system. Fluency in English is required, with Arabic knowledge being desirable. The contract is for 11 months, renewable, with a deadline of July 24, 2026.
Closes 7/25/2026
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