Emergency Jobs Announcement

Project Background

UNRWA is implementing the Cash for Work project in response to the high rate of unemployment and overall deteriorating socio-economic situation in the West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, unemployment in the West Bank reached 31% at the end of the first quarter in 2025. The ongoing IS military operation has caused a sharp decline in economic activity, particularly in agriculture, retail, and transportation. Municipalities are struggling to provide basic services, and many households are being pushed into poverty amid rising unemployment. Palestine refugees are particularly vulnerable to the economic shocks due to pre-existing vulnerabilities. Thus, with generous support from the Government of Germany, the German Development Bank (KFW) partners with UNRWA to launch the short-term employment initiative (Rebuilding Futures). 

The project implemented by UNRWA aims to provide short term employment opportunities to Palestine refugees in the West Bank. Through the project, UNRWA will benefit 6,600 Palestine refugees with short term employment opportunities (maximum 3 months for unskilled worker and maximum 4 months for skilled workers). UNRWA will not consecutively continue the employment contracts beyond this period. 

Supporting Female Applicants

Female workers are highly encouraged to apply. A minimum of 30% of the job positions are earmarked for women applicants. Therefore, to attract women’s applications, UNRWA will take additional measures such as supporting women focused community-based organizations (CBOs) in refugees’ camps. Women who are currently enrolled in the CBOs activities and who meet the additional project selection criteria will be recruited for the Cash for Work project. Apart from the CBOs engagements, we encourage women to apply for any of the available job roles that match their experience and skills

Beneficiary Selection and Eligibility Criteria

To qualify for any of the short-term employment opportunities one MUST meet the following minimum criteria

1. MUST be a registered Palestine refugee 
2. MUST be between 18 and 55 years old.
3. MUST be willing to participate in the project and agree to all the project conditions as specified by UNRWA and the donor.
4. MUST live within the vicinity or have easy access to an UNRWA or CBO’s installation targeted by the project.
5. A worker who has previously benefitted from the Cash for Work project can only be re-eligible for another job opportunity after 12 months of ending the first contract and has applied for another opportunity. There will be no automatic selection of workers.
6. Two members of a household are not eligible for temporary employment opportunities during the same period. Only one household member is eligible at a time.
7. MUST apply for one or more of the available jobs through the designated online project platform. No application will be accepted outside of the project's designated platform. Please visit the following link to access the project’s platform: UNRWA - Home (You can access the platform using your username and password for the eUNRWA application).
8. MUST be unemployed.

Priority Criteria:

1. Female-headed household
2. Household with five or more members

The applications will be received on a rolling basis and shall be open from Tuesday July 1, 2025. The processing of applications will be guided by the specific needs of the job within UNRWA installations, in alignment with the quarterly work plan and upon meeting all selection criteria.

Beneficiaries’ category

Each beneficiary will be assigned to an UNRWA installation to carry out the work assigned to them. Beneficiaries will work for 7.5 hours daily, 5 days per week. They will be required to sign daily attendance, which is the basis for calculating the monthly salary.

There are two types of beneficiary categories, salaries of the beneficiaries are calculated based on these categorizations:

1. Skilled workers 
2. Unskilled workers 

Application timeline

1. Beneficiary registration portal opens on, and registration commences on Tuesday July 1, 2025, application process is on a rolling basis until December 31, 2025. Please apply as soon as possible.
2. The first job offers are issued from July 7, 2025, and continue to be offered throughout the year

Application Process with link/QR code

Application for any of the temporary employment opportunities will be done only online. Kindly use the following link UNRWA - Home  or  the below QR code. You will find the application guidelines on the application page.

Contact Details 

For further information regarding your application, you may visit UNRWA offices for additional support, where staff members are available to assist. For more details about the Cash for Work project, visit the Camp Service offices during working hours, Monday to Friday from 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM.