1. Corporate Competencies:
l Demonstrate integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
l Display cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
l Treat all people fairly without favoritism.
2. Functional Competencies:
(1) Communication
l Communicate effectively with staff at all levels of the UN, CIDA, Justice Canada, government officials and civil society in handling external relations;
l Demonstrates sensitivity, tact and diplomacy;
l Culturally sensitive and demonstrate appreciation for different cultures and practices;
l Excellent networking skills and persuasive personality.
(2) Teamwork and Management:
l Able to lead and work in a team, ready to take on a wide range of tasks;
l Work as a team member, able to be a good listener, well organized, pay attention to details and meet deadlines;
l Build trust and engender morale by displaying open, transparent and credible behavior;
l Ensure others’ understanding of, involvement in, adaptation to a change process;
l Set clear performance goals and standards;
l Able to handle confidential and politically sensitive issues in a responsible and mature manner;
l Apply protocol appropriately.
(3) Development and Operational Effectiveness:
l Plan strategically and able to facilitate/guide/train results-based planning and programming;
l Good political judgment;
l Able to exercise sound judgment;
l Understand the role of the Prosecution and other judicial institutions/actors in the occupied Palestinian territory;
l Able to draft well and edit/clear project documents and proposals, correspondence, briefings, speeches and any written documents in Arabic and English;
l Excellent computer skills.
(4) Knowledge Management and Learning:
l Promote knowledge management in the Unit and the AGO/PP through examples;
l Work actively towards continuous personal learning, act on learning plans and apply newly acquired skills. | 
