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Humanitarian Affairs Officer at

2 months ago

Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Full time
This section provides an overview of OCHA's mandate, its leadership, and funding.
It also includes a detailed section on OCHA's flagship and thematic publications, and on the Agenda for Humanity - a plan put forward by the UN Secretary-General calling on global leaders to stand up for our common humanity and reduce humanitarian suffering.

Responsibilities:
  • Deploys on humanitarian surge and support missions in Southern and Eastern Africa as requested, including to facilitate humanitarian operational coordination (e.g. chairing inter-cluster meetings), humanitarian financing proposals (e.g. CERF applications), implementation of preparedness actions (e.g. contingency plans), development of humanitarian needs overviews and appeals, and humanitarian needs assessments.
  • Monitors, analyzes, and reports on humanitarian developments, disaster relief/management, or emergency situations in assigned areas of Southern and Eastern Africa.
  • Organizes and prepares updates and reports on humanitarian, emergency relief, and related issues in assigned countries/areas of coverage; organizes follow-up work, including interagency meetings to support information-sharing and decision-making on important issues.
  • Participates in large, complex projects, including disaster assessment or other missions to countries in the region; deploys on surge to assist in the coordination of international humanitarian/emergency assistance for complex emergency/disaster situations and ensuring necessary support (e.g. staff, funding, specialized equipment, supplies, etc.); drafts situation reports to the international community, apprising the situation to date and specifying unmet requirements of stricken countries.
  • Partners with other humanitarian agencies to plan and coordinate humanitarian and emergency assistance programs - including through deployment on surge if required - and helps ensure that the latest findings, lessons learned, policy guidelines, etc. are incorporated into these activities, including gender and protection-related considerations.
  • Assists in the production of appeals for international assistance - including Humanitarian Needs Overviews, Humanitarian Response Plans, and Flash Appeals - in the region; ensures the proper use and spending of donor contributions channeled through OCHA.
  • Establishes and maintains contacts with government officials, other UN agencies, nongovernmental organizations, diplomatic missions, etc.
  • Undertakes and provides support to technical assistance and other field missions, e.g. participates in field trips to review and/or support specific country coordination mechanisms.
  • Prepares or contributes to the preparation of various written reports, documents, and communications, e.g. drafts sections of background papers, briefings, case studies, presentations, correspondence, etc.
  • Serves as the primary focal point on specific humanitarian topics or policy-related issues; keeps abreast of latest developments, liaises with other humanitarian organizations, donors, etc., ensures appropriate monitoring and reporting mechanisms; provides information and advice on a range of related issues.
  • Reviews and provides advice on issues related to safeguarding humanitarian principles and ensuring the effective delivery of humanitarian assistance; provides technical advice to humanitarian leadership and country teams on cross-cutting issues such humanitarian access, civil-military coordination, protection, and gender considerations.
  • Organizes and participates in workgroups, meetings, conferences, consultations with other agencies and partners on humanitarian and emergency relief-related matters in the region.
  • Provides guidance to, and may supervise, new/junior staff.
  • Performs other duties, and surge assignments, as required.

Requirements:

Competencies:
  • PROFESSIONALISM: Knowledge of a range of humanitarian assistance, emergency relief, and related humanitarian issues, including approaches and techniques to address difficult problems.
    Analytical capacity and, in particular, the ability to analyze and articulate the humanitarian dimension of issues requiring a coordinated UN response.
    Ability to identify issues and judgment in applying technical expertise to resolve a wide range of problems.
    Ability to conduct research, including the ability to evaluate and integrate information from a variety of sources and assess impact on the humanitarian rights situation in assigned country/area.
    Ability to work under extreme pressure, on occasion in a highly stressful environment such as civil strife, natural disasters, and human misery; ability to provide guidance to new/junior staff.
    Shows pride in work and in achievements; demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations.
    Takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work.
  • ACCOUNTABILITY: Takes ownership of all responsibilities and honors commitments; delivers outputs for which one has responsibility within prescribed time, cost, and quality standards, including under extreme pressure; operates in compliance with organizational regulations and rules; supports subordinates and/or team members, provides oversight and takes responsibility for delegated assignments; takes personal responsibility for his/her own shortcomings and those of the work unit, where applicable.
  • PLANNING & ORGANIZING: Develops clear goals consistent with agreed strategies; identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required; allocates an appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work; foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning; monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary; uses time efficiently.

Education:
  • An advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in political science, social science, international studies, development, humanitarian action, public administration, economics, or a related field.
    A first-level university degree in combination with an additional two (2) years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Work Experience:
  • A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in humanitarian affairs, emergency preparedness, crisis/emergency relief management, or another related area is required.
    At least two (2) years of humanitarian experience in the field (actual setting where a mission and/or project is being implemented) in emergency situations (complex emergency or natural disaster) is required.
    Recent experience in emergency response in the Eastern and/or Southern Africa region is required.
    Experience in a humanitarian context within the UN common system or in a comparable international organization is desirable.

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