Emergency Officer

hace 6 meses

Panamá, Panamá UNICEF A tiempo completo

**Job no**: 567044

**Contract type**: Fixed Term Appointment

**Duty Station**: Panama City

**Level**: P-2

**Location**: Panama

**Categories**: Emergency

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

**For every child, **_opportunity_**

**How can you make a difference?**

**Purpose of the Job**

Under the supervision of and in regular consultation with the supervisor, implement country office emergency preparedness and response. Responsible for the technical contribution to the development, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the emergency interventions to advance the survival and well-being of children and mothers and affected communities in an emergency situation.

**Key End-Results**
- Timely and thorough analysis is made to identify emergency-prone situations and contribute to early warning and enhancing emergency preparedness.
- Emergency preparedness and response plans addresses gender issues that may be expected to intensify during emergencies.
- Substantive professional contributions are made to the formulation of emergency plans of action, contingency plans, and monitoring of compliance with plans of action.
- Effective analysis of available data regarding the evolving emergency situation and its implications to the operation are timely provided. Supports constant flow of information and communication crucial for the planning and implementation of emergencies responses.
- Staff training in emergencies preparedness and response is effectively supported to enhance the emergency preparedness and response capability of the office.
- In the event of an emergency, prompt support is provided to execute the initial operational tasks by collecting accurate information on the nature and scope of the emergency, ensuring effective telecommunications facility and staff security assistance, and promptly reporting the status as required.
- Professional support is provided to establish facts and needs, coordinate a rapid assessment, and determine priorities and an appropriate intervention by UNICEF.
- Timely delivery of assistance and supplies is maintained, urgent staffing requirements are identified, and the appropriate and effective use of UNICEF resources is monitored for effective project delivery.
- Substantive input and assistance are provided in the implementation of emergency plans of action, workplans, emergency appeals, and in the mobilization of donor response and recovery/rehabilitation-related funding.
- Lessons learnt from UNICEF's emergency operations experience are collected and analysed for adoption of the best practices and standards for longer-term emergency interventions. Longer-term requirements of the emergency operation/interventions are effectively identified.
- Ensures that disaster prevention, mitigation, preparedness and response strategies are mainstreamed in the country office's workplans. Sectoral input is provided for all related documents of the office’s Emergency Preparedness and Response, as well as for the Situation Analysis and the Country Programme Document.

**_The full details of expected activities can be found here_**: Emergency Officer Level 2 approved.pdf

**To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have**
- University degree in one of the following fields: social sciences, public administration, law, public health, nutrition, international relations, business administration or other related disciplines.
- Two years of relevant professional work experience at the national and/or international levels in emergency related programme/project development, planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation or administration.
- Developing country work experience (for IP) preferably at the regional level, or field work experience (for NO). Training/experience in emergency response management highly desirable.
- Knowledge/experience in migration and humanitarian operations in the LAC region, including in reporting, monitoring and evaluation, is an asset.
- Experience with UNICEF is an asset.
- Fluency in Spanish and English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French or Russian) or a local language is an asset.

**For every Child, you demonstrate...**

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

**UNICEF competencies required for this post are**

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness (3) Drive to achieve results for impact (4) Innovates and embraces change (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity (6) Thinks and acts s

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