Emergency Specialist

hace 2 meses

Panamá, Panamá UNICEF A tiempo completo

**Job no**: 575627
**Contract type**: Fixed Term Appointment
**Duty Station**: Panama City
**Level**: P-3
**Location**: Panama
**Categories**: Emergency

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job - it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built, we offer our staff diverse opportunities for personal and professional development that will help them develop a fulfilling career while delivering on a rewarding mission. We pride ourselves on a culture that helps staff thrive, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.

**For every child, **_a calling._**

**How can you make a difference**?**

Under the guidance and supervision of the Emergency Manager, support country offices in the development, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the emergency preparedness and response interventions to ensure the survival and well-being of children and mothers, and the affected communities in an emergency situation.

**Key end-results**:
1. Emergency preparedness is effectively arranged together with establishment of regional and country contingency plans and early warning mechanisms, and the updating of the Emergency Preparedness Platform (EPP).

2. Emergency preparedness and response plans addresses gender issues that may be expected to intensify during emergencies.

3. Emergency plans of action are developed, at the regional and country level, and compliance and coordination of all sectors with the plans are implemented.

4. Technical advice to country offices in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) on emergencies and programme management, related to implementation of emergency preparedness measures are effectively provided.

5. Ensured support to LACRO Emergency Unit in i) internal coordination processes, with all Programme and Operations sections of the Regional Office (Emergency Coordination Technical Group); ii) Monitoring and IM functions, including HPM, in close coordination with COs; iii) Knowledge building and sharing (KM) tasks related to emergency preparedness and response in the region; iv) Building partnership and resource mobilization.

6. Emergency preparedness and response, and a consistent flow of information of the humanitarian situation are effectively coordinated within the regional and country office.

7. Substantive improvements made in the emergency preparedness and response capability of UNICEF staff, at the regional and country level, and implementing partners through conduct of effective training activities.

8. In the event of an emergency in one of the LAC countries, country supported office to ensure that UNICEF's presence is promptly established, and the initial emergency operational tasks are effectively executed, including provision of support for information communication technology, telecommunications facility and all staff security related assistance in the country office.

9. Regional and country offices supported, to ensure that needs assessment is effectively conducted to determine priorities and an appropriate intervention by UNICEF based on the local emergency situation affecting children, their families and community.

10. Regional and country offices supported, to ensure that timely delivery of assistance and supplies is provided, urgent staffing requirements are identified, and the appropriate use of UNICEF resources is monitored for effective project delivery.

11. Regional and country offices supported, to ensure that emergency appeals (HAC) and project proposals are prepared, and concerted efforts are put forward to mobilize donor response and recovery/rehabilitation-related funding.

12. Regional and country offices supported, to ensure that longer-term requirements of the emergency operation/interventions are determined to build a regular operational and staffing structure.

13. Continuous, effective and strategic coordination, communication, consultation and liaison are maintained at the regional and country level, with Government, UN agencies, NGOs, donors and allies in support of the special needs of children and women affected by emergency situations within the framework of the cluster approach and based on the Core Commitment for Children.

14. Management of the regional office is kept informed of humanitarian developments in relevant policies, situation developments, potential threats and opportunities/issues in the country.

15. Regional and country offices supported, to ensure that emergency preparedness and response strategies are mainstreamed in the country office's workplans. Sectoral input is provided for all related documents for the office’s Emergency Preparedness and Response, as well as for the S

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