Humanitarian Affairs Officer
hace 1 semana
Org. Setting and Reporting
- Responsibilities
- Within delegated authority, the Humanitarian Affairs Officer will be responsible for the following duties: - Monitors, analyzes and reports on humanitarian developments, disaster relief/management or emergency situations in assigned country/area. - Participates in UNDAC and OCHA surge deployments, including disaster assessment or other missions; assists in the coordination of international humanitarian/emergency assistance for complex emergency/disaster situations and in ensuring the necessary support (e.g. staff, funding, specialized equipment, supplies, etc.); drafts situation reports to the international community, apprising of situation to date and specifying unmet requirements of stricken countries. - Partners with other humanitarian agencies to develop the UNDAC and INSARAG networks and strengthen OCHA’s humanitarian and emergency assistance programmes and help ensure that latest findings, lessons learned, policy guidelines, etc. are incorporated into these activities, including gender-related considerations. Promote, develop, and manage the INSARAG and UNDAC networks and its related activities, including organizing and delivery of regional emergency response exercises and training events, oversees and supports the management of UNDAC teams in the region, facilitates strategic partnerships with Member States to maintain the UNDAC and INSARAG networks in the region, and ensures effective information sharing within the respective networks. Supports capacity building and partnerships of and between national disaster management agencies and regional mechanisms involved in disaster preparedness and response. - Assists in the production of appeals for international assistance; ensures the proper use and spending of donor contributions channeled through OCHA. - Establishes and maintains contacts with government officials, other UN agencies, non-governmental organizations, diplomatic missions, media, etc. - Undertakes and provides support to technical assistance and other field missions, e.g. participates in field missions in the regions to undertake in-depth reviews of specific country coordination mechanisms. - Prepares or contributes to the preparation of various written reports, documents and communications, e.g. UNDAC mission report, drafts sections of studies, background papers, policy guidelines, parliamentary documents, briefings, case studies, presentations, correspondence, etc. - Serves as the primary focal point on other RSB lead topics or policy-related issues including Environmental Emergency management, RSB Information platforms, Civil Military Coordination and activities framed under the Leading-Edge Programme. As part of these activities, 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. Act as the regional focal point for the International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (INSARAG) and the United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) system. - Reviews and provides advice on policy issues related to safeguarding humanitarian principles and ensuring the effective delivery of humanitarian assistance. - Organizes and participates in work groups, meetings, conferences, consultations with other agencies and partners on humanitarian and emergency relief-related matters - Provides guidance to, and may supervise, new/junior staff. - Performs other duties as required.
- Competencies
- Education
- Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in political science, social science, public administration, international studies, economics, engineering, earth sciences 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.
- Job - Specific Qualification
- Not available.
- Work Experience
- A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in humanitarian affairs, emergency preparedness, crisis/emergency relief management, rehabilitation, development, or other related area is required. Experience in emergency/ surge deployment missions to humanitarian or environmental and natural disasters is required. A minimum of two (2) years in the last five (5) years of international field experience in aid operations (actual setting where a mission and/or project is being implemented, complex emergency or natural disaster) is desirable. Experience in developing and delivering emergency deployments training methodology is desirable. Experience with a national emergency response agency is desirable. Experience in the Latin America and Caribbean regions is desirable.
- Languages
- English and French are the working languages of the UN Secretariat. For the advertised position fluency in English and Spanish is required; knowledge of Portu
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