Closing date: October 26, 2023, on Thursday | Humanitarian Affairs Officer Job Vacancy In Kenya | UNPD
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Job Reference Number: 14091 - Specifically, Nairobi, Kenya
- Date Posted: 10/11/2023, 03:47
- Apply before: October 26th, 3:59 AM
- Position: Full-time
- Company: UNOCHA
- Result: NOA
- Type of Vacancy: Fixed Term
- Crisis management and country management support are practice areas
- Office: Regional Office for Africa
- Contract Term: One Year with an Extension Option
- Work Experience & Education: Master’s
- Additional requirements include a BA or two years of related work experience.
- English proficiency in both written and spoken form is necessary.
- Arabic and/or French language proficiency are desired.
- Timeline of Vacancies
- 2 Weeks
- Mobility needed/not needed
- No movement is necessary
- Position Description
- Kenyan nationals alone may apply for this role.
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Position Goal:
- This role will assist to improving OCHA’s work on humanitarian access, CMCoord, and analysis in Southern and Eastern Africa in accordance with OCHA’s Strategic Framework (2023–2026), which lists “systematic and predictable leadership on access” as one of its six transformational goals. The candidate will work with partners and communities to maintain and improve humanitarian access under the direct supervision, direction, and guidance of the Head of the newly established OCHA ACA Unit. This will also involve deployments for support or surge missions if needed.
- The chosen candidate will be a crucial member of the OCHA ROSEA team and will assist the ROSEA Emergency and Preparedness (EPR) Unit in coordinating humanitarian operations and carrying out preparedness measures as necessary.
Important Tasks and Responsibilities
The NOA will be accountable for the following tasks under the direction of the Head of the ACA Unit and within the bounds of the assigned authority:
- Participate in humanitarian support and surge deployments To aid access and civil-military coordination (CMcood), deploy personnel on humanitarian surge and support operations in Southern and Eastern Africa.
- Offer assistance with Access and Analysis: support the creation of access products tailored to certain regions and nations (such as snapshots, maps, reports, Access Monitoring and Reporting Frameworks (AMRFs), etc.); Encourage the tracking, analyzing, and reporting of political and conflict factors that may have an effect on humanitarian access. Participate in working groups, conferences, seminars, and consultations with regional and national partners on issues relating to humanitarian access. Encourage the ACA team to participate in talks and advocacy with armed players, governments, communities, and partners. Support educational initiatives on concerns relating to access.
- Offer CMCoord assistance. In order to assist OCHA’s regional engagements and national offices/HATs, support the engagement with armies and military institutions in Kenya and the area, especially by providing training. Support CMoord analysis and coordination Support the planning of CMCoord trainings for military and humanitarian actors at regional and local levels. As required, aid in the establishment of CMCoord policies at the national level.
- Establish strategic alliances in the areas of analysis, CMCoord, and humanitarian access Keep in touch with key players, such as non-governmental organizations and the humanitarian sector, through a network of connections. Contact other UN agencies’ and NGOs’ access focal points and keep in touch with them.
- Perform any reasonable tasks and obligations within the overall function that are appropriate for the post’s grade and degree of responsibility. As needed, carry out additional tasks to support the OCHA ROSEA work plan.
COMPETENCIES:
- Corporate ideals
- Integrity
- Professionalism
- sensitivity to diversity
Competencies for the Job:
- Professionalism understanding of a variety of humanitarian assistance, urgent relief, and associated humanitarian difficulties, including methods and strategies for resolving challenging issues. analytical skill, especially the capability to comprehend and communicate the humanitarian aspect of problems that call for a coordinated UN response. Ability to recognize problems and sound judgment while using technical expertise to tackle a variety of situations. Ability to conduct research, including the capacity to assess the influence on the human rights situation in a designated country or region and to evaluate and integrate information from a number of sources. Ability to function under intense time constraints and occasionally in a very stressful setting. demonstrates professional competence and subject matter mastery; is diligent and effective in meeting commitments, adhering to deadlines, and producing results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; demonstrates perseverance when faced with challenging issues or challenges; and maintains composure under pressure. assumes responsibility for incorporating gender ideas and making sure that men and women participate equally in all aspects of the workforce.
- PLANNING & ORGANIZING: Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies; identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required; allocates 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.
- TEAMWORK: Cooperates with coworkers to accomplish organizational goals; sincerely values the opinions and skills of others while asking for their feedback; open to taking advice from others; prioritizes team goals over individual goals; supports the final group decision and follows it, even if it doesn’t exactly reflect one’s own position; Accepts joint responsibility for team faults and shares credit for the team’s successes.
Qualifications:
Education:
- It is necessary to have a master’s degree, particularly in political science or social science, law, international studies, or another pertinent field.
- An entry-level university degree in humanitarian affairs or a closely related discipline along with an extra two years of pertinent experience will be accepted in place of the advanced degree.
Experience:
- It is necessary to have up to two years of relevant, progressively responsible experience in tasks involving humanitarian issues, notably those involving Humanitarian Access, CMCoord, Analysis, or Protection.
- Access negotiation support experience is preferred.
- Experience working with the UN to promote civil-military collaboration or working with large-scale humanitarian activities in the military is preferred.
- Experience with an NGO, civil society group, or the UN is preferred.
- It would be ideal to have knowledge of the social, political, and economic circumstances in Southern and/or Eastern Africa.
Language specifications
- It’s necessary to speak and write English well. Arabic and/or French language proficiency are assets.
applicant data regarding rosters
UNOCHA retains the authority to choose one or more applicants from this pool of candidates. We may also keep applications and take into account applicants for this position for other UNOCHA posts at the same grade level and with comparable job descriptions, experience criteria, and educational standards.
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