Deadline: 29 June 2016
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Senior Humanitarian Affairs Officer in Sana’a, Yemen.
OCHA’s mission is to mobilize and coordinate effective and principled humanitarian action in partnership with national and international actors in order to alleviate human suffering in disasters and emergencies.
Key Jobs Responsibilities
The Senior Humanitarian Affairs Officer will perform the following functions-
- Provide authoritative technical and policy advice to the Head of Office, the Humanitarian Country Team (HCT), the Humanitarian Coordinator, senior management in OCHA and other agencies in the UN system, Member State officials, international and regional organizations on programmes, projects and issues of significant impact on humanitarian, emergency relief and disaster response/management efforts.
- Develop/ensure implementation of coherent humanitarian/disaster response strategies and procedures, as well as, contingency planning and other efforts aimed at preparedness.
- Manage the production of appeals for international assistance.
- Ensure the proper use and spending of donor contributions channeled through OCHA.
- Lead capacity building initiatives, particularly aimed towards building capacity of Government counterparts.
- Identify bottlenecks and gaps and develops proposals to improve response systems and mechanisms, to include technical assistance in the design of specific coordination and other systems/mechanisms.
- Serve as liaison with non-UN entities, including senior host government officials, donor representatives, NGO officials, the media, etc., in emergency situations.
- Establish overall OCHA internal performance framework (work plan) and budget.
- Lead and direct a team of staff.
- Oversee activities for a discrete work section or equivalent.
- Participate in recruitment, selection and training of new staff and in the development of training programs.
- Organize and/or chairs inter-agency and other international meetings, conferences, task forces, presents views and policies of the unit/institution.
- Initiate, supervise and finalize position papers and related submissions for the HCT of OCHA.
- Prepare diverse reports, papers, policy guidelines, parliamentary documents, statements, presentations, etc. for senior management.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have-
- Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent degree) in political science, social science, international studies, public administration, economics, engineering, earth sciences or a related field is required.
- First-level university degree in combination with 2 additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
- Minimum 10 years of progressively responsible experience in humanitarian affairs, emergency preparedness, crisis/emergency relief management, rehabilitation, development or other related area is required.
- Relevant field experience in the region is desirable.
- Fluency in English and Arabic is required.
How to Apply
Applicants must submit their applications through online process.
For more information, please visit OCHA.
