Associate Programme Officer

Volunteering

Overview

Support UNHCR's programme operations and inter-agency coordination

You have:

• Fluent in Spanish and English is mandatory.
• Demonstrated experience in coordination within an inter-agency context in a refugee or humanitarian context.
• Relevant Master's degree in International Relations, Development Studies, Economics, Business Administration, Social Sciences, or other relevant field.

Contract

This is a UNV International Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as International UN Volunteer. It is normally internationally recruited only. More about UNV International Specialist contracts.

Description of task

Under the direct supervision of the Deputy Representative (Operations) the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

• Act as inter-agency liaison through the Programme Inter-Agency Group (outcomes: CCA, new Country Cooperation Framework, extended UNDAF up to the end of 2022, among other).
• Assist in the provision of broaden partnerships with key stakeholders within the United Nations Country Team in the preparation of the Common Country Assessment (CCA) in order to maximize the protection and solutions response for persons of concern of UNHCR.
• Participate in the different sub groups of the UN Country Analysis Team (CAT) representing UNHCR and liaising with the corresponding UNHCR focal points
• Provide support on programmatic aspects of developing multi-year protection and solutions strategies and annual plans with corresponding priorities taking into account corporate priorities.
• Support Results Based Management and programme capacity in light of evolving requirements, programming approaches and gaps.
• Support the revision and analysis of plans, mid-year and year-end reports of UNHCR office(s) in the Area of Responsibility AoR), ensure quality assurance and compliance with established policies, guidelines, procedures and standards.
• Contribute to ensure consistent and coherent monitoring approaches, tools and systems, in line with global standards and polices and Enterprise Risk Management (ERM).
• Actively contribute to UNHCRs programming of community of practice and continuously contribute to improvements of programming tools and processes.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Educational additional comments

International Relations; Development Studies; Economics; Business Administration; Social Sciences; or other relevant field.International Relations; Development Studies; Economics; Business Administration; Social Sciences; or other relevant field.

Experience remark

Demonstrated experience in coordination within an inter-agency context and other actors, in a refugee or humanitarian context. Sound experience in program management training and capacity building activities.

Language skills

• Spanish(Mandatory), Level - Fluent
• English(Mandatory), Level - Fluent

Area of expertise details

Additional Requirements for Area of Expertise:

International Relations

Inter-Agency Coordination

Competencies values

Accountability, Adaptability and Flexibility, Building Trust, Client Orientation, Commitment and Motivation, Commitment to Continuous Learning, Communication, Ethics and Values, Integrity, Judgement and Decision-making, Knowledge Sharing, Leadership, Planning and Organizing, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity, Self-Management, Technological Awareness, Vision, Working in Teams

Application procedure

• Not yet registered in the UNV Talent Pool? Please first register your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/signup. Important: After creating your account, complete all sections of your profile and submit it. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink. Lastly, select the special call to which you would like to apply. * Already registered in the UNV Talent Pool? Please first update your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/profile. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink to select the special call to which you would like to apply. Application deadline: 28 September 2021 at 23:59hrs, Germany time

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