Associate Reporting - Donor Relations Officer

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.

Eligibility criteria

Minimum age: 25 years old. Nationals of the country of assignment are not eligible, except the assignments in Headquarters duty stations.

Description of task

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of Head of Operations Unit or his/her designated mandated representative(s), the UN Volunteer Associate Reporting Officer will:

• Become conversant with UNHCR’s mandate and principles, the terminology and rules of Results Based Management as applied in UNHCR, on-going projects and the operational context of the UNHCR BiH as well as the political and socio-economic situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina; if needed, organize (or participate in) relevant presentations, training sessions and briefings to internal and external audiences pertaining to these topics;
• Assist the Office in collecting, consolidating and analyzing available data and preparing narrative inputs for planning documents (e.g. Country Operations Plan), briefings, regular and ad-hoc reports to UNHCR HQ and donors, situation reports, strategies, activity-specific reports, publications, statements etc. – in line with UNHCR’s standards;
• Follow up on reporting requirements (formats, deadlines…) and procedures, establish the reporting calendar and initiate/prepare the reports in cooperation with other colleagues and the UNHCR’s partners;
• Assist selected UNHCR’s partners and civil society organizations, receptive to the problems of UNHCR’s persons of concern, to develop their Reports.
• Create and maintain spreadsheets required for efficient reporting;
• Have a good insight in all available and relevant sources of information in the Office (databases used in the operation, statistical reports, case lists, registration / voluntary repatriation / resettlement reports, partner reports etc.), in order to use accurate and up-to-date data in reports and other documents;
• Cooperate with other colleagues from the Section in collecting and presenting the planned and achieved impacts and outputs using the pre-set indicators as well as meaningful indicators developed internally;
• Maintain good working relationships with various counterparts (UNHCR staff; governmental, UN, international and national partners, civil society etc.); represent UNHCR in selected UN Country Team Results Groups and other bodies and actively contribute to their work
• Regularly, undertake field visits to selected municipalities, collective accommodation and return sites (for example for monitoring the progress of on-going projects and evaluating the impact of closed ones);
• Perform other duties as required, upon request of the supervisor.

Qualifications/Requirements

Required degree level:

Master degree or equivalent

Education - Additional Comments:

Master’s degree in Political/Social Sciences, International Relations, International Law, Statistics, Economics, or related fields

Required experience:

24 Months

Experience remark:

- Minimum 2 years of relevant working experience.

- Field experience;

- Commitment to help persons of concern and willingness to cooperate with counterparts.

Language skills:

• English(Mandatory), Level - Fluent
• Bosnian(Optional), Level - Working Knowledge
• Croatian(Optional), Level - Working Knowledge
• Serbian(Optional), Level - Working Knowledge

Area of expertise:

Other emergency management experience

Area of expertise details:

- Excellent computer skills (MS Office); Advanced Excel skills;

- Ability to formulate data management-related technical requirements and operating procedures;

- Ability to compile multiple inputs of varying quality into a meaningful, informative and concise document;

- Excellent writing/ communication and analytical skills;

- Good knowledge of UNHCR operations and familiarity with protection activities;

Driving license:

No

Competencies values:

Adaptability and Flexibility, Commitment and Motivation, Commitment to Continuous Learning, Communication, Ethics and Values, Integrity, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity, Working in Teams

Application procedure:

If you have not yet registered in the UNV Talent pool, please apply by registering your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/signup.

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Application deadline: 10-02-2021

Disclaimer

United Nations Volunteers is an equal opportunity programme which welcomes applications from qualified professionals.