Chief Emergency, P-5, Mogadishu, Somalia (364 days)

Contract

This is a P-5 contract. This kind of contract is known as Professional and Director staff. It is normally internationally recruited only. It's a staff contract. It usually requires 10 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 110,869 USD and 138,944 USD.

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UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, a chance

The Senior Emergency Coordinator reports directly to the Deputy Representative, Programmes, and in consultation with the Programme Section Chiefs and CFOs, the position is accountable for supporting and coordinating all aspects of UNICEF Somalia’s emergency preparedness and response through the Country Programme.

When delegated by the Representative and/or Deputy Representative, Programmes, this post will represent UNICEF at senior strategic humanitarian coordination forums such as HCT; Humanitarian Coordination Forum; ICCG; and with donors.

Additionally, the post will ensure quality humanitarian performance management of and reporting on the response for children; ensure consolidated, timely and quality contributions to emergency preparedness through platforms such as the EPP; Humanitarian Response Plan/HAC preparations and support to cluster coordination.

How can you make a difference?

1) Ensure continuous flow of strategic information on the risks and vulnerabilities facing children and women in Somalia. Oversee the analysis of information and identification of trigger mechanism, for the purposes of early warning.

2) Ensure effective interagency collaboration to establish early warning systems that include a focus on children. Through innovative technologies ensure that early warning data and relevant hazard analysis are captured and utilized to impact in real time on UNICEF’s planning and responses.

3) Support regular multi-hazard preparedness planning and specific contingency planning for Zonal Office teams and Programme and Operations sections based on UNICEF guidance and tools and ensure appropriate monitoring of actions to enhance the readiness of UNICEF Somalia Country Office.

4) Ensure leadership in the review and development of Humanitarian Strategic Response Plan as well as the Humanitarian Action for Children Appeal. Ensure timely reporting on implementation through consolidation of contributions to OCHA, UNICEF SitReps, etc.

5) Ensure Work Plans include emergency outputs and indicators aligned to the Core Commitments for Children in Emergencies (CCCs). Support the strengthening of Humanitarian Performance Monitoring in the context of the Office’s overall M&E framework.

6) Ensure the capacity building of UNICEF staff and counterparts on key humanitarian related issues and ensure that the CO is fully abreast of UNICEF’s internal developments and reforms to improve UNICEF’s ability to serve children; ensure timely surge for humanitarian response capacity.

7) Coordinate and support resource mobilization for emergency programmes. Ensure timely and quality contributions of UNICEF-led clusters to funding opportunities (including CERF, CHF, etc.), as well as to donor reporting.

8) Lead UNICEF’s and UNICEF cluster lead inputs in programme criticality exercises.

9) Lead the humanitarian coordination, including the UNICEF-led clusters in accordance with global policy and regional and country operational strategy.

10) Work closely with Deputy Representative and CFOs in developing and implementing core strategies such as resilience, equity, conflict sensitive and risk informed programming. Work closely with RO and Deputy Representative to develop sound approaches to programing in high-risk environments and documentation of lessons learned. Work closely with the Deputy Representative in the development of country-level and emergency-related MOUs and PCAs with partners. In coordination with the cluster coordinators participate with government and NGO partners in the development of strategies, methodologies and identification of new operational approaches for improving programme delivery in emergencies and early recovery.

11) Ensure UNICEF SCO is represented in all interagency emergency-related meetings with partners, UN agencies, humanitarian community (OCHA, HCT, Humanitarian Coordination Forum, ICCWG, etc), CSOs, and bilateral agencies. Maintain regular contact with emergency focal points at RO, HQ and surrounding countries.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

a) Education: Advanced University Degree in related technical field.

b) Experience: At least ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience at national and international levels in field operations management with strong background in complex humanitarian operations.

c) Language Requirements: Fluency in English and another UN working language as required.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s core values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

The competencies required for this post are:

Core Competencies

• Nurtures, Leads and Manages People (3)
• Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (3)
• Works Collaboratively with others (3)
• Builds and Maintains Partnerships (3)
• Innovates and Embraces Change (3)
• Thinks and Acts Strategically (3)
• Drives to achieve impactful results (3)
• Manages ambiguity and complexity (3)

Functional Competencies

• Deciding and Initiating Action - Level (3)
• Following Instructions and Procedures- Level (3)
• Entrepreneurial Thinking – Level (3)
• Analyzing – Level (3)

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

Remarks:

UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable female candidates from industrial countries are encouraged to apply.

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station, which will be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments are also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.

* Internal staff members in the International Professional category on Fixed-Term, Continuing or Permanent contract will be allowed to take up a temporary appointment position in L2/L3 duty stations as a temporary assignment, i.e. retaining the fixed-term entitlements. The conditions will vary depending on the status of their post and their tour of duty. More details will be provided at the time of the offer, if applicable.