Civil Affairs Officer

Volunteering

Overview

Support civil affairs efforts and enhance community relations.

You have:

• Experience in civil affairs, conflict resolution, or peacebuilding is essential.
• Ability to live and work in difficult and harsh conditions is essential.
• Excellent communication skills are essential for engaging with communities and stakeholders.
• Understanding of community dynamics and local governance is important.
• Experience in capacity-building activities through workshops and engagement is important.

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.

UNMISS was established in 2011 under the auspices of the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO); subsequently, UNMISS mandate has been renewed through resolutions 2057 (2012), 2109 (2013), 2155 (2014), 2187 (2014), 2223 (2015), 2241 (Dec. 2015), 2304 (2016) and 2327 (2016), 2392 (Dec. 2017), 2406 (Mar. 2018), 2459 (Mar. 2019), 2514 (Mar. 2020), 2567 (Mar. 2021).

Under the direct supervision of the Team leader, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

Support the implementation of the R-ARCSS
Work with signatorires to the Agreement and the R-TGoNU
Support local rapprochement to mitigate conflict
Facilitate capacity building through Workshops
Conduct political engagements and community sensitizations to build confidence
Promote peaceful coexistence at community level and among ethnic groups
Support state and local authorities to manage pastoral migration
Engage state/ County authorities and community leaders for Early Warning indicators to mitigate conflict
Facilitate peace education and communal interdependencies
Facilitate and encourage dialogue as a mean of resolving conflict and promoting peaceful coexistence
Support confidence and trust building efforts to enable the safe and voluntary return of IDPs

, Accountability, Adaptability and Flexibility, Commitment and Motivation, Commitment to Continuous Learning, Communication, Integrity, Planning and Organizing, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity, Working in Teams

Living conditions vary between UNMISS duty stations. Each duty station where UNMISS has a field presence has basic residential camp facilities, which includes running water and electricity. Candidates should be aware that accommodation may be austere with the possibility of water shortages and power blackouts. On arrival in Juba accommodation will be on a share basis. Ablutions will also be shared. As the accommodation situation improves single unit accommodation, with an attached ablution, should become available in all locations. Hard wall accommodation is available in Juba.

All UNMISS duty stations apart from Entebbe, Uganda are considered non - family duty stations. The security level of UNMISS duty stations is classified by the UN Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) who will brief on arrival. A number of locations in South Sudan are prone to conflict.

Primary health care services (preventive and curative) are provided in 11 United Nations Owned Equipment (UNOE) Level-I clinics, 21 Contingent Owned Equipment (COE) Level-I clinics, 4 COE Level-II medical facilities within the mission area and the establishment of contractual agreements for Level-III and Level-IIII care outside the mission area. The 4 Level-II facilities available in Juba, Bor, Malakal and Wau, run by the Troop Contributing Countries (TCC), take referrals from the Level-I clinics and provide hospital-based care.

The climate is tropical with a rainy season in many areas, which should normally span from around April to October. Ability to live and work in difficult and harsh conditions is essential.

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