Coordination Support Assistant

Contract

This is a UNV National Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as National UN Volunteer. It is normally only for nationals. More about UNV National Specialist contracts.

Eligibility criteria

Minimum age: 22 years old. Applicants must be nationals of or legal residents in the country of assignment.

Description of task

Within the delegated authority and under the direct supervision of the Livelihoods Coordination Analyst or his/her designated mandated representative(s), the Coordination Support Assistant will:

• Assist in organizing the cluster events and meeting, including capacity building training/workshop through preparing the lists of participants, taking minutes, and that the other relevant logistical and administrative requirements are met.
• Support to the cluster work on data availability to allow developing and designing various cluster related guidance, tools, and SOPs.
• Support to the cluster work on joint analysis workshops, including preparation of chapter narratives, under Iraq Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO), HRP and 3RP.
• Support the implementation of Emergency Livelihood Cluster information management strategy and mechanism to report and share information within the Cluster and its stakeholders.
• Support the monitoring and evaluation of the response carried out by Cluster Partners and the overall performance of the Cluster.
• Support on establishing and maintaining the Cluster core documents as defined by the Emergency Livelihood Cluster.
• Work as a focal point in responding to livelihoods related referral cases received from Iraq Information Center (IIC), in close coordination with livelihoods partners.
• Assists in preparing correspondences, communication and publicity materials.
• Perform other related functions as required.

The Coordination Support Assistant will work in close collaboration with Cluster Coordinator, Co-lead of the cluster, Information Management Officer, the Livelihoods Team members including the Iraq Crisis Response and Resilience Programme (ICRRP) Project Implementation Support unit.

Qualifications/Requirements

Required degree level:

Bachelor degree or equivalent

Education - Additional Comments:

Minimum of 2 years of work experience for master’s degree holders and 4 years for bachelor’s degree holders in supporting coordination initiatives and/or livelihoods or community development interventions.

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in economics, business administration, development studies, economics, political science, agriculture, international development, social sciences or related field. Master’s degree is preferable.

Required experience:

48 Months

Experience remark:

• Proven experience of working with national or international-development NGOs or UN agencies is required.
• Solid knowledge of result-based management and project implementation is an asset.
• Excellent analytical, writing and communication skills.

Language skills:

• English(Mandatory), Level - Fluent
• Arabic(Mandatory), Level - Fluent
• Kurdish(Mandatory), Level - Fluent

Area of expertise:

Resource mobilization, partnership and donor coordination, Other development programme/project experience, Capacity building of non-governmental organizations

Area of expertise details:

Access to office space, equipment, IT support and any other systems and tools required to complete the objectives of the assignment including a host entity email address;

Driving license:

No

Competencies values:

Accountability, Adaptability and Flexibility, Client Orientation, Communication, Creativity, Integrity, Planning and Organizing, Respect for Diversity, 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.

This is a national UN Volunteer assignment, therefore only nationals of Iraq and legal residents in Iraq with the status of refugee or with the status of being stateless are eligible to apply.

Application deadline: 17-09-2020