Coordination Support Officer

Volunteering

Overview

Support coordination and communications for humanitarian programs

You have:

• Master’s degree in history, Political Science, Development or other relevant discipline required, or first level degree with experience
• At least 2 years of professional work experience in humanitarian affairs, emergency preparedness, or related area is required
• Demonstrated interest and/or experience in Middle East, preferably focused on oPt is required
• Previous experience of working with a UN agency, preferably OCHA or an International NGO would be desirable
• Experience in conducting academic research would be an advantage
• Ability to work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel
• Self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision and tight deadlines

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 Coordination Lead and overall supervision of the Head of the Coordination and Communications Unit, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

• Support the Coordination and Communications Unit (CCU) with implementing the various elements of the Humanitarian Programme Cycle (HPC).
• Provide secretariat support as needed to the HCT.
• Assist in preparing proposals for donors and drafting support documents such as TPs and background information on donor profiles.
• Assist in presenting data to donors, diplomats, UN agencies, NGO partners and other key stakeholders.
• Support National Inter Cluster Coordination by assisting in preparations for the monthly meetings and actively following up with Cluster Coordinators and other Inter Cluster Coordination Group members on action points.

Educational additional comments

• Master’s degree in history, Political Science, Development or other relevant discipline. A first-level university degree or equivalent in combination with relevant training and/or professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.

Experience remark

• At least 2 years of professional work experience at the national and/or international level in humanitarian affairs, emergency preparedness, crisis/emergency relief management, rehabilitation, development, or other related area is required.

• Demonstrated interest and/or experience in Middle East preferably focused on oPt.is required.

• Previous experience of working with a UN agency, preferably OCHA and/or an International NGO would be desirable.
• Experience of working on preparedness processes and/or Disaster Risk Reduction is desirable;
• Experience in conducting academic research would be an advantage.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive; ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with a range of partners, including grassroots community members, religious and youth organizations, and authorities at different levels; familiarity with tools and approaches of communications for development;
• Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in a challenging environment; ability to work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel;
• Solid overall computer literacy, including proficiency in various MS Office applications (Excel, Word, etc.) and email/internet; familiarity with database management; and office technology equipment;
• Self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision; ability to work with tight deadlines;

Language skills

• English(Mandatory), Level - Fluent
• Arabic(Optional), Level - Working Knowledge

Area of expertise details

• At least 2 years of professional work experience at the national and/or international level in humanitarian affairs, emergency preparedness, crisis/emergency relief management, rehabilitation, development, or other related area is required.

• Demonstrated interest and/or experience in Middle East preferably focused on oPt.is required.

• Previous experience of working with a UN agency, preferably OCHA and/or an International NGO would be desirable.
• Experience of working on preparedness processes and/or Disaster Risk Reduction is desirable;
• Experience in conducting academic research would be an advantage.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive; ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with a range of partners, including grassroots community members, religious and youth organizations, and authorities at different levels; familiarity with tools and approaches of communications for development;
• Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in a challenging environment; ability to work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel;
• Solid overall computer literacy, including proficiency in various MS Office applications (Excel, Word, etc.) and email/internet; familiarity with database management; and office technology equipment;
• Self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision; ability to work with tight deadlines;

Competencies values

Adaptability and Flexibility, Communication, Integrity, Planning and Organizing, Professionalism, Working in Teams

Application procedure

• Not yet registered in the UNV Talent Pool? 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? 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: 12 September 2021

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