Emergency Specialist (Communication and Reporting) P4, New York, EMOPS

Contract

This is a P-4 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 7 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 171,387 USD and 220,969 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, Hope

We are seeking a highly motivated and talent individual to join EMOPS Director's Office as Emergency Specialist (Reporting and Communication) P-4.

This role will operate under the general guidance of EMOPS Deputy Directors. The successful candidate will be responsible for a range of crucial tasks, contributing to the effective reporting of EMOPS contributions.

How can you make a difference?

The main responsibilities include:

• Collaboration with EMOPS Sections: Collaborate with EMOPS Sections in preparing and reviewing inputs on humanitarian action reports, briefing notes, papers, and communication materials i.e., ppt presentations, and related resource mobilization documents. Ensure that all content is accurate, comprehensive, and aligned with EMOPS’ goals.
• Quality Control of Communications: Provide quality control, both in terms of content and format, for draft speeches, briefing notes, and donor reports produced by EMOPS. Ensure that inputs from EMOPS Sections are adequately reflected in all relevant documents and initiatives.
• Analysis and Reporting: Offer timely updates and integrated analysis on the impact of humanitarian crises in different countries to EMOPS leadership. Contribute inputs to various EMOPS documentation and reports, including updates to the Executive Board, reports by the Secretary General, and the Executive Committee/Deputies Committee, as required.
• Coordination and Communication: Maintain continuous, effective, and strategic coordination, communication, consultation, and liaison with EMOPS Sections and HQ divisions. This collaboration will ensure a consolidated and integrated multi-sectoral input to the development of humanitarian position papers and strategies.

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

• Advanced university degree in social sciences, international development or related technical field relevant to UNICEF programmes.
• A minimum of eight years of progressively responsible work experience at international or national levels in the areas of programme formulation, implementation, planning, monitoring/evaluation and reporting.
• Must have excellent analytical and report-writing skills, including the ability to analyze data, recognize trends and outliers, and interpret what they mean in terms of programme implementation.
• A keen eye for detail is necessary, along with the ability to think strategically.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness (3) Drive to achieve results for impact (4) Innovates and embraces change (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity (6) Thinks and acts strategically (7) Works collaboratively with others.

During the recruitment process, we test candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: competency framework here.

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

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 is committed to promotin the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. 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 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 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.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.