Emergency Specialist, P-3, EMOPS, NYHQ, USA

Contract

This is a P-3 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 5 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 140,639 USD and 184,155 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

The Humanitarian Field Support Section (HFSS) aims to provide a ‘one-stop-shop” approach to coherent field support in humanitarian crises, in addition to strengthening the UNICEF’s field capacity on emergency preparedness and risk monitoring, as well as on early recovery programming, humanitarian advocacy and engagement with integrated missions and presences. The team will not only be instrumental in providing support to the field on principled humanitarian action and a strengthened integration of the protection of children dimension in our engagement but will also strive to focus on the quality of the response in close collaboration with key other EMOPS sections. The team is also instrumental in providing briefings, data and analysis to UNICEF senior leaders across the organisation to inform their decision making on behalf of strengthened UNICEF’s action for children in humanitarian contexts. The section coordinates closely with all other EMOPS Sections, PG and other HQ Divisions. HFSS provides effective and timely communication lines and support between EMOPS, ROs and COs and day to day coordination and oversight of headquarters’ support to country offices (technical guidance and engagement, humanitarian financing management of the EPF and CERF, inter-agency collaboration, direct guidance on global approaches on country specific crises, etc). The Section supports the EMOPS Director’s Office and OED with timely updates and analyses on humanitarian crises to inform decision-making. It coordinates the deployment of the Emergency Response Team.

How can you make a difference?

• Support and contribute to the effective and strategic coordination of HQ support to ECAR/LACR COs/RO in humanitarian crises (including L3 / L2 but also chronic and protracted crises, cross-regional, health emergencies, population displacement) on all programmatic and operational matters relating to the humanitarian contexts.
• Provide effective and timely support to ECAR and LACR COs and ROs in developing and reviewing Humanitarian Action for Children (HAC), as well as inter-agency Humanitarian Response Plans/appeal documents.
• Assist ECARO/LACRO and country offices in critical phases of preparedness and humanitarian response through mission travel. Support complex emergency countries during strategic moments of interagency assessment and planning, including planning for integrated UN presences.
• Through UNICEF's Emergency Operations Centre (OPSCEN) and other EMOPS sections, in close contact with CO, RO and sister UN agencies, monitor emerging humanitarian political, and recovery trends, and potential socio-political instability. Identify potential humanitarian risks and strategies for preparedness and risk reduction before a new crisis occurs and best approaches for UNICEF to engage in early recovery and transition processes. Support CO/ROs in updating their risk analysis (on the EPP platform). Promote contingency planning and enhanced preparedness at all levels in cases of high risks.
• Ensure UNICEF representation in key inter-agency fora related to emergency response, crisis management, and integrated assessment and planning. Support management engagement with high-level mechanisms such as Emergency Directors’ Group, Integrated Task Forces, Inter-Agency Task Forces, Regional Monitoring Mechanisms and other crisis-management mechanisms.
• Provide guidance and support to country offices and regional offices on humanitarian resource mobilization documents (including EPF, CERF and others) in collaboration with relevant divisions. Support ECAR and LACR COs and ROs in monitoring effective and timely programmatic use of allocated humanitarian funds.
• Serve as back-up to Supervisor and other Emergency Specialists in his/her absence.
• Assist with any other task as assigned by the Section Chief.

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

• Advanced University degree in International Relations, Public Administration/Public Policy, Humanitarian Affairs, Development, Social Sciences, or other related technical disciplines.
• A minimum of Five years professional work experience at national and international levels in humanitarian response. Developing country work experience or field work experience.
• Preferred experience in complex emergencies, including experience in early recovery.
• Fluency in both written and spoken English, and another UN language as a strong asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

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

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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.

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:

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