Humanitarian Affairs Specialist/ Field Support

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.

Non-family duty station

Under direct supervision of Head of Field Coordination Unit , UN Volunteer will undertake the following task:

1. Ensures effective support to coordination of humanitarian preparedness and relief/recovery response;

2. Provides/elaborates/disseminates and translation of relevant information on humanitarian/ recovery activities, in close consultation with stakeholders and facilitates knowledge sharing;

3. Performs other duties that may be required by the supervisor.

4. Ensures effective coordination of preparedness, relief/recovery response

Supports/Leads in emergency preparedness and response activities, including elaboration/updating contingency plans, assessment tools elaboration and administration capacity-ty building on disaster management; and simulation exercises;

Ensures/supports the planning, implementation and strengthening of inclusive coordination in his/her area of responsibilities (AOR), identifies gaps and suggests corrective actions and ensures inclusion of cross-cutting issues, such as gender mainstreaming, etc.

Establishes/maintains effective communication, including translation, on a regular basis with stakeholders, including de facto government officials, UN agencies and NGOs to foster coordination in preparedness and response efforts; and advises on solutions to operational challenges;

Depending on situation, supports inter-agency/Inter-Cluster Coordination forums as well as other internal and external meetings, as required.

Support/facilitates building sector-specific strategies and institutions that will address is-sues at the field level in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.

Supports/organizes coordination meetings; takes notes; prepares readouts etc during formal and informal; internal/external meetings with partners/stakeholders

Acts as liaison between stakeholders and partners to support Field Office’s coordination and advocacy role

Depending on situation, support Field Office’s access negotiation efforts, including building of actors/partners contacts data-base

2. Provides/elaborates/disseminates and translation of relevant information on humanitarian/recovery activities, in close consultation with stakeholders and facilitates knowledge sharing;

Monitors developments in the AOR, collects, analyzes information to identify trends, challenges and solutions;

Prepares internal/external reports/analysis/daily updates/translation of the situation, sup-ports information collection and development of information products such as the ‘who does what where’ database and resulting map products;

Supports monitoring, identification of gaps, lessons learned and evaluations, in collaboration with stakeholders;

Contributes to knowledge networks and communities of practice.

3. Performs other duties that may be required by the supervisor

☒ Accountability ☒ Adaptability and Flexibility ☒ Client Orientation ☒ Commitment and Motivation ☒ Communication ☒ Creativity ☒ Ethics and Values ☒ Integrity ☒ Judgement and Decision-making ☒ Planning and Organizing ☒ Professionalism ☒ Respect for Diversity ☒ Self-Management ☒ Technological Awareness ☒ Working in Teams

humanitarian affairs, emergency preparedness, crisis/emergency relief management, rehabilitation, development, monitoring and evaluations or other related areas.
Proven abilities to analyze information and strong English drafting abilities. Ability to work with multi-cultural teams and international professionals. Knowledge of international agencies’ operations related to humanitarian assistance and familiarity with the UN system. Ability to travel and live in complex environment. Ability to work with limited supervision and under stressful conditions.

Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, is a sovereign state in Southeast Asia bordered by Bangladesh, India, China, Laos and Thailand. One-third of Burma's total perimeter of 1,930 km (1,200 miles) forms an uninterrupted coastline along the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. The country has an estimated population of 54 million people. Myanmar's capital city is Naypyidaw and its largest city is Yangon. The country is ethnically diverse. There are 135 recognized distinct ethnic groups.

Temperatures in Myanmar can vary from place to place. In general, the Myanmar climate is hot throughout the year, with temperatures averaging 27 degrees Celsius or 80 degrees Fahrenheit. The months of March, April, and May the weather in Myanmar can be very hot and humid, especially around the coastal regions. The interior areas such as Inle Lake and Bagan can be quite a bit cooler than the coastal regions. The mountainous areas can also be cooler as they have a much higher altitude.