Humanitarian and NEXUS (Humanitarian, Development and Peace) Specialist

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 Resident Coordinator and with day-to-day direct supervision and support from the Humanitarian Development Peace Coordinator, UN Resident Coordinator Office, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

• Ensure the liaison between the RCO and OCHA and other humanitarian actors, for the timely provision of information to the RC, including the preparation of briefing notes, key messages, analyses, and reports.
• Support the coordination between RCO and OCHA, including for the definition and reviews of context, strategic and programmatic documents and through the RCO representation in technical meetings such as inter-sectoral meetings.

• Support the coordination among humanitarian, development, and peace-building partners the synergies of strategies and programmes supporting populations affected by crisis in areas of convergence in crisis-affected regions of Cameroon where the complementarity of mandates may enable more effective durable solutions.

• Support the leadership of the HDP Coordinator by preparing the HDP Nexus Task Force meetings; provide minutes of meetings; follow-up on recommendations; communicating with relevant stakeholders at local, regional and national levels.

• Support the creation of a common understanding of the HDP nexus approach and buy-in of local, regional and national authorities, through the production and updating of information products such as reports, charts and infographics by turning data into graphical products to convey messages and a storyline; develop advocacy materials including presentations and other visual materials.
• Facilitate information exchange and the promotion of data and information standards; engage with the humanitarian, development and peace-building stakeholders at national, regional and municipal levels to ensure those information activities are coordinated and consistent with international standards and practices; advocate for the use of data standards and common platforms, and the open exchange of information as appropriate.
• Support the establishment of a common data system of humanitarian, development, and peace-building actions operating within the same area of convergence.

• Support the HDP Coordinator's efforts to enhance the UN- World Bank Partnership.

• Provide advocacy support for the following signatures issues identified by UNCT: protection in relationship to Legal identity and Leaving No One Behind; Modernisation of Data and Statistics with a focus on digitalisation and Private sector engagement; and

• Provide any support to RCO coordination and secretariat tasks as required.

Qualifications/Requirements

Required degree level:

Master degree or equivalent

Education - Additional Comments:

An advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in political science, social science, international studies, public administration, economics, or a related field is required. A first-level university degree in combination with an additional four years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Required experience:

24 Months

Experience remark:

A minimum of two years of progressively responsible experience in humanitarian affairs, emergency preparedness, crisis/emergency relief management, recovery/reconstruction, development, peace-building or related area, is required.

Language skills:

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

Area of expertise:

Emergency response, immediate relief operations, and post-conflict humanitarian aid operations

Driving license:

No

Competencies values:

Accountability, Adaptability and Flexibility, Client Orientation, Commitment and Motivation, Commitment to Continuous Learning, Communication, Creativity, Ethics and Values, Integrity, Judgement and Decision-making, Knowledge Sharing, Managing Performance, Planning and Organizing, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity, Self-Management, Technological Awareness, Working in Teams

Application procedure:

Prerequisites

This assignment is funded by JICA, therefore only former Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JICA-JOCV) who could get recommendation by JICA-JOCV Secretariat are eligible to apply. Please check your application eligibility here: JICA website.

This is a UN Volunteer assignment and eligible candidates must be 25 years of age or older.

Selection process

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. The selection will be done by the UN Host Entity at the level of the country of assignment, via competency-based interviews held via skype or telephone.

How to apply

Please apply via the link below. You can then either log in if you already have an account or register via ‘Candidate Signup’.

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Application deadline: 20 June 2021