Humanitarian and Programme Coordination Analyst

Volunteering Crisis & Emergency Response Finance & Economy

Overview

Support humanitarian preparedness and programme coordination efforts.

You have:

• Experience in programme management and/or coordination experience in humanitarian and relief operations at the international level.
• Prior experience in fragile context countries is an asset.
• Familiarity with the Arab region and issues related to SRH, GBV, and Climate is a strong asset.
• Knowledge of humanitarian architecture and most recent discussions around UN80 and humanitarian reset, familiarity with Humanitarian Development and Peace Nexus (HDPN) and resilience discussions.
• Strong track record of proactive engagement, interest in learning and co-creating, technical coordination and the ability to produce demonstrable results.
• Good understanding of Results-Based Management (RBM).
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work in a multicultural environment.
• Previous experience as a volunteer and/or experience of another culture, (i.e. studies, volunteer work, internship) would be highly regarded.

Contract

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The Arab States region is marked by stark economic contrasts, encompassing both wealthy nations and others grappling with acute poverty and development challenges. The region also spans contexts of dynamic economic and social transformation, as well as acute and protracted humanitarian crises, further exacerbated by vulnerabilities to climate change and significant population displacement. An estimated 83.9 million people across the region require humanitarian assistance in 2026 – representing a third (33.8%) of global needs and the highest share of any region.Fragile health systems in host countries struggle to absorb the demand for sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services, while protracted displacement disrupts access to contraception, skilled birth attendance and gender-based violence (GBV) prevention and response services.

Additionally, sudden and alternating climate shocks – such as floods, drought, heat waves and water scarcity – have damaged infrastructure, disrupted healthcare access and further eroded the population’s capacities to cope. Ensuring the transition from humanitarian action to development is critical for achieving sustainable outcomes in crisis-affected contexts. While humanitarian efforts provide immediate life-saving assistance, long-term stability requires integrating emergency preparedness and response with systems strengthening, early recovery and resilience-building efforts across stable and fragile contexts alike. The IUNV Humanitarian and Programme Coordination Specialist will support the Regional Office’s work along two main workstreams of humanitarian preparedness and response and programme coordination.

Under the direct supervision of the Humanitarian Advisor, and second reporting line to the Regional Programme Coordinator, the IUNV Humanitarian and Programme Coordination Analyst undertake the following tasks: 1. Humanitarian Preparedness and Response He/She will support the Regional Humanitarian Advisor (RHA) to: • Strengthen UNFPA regional and country level crisis preparedness and response team by supporting, as relevant, the process and implementation of Emergency Policy and Procedures (EPP) activation; the organisation, coordination and documentation of Regional Crisis response (CRT) meetings; and follow-up on action points. • Support regional / country level roll-out of UNFPA Minimum Preparedness Actions (MPAs) • Preparation of regional humanitarian updates, Country Office (CO) implementation on humanitarian projects, documents/briefing notes for ASRO senior management for HQ and inter-agency meetings. • Support the quality review and timely finalization of UNFPA country inputs into the UNFPA Global Humanitarian Action Overview (HAO). • Support the inclusion of UNFPA’s climate work within development and humanitarian programmes by co-faciliating the UNFPA regional climate working group; by facilitating exchange of climate resources; and technical support to COs toward climate-resilient GBV, gender and SRH programming. Undertake any other duties as required by the ASRO Regional Humanitarian Advisor and/or senior management.

2. Programme Coordination and Country Programme Development He/She will support the Regional Programme Advisor on: • The development and timely submission to the Programme Review Committee (PRC) and Executive Board Branch (EBB) of country programme documents (CPDs) and companion documents, including preparing for Strategic Dialogues and White Papers, coordinating advisors inputs and responses to all relevant documents and submission of any CPD extensions. • Conducting specific analysis of country programme documents including trends and bottlenecks to continue to inform Regional Workplans. • The planning and execution of regional Regional Programme Committee (RPC) meetings and regional quality assurance (QA) exercises and coordination work with communities of practice, including coordinating relevant analytical and programmatic feedback. • Monitoring the implementation of the Regional Programme and providing timely updates • Maintaining a system for efficient knowledge management of regional interventions, good practices and CPDs

• Accountability • Adaptability and flexibility • Creativity • Judgement and decision-making • Planning and organising • Professionalism • Self-management

experience in programme management and /or coordination experience in humanitarian and relief operations at the international level. Prior experience in fragile context countries is an asset. - Experience in programme/project management support is required. - Familiarity with the Arab region and issues related to SRH, GBV, and Climate is a strong asset. Knowledge of humanitarian architecture and most recent discussions around UN80 and humanitarian reset, familiarity with Humanitarian Development and Peace Nexus (HDPN) and resilience discussions. - Strong track record of proactive engagement, interest in learning and co-creating, technical coordination and the ability to produce demonstrable results. - Good understanding of Results-Based Management (RBM). - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work in a multicultural environment. - Previous experience as a volunteer and/or experience of another culture, (i.e. studies, volunteer work, internship) would be highly regarded.

Cairo, Egypt is a family duty station with a wide range of services (health, education and leisure) and good living conditions. It has long been a center of the region’s political and cultural life, with high levels of tourism. Like other similar cities, Cairo offers good quality of life in terms of access to shopping centers, banks, medical services, educational facilities, cultural events, etc. The Arab Republic of Egypt has a unique geographical position in Northeast Africa, at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, on the Mediterranean and Red Sea, and its connection to Sub Saharan Africa through the Nile Valley. You can check full entitlements at the duty station at https://app.unv.org/calculator. The complete UN Volunteer Conditions of Service is available at https://explore.unv.org/cos

The International UN Specialist Volunteer receives the following package: • Volunteer Living Allowance (USD 2,515.88/Month) • Entry Lump-Sum = USD 4000 (one-time payment) • Exit Lump-Sum upon completion of contract. • Medical and life Insurance premium/Cigna (100%) and dependents policy. • Access to UNV E-Campus for training and learning including access to LinkedIn learning. Further entitlements and information available at: https://www.unv.org/volunteer-your-country-conditions-service

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