Humanitarian and Reporting Officer

Contract

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UNFPA is on the ground before, during, and after crises. Accelerating the three transformative results cannot be realised without prioritising preparedness, early and anticipatory action, and providing life-saving interventions, focusing on humanitarian, conflict, and post-conflict contexts. UNFPA is working closely with governments, local NGOs, UN agencies and other partners to ensure that sexual reproductive health and rights and responses to gender-based violence are integrated into emergency responses. Daily, UNFPA ships hundreds of hygiene supplies and reproductive health kits to crisis settings, providing core life-saving services. UNFPA also deploys trained personnel and provides other crucial support to affected populations, ensuring the needs of women and girls are served through preparedness, emergency and reconstruction phases. As part of the UNFPA Strategic Plan 2022 - 2025, and in line with its comparative advantage in promoting the rights and choices of women and girls, UNFPA ensures complementarity across its humanitarian, development and peace-responsive efforts. In 2023, UNFPA contributions received were $1,424.5 million, including $383.9 million in core and $1,040.6 million in non-core funding. 43% of the funds ($443.3 million) were for humanitarian response. The Republic of Korea was the 11th largest humanitarian donor to UNFPA in 2023.

Under the leadership of the Deputy Representative, with day-to-day reporting line to the Humanitarian Coordinator, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

ANALYSIS AND DOCUMENTATION •Prepare strong analytical report of the humanitarian crisis in Somalia and the impact on women and girls regarding SRH and GBV. •Ensuring a timely and coherent data collection, cleaning and analysis; •Contribute to production, editing, fact checking, proofreading and quality control of reports. •In collaboration with the field offices and hub managers, monitor, analyse and report gaps in humanitarian needs and response in GBV and SRH. •Lead the process for developing various written documents such as situation reports, flash updates, factsheets, talking points, minutes of meeting, humanitarian bulletins, studies, background papers, and other informational materials related to the impact of flooding and potential infectious disease outbreaks on reproductive health. •Assist in the production of appeals for international assistance, including through the compilation of relevant information and analysis on the humanitarian situation and response in Somalia. •Build and maintain relationships with relevant UN agencies, NGOs, and government officials to ensure inclusion of UNFPA areas of responsibilities in reports and all relevant documents. •Work closely with the UNFPA Comms Unit, Resource Mobilization, M&E, GBV, SRH and Y&A to ensure accurate contextual information relating to humanitarian activities. •Consolidate and analyse data on programme implementation, achievements and indicators in order to facilitate the preparation of periodic reports and activity-specific reports as may be required and ensure timeliness of such reports. •Participate in annual reporting and planning process. Prepare briefing kits and presentations for missions and visitors.

RESEARCH AND ASSESSMENT • Monitor, research, analyse and present information gathered from diverse sources on the impact of the humanitarian crisis in Somalia on women and girls in relation to GBV and SRH. • Prepare for and accompany visiting UNFPA senior managers, stakeholders and donor missions and develop reports. • Participate in Communication and Public Information Working Group meetings and ensure UNFPA humanitarian activities are included in all products. • Develop tailored messages and choose appropriate methods to communicate UNFPA humanitarian response to both internal and external audience in collaboration with the communication teams. •Contribute to managing communications internally and externally, through media, social media, and other appropriate channels.

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

understanding of the technical aspects of UNFPA portfolio including of GBV, SRH and Population Dynamics, in order to convey the information effectively to a non-technical audience. •Working experience in conflict context. •Strong experience in research, writing, and/or public/external reporting. •Experience working with data or statistics (collection, compilation, and general analysis). •Excellent oral and written skills; excellent drafting, formulation, reporting skills; •Accuracy and professionalism in document production and editing; •Excellent interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive; ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with a range of partners, including grassroots community members, religious and youth organizations, and authorities at different levels; familiarity with tools and approaches of communications for development;•Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in a challenging environment; ability to work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel; •Solid overall computer literacy, including proficiency in various Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, among others), email, and internet; familiarity with database management; and office technology equipment; •Self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision; ability to work with tight deadlines; •Desirable: valid national driver’s license and proven ability to drive manual gear 4x4 over rough terrain; •Sound security awareness; •Have affinity with or interest in volunteerism as a mechanism for durable development, and the UN system.

Somalia is a unique country and Mogadishu is a unique (humanitarian) operation. It provides an interesting and enriching environment, but also requires a mature level of cultural awareness, as well as stamina and commitment. Therefore, flexibility and the ability and willingness to live and work in harsh and potentially hazardous conditions, involving physical hardship and little comfort, are essential.