JOINT OPERATIONS OFFICER

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 74,649 USD and 97,747 USD.

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Org. Setting and Reporting

This position is located in the Joint Operations Centre (JOC) of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) in Goma. Goma is classified at "D" hardship level and a non-family duty station. The Joint Operations Officer reports directly to the Chief or Deputy Chief JOC.

Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Chief JOC or Deputy Chief JOC, the incumbent will be part of the team mandated to provide mission leadership with a 24/7 common situational awareness overview, to support coordination and operational planning, and facilitate crisis management. S/he will be responsible for the following duties: Monitoring, reporting, and analysis: • Gather and assimilate information from internal sources (Mission and UNCT), including - but not limited to - political affairs, civil affairs, military, police, security, mission support, rule of law including DDR, SSR, justice, corrections, mine action, electoral affairs, gender, child and women protection, humanitarian, human rights, development programmes, and public information; and external sources, including conventional and social media; • Monitor major developments (political, governance, rule of law, humanitarian, human rights, military, security, and economic development), following the actions of relevant actors including intergovernmental organizations, governments, non-governmental organizations, civil society, political institutions and armed actors (regular armies and rebel groups, militias, etc.); and generally maintain high situational awareness in your area of responsibility; • Prepare integrated Mission reports (including daily and weekly situation reports, special and flash reports) about significant mandated and associated developments in his/her area of responsibility for dissemination within the Mission and to Headquarters; • As necessary, research and draft special reports and prepare presentations, briefings, background notes related to operational issues, draft Code Cables addressing current operations, and official emails; • Extract data and information from the UN Sage database for use in various reports and visualizations; and be ready to respond to various information queries about security and operations in a timely manner as requested; • When required, perform Duty Officer duties to enable continuous monitoring and reporting coverage in the Mission, including out of hours working during evenings, weekends, and holidays. Coordination and Operational planning: • Support the organization of operational coordination meetings, as required, liaising with mission sections, mission support and the UNCT; • Provide support for the implementation of operational coordination decisions and mechanisms • Support and advise on integrated operational planning, and the planning and coordination of joint activities, including operations, field missions, visits, contingency planning and exercises, where applicable and with other Mission elements; • Provide support to the coordination of critical operations, high-level visits; • Monitor, Report and track Early Warning / Rapid Response information and alerts; • Perform other duties as required. Crisis management support: • Under the supervision of JOC leadership, support crisis management at the HQ or regional level, enabling the Crisis Management Team (CMT) to make informed decisions during periods of a declared crisis situation; • Provide secretariat support for crisis management meetings (preparing meeting venue, producing presentations/briefings, and liaising with facilities management); • Liaise regularly with mission sections (civilian and uniformed components), mission support, and the UNCT to provide timely information during a crisis for decision-makers; • Take any appropriate action to ensure the crisis preparedness of the JOC, including table-top exercises and regular briefings/trainings on crisis management procedures; • Draft post crisis report/ code cable with the timeline of events and decisions/ recommendations taken.

Competencies

Professionalism: Effective analytical skills; Excellent drafting and editing skills, with the proven ability to produce cogent reports often under strict time constraints; Ability to identify politically sensitive and operationally significant issues. Ability to coordinate with various actors. Ability to effectively conduct presentations by clearly summarizing and articulating operational issues, proposing options and concisely conveying information; Shows pride in work and in achievements; demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations. Takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work. Communication: Speaks and writes clearly and effectively; listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately; asks questions to clarify and exhibits interest in having two-way communication; tailors language, tone, style, and format to match audience; demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed. Teamwork: Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals; solicits input by genuinely valuing others' ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others; places team agenda before personal agenda; supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position; shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings. Planning and Organizing: Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies; Identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required; Allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work; Foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning; Monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary; Uses time efficiently.

Education

Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent degree) in political science, social sciences, international relations, law, or related field. A first level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Job - Specific Qualification

Not available.

Work Experience

A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in political or international affairs, military, police, security, civil affairs, humanitarian affairs, human rights, crisis operations and management, or related field is required. A minimum of one year of operational planning experience, during the last five years, is required. Experience in drafting political documents and briefings for senior officials often under strict time constraints is required. Experience providing support for the implementation of operational coordination decisions and mechanisms is required. Experience gathering and analysing information and data using innovative and enterprise tools, including the UN Sage system and PowerBI dashboards, is required. Work experience in a conflict or post conflict environment is desirable. Experience requiring crisis management expertise, particularly as applied in a 24/7 Operations Room context in an integrated civilian-military-police environment, is desirable.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this position, fluency in English (both oral and written) is required. Working knowledge of French is desirable.

Assessment

Previously rostered candidates are not subject to any further assessment and as such, will not be invited for an assessment.

Special Notice

This "Recruit from Roster" job opening is only open to roster applicants who are already placed on pre-approved rosters, following a review by a United Nations Central Review Body. Only roster applicants who were placed on rosters with similar functions at the same level are considered to be eligible candidates. Eligible applicants receive an email inviting them to apply. Rostered applicants are encouraged to apply only if they are interested and available to take up the position at the duty station/s specified in the Job Opening. Applying to this job opening carries an expectation to accept the offer, if selected. Appointment or assignment against this position is for an initial period of one year. The appointment or assignment and renewal thereof are subject to the availability of the post or funds, budgetary approval or extension of the mandate. The United Nations Secretariat is committed to achieving 50/50 gender balance in its staff. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for this position. Staff members are subject to the authority of the Secretary-General and to assignment by him or her. In this context, all staff are expected to move periodically to new functions in their careers in accordance with established rules and procedures.

United Nations Considerations

According to article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity. Candidates will not be considered for employment with the United Nations if they have committed violations of international human rights law, violations of international humanitarian law, sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, or sexual harassment, or if there are reasonable grounds to believe that they have been involved in the commission of any of these acts. The term “sexual exploitation” means any actual or attempted abuse of a position of vulnerability, differential power, or trust, for sexual purposes, including, but not limited to, profiting monetarily, socially or politically from the sexual exploitation of another. The term “sexual abuse” means the actual or threatened physical intrusion of a sexual nature, whether by force or under unequal or coercive conditions. The term “sexual harassment” means any unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature that might reasonably be expected or be perceived to cause offence or humiliation, when such conduct interferes with work, is made a condition of employment or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment, and when the gravity of the conduct warrants the termination of the perpetrator’s working relationship. Candidates who have committed crimes other than minor traffic offences may not be considered for employment. Due regard will be paid to the importance of recruiting the staff on as wide a geographical basis as possible. The United Nations places no restrictions on the eligibility of men and women to participate in any capacity and under conditions of equality in its principal and subsidiary organs. The United Nations Secretariat is a non-smoking environment. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to applicants with disabilities upon request, to support their participation in the recruitment process. By accepting a letter of appointment, staff members are subject to the authority of the Secretary-General, who may assign them to any of the activities or offices of the United Nations in accordance with staff regulation 1.2 (c). Further, staff members in the Professional and higher category up to and including the D-2 level and the Field Service category are normally required to move periodically to discharge functions in different duty stations under conditions established in ST/AI/2023/3 on Mobility, as may be amended or revised. This condition of service applies to all position specific job openings and does not apply to temporary positions. Applicants are urged to carefully follow all instructions available in the online recruitment platform, inspira, and to refer to the Applicant Guide by clicking on “Manuals” in the “Help” tile of the inspira account-holder homepage. The evaluation of applicants will be conducted on the basis of the information submitted in the application according to the evaluation criteria of the job opening and the applicable internal legislations of the United Nations including the Charter of the United Nations, resolutions of the General Assembly, the Staff Regulations and Rules, administrative issuances and guidelines. Applicants must provide complete and accurate information pertaining to their personal profile and qualifications according to the instructions provided in inspira to be considered for the current job opening. No amendment, addition, deletion, revision or modification shall be made to applications that have been submitted. Candidates under serious consideration for selection will be subject to reference checks to verify the information provided in the application. Job openings advertised on the Careers Portal will be removed at 11:59 p.m. (New York time) on the deadline date.

No Fee

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.