National Humanitarian Affairs Specialist/Field support

Volunteering Legal Crisis & Emergency Response Communications & PR

Overview

Ensure effective coordination of humanitarian response and access

You have:

• Relevant professional experience in humanitarian affairs, emergency preparedness, crisis/emergency relief management, rehabilitation, development, monitoring and evaluations or other related areas.
• Ability to work in a team and coordinate with various stakeholders effectively.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to report on humanitarian access and challenges.

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

1. 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 building on disaster management; and simulation exercises;  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.  Supports/organizes area-based coordination meetings; takes notes; prepares readouts etc during formal and informal; internal/external meetings with partners/stakeholders.  Support Mandalay sub-office in coordinating with different stakeholders.  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.  Depending on situation, support Field Office’s access negotiation efforts, including building of actors/partners contacts database.  Conduct field missions as required.

2. Ensure effective support in the areas of humanitarian access and coordination and liaise with relevant stakeholders  Contribute to the preparation of regular updates, reports, and briefing notes that highlight key access issues and developments for internal and external stakeholders.  Collect and compile data on operational constraints from humanitarian partners and other credible sources. Conduct access-related analyses, as needed.  Provides inputs to regular internal updates and analysis on the security and political environment. Contributes to collective analysis and advocacy on humanitarian access within the area of responsibility (AoR).  Supports dedicated information sharing mechanisms and maintains close contact with the Access Unit.  Supports advocacy for the broader humanitarian community for humanitarian access at local and central level, including principled access to hard-to-reach areas.  Supports OCHA’s engagement with CSOs/LNGOs, with a specific focus on facilitating principled humanitarian access.  Supports the strengthening of engagement with all relevant stakeholders to facilitate access to hard-to-reach areas.

3. 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 collabo-ration with stakeholders;  Contributes to knowledge networks and communities of practice.

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

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

relevant professional experience in humanitarian affairs, emergency preparedness, crisis/emergency relief management, rehabilitation, development, monitoring and evaluations or other related areas.

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 Myanmar’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 Nay Pyi Daw 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. In 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.

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