UNV Country Support Officer

Volunteering Human Resources

Overview

Support recruitment and management of UN Volunteers in Djibouti

You have:

• Minimum of 2 years experience in business administration, HR or related areas.
• Experience in advocacy, partnerships, or related areas.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to work collaboratively with partners.
• Experience working in the UN or international development organizations is an asset.
• Affinity with or interest in volunteerism as a mechanism for durable development and the UN system.

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.

The UNV Country Support Officer is based in the UNDP Country Office Djibouti and works under the supervision of the UNV Portfolio manager based in the regional office in Amman, in supporting the UNV programme at Djibouti country level.

The UNV at the field level has the following responsibilities: (a) support to the recruitment and management of the UN Volunteers serving in the country; and (b) management of the relationship with host entities and strategic understanding of needs (c) promote and enable the contribution of volunteerism to various humanitarian, peace and development efforts in the country.

The UNV Support Officer contributes to partnership development, advocacy around volunteerism for peace and development. The UNV support officer fosters mobilization and deployment of volunteers in Djibouti in order to deliver on UNV’s commitment to support host entities within the framework of the UNSDCF with capacities. In this context, the UNV support officer constantly engages with partner agencies in order to understand their strategic directions and in order to identify entry points for UNV support.

Moreover, the UNV Support Officer supports Volunteers satisfaction by assisting them during their assignment on any matter related to UNV Conditions of Services, through organizing regular meetings and townhalls with volunteers on specific topics, and engaging in volunteering initiatives with serving UN Volunteers in the country.

National UN Specialist Volunteers in Djibouti are entitled to: • Monthly Volunteer Living Allowance (VLA) at the amount of DJF 296,333 • Annual and learning leaves • Medical and life Insurance • Free access to different learning platforms.

For more information on UN Volunteer benefits, entitlements and support, please visit: https://www.unv.org/volunteer-your-country-conditions-service You can check full entitlements at the duty station at https://app.unv.org/calculator.

Under the direct supervision of the UNV Portfolio Manager based in Amman, the UNV Country Suport Officer will undertake the following tasks:

Advocacy and UNV Positioning • Coordinate and participate in the outreach and advocacy activities to UN agencies in Djibouti to increase volunteer mobilization (both Onsite and Online). • Undertake presentations to showcase UNV relevance to UN partners, take part to inter-agency relevant taskforce or working group (HR Group, OMT, PMT…) • Implement advocacy activities associated with annual celebrations, such as International Women’s Day, International Youth Day, International Volunteers Day (IVD), among others. • Document UN Volunteers work and results to feed UNV relevant social media channels (through stories, blogs, photomissions…) • Performing other duties, as assigned, related to the area of advocacy.

Support to Volunteer recruitment and management:

• Follow-up on requests with partner agencies particularly in the timely submission of Descriptions of Assignment, confirmation of funds, clearance of candidates, support the organization of interview panels and interview reports, confirm selected candidates and follows up with VSC (Bonn) to finalize the recruitment up to the onboarding of the volunteer. • Undertake briefing of the overall management of UN Volunteers (including role of UNV/Host Entities) to volunteers and Host Entities • Organize regular exchange with serving UN volunteers to be aware of needs in order to increase satisfaction • Regularly brief Partners UN Entities on UNV SOPs, Conditions of Service and recruitment processes

• Accountability • Adaptability and flexibility, and ability and willingness to operate independently • Creativity • Planning and organising • Professionalism • Self-management

• Business administration, HR, or related areas; • Advocacy, partnerships, or related areas; • Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with a range of partners, • experience working in the UN or other international development organization is an asset; • Have affinity with or interest in volunteerism as a mechanism for durable development, and the UN system.

Subsequent contract extensions subject to availability of funding, operational necessity and satisfactory performance. Travel to duty station (if applicable) and a Settling-In-Grant will be provided in the event duty station is not within commuting distance from the place of recruitment.

As this is a national UN Volunteer assignment, the UN Volunteer will be responsible for arranging his/her own housing and other living essentials. National UN Volunteers are expected to be culturally sensitive and adjust to the prevailing culture and traditions.

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