New at OCHA /United Nations, Humanitarian Affairs Officer , Job January 2022
New at OCHA /United Nations, Humanitarian Affairs Officer, Job January 2022
The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is part of the United Nations Secretariat responsible for bringing humanitarian actors together to ensure a coherent response to emergencies. The mission of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs is to mobilize and coordinate effective and principled humanitarian action in partnership with national and international actors to alleviate human suffering in disaster and emergency situations; defend the rights of those in need; Strengthen preparedness and prevention and facilitate sustainable solutions.
This temporary vacancy is advertised for two (2) positions as a Humanitarian Affairs Officer located at the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Pemba, Mozambique. Humanitarian Affairs Officers report to a Senior Humanitarian Affairs Officer at OCHA in Mozambique.
Responsibilities
Within the delegated authority, the Humanitarian Affairs Officer will be responsible for the following tasks:
Monitors analyze and report on humanitarian developments, disaster relief management, or emergencies in the designated country or region, as well as oversees work related to assessments, emergency response preparedness, and engagement. /community accountability to affected people.
Organize and prepare studies on humanitarian affairs, emergency relief, and related issues; organize follow-up work, including interagency technical review meetings to support policy development work and decision-making on important issues, and ensure implementation of relevant study recommendations.
Participate in large and complex projects, including disaster assessment or other missions; Assists in the coordination of international emergency/humanitarian assistance for complex emergencies/disasters and in securing the necessary support (eg personnel, funding, specialized equipment, supplies, etc.); Prepares status reports for the international community, reporting the situation to date and identifying unfulfilled requirements.
Partners with other humanitarian agencies to plan and evaluate emergency and humanitarian assistance programs and help ensure up-to-date results, lessons learned, policy guidelines, etc. These activities, include gender considerations.
Helps humanitarian actors build capacity to deal with emergencies; develops country-specific indicators in collaboration with experts from the region and ensures subsequent monitoring of these indicators; recommends actions based on the analysis of relevant information.
Ensures appropriate mechanisms to facilitate cooperation and information sharing within and outside the UN system, including early warning, contingency planning, etc.
Assists in issuing requests for international assistance; Ensures the proper use and expenditure of donor contributions channeled through OCHA.
Establishes and maintains contacts with government officials, other UN agencies, NGOs, diplomatic missions, the media, etc.
Conducts and supports technical assistance and other field missions, for example by participating in field trips to conduct in-depth reviews of specific country coordination mechanisms.
Prepares or contributes to the preparation of various written reports, documents, and communications, eg drafting study sections, background papers, policy guidelines, parliamentary papers, reports, case studies, presentations, correspondence, etc.
Serves as the main focal point on specific topics or policy issues; Keeps abreast of the latest developments, coordinates with other humanitarian organizations, donors, etc., and ensures proper monitoring and reporting mechanisms; Provides information and advice on a variety of related topics.
Review and advise on policy issues related to protecting humanitarian principles and ensuring the effective delivery of humanitarian assistance.
Organizes and participates in working groups, meetings, conferences and consultations with other agencies and partners on humanitarian and emergency relief issues.
Provides direction and may supervise new/junior staff.
Perform other tasks as needed.
Competencies
Profession: Knowledge of the field of international sudden-onset emergencies, both in disaster response in general and in disaster assessment and coordination in particular. Ability to work with government organizations, humanitarian agencies, and NOs favorite on
Communication: it is written clearly and effectively. messages from others correctly and responds appropriately; asks questions for clarification, shows interest in two-way communication; adapt language, tone, style, and form to match audience; Openness to information and growth show that people are informed.
Teamwork: Work collaboratively with colleagues honestly on other people's ideas and experiences; He likes to learn from others. puts the team's agenda before the personal agenda; Potentially to act, until the return of the final set. Participation in work for the European Union and exclusivity
Planning Define goals to goal setting From defining the main goal to giving you the related activities and tasks to first adjust as needed; Allocate an adequate amount of allotted time to complete the work; anticipates risks and allows for contingencies when planning; Egyptian puppies as needed; Use all the time.
Educational Requirements
An advanced university degree (master's or preschool) in political science, social science, public administration, engineering, engineering, earth science, or the public domain is required. First-class in addition to the first class of the first class in addition to the first class of the first class.
Work experience, skills, and competencies
Emergencies and emergency services in case of urgency/emergency, reincorporation, reincorporation, or adjacent areas.
Humanitarian experience in the field (an effective preparation of a task is carried out, a task is carried out) in an emergency (emergency or natural disaster) is required.
Direct experience working on rapid needs assessments, response missions, field visits, etc. not wanted
Desirable experience in the United Nations common system
Desirable experience in the area.
Languages Attributes
Proficiency in the English language is required for the advertised position. It is recommended to meet and/or tourists.
Special Notice
Possibility of extension for 364 days. The candidate is expected to start as soon as possible.
Please note that given the situation with COVID-19 and travel restrictions imposed by National, shortlisted/recruited candidates may be required, in consultation with the hiring manager, until further notice.
Please note that the nomination/appointment of the selected candidate will be subject to the issuance of the visa.
A current employee whose appointment is limited, permanent or permanent, may apply for temporary positions no more than one level above the current one.
To date, a current employee, with service designations, may describe previous positions, up to and including -3 temporary positions in the professional category, provided all eligibility and other status requirements are met.
A Designated Employee will be deemed to be a Temporary Designated External Candidate when applying for other positions and may apply for other positions at any level, subject to clause 5.7 below and Rule 4.16(b)
(ii). An employee may not be temporarily assigned to the General Service category or subject-related categories. For information on eligibility requirements, see Section 5 of ST/AI/2010/4REV.1 on Provisional Appointments.
The General Assembly further underlined, in 66/234, that “this is an agreement that the Secretary-General does not resort to the exercise of temporary recruitment of staff in the Professional and higher categories of the General Service category who have not passed the examination from the general service category to the Professional category.
He temporarily positions General Service staff for a one-year period, beginning January 1, 2013The category that did not pass the contest may only be selected in an exceptional manner approved by the Office of Human Resources Management since no other suitable candidate can be selected.
Upon termination of employment, including, but not limited to, the expiration, termination, or resignation of a fixed-term appointment or a continuing or permanent appointment, the former employee will not be eligible to return to work on a temporary appointment during the 31-day period. post-separation.
In the event of separation upon retirement, the former employee will not be eligible to return to work for three months after separation.
This will similarly apply, mutatis mutandis, in respect of a former or current staff member who has held or has an appointment with another entity applying the United Nations Staff Regulations and Rules and who applies for a temporary position in the Secretariat.
Retirees over the mandatory age of separation who wish to be considered for the current temporary opening should indicate the reason for their recent separation as 'retirement'.
The Organization will not employ such retirees, unless
(a) the personnel qualified and available to perform the required functions cannot meet the operational needs of the Organization, and
(b) the proposed position will not adversely affect the career development or reassignment opportunities of other employees and represents a cost-effective and operationally sound solution to the needs of the service.
Subject to the funding source for the position, the opening of this temporary position may be limited to candidates located at the duty station.
While this temporary appointment may provide a successful applicant with the opportunity to gain new work experience, selection for this position is for a limited period and is not related to the future occupancy of the position.
An external candidate selected for this position is subject to the current conditions of the personnel selection system in accordance with ST/AI/2010/3, as amended, and ST/AI/2010/4/Rev.1.
A Temporary Appointed Employee who has been appointed in the Professional category and above on a Temporary Appointment, and has been in an authorized position for a period of one year or more, may not apply for or be reappointed to his or her current position within six months from the date of their appointment.
End of your current service.
This provision does not apply to staff members on temporary appointments who have been assigned to authorized posts for a period of one year or more at authorized duty stations for peacekeeping operations or special political missions.
“Internal Applicants” means staff members who have been appointed after a competitive examination under Staff Rule 4.16 or after advice from a central review body under Staff Rule 4.15.
Please note that candidates must meet the requirements of Article 101, Clause 3, of the Charter, in addition to the requirements of the position.
The United Nations is committed to the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity for all its human resources, including, but not limited to, respect for international human rights and international humanitarian law.
Candidates may be subject to selection according to these criteria, including but not limited to whether they have committed or are suspected of having committed crimes and/or violations of international human rights and international humanitarian law.
For information on special work allowance, see ST/AI/1999/17. For more details on the management of temporary appointments, see ST/AI/2010/4/Rev.1.
Staff Regulations, Staff Rules and administrative publications governing staff appointments can be found at: http://www.un.org/hr_handbook/English
Staff members of the United Nations common system organizations who reach the mandatory age of separation or retirement during the current period of temporary need are not eligible to apply.
Employees are not eligible to apply for a temporary vacancy if they are unable to serve the specified period of temporary need before reaching the mandatory termination age. Submission of an application or selection for the current temporary vacancy does not delay or increase the mandatory age of termination.
Important: Suitable candidates who were not selected for the advertised duty station may be selected for deployment to other duty stations. Selection for similar jobs with similar requirements will be at the same level.
UN considerations
In accordance with Paragraph 3 of Article 101 of the Charter of the United Nations, the law, violations of international humanitarian law, sexual exploitation, sexual abuse or sexual harassment, or if there are reasonable grounds to believe that they participated in the commission of any of these acts.
“Sexual exploitation” means any actual or attempted abuse of a position of vulnerability, unequal power, or trust for sexual purposes, including, but not limited to, the material, social, or political benefit of sexual exploitation of another person.
“Sexual abuse” means actual or threatened physical interference of a sexual nature, whether by force or under unequal or coercive conditions. “Sexual Harassment” means any unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature that could reasonably be expected or perceived to cause abuse or humiliation, where such conduct interferes with work, is a condition of employment or creates an intimidating, hostile or hostile work environment. abusive, and when the seriousness of the conduct requires the termination of the business relationship between the offender. Candidates who have committed offenses other than misdemeanor traffic offenses may not be considered for employment.
Due account will be taken of the importance of recruiting staff as broadly as possible.
The United Nations does not impose any restrictions on the eligibility of men and women to participate in any capacity and on an equal basis in its main and subsidiary bodies.
The United Nations Secretariat is a smoke-free environment.
The first consideration when hiring, transferring or promoting employees will be the need to ensure the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.
By accepting the offer of appointment, United Nations staff will be subject to the authority of the Secretary-General and will be assigned to any United Nations activity or office in accordance with Staff Regulation 1.2 (c). In this context, all internationally recruited staff are required to relocate periodically for new assignments within or between duty stations, in accordance with conditions established by the Secretary-General.
Applicants are urged to carefully follow all instructions provided on the online recruitment platform. For more detailed instructions, applicants can refer to the Applicant Guidebook, which can be accessed by clicking on the "Guidelines" hyperlink located at the top right of the Inspira account holder's home page.
Applicants will be evaluated on the basis of the information provided in the application in accordance with the evaluation criteria for the opening of the position, the internal legislation in force in the United Nations, including the Charter of the United Nations, the resolutions of the General Assembly, the Staff Statute and Regulations, administrative issues and guidelines. Applicants must provide complete and accurate information about their profile and qualifications in accordance with the Inspira system instructions to consider when opening a current position. No modification, addition, deletion, revision, or modification may be made to the applications submitted. Candidates under serious consideration for selection will undergo reference checks to verify the information provided in the application.
Vacancies advertised on the job portal will be deleted at 23:59. (New York time) the deadline.
No fees
The United Nations does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing, or training). The United Nations is not interested in applicants' bank account information.
The application deadline is January 27, 2022.
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