Humanitarian Affairs Officer- Humanitarian Financing P3

This position is located in the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Iraq (duty station to be confirmed). The Humanitarian Affairs Officer reports to the Head of Office.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Within delegated authority, the Humanitarian Affairs Officer, Humanitarian Financing Officer, will be responsible for the following duties

I. Humanitarian Financing and Coordination:

• Under the supervision of the HoO, support and advise the HC on the overall management of the humanitarian financing including the Saudi Humanitarian Fund for Iraq vis-à-vis the humanitarian context (i.e. priorities and critical needs).

• Ensure the overall administration of the Fund and liaise as necessary with relevant OCHA HQ sections (i.e. OCHA Coordination and Response Division (CRD), OCHA Funding Coordination Section (FCS), OCHA Administrative Services Branch (ASB).

• Support and implement standardized policy in line with HQ guidance and decisions.

• Manage and supervise humanitarian funding-related support staff.

• Manage fund allocation processes ensuring necessary coordination with relevant counterparts in line with the Terms of Reference and/or allocation guidelines (i.e. Review and/or Advisory Boards, cluster or sector leads, humanitarian organizations, and OCHA).

• Liaise with NGOs, UN partners as well as clusters and OCHA field offices to follow-up on project progress and overall funding progress.

• Conduct periodic field visits to promote the knowledge and support the appropriate use of the funding in line with its Terms of Reference, field visits should focus on key actors (i.e. OCHA field colleagues, recipient organizations, local governments, communities).

• Ensure proper communication and support during the allocation process to all stakeholders.

• Liaise with and provide necessary support to recipient organizations throughout the life-cycle of the projects, promoting coherence between humanitarian needs and response.

• Advise the HC, recipient organizations and stakeholders on measures to mitigate foreseeable operational risks.

• Ensure recipient organizations compliance with financial rules as per signed agreements.

• Ensure coordination and information exchange with humanitarian donors aiming to promote coordinated and complementary use of funds.

II. Monitoring, Reporting and Evaluation:

• Ensure compliance with monitoring and reporting requirements in place ;

• Systematically provide information on project status to the HoO and the HC, donors and relevant stakeholders;

• Ensure timely overall project reporting, • Assist in the preparation of evaluations or other research activities and studies in consultation with relevant HQ sections (FCS, EGS).

III. Analysis, communications and public information:

• Research, analyze and present humanitarian financing information, in particular funding trends and requirements, gathered from diverse sources.

• Assist in policy development, including the review and analysis of humanitarian issues and funding trends at the country level, ensuring proper coordination with FCS.

• In collaboration with other OCHA units and field offices, as well as with support from relevant OCHA HQ sections, document and disseminate results, best practices and results of funding across internal and broader audiences through information and communication products/pieces (i.e. bulletins, feature stories, photographs/videos, websites, etc.).

• Liaise with OCHA field offices and recipient organizations in order to disseminate full information on funding activities. • Perform other duties as assigned by the OCHA Head of Office.

COMPETENCIES

PROFESSIONALISM: Sound knowledge of and exposure to a range of humanitarian assistance, emergency relief and related humanitarian issues. Knowledge of institutional mandates, policies and guidelines pertaining to humanitarian assistance. Strong analytical capacity, in particular the ability to analyze and articulate the humanitarian and protection dimension of issues which require a coordinated UN response. Good knowledge of the UN common system and humanitarian NGOs. Ability to identify issues and to use sound judgment in applying technical expertise to resolve a wide range of problems. Strong research skills, including ability to evaluate and integrate information from a variety of sources and assess impact on the humanitarian rights and protection situation in assigned country/area. Ability to work under extreme pressure, on occasion in a highly stressful environment (e.g. civil strife, natural disasters and human misery). Ability to provide guidance to new/junior staff. Excellent drafting skills and strong computer literacy (MS Word and Excel). Takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work.

PLANNING& 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.

ACCOUNTABILITY: Takes ownership of all responsibilities and honors commitments; delivers outputs for which one has responsibility within prescribed time, cost and quality standards; operates in compliance with organizational regulations and rules; supports subordinates, provides oversight and takes responsibility for delegated assignments; takes personal responsibility for his/her own shortcomings and those of the work unit, where applicable.

QUALIFICATIONS

Experience:A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible professional experience in humanitarian affairs, emergency preparedness, crisis/emergency relief management, project management, budget management, or related area is required. Humanitarian experience in the field (actual setting where a mission and/or project is being implemented) in emergency situations (complex emergency or natural disaster) is desirable. Experience in project administration, monitoring and evaluation is desirable. Experience in the design of policies and guidelines pertaining to humanitarian assistance is desirable. Experience with the UN common system is desirable.

Education:Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in political science, social science, international studies, public administration, economics, engineering, earth sciences or a related field. A first-level university degree in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Languages:English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this position fluency in English is required. Knowledge of Arabic is desirable.

How to apply:

The position is intended to fill functions of short-term duration This temporary position is for an initial period until 31 December 2014 with a possibility of extension. All posts are subject to availability of funds.

Please state your full name and the temporary job opening notice number OCHA/G/86/2014 as the subject in your e-mail application and send one email application for every temporary job opening announcement. Documents should be saved as pdf file, with the title formatted as follows: FAMILY NAMEgiven name Doc-t type.pdf. For example: GREY_Joe _PHP.pdf.

All applicants are requested to submit a completed personal history profile (PHP) to ochacrdstaffing@un.orgwith a copy to ochavacancies@un.org.Please indicate the temporary job opening number OCHA/G/86/2014 in the Subject of your e-mail.

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