Humanitarian Affairs Associate

• Country: Aleppo, Ukraine
• No of vacancies: N/A
  
• Salary: N/A 
• Organization: UNDP
• Gender: Both 
• Deadline: 2023-12-30

Key Duties and Accountabilities:

Coordination

• Assist the Head of sub-office in implementing the humanitarian coordination structure, strategy, and policy; Assist in establishing and maintaining partnerships with other humanitarian agencies in order to plan and evaluate assistance programmes activities, including gender-related considerations.
• Work closely with sub-sectors, attend sector meetings, coordinate and provide technical support;
• Under the supervision of the Head of sub-office, support coordinating the development of humanitarian response/preparedness plans;
• Assist in the establishment and maintenance of contacts with other UN agencies, non-governmental organizations and relevant government counterparts in the area of responsibility;
• Help establish, consolidate and maintain a database of information on Who is doing What and Where;
• Assist in developing provincial profiles Organize, participate and/or assist in organizing work groups, meetings, conferences, consultations with other agencies and partners on humanitarian and emergency relief-related matters.
• Monitor humanitarian situation and produce daily, weekly and monthly updates and reports, as necessary

Needs Assessments

• Organize and participate in needs assessments missions and draft assessment/missions report,
• analyze outcome and specify unmet requirements.
• Assist in establishing appropriate monitoring and reporting mechanisms for assessments outcomes;
• Perform other duties as required.

Impact of Results:

Assist the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, in identifying significant humanitarian issues, Develop well-reasoned, innovative suggestions and approaches to problem resolution. Help meet organizational objectives and provide sound analytical inputs and advice with respect to coordination of humanitarian action.

Expected Demonstration of Competencies

Core Competencies

Achieve Results:  LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline

Think Innovatively:  LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements

Learn Continuously:  LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback

Adapt with Agility:  LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible  

Act with Determination: LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident

Engage and Partner:  LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships

Enable Diversity and Inclusion  LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination  

Functional Competencies

System Thinking: Ability to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system, and to consider how altering one element can impact on other parts of the system

Knowledge Generation: Ability to research and turn information into useful knowledge, relevant for content, or responsive to a stated need

Human-centered Design: Ability to develop solutions to problems by involving the human perspective in all steps of the problem-solving process

Results-based Management: Ability to manage programmes and projects with a focus at improved performance and demonstrable results

Communication: Ability to communicate in a clear, concise and unambiguous manner both through written and verbal communication; to tailor messages and choose communication methods depending on the audience. Ability to manage communications internally and externally, through media, social media and other appropriate channels

Effectiveness: Aid Coordination 

Data collection: Being skilled in Data Sorting, Data Cleaning, Survey Administration, Presentation and Reporting including collection of Real-Time Data (e.g. mobile data, satellite data, sensor data). 

Required Skills and Experience

Education 

• A minimum of High school Certificate.

Or,

• First-level university degree in (BA Degree or equivalent) in Economics, Social Sciences, International Relations, Political Sciences, or related field will be given due consideration, but it is not a requirement.

Experience, Knowledge, and Skills

• A minimum of seven (7) years (high School) or four (4) years (First-level university degree – Bachelor) of experience in the field in coordination of humanitarian or development programmes and project management is required.
• Relevant field experience in humanitarian coordination, preparedness and response in emergency situations (complex emergency and/or natural disaster) is highly desirable.
• More than 5 Years of practical professional experience in any or more of following domains: coordination, humanitarian affairs, project management and preparedness and response in emergency situations (complex emergency and/or natural disaster) with INGOs and/or UN agencies is highly desirable.
• Previous experience in reporting and data analysis is an asset.
• Working experience in Aleppo Governorate is highly desirable

Languages

• Fluency in Written and Spoken Arabic and English are required.

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