SENIOR HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS OFFICER (Head of Sub-Office), P5

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This position is located in the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Mogadishu, Somalia. The Senior Humanitarian Affairs Officer (Head of Sub-Office) reports to the Head of OCHA Office.

Responsibilities

Within limits of delegated authority, the Senior Humanitarian Affairs Officer (Head of Sub-Office) will be responsible for the following duties: -Provides strategic overview, guidance on operations in his/her Area of Responsibility (AOR) to the Head of Office. -Leads the Humanitarian Country Team at the field level, guide the work plan process and its implementation; provides advice on inter-agency common policy issues to the wider humanitarian community in area of responsibility (AOR); -Ensures lessons learnt are incorporated into coordination operations and monitors and evaluates coordination results to develop lessons learnt products; -Provides briefings to NGOs, UN Agency Representatives, diplomats, donors, and local authorities on the humanitarian situation in AOR and the needs assessed there; -Provides overall supervision and management for the OCHA Team in AOR. (This includes overseeing work-plans and activities of HAOs working within his/her AOR); -Oversees information management, Geographical Information System (GIS) activities and consistent reporting on the humanitarian situation in AOR. The Senior Humanitarian Affairs Officer will ensure that humanitarian updates are provided to the Head of Officer on a consistent basis; -Provides humanitarian advice to the humanitarian community; -Maintains and strengthens the contingency plan and inter-agency preparedness plans; -Advises the Head of Office on localized policy issues; and, more generally, review and provide advice on a diverse range of policy issues related to safeguarding humanitarian principles and ensuring the effective delivery of humanitarian assistance and the linkages with other related areas; -Monitors, analyzes and reports on humanitarian developments, disaster relief/management programmes or emergency situations in AOR; develops and maintains a “watch list” of hot spots/risk areas with potential for humanitarian crisis. Provides early warning analysis with relevant scenarios; -Identifies ways to strengthen humanitarian coordination capacity of national NGOs and local authorities and mobilizes support to address this; -Organizes and prepares studies on humanitarian, emergency relief and related issues; organizes follow-up work, including interagency technical review meetings to support policy development work and decision-making on important issues; and ensures the implementation of recommendations emanating from relevant studies; -Organizes and participates in work groups, meetings, conferences, consultations with other agencies and partners humanitarian and emergency relief-related and transition matters; -Leads international humanitarian community in AOR in negotiating and facilitating humanitarian access and space on the ground; -Leads on Civil-Military Coordination (CIMCOORD) activities on the ground; ·Responsible for the overall administrative management of the field sub-office; ·Perform other relevant to the post duties as, and when required by his/her supervisors.

Competencies

Professionalism: -Comprehensive knowledge of and exposure to a wide range of humanitarian affairs issues -Ability to provide sound advise the UN RC/HC and OCHA management on tactical approaches and techniques to address humanitarian issues that require a coordinated UN response -Conceptual and strategic analytical capacity to thoroughly analyze and evaluate critical matters pertaining to a broad spectrum of humanitarian and emergency relief issues -Ability to effectively manage policy and project development and implementation -Ability to work under pressure including in insecure environments, while maintaining productivity and effectivenes -Very good understanding of institutional mandates, policies and guidelines related to humanitarian affairs and of the institutions of the UN system, in particular, the mandate and core polices of OCHA.

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 honours 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.

Leadership: -Serves as a role model that other people want to follow -Empowers others to translate vision into results -Is proactive in developing strategies to accomplish objectives -Establishes and maintains relationships with a broad range of people to understand needs and gain support -Anticipates and resolves conflicts by pursuing mutually agreeable solutions -Drives for change and improvement; does not accept the status quo -Shows the courage to take unpopular stands -Provides leadership and takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work -Demonstrates knowledge of strategies and commitment to the goal of gender balance in staffing.

Judgement/ Decision-making: -Identifies the key issues in a complex situation, and comes to the heart of the problem quickly -Gathers relevant information before making a decision -Considers positive and negative impacts of decisions prior to making them -Takes decisions with an eye to the impact on others and on the Organization -Proposes a course of action or makes a recommendation based on all available information -Checks assumptions against facts -Determines that the actions proposed will satisfy the expressed and underlying needs for the decision -Makes tough decisions when necessary.

Education

Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) preferably in political science, business or public administration, sociology, law, international relations, economics, management, or related area of studies. A combination of relevant extensive professional experience with at least a first-level university degree (i. e. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent) in one of the academic disciplines listed above, may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Work Experience

A minimum of (ten)10 years of professional experience in the field of international aid. Several years of that experience in crisis countries and/or in the field involved with information and inter-agency coordination in complex emergencies is required. Experience in the UN common system is desirable.

Languages

English and French are the working languges of the United Nations Secretariat. For this position, fluency in English (both oral and written) is required. Knowledge of Arabic is desirable.

Assessment Method

A competence-based interview and/or other form of assessment will be used to evaluate applicants. Language skills may be tested as part of the assessment method.

Special Notice

  • Staff members are subject to the authority of the Secretary-General and to assignment by him or her. In this context, all staff are expected to move periodically to new functions in their careers In accordance with established rules and procedures.

    United Nations Considerations

    The United Nations shall place no restrictions on the eligibility of men and women to participate in any capacity and under conditions of equality in its principal and subsidiary organs. (Charter of the United Nations - Chapter 3, article 8). The United Nations Secretariat is a non-smoking environment.

    No Fee

    THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.

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