Assistant Site and Settlement CCCM Officer

Hardship Level (not applicable for home-based)

D

Family

UNOPS LICA8

2024-09-01

August 12, 2024

As an integral part of the Field and Site Management Unit, Assistant Site and Settlement CCCM Officer is tasked with facilitating the successful coordination of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) interventions, with a particular emphasis on Watershed Management (including SuLMER and the blue-green network) and Nature-Based Solutions (NBS). Working in tandem with Multi-Functional Teams spanning Energy and Environment, WASH, Shelter and Settlement Planning, Site Development, and Project Partners across the 16 camps within UNHCR AoR, the AFO will ensure effective communication and collaboration with relevant Government departments, operational partners, and the refugee community.

Employing community-based approaches in conjunction with relevant units and colleagues, the incumbent embeds sustainability into interventions. They also advocate for smooth execution of initiatives through liaison with concerned authorities and facilitate advocacy efforts with all stakeholders.
Under the direct functional supervision of the Senior Field Officer, the incumbent collaborates closely with catchment team leaders, camp, and thematic focal points within the Field and Site Management Unit.

Job Responsibilities
1. Project designing; assessment and planning.
• To contribute to budgeting, planning, programmatic processes, and financial management of the DRR (including SulMER, NBS) interventions
• Initiate and/ or contribute to development of innovative project proposals, as maybe requested, to improve Watershed projects aimed at reducing disaster risks in the camps in line with Camp Site Plans.
• To review projects proposals presented by project partner while also providing technical recommendations to UNHCR management, on the continued re-designing of the projects.
• To coordinate, in close coloration with Energy and Environment teams, identification and assessment of similar sustainable land use and management projects for future implementation across the 16 camps of UNHCR AoR.

2. Project Implementation and Coordination
• Lead and coordinate implementation of all phases, of watershed management interventions (including SuLMER, NBS) in close collaboration with all key stakeholders; UN agencies, Government representatives and INGOs/NNGOs.
• To facilitate inclusion of participatory processes in the continued community engagement, (entrenching community-based approaches), with refugee beneficiaries and host communities.
• Provide technical support to partners implementing watershed management interventions (SuLMER, plantations, gardening and slope stabilization).
• Support stakeholders in ensuring smooth implementation of the project and compliance to agreed results, reporting and evaluation targets.
• Maintain and promote UNHCR’s visibility in all relevant sectors i.e., Energy and Environment, WASH and the Blue -Green Network, through regular participation in meetings and other sessions called by the sectors.

3. Reporting
• Consolidate progress reports received from all partners implementing watershed, (including SuLMER), nature-based solution interventions, in accordance with reporting format and procedures as specified and ensure preparation of all documents.
• To facilitate and coordinate relevant technical studies aimed at improving project quality leading to impactful results.
• Prepare advocacy communications, write ups / materials on the project, ensuring wide sharing as appropriate.
• Prepare and safely maintain project documentation.

4. Capacity Building and Lesson Learning
• In close collaboration with other actors, identify training needs for project teams, coordinate and facilitate relevant capacity building sessions, workshops, and seminars.
• Coordinate and record cross learning, amongst all actors, from interventions, to inform re-designing of the interventions as maybe appropriate.
• Promote Age Gender and Diversity mainstreaming in all the interventions.
• Advance climate action and embed climate change mitigation and adaptation measures into the development of the interventions.

5. Monitoring and Evaluation
• Undertake regular site/field monitoring visits to determine immediate impact, identify challenges and emerging gaps.
• Contribute to the development of a comprehensive Monitoring and Evaluation system for the interventions in accordance with the action plan and results framework.
• Organize monthly coordination meetings with all stakeholders, as well as dissemination meetings updating implementing partners, stakeholders and all the concerned authorities.

6. Perform any other task as and when assigned by supervisor.

***CANDIDATE PROFILE***

Essential

Strong negotiation and interpersonal skills supplemented by knowledge and understanding of the Humanitarian reform process and the role of the humanitarian community preferably in Camp Coordination and Camp Management. Knowledge of CCCM and protection technical guidelines and standards. Applied knowledge of multi-sectoral coordination, IASC guidelines and protection principles. Applied knowledge in UNHCR mandate, its policies and priorities in relation to Refugees or IDPs and CCCM depending on context. Demonstrated knowledge in program management and reporting requirements.

Desirable

• Experience working with UN, UNHCR
• Experience working with displaced populations
• In-depth understanding of Watershed / SuLMER’s projects
• Experience in project cycle management (Programme planning and design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of projects)

Standard Job Description

Assistant Site and Settlement CCCM Officer

Organizational Setting and Work Relationships
The main focus of the Assistant Site & Settlement CCCM Officer is to support a multi-sectoral response to assist and protect displaced populations in communal settings (collective centres, camps, sites, transit/reception centres, spontaneous and informal sites, etc.), where such are created or envisaged. However, as camps and communal settlements are temporary solutions established only as a last resort whilst all efforts are made to find more durable solutions, the Assistant Site & Settlement CCCM Officer does not advocate for the creation of camps, but supports the improvement of the management of any relevant communal setting. Additionally, displaced populations often settle outside of communal settings with host families or in rented premises in rural or urban areas and some aspects of the management and coordination of their access to protection and assistance might fall under the purview of the incumbent.
Depending on the context and indirect or direct CCCM implementation nature of the role the Assistant Site & Settlement CCCM Officer assumes different roles, contacts and liaisons; including:
– Supporting liaison with UNHCR and external technical sectors, field and protection units, , Camp/Site Management Sector and Partners, and Government representatives, etc. to ensure that services are provided in and across camps/sites, gaps are filled, as well as to ensure participation through camp/site governance structures.
– Supporting UNHCR in the management, coordination of assistance and services, participation and self-governance of the displaced population at the site level through liaising with site level technical sectors, field and protection units, site/camp management partner agency, Government site level representation, and community representation groups.

All UNHCR staff members are accountable to perform their duties as reflected in their job description. They do so within their delegated authorities, in line with the regulatory framework of UNHCR which includes the UN Charter, UN Staff Regulations and Rules, UNHCR Policies and Administrative Instructions as well as relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, staff members are required to discharge their responsibilities in a manner consistent with the core, functional, cross-functional and managerial competencies and UNHCR’s core values of professionalism, integrity and respect for diversity.

Duties
Site/Camp Level direct implementation
– Support the establishment and maintenance of effective coordination mechanisms and tools, including information management and site/camp monitoring with stakeholders, including government counterparts, ensuring timely and effective provision of services.
– Support Site Management colleagues and local authorities in organising and reporting on regular site level coordination meetings.
– Support and monitor UNHCR’s working relationships with all site level internal and external stakeholders, including the displaced population and host communities, in order to facilitate effective collaboration and communication.
– Conduct continuing site level monitoring of services to aid senior colleagues in ensuring that gaps are filled through site level coordination of response and service delivery.
– Monitor and support implementation and updating of site level Emergency Response Plans as needed.
– Contribute to regular and ad-hoc reports with concerned parties on a timely manner.
– Monitor and report on the setup and continuation of site level participatory governance.
– Coordinate with senior colleagues and UNHCR information management focal points to provide inputs into site/camp profiles, site/camp directories, volunteer units mapping, infrastructure mapping, etc.
– Support senior colleagues to coordinate with UNHCR Program Unit to follow up on PPAs and to provide inputs for reporting against indicators.
Indirect sectoral coordination and liaison across camps/sites or displacement areas
o Technical CCCM support
– Support the organisation and logistics of the capacity building of relevant authorities and partner agencies in site management.
– Monitor the implementation of CCCM mechanisms established by Government, Camp/Site Management Implementing Partners or UNHCR Camp/Site Managers, while making particular emphasis on meaningful inclusion of the site community groups (women, youth, elderly and persons with specific needs) in decision-making processes; including through governance structures and sectorial focal points identification.
– Establish and/or maintain cohesion and uniformity in the setting up of communication channels, feedback mechanisms.
– Monitor and analyse the implementation and delivery of initiatives and specific strategies to improve inter and intra-camp coordination, as well as reduce identified risks.
– Assess inter-camp level needs and identify problems/gaps and report to the supervisor to support timely practical actions to respond to particular problems.
– Assist in adapting relevant policies, guidelines and technical standards to the context of the crisis;
– Analyse whether stakeholders are aware of relevant policy guidelines and technical standards and that their responses are in line with them and those of the relevant government, human rights and legal obligations.
– Assess whether sector partners use common standards and tools for information collection and data management, including in needs assessments and monitoring.
– Assess and recommend appropriate coordination mechanisms with national/local authorities.
– Support monitoring mechanisms in place to review impact and progress against implementation plans;
– Support and contribute to reporting and effective information sharing amongst all partners; including but not limited to site managers, other sector leads and national authorities, disaggregating data by sex and age;
– Support UNHCR’s coordination with Government counter-parts, support the establishment and strengthening of an effective and transparent coordination system at site/camp-levels, including coordination of service provision and other defined site/camp activities.
– Support the National/Local Authorities with the ongoing process of clarifying roles and responsibilities among site/camp stakeholders.
– Support the CCCM sector’s input to meetings with sectoral and external partners, authorities and other relevant interlocutors.
– Provide inputs to advocacy material for resources and funds.
– Contribute to key messages to the broader multi-sectoral advocacy initiatives.

Technical CCCM Support
– Support relationship building with key technical advisers and programme staff – as well as relevant national and local authorities, academic and other governmental institutions – respecting their respective mandates and programme priorities.
– Support information sharing and liaison with relevant sectors – particularly Health, WASH, Protection and Shelter.
– Provide input and analysis to draft CCCM strategies.
– Contribute to contingency planning and the development and/or update of emergency preparedness measures.
– Monitor and advise on whether the CCCM response is informed by appropriate relevant Technical Standards including among others Sphere, and good practice.
– Assess the integration of cross-cutting issues in the work of the CCCM sector including age, gender, environment, diversity.
– Monitor and report whether a consistent interpretation and application of international law and related UNHCR and IASC legal standards and policies for the adequate provision of CCCM are being applied.
– Support the development and implementation of a common strategy within the CCCM sector for capacity building and training.
– Assist in organisation and delivering of training activities for stakeholders, including UNHCR staff, local partners and relevant authorities. If need be, ensure that the logistical requirements of the capacity development initiatives are in place in terms of organising venues, developing the lists of participants and that the other relevant logistical and administrative requirements are met.

– Support the identification and management of risks and seek to seize opportunities impacting objectives in the area of responsibility. Ensure decision making in risk based in the functional area of work. Raise risks, issues and concerns to a supervisor or to relevant functional colleague(s).
– Perform other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

Years of Experience / Degree Level
For P1/NOA – 1 year relevant experience with Undergraduate degree; or no experience with Graduate degree; or no experience with Doctorate degree

Field(s) of Education
Law, Political Science, Economics,
International Relations, Business Administration, Social Science
or other relevant field.

Certificates and/or Licenses
Not specified.

Relevant Job Experience
Essential
Strong negotiation and interpersonal skills supplemented by knowledge and understanding of the Humanitarian reform process and the role of the humanitarian community preferably in Camp Coordination and Camp Management. Knowledge of CCCM and protection technical guidelines and standards. Applied knowledge of multi-sectoral coordination, IASC guidelines and protection principles. Applied knowledge in UNHCR mandate, its policies and priorities in relation to Refugees or IDPs and CCCM depending on context. Demonstrated knowledge in program management and reporting requirements.

Desirable
Not specified.

Functional Skills
CL-Multi-stakeholder Communications with Partners, Government & Community
PG-Stakeholder management and coordination with Implementing Partners (Gov/NGO/Corporate)
PR-CCCM Technical Guidelines and Standards
SO-Networking
TR-Training and Capacity Building of large groups and stakeholders
(Functional Skills marked with an asterisk* are essential)

Language Requirements
For International Professional and Field Service jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English.
For National Professional jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English and local language.
For General Service jobs: Knowledge of English and/or UN working language of the duty station if not English.

All UNHCR workforce members must individually and collectively, contribute towards a working environment where each person feels safe, and empowered to perform their duties. This includes by demonstrating no tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse, harassment including sexual harassment, sexism, gender inequality, discrimination and abuse of power.

As individuals and as managers, all must be proactive in preventing and responding to inappropriate conduct, support ongoing dialogue on these matters and speaking up and seeking guidance and support from relevant UNHCR resources when these issues arise.

This is a Standard Job Description for all UNHCR jobs with this job title and grade level. The Operational Context may contain additional essential and/or desirable qualifications relating to the specific operation and/or position. Any such requirements are incorporated by reference in this Job Description and will be considered for the screening, shortlisting and selection of candidates.

Required Languages

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Desired Languages

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Additional Qualifications

Skills

CL-Multi-stakeholder Communications with Partners, Government & Community, PG-Stakeholder management and coordination with Implementing Partners (Gov/NGO/Corporate), PR-CCCM Technical Guidelines and Standards, SO-Networking, TR-Training and Capacity Building of large groups and stakeholders

Education

Bachelor of Arts (BA): Business Administration, Bachelor of Arts (BA): Economics, Bachelor of Arts (BA): International Relations, Bachelor of Arts (BA): Law, Bachelor of Arts (BA): Political Science, Bachelor of Arts (BA): Social Science

Certifications

Other information

As per JDThis position doesn’t require a functional clearance

Home-Based

No