Chief Field Operations

Under the supervision of the Representative the incumbent will coordinate the implementation of the operations and project/programme

activities in the field, to ensure the survival, well-being of children and mothers and affected community in the country.

• Provide supervision of the field coordination team and structures. Liaise between the areas of intervention and the Country Office.
• Be responsible for arranging and facilitating inter-sectoral outreach in Yemen from Sanaa through the 5 established field offices.
• Ensure that UNICEF responses are in line with existing policy guidance, technical standards, and relevant Government human rights legal obligations, both a central and a local level.
• Identify core advocacy concerns, including resource requirements, and contribute key messages to broader advocacy initiatives of the UNICEF response to the current crisis and to other actors.
• Support efforts to strengthen the capacity of the national/local authorities and civil society.
• Promote and support the training of humanitarian personnel and capacity building of humanitarian partners, based on the mapping and understanding of available capacity.
• Support the development and use of assessment and monitoring tools that are suitable for the projects assisted by UNICEF.
• Support the development and implementation of contingency planning and promote emergency preparedness and response.
• Follow up on the progress of implementation with partner agencies and organizations.
• Carry out capacity mapping of all current and potential actors at field level, such as: government, national and international humanitarian organizations as well as national institutions, the private sector and market access to materials and services
• Participate in interagency coordination (including national and international NGOs, Red Crescent Societies and other international
• organizations active in the field) and liaise with national authorities and local structures.
• Identify key humanitarian partners for the cluster, to increase coverage of services for children and caregivers. Support cluster participants in responding to needs and filling gaps.
• Ensure full integration of the IASC’s agreed priority cross-cutting issues, namely human rights, HIV/AIDS, age, gender and environment, utilization participatory and community-based approaches. In line with this, promote gender equality by ensuring that the needs, contributions and capacities of women and girls as well as men and boys are addressed.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• Education: An advanced university degree in any of the following fields is required: International Relations, Social Sciences, or a related technical field.

Work Experience: 

• A minimum of ten years of extensive experience working in emergency and field coordination contexts.
• Preferably UN or NGO experience at a senior programme management level.
• Knowledge of humanitarian reform principles, international humanitarian law, inter-connectedness and reform pillars & reform updates.
• Knowledge of the Cluster approach guidelines and Terms of Reference.
• Ability to mitigate and mediate conflict and disagreements among partners.

Languages:

• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of Arabic is desirable.

Source:   https://jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/job/570319