Emergency Officer

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Under the supervision of the Chief Field Operations, Emergency & DRR, in regular consultation with the supervisor, implement country office emergency preparedness and response. Responsible for the technical contribution to the development, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of emergency interventions to advance the survival and well-being of children and mothers and affected communities in an emergency situation.

Key Accountabilities And Duties & Tasks:

Emergency Preparedness:

• Provides professional assistance in risk analysis to identify emergency-prone conditions/situations and contribute to early warning and timely emergency preparedness.
• Assists in the formulation of plans of action in preparation and response to emergencies. Gathers information on best practices in emergency situations for the preparation of contingency plans. Monitors compliance of all sectors with emergency plans of action according to UNICEF’s Preparedness Procedure. Effectively and closely monitoring each one of the Minimum Preparedness Standards ensuring timey actions are taking to ensure compliance.
• Ensures Program, Operations and Field Office focal points have clear terms of reference for EPR and are able to integrate them in their respective EPRs, develop their skills and fulfil their role in preparedness and response.
• Manage preparedness Projects, ensuring effective delivery and timely reporting of results with close coordination with all Program, Operations areas and FOs involved.
• Support the formulation and testing and implementation of VCOs Emergency response Protocol.
• Identifies formal and informal sources of information. Collects, interprets, and analyses all available data on the evolving emergency situation and its implications to the emergency operation. Keeps the effective flow of information and communication crucial for the planning and implementation of emergency measures. Identifies availability of resources in emergency prone areas
• Assists in organizing and conducting staff training for the office’s capacity building in emergencies preparedness and response.  Provides briefing, as required. Participates in other emergency training workshops in the region and contributes to enhancement of the emergency preparedness and response capability of the office staff.

Emergency Response:

• In the event of an emergency, prompt support is provided to execute the required program and operational tasks by collecting accurate information on the nature and scope of the emergency, ensuring effective communications, including adequate ICT equipment availability and staff security assistance, and promptly reporting the status as required with the support of the IM & Reporting Officer
• Assists supervisor with assessment of local emergency situation.  Visits the location to conduct an initial rough assessment of the magnitude of the crisis and its implications for children, mothers, and the community.
• Assists with the assessment of the validity of the emergency preparedness plan and ability of the office vis-à-vis the current crisis as well as immediate and additional needs. Provides input in and contributes toward determining priorities and an appropriate intervention by UNICEF as per the CCCs.
• Coordinates with other partners to make a rapid assessment covering priority areas as defined by the Core Commitment for Children in Emergencies. Establishes contact with community groups, government, UN agencies, media and other partners to keep the country office of emergency situations.  
• Assists in identifying urgent staffing requirements and redeploying country office staff. Follows up with the timely delivery of assistance and procurement of supplies and monitors the appropriate and effective use of UNICEF resources. Identifies problems and constraints in project delivery.  Sends daily situation reports to concerned parties.

Emergency Project:

• Participates in the implementation of plans of action and workplans for emergency projects. Undertakes field visits to emergency project areas, to assess local conditions and monitor project progress. Carries out project administration.
• Prepares inputs for appeals and updates related to emergencies. Coordinates with program sections staff and others to mobilize donor response and recovery/rehabilitation-related funding, including humanitarian appeals and documents (e.g., pitch documents). Communicates and advocates on the situation and needs of children through local and international media, as appropriate.
• Collects and analyses lessons learnt from UNICEF’s emergency operations experience and contributes towards adoption of the best practices and standards for longer-term emergency interventions. Assists in identifying longer-term requirements of the emergency intervention/operations.
• Works with other colleagues to make sure that disaster prevention, mitigation, preparedness, and response strategies are mainstreamed in the country office’s workplans. Assists in the preparation of sectoral input for the country programme documents, plan of action, annual work plans, and other related documents of the office’s Emergency Preparedness and Response.
• Provides technical input in the preparation of the Situation Analysis and the Country Programme document, as required.

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

• University degree in one of the following fields: social sciences, public administration, law, public health, nutrition, international relations, engineering, business administration or other related disciplines. Post graduate studies are considered an asset.
• Two years of relevant professional work experience at the national and/or international levels in programme/project development, planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, or administration.
• Working experience with a UN Agency is an asset.
• Training/experience in emergency response management is required.
• Knowledge of local conditions and country legislation relevant to UNICEF programmes is required.
• Knowledge of global and Venezuela context-specific humanitarian issues, specifically relating to children and women, and the current UNCEF position and approaches is highly valued.
• Fluency in Spanish and English at working level is required. Knowledge of indigenous languages and/or another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, or Russian) are an asset.

Source: https://jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/job/566697

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