Humanitarian Affairs Associate

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Mission and objectives

UNICEF was established in 1946 to supply emergency relief to millions of children suffering in the aftermath of World War II. The organization still functions to ease the suffering of millions of children in emergency situations across the world. UNICEF also focuses on the protection and promotion of child rights, working for the survival, protection, education and healthy development of every child.
UNICEF has worked in Jordan since 1952 to promote and protect the rights of children. In the following decades, significant progress has been achieved for children. Since the beginning of the Syrian crisis in 2013, UNICEF has significantly increased its operation to respond to the challenges faced by both refugee children and those in the communities where they live.
Building on the lessons learned from this emergency response, UNICEF Jordan moved to a vulnerability approach in 2018 – supporting interventions that target the most vulnerable children in the country, regardless of their nationality.

Context

Under the close supervision of the Humanitarian Affairs Manager, the UN Volunteer contributes to the effective coordination and implementation of UNICEF Jordan’s Syrian refugees humanitarian programmes. Specifically, the UN Volunteer will focus on internal and external coordination, humanitarian planning, monitoring and reporting, knowledge management and contribute to emergency preparedness and other technical areas as required.

Task description

Under the direct supervision of Humanitarian Affairs Manager, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:
a. Support the coordination, implementation and review of UNICEF’s programs in refugee camps and surrounding communities, including promoting cross-sectoral coordination and inter-agency collaboration.
b. Plan, coordinate and document weekly humanitarian section meetings and monthly camp coordination meetings
c. Support the coordination and quality assurance of inputs from programme and operations sections for humanitarian planning and reporting processes including situational reports and humanitarian action for children appeal (HAC)
d. Contribute to the development of information briefs, briefing notes, knowledge management products and communication materials related to UNICEF’s humanitarian work.
e. Assist in providing to all relevant staff regular updates on the global, regional and national humanitarian context and strategic updates relating to humanitarian action.
f. Support in reviewing and updating the emergency preparedness plan including risk analysis, scenario and response planning and the UNICEF minimum preparedness standards.
g. Assist in coordinating and drafting inputs for the development and amendment of agreements with external partners.
h. Assist in representing UNICEF in external coordination platforms as needed.