Responsibilities

Within delegated authority, the Humanitarian Affairs Officer / Programme will be responsible for the following duties: Fund Management and Coordination: • Under the supervision of the PFM and Deputy FM, support OCHA Head of Office and HC on monitoring, reporting and communications for the Country Based Pooled Fund (CBPF) vis-à-vis the humanitarian context (i.e. priorities and critical needs); • Support and implement standardized policy in line with HQ guidance and decisions; • Manage and supervise Fund-related support staff (if any); • Liaise with NGO, UN partners as well as clusters and OCHA field offices to follow-up on project progress and overall Fund progress; • Conduct periodic field visits to collect stories, information and data for communications and reporting purposes; • Ensure proper communication and support during the allocation process to all stakeholders; • Liaise with and provide necessary support to recipient organizations of the Fund throughout the life-cycle of the projects, promoting coherence between humanitarian needs and response; • Ensure coordination and information exchange with humanitarian donors aiming to promote coordinated and complementary use of funds. • Assist in fund reporting and communication processes ensuring necessary coordination with relevant counterparts; humanitarian organizations; and OCHA; • Research, analyze and present humanitarian financing information, in particular funding trends and requirements, gathered from diverse sources; • Assist in policy development, including the review and analysis of humanitarian issues and funding trends at the country level: • Liaise with OCHA field offices and recipient organizations in order to disseminate full information on Fund activities; • Perform other duties as assigned by the PFM/Head of the Humanitarian Finance Unit. Monitoring, Reporting and Evaluation: • Ensure compliance with monitoring and reporting systems in place for the Fund; • Systematically provide information on project status to the PFM, OCHA Head of Office, the Humanitarian Coordinator, donors, and relevant stakeholders of the Fund; • Ensure timely overall project reporting, including acting as the lead for the pooled fund annual report exercise. • Assist in the preparation of evaluations or other research activities and studies in consultation with relevant HQ sections.

Competencies

PROFESSIONALISM: Sound knowledge of a range of humanitarian assistance, emergency relief and related humanitarian issues, including approaches and techniques to address difficult problems. Strong analytical capacity and in particular the ability to analyze and articulate the humanitarian dimension of issues which require a coordinated UN response. Ability to identify issues and judgment in applying technical expertise to resolve a wide range of problems. Strong research skills, including ability to evaluate and integrate information from a variety of sources and assess impact on the humanitarian rights situation in assigned country/area. Ability to work under extreme pressure, on occasion in a highly stressful environment (e.g. civil strife, natural disasters and human misery). Ability to provide guidance to new/junior staff. Shows pride in work and in achievements; demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations. Takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work. ACCOUNTABILITY: Takes ownership of all responsibilities and honors 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. CLIENT ORIENTATION: Considers all those to whom services are provided to be “clients” and seeks to see things from clients’ point of view; establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by gaining their trust and respect; identifies clients’ needs and matches them to appropriate solutions; monitors ongoing developments inside and outside the clients’ environment to keep informed and anticipate problems; keeps clients informed of progress or setbacks in projects; meets timeline for delivery of products or services to client.

Education

Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in political science, social science, public administration, international studies, economics, engineering, earth sciences or a related field. A first-level university degree in combination with an additional two (2) years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Work Experience

A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in humanitarian affairs, emergency preparedness, crisis/emergency relief management, project management, budget management, or related area is required Experience in humanitarian financing, e.g. grant/project management, fundraising, and donor relations for humanitarian programmes is desirable. Experience working with a country-based pooled fund is desirable. Experience in direct project management, monitoring and evaluation and project supervision is desirable. Experience within UN common system or other comparable international organization is desirable.

Languages

English and French are the official working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the positions advertised, fluency in English is required.