Humanitarian Programme Coordinator

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Description

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• Serves as a focal point for coordination, follow up, and ensuring the effective implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between UN-Habitat and KSrelief and other KSA humanitarian organisations and its associated workplan.
• Assists in the coordination of programme/project planning and preparation; monitors status of programme/project proposals and funding requests. 
• Serves as focal point for coordination, monitoring, and expedition of programme/project implementation activities, including extensive liaison with relevant teams at UN-Habitat and KSA organisations.
• Ensures monitoring and regular reporting on implementation of joint activities and maintains regular updates to the workplan regular in line with organisational priorities at the global level.
• Conducts research and prepares background information for programme/project formulation.
• Prepares/reviews programme-related documents, drafts standard correspondence, and develops presentations on the projects/programmes. 
• Facilitates regular communication and information exchange among relevant teams at UN-Habitat and KSrelief and other KSA humanitarian organisations through support to meetings, preparation of background documents, and developing project briefs.
• Provides administrative and substantive support to joint events, conferences, capacity development activities, etc., including proposing agenda topics, identifying and proposing speakers, preparation of background documents and presentations, handling logistics, etc.
• Maintains proper filing, both soft and hard versions for easy access and retrieval. Ensure safekeeping of confidential materials. 
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• High school diploma or equivalent Completion of first university degree (Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent) in international relations, political affairs, social sciences , urban development, architecture, or any other related development field. Advanced university degree would be considered an advantage. 
• A Minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsive experience in the international affairs and humanitarian programme coordination urban crises and humanitarian field is required.
• The minimum year of relevant experience is reduced to Five  (5) for candidates who possess a Master’s degree or higher.
• A solid understanding of the urban crises context in the Arab region is desirable. 
• Experience working in the international development/humanitarian sector is an advantage, especially in the United Nations system.
• Fluency in written and oral Arabic and English are required for this assignment. Working knowledge of another UN language would be considered as an advantage

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