Partner PSP
Job categories Programme Management
Vacancy code VA/2024/B5104/28985
Level ICS-12
Department/office MR, AMMMCO, Amman
Duty station Amman, Jordan
Contract type International ICA
Contract level IICA-4
Duration Initial 6 months (with possibility of extension)
Application period 25-Sep-2024 to 09-Oct-2024
Applications to vacancies must be received before midnight Copenhagen time (CET) on the closing date of the announcement.
Functional Responsibilities
- Maintains overall responsibility for the operations of the Joint Coordination Room.
- Acts as the main representative of the Military Coordination Committee (MCC) facilitator, PMA; receives input/ guidance from the PMA.
- Provides oversight to support de-escalation efforts by the parties in the Military Coordination Room, including by convening meetings, facilitating dialogue, relaying messages, engaging in de-escalatory support, create personal rapport with the parties’ operational level focal points.
- Alerts the MCC to any critical issues or developments that would delay or compromise the implementation of the truce.
- Supports the implementation of operational decisions by the MCC, and where appropriate, provides recommendations to advance implementation.
- Suggests improvements to the facilitation of the operations room as well as confidence-building measures.
- Provides oversight to the expansion of the mechanism on operational and local levels, including the gradual build-up of local-level teams subject to party agreements.
- Supports the set-up of other tools of OSESGY to facilitate the implementation, including UN-staffed Outreach Teams that would make ad-hoc visits to the ground to key areas at the invitation of the parties.
- Channels OSESGY advice and general guidelines relevant for the operational level including on gender, civil society organizations’ inclusion, training and capacity-building.
- Carries out additional duties and responsibilities as outlined by the PMA.
Education/Experience/Language requirements
Education: - Advanced University Degree (Master’s or equivalent degree) in security studies, international relations or a related field.
- A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Work Experience:
- A minimum of 10 years of progressive, responsible, professional experience in the area of security sector reform (SSR), military operations, peacekeeping, and/or peace support development in an international organisation.
- Experience in the coordination, facilitation, dialogue, management, and implementation of ceasefires is desirable.
- Demonstrated experience in support to mediation/negotiation on security arrangements is desirable. Operations Room experience in current operations and crisis areas is desirable.
- A background working on regional issues in the Middle East and specifically Yemen is desirable.
- A background as a section leader with proven history of management and coordination of a culturally diverse team is desirable.
- Military background as commissioned officer (at least Col/O6) is desirable.
Languages:
- English lanaguage is required, and Arabic is desirable. Knowledge of another UN official language is an advantage.
- English and French are the working languages of the UN Secretariat.