Overview
The Civil-Military Coordination Officer will support OCHA’s Access and Civil-Military Coordination Unit to strengthen humanitarian access through engagement with military actors, coordination with partners, and analysis of access constraints.
Key Responsibilities
- Conducts OCHA’s civil military engagement with Israeli military authorities, including participation in the Joint Coordination Board and the Civil Military Coordination Center.
- Supports and maintains the Humanitarian Notification System (HNS), serving as one of the designated HNS focal points.
- Establishes and maintains relationships with humanitarian partners and support in trouble shooting access-related issues and incidents for negotiation.
- Maintains contact and dialogue with the different military actors present in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (oPT) and maintains mechanisms to resolve operational issues.
- Prepares, or provides regular analysis on humanitarian access and civil-military coordination matters, including on access issues through the HNS, and produces reports, snapshots, and other internal / public products.
- Advocates for humanitarian issues with relevant military organizations for facilitating humanitarian access in coordination with other OCHA entities.
Required Experience
- A minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience in humanitarian access, civil-military coordination, or related fields.
- Experience in Middle East countries and Occupied Palestinian Territory in particular is desirable.
