Overview
The Humanitarian Affairs Officer / Reporting is responsible for monitoring, analyzing, and reporting on humanitarian developments and coordinating international humanitarian assistance.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitors, analyzes and reports on humanitarian developments, disaster relief/management or emergency situations in assigned country/area.
- Organizes and prepares studies on humanitarian, emergency relief and related issues.
- Participates in large, complex projects, to include disaster assessment or other missions.
- Assists in the coordination of international humanitarian/emergency assistance for complex emergency/disaster situations.
- Drafts situation reports to the international community.
- Partners with other humanitarian agencies to plan and evaluate humanitarian and emergency assistance programmes.
- Manages or assists the production of appeals for international assistance.
- Ensures the proper use and spending of donor contributions channeled through OCHA.
- Establishes and maintains contacts with government officials, other UN agencies, non-governmental organizations, diplomatic missions, media, etc.
- Undertakes and provides support to technical assistance and other field missions.
- Prepares or contributes to the preparation of various written reports, documents and communications.
- Serves as the primary focal point on specific topics or policy-related issues.
- Reviews and provides advice on policy issues related to safeguarding humanitarian principles and ensuring the effective delivery of humanitarian assistance.
- Organizes and participates in work groups, meetings, conferences, consultations with other agencies and partners on humanitarian and emergency relief-related matters.
- Provides guidance to, and may supervise, new/junior staff.
Required Experience
A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in humanitarian affairs, emergency preparedness, crisis/emergency relief management, rehabilitation, development, or other related area, is required. Humanitarian experience in the field (actual setting where a mission and/or project is being implemented) in emergency situations (complex emergency or natural disaster) is required. Experience in humanitarian financing, e.g., grant management, fundraising, and donor relations for humanitarian programmes, is required. Experience in drafting reports (e.g., on the monitoring of the implementation of annual work plans, situational assessments, etc.) is desirable. Experience in managing meetings related to humanitarian funding allocation is desirable. Experience within the UN Common System or other international organization is desirable. Experience in the West and Central Africa region is desirable.
Qualifications
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 qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
