Overview
The Humanitarian Affairs Officer / Programme Officer supports the management and oversight of the Central African Humanitarian Fund and contributes to effective humanitarian financing.
Key Responsibilities
- Support and advise on the overall management of the Country-Based Pooled Fund (CBPF) and Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF).
- Ensure the overall administration of the Fund and liaise with OCHA HQ sections.
- Support and implement standardized policy in line with HQ guidance.
- Manage and supervise Fund-related monitoring officers.
- Manage fund allocation processes ensuring coordination with relevant counterparts.
- Liaise with NGOs, UN partners, clusters and OCHA field offices to follow-up on project progress.
- Conduct periodic field visits to promote knowledge and support appropriate use of the Fund.
- Ensure proper communication and support during the allocation process to all stakeholders.
- Liaise with and provide support to recipient organizations throughout the project life-cycle.
- Advise on measures to mitigate foreseeable operational risks.
- Ensure recipient organizations compliance with financial rules.
- Ensure coordination and information exchange with humanitarian partners.
- Ensure compliance with monitoring and reporting requirements for the Fund.
- Systematically provide information on project status.
- Ensure timely overall project reporting, including acting as lead for the pooled fund annual report exercise.
- Assist in the preparation of evaluations or other research activities and studies.
- Research, analyze and present humanitarian financing information.
- Assist in policy development, including review and analysis of humanitarian issues and funding trends.
- Document and disseminate results, best practices and results of the Fund.
- Liaise with OCHA field offices and recipient organizations to disseminate information on Fund activities.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Required Experience
A minimum of (5) five years of progressively responsible experience in humanitarian affairs, emergency preparedness, crisis/emergency relief management, rehabilitation, development, or other related area is required. Experience in programme or project management, monitoring and evaluation, grants management, or humanitarian coordination is required. Experience in humanitarian financing, including grant management, fund allocations, project monitoring, donor reporting or pooled fund management is desirable. Experience working with a Country-Based Pooled Fund (CBPF) or a comparable multi-donor humanitarian financing mechanism is desirable. Experience within the UN Common System or other international organization is desirable. Experience supporting capacity strengthening of national and local humanitarian organizations is desirable. Experience in the West and Central Africa region is desirable.
Qualifications
An advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in political science, social science, international studies, public administration, economics, development studies, business administration, engineering, earth sciences or a related field is required. A first-level university degree in combination with two (2) additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
