Humanitarian Affair Officer (OCHA) – (Open to Syrian Nationals Only)

Background

Under the overall supervision of the Team Leader for the Humanitarian Coordinator’s Office (HCO), and with support and methodological guidance from the Senior Humanitarian Affairs Officers the incumbent facilitates humanitarian activities in the country. The support provided to the HC focuses on the following three sets of activities: a) preparedness, b) support to emergency response, and c) development of national humanitarian coordination networks. For this purpose, the humanitarian team works with the HC and the United Nations Country Team (UNCT), national and local authorities when appropriate and relevant humanitarian partners in the country.

The National Humanitarian Affairs Officer will support coordination of the implementation of humanitarian activities by working together with relevant staff in the HCO and will support implementation and monitoring of the humanitarian activities and will be a key player in promoting a client-oriented approach by facilitating interactions with operational humanitarian agencies in Syria.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the overall supervision of the Team Leader and under the day-to-day guidance of the senior. Humanitarian Affairs Officer, the incumbent is expected to perform the following tasks:

Summary of key functions:

• Coordination;
• Resource mobilization/appeals.

Coordination:

• Assist the Team Leader in implementing a regional humanitarian coordination structure, strategy, and policy;
• Establish partnerships with other humanitarian agencies in order to plan and evaluate assistance programmes activities, including gender-related considerations;
• Under the supervision of the HAO, coordinate the delivery of international humanitarian assistance   participate in need assessments, and specify unmet requirements;
• Coordinate humanitarian response/preparedness and formulate project proposals; provide technical support to sectors;
• Assist in the establishment and maintenance of contacts with other UN agencies, non-governmental organizations and relevant government counter parts in the assigned region;
• Help establish, consolidate and maintain a database of information on who is doing What Where; on humanitarian assistance and preparedness;
• Organize, participate and/or assist in organizing work groups, meetings, conferences, consultations with other agencies and partners on humanitarian and emergency relief-related matters.

Resource mobilization/appeals:

• Assist in the production of appeals for international assistance; ensure the proper use and spending of donor contributions channeled through CERF/ERF funds;
• Perform other duties as required.

Work implies frequent interaction with the following:

• Team Leader and other Humanitarian Affairs Officer;
• UN agencies;
• International and national NGOs;
• Relevant government departments.

Impact of Results

Assist the Regional Humanitarian Coordination’s Office in identifying significant humanitarian issues Develop well-reasoned, innovative suggestions and approaches to problem resolution.  Help meet organizational objectives and provide sound analytical inputs and advice with respect to coordination of humanitarian action.

Location: Aleppo, SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC

Application deadline: 05 December 2015

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