Job Description
| Organization | United Nations Volunteers |
| Description of assignment title | National Field Coordinator |
| Host Entity | UNOCHA |
| Country | Sudan |
| Duty Station | Kassala |
| Advertisement end date | 24/02/2022 |
| Start Date | 02/03/2022 |
| Duration | 12 months (with possibility of extension) |
| Volunteer category | National UN Volunteer Specialist |
Details
Mission and objectives
The United Nations (UN) Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is the UN Secretariat department responsible for bringing together humanitarian actors to ensure a coherent response to complex emergencies and natural disasters. OCHA also ensures that there is a framework within which each actor can contribute to the overall response effort. OCHA Sudan addresses and facilitates issues relating to coordination, policy, advocacy, information management, and humanitarian financing, and serves the entire humanitarian community. In doing this, OCHA works with Government counterparts and the Sudanese Government’s Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC). OCHA provides support to the Humanitarian Coordinator (HC) and the Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) in Sudan. Working with the entire humanitarian community, OCHA looks to foster a conducive operating environment that facilitates the effective delivery of humanitarian assistance (both material assistance and protection assistance). Crucially, OCHA promotes compliance with humanitarian principles in the humanitarian response. This is an essential element of effective humanitarian coordination and is central to establishing and maintaining access to affected populations, particularly in conflict-affected areas of Sudan
Context
• As an active OCHA team member, efficient, timely, responsive, client-friendly and high-quality support rendered to OCHA and its beneficiaries in the accomplishment of her/his functions, including those mentioned in the task above outlined. • Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD) perspective is systematically applied, integrated and documented in all activities throughout the assignment • A final statement of achievements towards volunteerism for peace and development during the assignment, such as reporting on the number of volunteers mobilized, activities participated in and capacities developed
Task description
Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of the Head of Sub Office in Kassala or his/her designated mandated representative(s), the UN Volunteer National Field Coordinator will: • Coordination o Under the supervision of the Head of the Sub Office, coordinate the delivery of humanitarian/emergency assistance for complex emergency/disaster situations; complete / lead rapid assessments analize findings; drafting reports; context analysis and situational awareness; analize ongoing response, identify gaps and response priorities. o Support in the organisation of coordination forums, development of a calendar of meetings, preparation of meetings and tracking of the implementation of action points; Participate in in coordination forums meetings o Establish partnerships with other humanitarian agencies in order to plan and evaluate complex humanitarian and emergency assistance programs; help ensure the latest findings, lessons learned, policy guidelines, etc are incorporated into activities including gender and accountability to affected people. o Support and facilitate activities of the various coordination mechanisms such as the Area Inter Sector Coordination Group and the Area Humanitarian Coordination Team meetings. o Coordinate disaster response / preparedness plans to ensure collective readiness. o Manage the preparation of forward calendars for coordination forums. o Undertake situational and context awareness, including monitoring context and humanitarian needs. o Other duties as required. Information Management and Advocacy o Assist in the establishment and maintenance of contacts with other humanitarian partners, relevant government counterparts etc in the assigned region. o Produce analytical reports on the humanitarian situation and assist in strengthening information networks to gather humanitarian data. o Establish, consolidate, and maintain a database of information on who is doing what where; assist in developing profiles for localities in the assigned region, hazard maps, contact list o Support in mapping of partners and agencies presence. o Support advocacy efforts concerning humanitarian issues based on analysis of the humanitarian situation. o Keep abreast of latest developments, help liaise with other humanitarian organizations, donors, government counterparts; assist in establishing appropriate monitoring and reporting mechanisms; provide information and advice on a range of issues. o Contribute to the preparation of various written reports, documents and communications, eg. Draft sections of studies, background papers, policy guidelines, presentations (including power point) etc as required. o Organize, participate, and / or assist in organizing work groups, meetings, conferences, consultations, etc with other agencies and partners on humanitarian and emergency relief related matters. o Support in mapping humanitarian presence of agencies in border localities for deconfliction dialogue and advocacy purposes. o Support in uploading, updating and maintenance of work files on shared drives o Any other duties as required. Resource mobilization o Supports in collating inputs from sector lead agencies, sector coordinators and agencies required for the preparation of concept notes for funding . o Assist in the production of appeals, including those channeled through OCHA including SHF, CERF, ERF, etc; ensure proper use of funds. o Perform other duties as required Furthermore, UN Volunteers are encouraged to integrate the UN Volunteers programme mandate within their assignment and promote voluntary action through engagement with communities in the course of their work. As such, UN Volunteers should dedicate a part of their working time to some of the following suggested activities: • Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark International Volunteer Day); • Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country; • Provide annual and end of assignment self- reports on UN Volunteer actions, results and opportunities. • Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.; • Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly arrived UN Volunteers; • Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible.
Eligibility criteria
Age
27 – 80
Nationality
Candidate must be a national or legal resident of the country of assignment.
Requirements
Required experience
3 years of experience in • Professional work experience at the national and/or international level in humanitarian affairs, emergency preparedness, crisis/emergency, relief management, or other areas preferably with experience with a UN organization or an NGO. • Excellent oral and written skills in English and Arabic is required; Excellent analytical (data and information), and writing skills. • Ability to coordinate and work with other humanitarian agencies and government agencies • Self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision; ability to work with tight deadlines. • Excellent interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive; ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with a range of partners, including grassroots community members, religious and youth organizations, and authorities at different levels; familiarity with tools and approaches of communications for development. • Solid overall computer literacy, including proficiency in various MS Office applications (Excel, Word, etc.) and email/internet; information presentation skills; Data analysis skills • Desirable: valid national driver’s license • Sound security awareness; • Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply
Area(s) of expertise
Crisis and emergency response, Community development
Driving license
–
Languages
Arabic, Level: Fluent, Required English, Level: Fluent, Required
Required education level
Master degree or equivalent in Political or Social Sciences, Law, International Studies, Public Administration or other relevant science.
Competencies and values
Professionalism: demonstrated understanding of operations relevant to OCHA; technical capabilities or knowledge relevant or transferrable to OCHA procedures and rules; discretion, political sensitivity, diplomacy and tact to deal with clients; ability to apply good judgement; ability to liaise and coordinate with a range of different actors, especially in senior positions; where appropriate, high degree of autonomy, personal initiative and ability to take ownership; resourcefulness and willingness to accept wide responsibilities and ability to work independently under established procedures; ability to manage information objectively, accurately and confidentially; responsive and client-oriented; • Integrity • Commitment to continuous learning: initiative and willingness to learn new skills and stay abreast of new developments in area of expertise; ability to adapt to changes in work environment. • Planning and organizing: effective organizational and problem-solving skills and ability to manage a large volume of work in an efficient and timely manner; ability to establish priorities and to plan, coordinate and monitor (own) work; ability to work under pressure, with conflicting deadlines, and to handle multiple concurrent projects/activities; • Communication • Flexibility: adaptability and ability to live and work in potentially hazardous and remote conditions, involving physical hardship and little comfort; to operate independently in austere environments for protracted periods; willingness to travel within the area of operations and to transfer to other duty stations within the area of operations as necessary; • Genuine commitment towards the principles of voluntary engagement, which includes solidarity, compassion, reciprocity and self-reliance; and commitment towards OCHA mission and vision, as well as to the UN Core Values
Other information
Living conditions and remarks
This position is based in Kassala – with regular travel as required to areas in the Red Sea and Gedaref states. This position is under direct supervision of the OCHA Head of Sub-Office in Kassala. Sudan is a unique country and East Sudan is a unique (humanitarian) operation. It provides for an interesting and enriching environment, but also requires a mature level of cultural awareness, as well as more stamina and commitment than elsewhere to make life comfortable and affordable. Therefore, flexibility and the ability and willingness to live and work in harsh and potentially hazardous conditions, involving physical hardship and little comfort, are essential.
Inclusivity statement
United Nations Volunteers is an equal opportunity programme that welcomes applications from qualified professionals. We are committed to achieving diversity in terms of gender, care protected characteristics. As part of their adherence to the values of UNV, all UN Volunteers commit themselves to combat any form of discrimination, and to promoting respect for human rights and individual dignity, without distinction of a person’s race, sex, gender identity, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, age, language, social origin or other status.
Note on Covid-19 vaccination requirements
Selected candidates for certain occupational groups may be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) in line with the applicable host entity policy
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