Emplois au PNUD - 59398- Programme Specialist (Humanitarian Affairs)

Programme Specialist (Humanitarian Affairs)

Lieu :

Geneva, SUISSE

Type de contrat :

FTA International

Date de commencement :

01-Nov-2015

Date limite de candidature :

25-Sep-15 (Minuit New York, États-Unis)

Niveau du poste :

P-3

Durée du contrat initial

One year

Langues requises :

Anglais

Durée prévue de la mission :

Potential for extension

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Historique

The post is located in the Senior Transformative Agenda Implementation Team (STAIT) based in Geneva. The Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Emergency Directors Group (EDG) established the STAIT to support the roll-out of the IASC Transformative Agenda at field-level. The STAIT is an inter-agency team which includes senior NGO and UN colleagues with extensive experience in humanitarian operations. The STAIT provides peer support for country operations, sharing good practice and providing peer support guided by the vision of transforming and supporting a better collective humanitarian response. The STAIT aims to contribute to a ‘mindset shift’ in the way humanitarian actors work together to enable a more effective, accountable and timely humanitarian response.

The STAIT’s work focuses on the following main areas:

Leadership (at all levels including: Humanitarian Coordinators, Humanitarian Country Teams, Inter-Cluster, Clusters, sub-national);
Coordination;
Humanitarian Programme Cycle with a focus on delivery;
Accountability to Affected People;
Centrality of Protection;
Enabling security management.

The Programme Specialist (Humanitarian Affairs) reports directly to the Project Director Humanitarian), at the P6 level. She/he coordinates and provides analysis in all five of the STAIT’s main work streams:

Field support missions;
Remote support to HCTs;
Webinars;
Communications material; and
Learning and best practices to shape global-level policy and practice.

She/he coordinates the preparation and implementation of its field support programme, through country missions and remote support, in a flexible and effective manner; and produces high-quality, relevant and useful communications and resources on the application of the Transformative Agenda for a broad, field-based audience. The Programme Specialist (Humanitarian Affairs) coordinates the organization and facilitation of online learning events (webinars) related to the application of the Transformative Agenda and builds and maintains partnerships/networks at the programmatic/technical/operational level to promote knowledge-sharing and mainstreaming of the Transformative Agenda.

The Programme Specialist (Humanitarian Affairs) works in close collaboration with programme and operations staff in IASC member organisations both at HQ and field level and with the Directors and senior staff of IASC organizations, including those working closely as part of STAIT and in support of STAIT activities, ensuring successful and transparent coordination and implementation of STAIT activities. The Programme Specialist/ Humanitarian Affairs also interacts with Humanitarian Coordinators (HCs) and their staff in the field, delegations, government officials, civil society and partners in universities and research institutes, etc.

Devoirs et responsabilités

Ensure effective coordination and analysis in the preparation and implementation of the STAIT field support programme, including country missions and remote support:

Provide thorough analysis and research of the humanitarian situation in the client country to support the preparation of a relevant, tailored and appropriate support programme for that context, and to provide substantive support to prepare country missions;
Coordinate, on behalf of the STAIT Director, with the STAIT team and in-country counterparts to organize and prepare programmatic and logistical aspects of country support missions, and participate in missions as required;
Provide secretarial support in the preparation, implementation and follow-up of country missions and remote support, including monitoring follow-up of agreed actions;
Build and maintain effective partnerships/networks with external research partners to successfully implement the remote support programme, and with programmatic and operational staff within IASC entities to coordinate STAIT field support;
Collect, collate, analyse and present data from Transformative Agenda self-assessments, both remote and in-country;
Participate in the development of Action Plans in close consultation with the HC and Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) in client countries aimed at strengthening the effectiveness of the humanitarian response, draft/review action plans as required, and establish effective mechanisms for monitoring the implementation/follow-up of agreed actions.

Participate in the preparation and implementation of the STAIT Work Plan:

Coordinate the preparation of the STAIT Work Plan and budget, and regular reporting on activities for the Emergency Directors Group (EDG);
Contribute to the development of the STAIT strategy, project proposals and project budgets, as required;
Coordinate substantive preparations and support provided for STAIT retreat to review the annual workplan and other planning meetings;
Monitor and report on activities and expenditure and support the preparation of periodic donor reports.

Coordinate the STAIT’s efforts to communicate, promote and mainstream the Transformative Agenda in an inter-agency IASC context:

Coordinate, on behalf of the STAIT Director, with the STAIT team and subject-matter experts to organize, prepare, publicize and execute webinars and other communications events on topics related to the application of the Transformative Agenda and humanitarian effectiveness;
Provide analysis and research to support the preparation of webinar content;
Ensure effective implementation of a communications strategy in support of the roll-out, understanding and application of the Transformative Agenda (TA) and its protocols. The communication strategy aims to share knowledge and best practices with field operations with a view to institutionalizing the Transformative Agenda across the IASC system;
Create content, and develop and disseminate communication materials, utilizing a variety of platforms and media as appropriate;
Prepare speakers notes, talking points, briefing notes and presentations for major briefings, meetings or training sessions attended by the STAIT Director or team;
Manage and prepare the content of the STAIT website.

Facilitate knowledge building and management:

Participate in the development and implementation of a learning and knowledge management strategy for the Transformative Agenda;
Identify sources of information related to the application of the Transformative Agenda, both practice and policy-related; identify, document and synthesise best practices and lessons learned on the application of the Transformative Agenda, gathered through the STAIT country support programme;
Establish and maintain contacts in learning networks within the IASC system to link the work of the STAIT and recommendations and findings from STAIT missions to the work of relevant IASC bodies;
Provide sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice;
Organize briefing/training sessions for IASC partners.

Compétences

Core competencies:

Innovation:

Ability to make new and useful ideas work.

Leadership:

Ability to persuade others to follow.

People Management:

Ability to improve performance and satisfaction.

Communication:

Ability to listen, adapt, persuade and transform.

Delivery:

Ability to get things done.

Technical/Functional:

Primary:

Transformative Agenda:

Knowledge of the content and purpose of the Transformative Agenda Protocols, the three pillars of the Transformative Agenda (coordination, leadership and accountability, including the humanitarian programme cycle), the Centrality of Protection, and the spirit of the Transformative Agenda, and the ability to apply in strategic and/or practical situations.

Partnerships:

Ability to engage with other agencies, donors, and other development stakeholders and forge productive working relationships.

Secondary:

Knowledge Management:

Ability to efficiently handle and share information and knowledge.

Qualifications et expériences requises

Education:

Master’s Degree or equivalent in International Relations, Development, Law, Political Sciences or Social Sciences, or a related field.

Experience:

A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in humanitarian affairs, emergency preparedness/response, crisis/emergency relief management, rehabilitation, political affairs or other related area is required;
Two (2) years of which relevant experience at the international level in humanitarian or development coordination is required;
Humanitarian experience in emergency situations (complex emergency or natural disaster) is required;
Experience in the UN System as well as with NGOs, both at headquarters level and in the field, is desirable.

Language:

Fluency in oral and written English is required;
Knowledge of French, Arabic or another official United Nations language is highly desirable.