Historique
Under the guidance and direct supervision of the Humanitarian Affairs Officer of OCHA sub-office in Haradh (Yemen) the Humanitarian Affairs Assistant (HAA) will contribute to the development of the field sub-office and is expected to set deliverable results within the respective Area of Responsibility (AOR).
In support of the Field Coordination Unit, the Humanitarian Affairs Assistant works in close collaboration with various Units in the OCHA San’aa office, various UN agencies, NGOs, authorities, local communities, etc.
Devoirs et responsabilités
- Monitors all local sources of protection related information including media, agency reports and through regular contact with governmental and civilian institutions and key informant;
- Triangulation and verification of information including prioritizing and undertaking field trips, meeting with the affected population and representatives of the local communities/authorities;
- Contribute to the drafting of internal and external reports as identified by the Field Unit and the head of the sub-office;
- Analyse trends, identify emerging areas of concern and ensure that necessary responses are integrated into the Field Coordination Unit.
- Assists the HAO in the development of trend analysis of political, social, economic and security developments;
- Supports in monitoring any access related maters and the impact on the local people and the humanitarian workers;
- Participates in regular field assessments to gather and verify information needed to understand the impact of displacement in specific groups;
- Supports joint assessments with other UN and INGOs when needed or requested.
- Prepares for coordination meetings at the local level to identify humanitarian issues and seek for response mechanism jointly with other stakeholders, including invitations, logistics, minutes of meetings and information dissemination;
- Liaises with the local authorities when requested by the HAO and Field Unit;
- Support the HAO-to transfer information on IDPs registration, returnees to the Information Management Unit to
- Support the consistency and accuracy of their mapping;
- Assist in drafting minutes of meetings, data entry, field trip reports, records of completed assignments and any other records as necessary.
- Ensure the continuation of the office institutional memory by maintaining electronic filing and backup systems, including picture archiving, electronic shared documents as agreed by San’aa office;
- Regularly maintaining and updating all contact lists, meeting schedules and activity reports;
- Assists non-Arabic speakers to communicate with the local people/ Act as interpreter and carry out translation work (Arabic/English/Arabic).
- Monitors all local sources of protection related information including media, agency reports and through regular contact with governmental and civilian institutions and key informants;
- Triangulation and verification of information including prioritizing and undertaking field trips, meeting with the affected population and representatives of the local communities/authorities;
- Contribute to the drafting of internal and external reports as identified by the Field Unit and the head of the sub-office;
- Analyse trends, identify emerging areas of concern and ensure that necessary responses are integrated into the Field Coordination Unit.
- Assists the HAO in the development of trend analysis of political, social, economic and security developments.
- Supports in monitoring any access related maters and the impact on the local people and the humanitarian workers;
- Participates in regular field assessments to gather and verify information needed to understand the impact of displacement in specific groups;
- Supports joint assessments with other UN and INGOs when needed or requested.
- Prepares for coordination meetings at the local level to identify humanitarian issues and seek for response mechanism jointly with other stakeholders, including invitations, logistics, minutes of meetings and information dissemination;
- Liaises with the local authorities when requested by the HAO and Field Unit;
- Support the HAO-to transfer information on IDPs registration, returnees to the Information Management Unit to support the consistency and accuracy of their mapping;
- Assist in drafting minutes of meetings, data entry, field trip reports, records of completed assignments and any other records as necessary.
- Ensure the continuation of the office institutional memory by maintaining electronic filing and backup systems, including picture archiving, electronic shared documents as agreed by San’aa office;
- Regularly maintaining and updating all contact lists, meeting schedules and activity reports;
- Assists non-Arabic speakers to communicate with the local people/ Act as interpreter and carry out translation work (Arabic/English/Arabic).
Compétences
- Demonstrates commitment to UNOCHA’s mission, vision and values;
- Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability.
Knowledge Management and Learning
- Shares knowledge and experience;
- Actively works towards continuing personal learning and development in one or more practice areas, acts on learning plan and applies newly acquired skills.
- Demonstrates strong oral and written communication skills;
- Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities.
- Focuses on result for the client and responds positively to feedback;
- Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude;
- Remains calm, in control and good humored even under pressure.
Qualifications et expériences requises
- Secondary School. University degree is desirable but not a requirement.
- Five (5) years of relevant national or international experience;
- Excellent computer skills, in both English and Arabic.
- Fluency in Arabic and English both spoken and written required.