United Nations Development Programme recruiting for Humanitarian Affairs Officer / Ecowas Liason Officer
JOB TITLE: HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS OFFICER/ECOWAS LIAISON OFFICER
Location : Abuja, NIGERIA
Application Deadline : 26-Jul-11
Type of Contract : FTA Local
Post Level : NO-B
Languages Required : English
Starting Date : (date when the selected candidate is expected to start) 01-Sep-2011
Duration of Initial Contract : One Year
The Humanitarian Affairs Officer / ECOWAS Liaison Officer will report to the OCHA Head of Regional Office (ROWCA).
Duties and Responsibilities
The HAO/ECOWAS Liaison Officer will have the following main functions:
1. Engage dialogue with ECOWAS in her/his role of strengthening
preparedness and response and provide support on policy and operational
aspects relating to acute poverty, complex emergencies and impact on
disasters.
2. Participate and support
ECOWAS’ initiatives including the measuring of the impact of natural
disasters such as floods in West Africa, follow-up on the setup of
ECOWAS’ regional stockpile in Mali aswell as any other initiatives
related to humanitarian preparedness and response.
3. Assist in the elaboration of ECOWAS MoUs with regional agencies and
institutions on DRR/Preparedness and provide training support to the
ECOWAS Emergency Response Team.
4. Assist in
the development of short and medium-term strategy, policy, planning and
priorities, especially in finalizing ECOWAS’ 3-year humanitarian action
plan.
5. Maintain day to day and technical
liaison with the humanitarian department of ECOWAS aswell as other key
entities within the organization and to provide timely and relevant
information to the RC and the ROWCA Head of Office on all urgent and
important humanitarian issues with regional implications.
6. Keep abreast of all key developments through regular monitoring and
analysis of developments in the member states of ECOWAS and their
impact on the humanitarian situation, regional early warning mechanism,
development of regional and preparedness in a consistent and
well-coordinated manner.
7. Provide regular
feedback to ROWCA and use public information and advocacy tools
(reports; updates, special bulletins; websites) to keep ECOWAS
humanitarian department, the RC and the ROWCA Head of Office, abreast of
humanitarian developments and support coordinating plans and resource
mobilization efforts for humanitarian activities.
Results-Based Programme Development and Management
Level 1.2: Contributes into results through primary research and analysis
• Assesses project performance to identify success factors and incorporates best practices into project work
• Researches linkages across programme activities to identify critical points of integration
• Monitors specific stages of projects/programme implementation
• Analyzes country situation to identify opportunities for project development
• Participates in the formulation of project proposals and ensures
substantive rigor in the design and application of proven successful
approaches and drafts proposals accordingly
Innovation and Marketing New Approaches
Level 1.2: Enhancing processes or products
• Generates new ideas and proposes new, more effective ways of doing things
• Documents and analyses innovative strategies/best practices/new approaches
Resource Mobilization
Level 1.2: Providing inputs to resource mobilization strategies
• Analyzes information/databases on potential and actual donors
• Develops a database of project profiles. Identifies opportunities for project proposals for presentation to donors
Promoting Organizational Learning and Knowledge Sharing
Level 1.2: Basic research and analysis
• Generates new ideas and approaches, researches best practices and proposes new, more effective ways of doing things
• Documents and analyses innovative strategies and new approaches
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
University degree in political science, sociology, law, international relations, or related field
Experience:
• Four to Six years of relevant professional experience in the field of international humanitarian affairs
• Experience working with ECOWAS an advantage
Language Requirements:
Fluency in English and French (written and oral)
Additional Requirements:
• Proven inter-personal and good communication skills
• Experience in a multi-cultural environment
• Computer literacy
• Fluency in English and French (written and oral)
Method of Application
Interested candidates should apply online through the website by clicking on the Apply now button below.
Please note that instead of a CV you're required to download the UNDP Personnel History Form (P11) from the following link http://sas.undp.org/Documents/P11_Personal_history_form.doc Complete it and upload when prompted.