Humanitarian Coordination Support Officer

  • Full Time
  • Kathmandu
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UNRCO

JOB OPPORTUNITY

Humanitarian Coordination Support Officer

Assignment country: Nepal

Expected start date: 01/01/2025

Sustainable Development Goal: 13. Climate action

Volunteer category: International UN Volunteer Expert

Host entity: UNRCO

Type: Onsite

Duration: 9 months
(with possibility of extension)

Number of assignments: 1

Duty stations: Kathmandu

Details

Mission and objectives

The UN Resident Coordinator’s Office (UN RCO) in Nepal works under the strategic guidance of the UN Resident Coordinator (RC) and supports the UN Country Team (UNCT) in the advancement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The UN RCO fulfills the following five key functions in support of the responsibilities of the RC and the UNCT including:

Strategic planning;
Development economics;
Partnerships and development finance;
Data and results management and reporting; and
Research, communications and advocacy.

The UN RCO and UNCT work closely with the Government of Nepal and other Development Partners to support Nepal in achieving Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals. The UN RCO team supports the RC and UNCT in ensuring a more coordinated and coherent approach across the work of the UN and is composed of experts in development and humanitarian coordination, information management, human rights, gender equality, communications and communications.

Context

The UNV Humanitarian Coordination support Officer will be based in the UN Residential Coordination’s Office (RCO), which supports the UN Resident Coordinator and the UN Country Team of 17 UN agencies, to facilitate the UN system support in the implementation of the 2023 Agenda and acceleration of progress on Sustainable Development Goals with focus on disaster and humanitarian coordination, UN response on flood response and recovery efforts after heavy rainfall of September 27/28, and other humanitarian coordination.. Based in the RCO, the UNV Humanitarian Coordination support Officer will work under the direct supervision of the head of the RCO, and in day-to-day communication with the humanitarian coordination team, to support and facilitate the humanitarian coordination, preparedness, and support for response in emergency situations in Nepal.

Task description

Under the direct supervision of the Head of the RCO, and in day-to-day work with the Humanitarian Team, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

  • Supports RCO to ensure efficient coordination and information exchange for joint UN activities in the support of implementation of the relevant disaster events, emergency preparedness and response;
  • Supports RCO in coordination on work related to the joint programmes implemented by UN agencies and inter-agency working groups;
  •  Supports RCO to promote and facilitate the cluster approach and inter-cluster coordination process in emergency as well as in normal situations;
  •  Supports RCO in developing situation, monitoring reports, work progress reports, humanitarian and success stories, and donors reports;
  • Supports RCO in organizing and implementing field missions, as required, and assist in documenting the findings and the follow up actions.
  • Supports in organizing meetings with relevant stakeholders, preparing meeting notes, briefing papers etc.
  • Supports RCO in information management related to disaster and emergencies.
  • As required, participate and support in cluster meetings, coordination meetings with government, humanitarian country team (HCT) meetings, workshops, training etc.
  •  Support PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, and Abuse), Accountability to Affected Population (AAP), information management, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E), communication team as when required.
  • Other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Eligibility criteria

Age: 18 – 80

Required experience: 15 years

Nationality: Candidate must be a national of a country other than the country of assignment.

Assignment requirements

Relevant experience: 7 years

Languages: English, Level: Working knowledge, Required

Required education level

Master degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline such as Disaster Risk Management, Humanitarian Assistance, Social Sciences, International Relations or a related field is required.

Competencies and values

  •  Accountability
  •  Adaptability and Flexibility
  •  Commitment and Motivation
  •  Commitment to Continuous Learning
  •  Communication
  •  Ethics and Values
  •  Integrity
  •  Knowledge Sharing
  •  Self-Management
  • Technological Awareness
  • Working in Teams

Skills and experience

  •  Understanding of the disaster risk reduction and the global humanitarian architecture.
  •  3 years of experience in disaster risk reduction, humanitarian assistance, or emergen-cy response programming, with a focus on multi-sectoral projects.
  • Experience working in Nepal is highly desirable.
  • Excellent communication, negotiation, and representation skills, with the ability to work effectively in humanitarian coordination groups and advisory capacities.
  • Fluency in English (spoken and written).
  • Strong oral and written communication skills; excellent demonstrated intercultural, in-terpersonal, and negotiation skills.
  • Experience in MS Office package (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio), conferencing applications, and Geographical Information System (GIS) applications.
  • Ability to travel within Nepal as required and as security conditions allow.

Area(s) of expertise

Social work

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Other information

Living conditions and remarks
Living conditions in Kathmandu are good. In Kathmandu, comfortable inexpensive flats (furnished and unfurnished) are available. Both imported and local food and clothing are abundantly available. There is a short supply of water and it is not safe to drink without treatment. Public transport is easily available and generally reliable. Kathmandu has a temperate climate with coldest temperature reaching just above zero at the night during the winter and mild but humid during the monsoon period, mid-June to end September.

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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