United Nations Career Opportunity in Abuja and Maiduguri

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The United Nations is  recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Humanitarian Affairs Officer

Job Opening Number: 53503
Locations: Abuja and Maiduguri

Qualifications

• An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in
  Political Science, Social Science, Public Administration, International
  Studies, Economics, Engineering, Earth Sciences or a related field is
  required.
• A first-level university degree in combination with two
  additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the
  advanced university degree.

Responsibilities
Within delegated authority, the Humanitarian Affairs Officer will be responsible for the following duties:

• Monitors, analyzes and reports on humanitarian developments,
  disaster relief/management or emergency situations in assigned area.
• Organizes and prepares studies on humanitarian, emergency relief and related issues.
• Organizes follow-up work, including inter-agency technical
  review meetings to support policy development work and decision-making
  on important issues.
• Establishes and maintains contacts with government officials,
  other UN agencies, non-governmental organizations, diplomatic missions,
  media, etc.
• Supports advocacy initiatives on issues impacting humanitarian
  needs and response efforts through the collection of information,
  liaison with humanitarian partners, government officials, the media,
  etc.
• Manages the production of appeals for international assistance;
  ensures the proper use and spending of donor contributions channeled
  through OCHA.
• Undertakes and provides support to technical assistance and
  other field missions, e.g. participates in field trips to undertake
  in-depth reviews of specific country work mechanisms.
• Organizes and participates in working groups, meetings,
  conferences, consultations with other agencies and partners on
  humanitarian and emergency relief-related matters.
• Drafts and prepares regular situation papers/reports
  highlighting relevant operational factors affecting the humanitarian
  situation and response efforts.
• Prepares or contributes to the preparation of various written
  reports, documents and communications, e.g. drafts sections of studies,
  background papers, policy guidelines, parliamentary documents,
  briefings, case studies, presentations, correspondence, etc.
• Ensures appropriate monitoring and reporting mechanisms; provides information and advice on a range of related issues.
• Reviews and provides advice on policy issues related to
  safeguarding humanitarian principles and ensuring the effective delivery
  of humanitarian assistance.
• Partners with other humanitarian agencies to plan and evaluate
  humanitarian and emergency assistance programmes and help ensure that
  latest findings, lessons learned, policy guidelines, etc. are
  incorporated into these activities, including gender related
  considerations.
• Provides substantial support to sector / cluster working groups as required and facilitate exchange on cross cutting issues.
• Performs other duties as required.

Competencies

Professionalism:

• Knowledge of a range of humanitarian assistance, emergency
  relief and related human rights issues, including approaches and
  techniques to address difficult problems.
• Analytical capacity and in particular the ability to analyze and
  articulate the humanitarian dimension of issues which require a
  coordinated UN response.
• Ability to identify issues and judgment in applying technical expertise to resolve a wide range of problems.
• Shows pride in work and in achievements; demonstrates
  professional competence and mastery of subject matter; is conscientious
  and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving
  results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns;
  shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges;
  remains calm in stressful situations.
• Takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and
  ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work.
• Ability to conduct research, including ability to evaluate and
  integrate information from a variety of sources and assess impact on the
  humanitarian rights situation in assigned country/area.
• Ability to work under extreme pressure, on occasion in a highly
  stressful environment (e.g. civil strife, natural disasters and human
  misery); ability to provide guidance to new/junior staff.

Team Work:

• Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational
  goals; solicits input by genuinely valuing others’ ideas and expertise;
  is willing to learn from others; places team agenda before personal
  agenda; supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even
  when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position; shares
  credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for
  team shortcomings.

Planning & Organizing:

• Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies;
  identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as
  required; allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for
  completing work; foresees risks and allows for contingencies when
  planning; monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary; uses time
  efficiently.

Work Experience

• A minimum of five years of progressively responsible
  professional experience in humanitarian affairs, emergency preparedness,
  crisis/emergency relief management, rehabilitation, development, or
  other related area is required.
• Experience in the UN common system is desirable.

Languages:

• English and French are the working languages of the United
  Nations Secretariat. For the post advertised, fluency in English is
  required.

Assessment Method:

• Evaluation of qualified candidates may include an assessment exercise which may be followed by competency-based interview.

United Nations Considerations:

• The United Nations shall place no restrictions on the
  eligibility of men and women to participate in any capacity and under
  conditions of equality in its principal and subsidiary organs. (Charter
  of the United Nations – Chapter 3, article 8).
• The United Nations Secretariat is a non-smoking environment.

How to Apply

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Deadline 19th January, 2016.