Humanitarian Affairs Officer/ Access
2 days ago
The position is located in the Operations and Advocacy Division (OAD), Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). OCHA is the part of the United Nations Secretariat responsible for bringing together humanitarian actors to ensure a coherent response to emergencies. OCHA also ensures there is a framework within which each actor can contribute to the overall response efforts. OCHA's mission is to mobilize and coordinate effective and principled humanitarian action in partnership with national and international actors in order to alleviate human suffering in disasters and emergencies; advocate the rights of people in need; promote preparedness and prevention and facilitate sustainable solutions.
This temporary job opening is being advertised for the position of Humanitarian Affairs Officer/Access, based in the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP) in Bangkok, Thailand. Under the overall supervision of the Head of Office, ROAP, the incumbent reports to the Head of Operations Unit.
**Responsibilities**:
Within delegated authority, the Humanitarian Affairs Officer/ Access will be responsible for the following duties:
- Undertakes extended field missions rapidly and on short notice, as required, to provide emergency support and technical expertise to countries with OCHA offices as well as RCOs and UN Country Teams.
- Monitors, analyzes, and reports on humanitarian developments, disaster relief/management or emergency situations in assigned country/area. Provides support to humanitarian operations in countries under the remit of the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific.
- Organizes and prepares studies on humanitarian, emergency relief and related issues; organizes follow-up work, including interagency technical review meetings to support policy development work and decision-making on important issues.
- Serves as the primary focal point, and reviews and provides advice, on humanitarian access, safeguarding humanitarian principles and ensuring effective delivery of humanitarian assistance; organizes and supports follow-up work, including technical meetings to support access work and decision-making.
- Participates in large, complex projects, to include response plan development, contingency planning or other missions; assists in the coordination of international humanitarian/emergency assistance for complex emergency/disaster situations and in ensuring the necessary support (e.g. staff, funding, specialized equipment, supplies, etc.)
- 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.
- Manages and assists in the production of appeals for international assistance; ensures the proper use and spending of donor contributions channeled through OCHA.
- Establishes and maintains contacts with government officials, other UN agencies, non
- governmental organizations, diplomatic missions, media, etc. Supports negotiations with relevant stakeholders to establish/maintain humanitarian access and resolves any arising constraints, while working to promote a principled, coordinated approach to access and shares best practice with partners to ensure effective and coordinated humanitarian access strategies across the region.
- 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 coordination mechanisms.
- 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.
- Serves as the primary focal point on specific topics or policy-related issues; keeps abreast of latest developments, liaises with other humanitarian organizations, donors, 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.
- Organizes and participates in work groups, meetings, conferences, consultations with other agencies and partners on humanitarian and emergency relief-related matters.
- Provides guidance to, and may supervise, new/junior staff.
- Performs other duties as required.
Competencies
- COMMUNICATION: Speaks and writes clearly and effectively; listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately; asks questions to clarify, and exhibits interest in having two-way communication; tailors language, tone, style and format to match audience; demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed.
- TEAMWORK: Works collaborat
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