Job Number: 506028
Locations: Africa: Kenya
Work Type : Temporary Appointment
UNICEF works in 190 countries and territories to protect the rights of
every child. UNICEF has spent 70 years working to improve the lives of
children and their families. Defending children's rights throughout
their lives requires a global presence, aiming to produce results and
understand their effects. UNICEF believes all children have a right to
survive, thrive and fulfill their potential – to the benefit of a better
world.
For every child, hope
How can you make a difference?
Under the general guidance of the Regional Emergency Advisor, provide
support to UNICEF Country Offices (CO) engaged in humanitarian action
encompassing preparedness, response and post-crisis recovery. The
Emergency Specialist will work as part of the Humanitarian Action
Resilience and Peace Building (HARP) Section as well as with sectoral
emergency focal points within the Regional Office (RO), inter-agency
partners and Country Office staff.
Key Expected Results
• Support and contribute to effective and strategic coordination of
support to Country Offices undertaking humanitarian action. Provide
dedicated support to the preparation, documentation and follow-up of
emergency management mechanism within the RO including Emergency
Management Team, Humanitarian Action Team and other mechanism as
required.
• Support the preparation of all regional reports, advocacy materials,
briefing notes, budget reviews, regional analyses, and regional office
work planning exercises.
• Support resource mobilization for humanitarian action by consolidating
information on various humanitarian contexts, priority humanitarian
needs, UNICEF and partners' ongoing response and priority resource needs
and develop clear communication products for internal and external
dissemination.
• Undertake analysis of key risks and monitor emerging humanitarian
trends and potential socio-political instability in the region. Support
triggering of early action in response to early warning information and
support Country Offices in undertaking enhanced preparedness actions.
Ensure UNICEF representation in key technical-level inter-agency fora
related to emergency preparedness and response. Support management
engagement with high-level mechanisms by ensuring appropriate analysis
is available.
• Support country specific, regional and inter-agency preparedness
processes by tracking progress, providing support to implementation of
key actions and engagement with inter-agency processes at the regional
level.
• Support quality assurance and monitoring of preparedness and
humanitarian response planning and implementation including analysis of
humanitarian performance monitoring data and situation reports.
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
• Advanced University degree in International Relations, Public
Administration/Public Policy, Humanitarian Affairs, Development, Social
Sciences, or a related technical field.
• Five years professional work experience at national and international
levels in humanitarian response. Preferred experience in preparedness,
complex emergencies, including experience in early recovery in the East
and southern Africa region.
• Excellent written reporting skills
• Fluency in both written and spoken English, and another UN language as a strong asset.
For every Child, you demonstrate…
Our core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core
competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for
Results.
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and
encourages qualified candidates from all backgrounds to apply.
Opening Date Tue Jul 18 2017 09:00:00 GMT+0300 (E. Africa Standard Time) E. Africa Standard Time
Closing Date Fri Aug 04 2017 23:55:00 GMT+0300 (E. Africa Standard Time)
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