Humanitarian Affairs Officer / HNO / HRP Expert at United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - UNOCHA

Result of Service

• Documents for JIAF during the HPC process
• Strategic objectives position papers
• Global Humanitarian Overview report submitted on 2nd of November
• HNO document published on 15 November 2022
• HRP document completed on 15 December 2022.
• Response monitoring framework ready for use.

Duties and Responsibilities

• The Humanitarian Affairs Consultant (Consultant) will be under the guidance and supervision, and reports directly, to the Head of Office.
• The Consultant provides substantive contributions and technical expertise in all main work streams of the Humanitarian Programme Cycle
  • Lead the HPC process.
  • Guide the country team and sectors on the Joint Intersectoral Analysis Framework (JIAF).
  • Ensure the quality control of the HNO and HRP including timely and periodic consultation with the humanitarian community at operational and strategic level, relevant government partners, and humanitarian leadership in-country.
  • Shaping the strategic objectives for the two-year strategy, summary position papers on strategic objectives and specific objectives.
  • Organise and lead all HPC workshops on pertinent topics as guided by HQ.
  • Draft and edit the HNO and the HRP and serve as the HNO and HRP penholder.
  • Ensure timely submission of relevant inputs for the GHO to HQ, and timely completion of the HNO and HRP for launch in Nigeria for 2023.
• The Consultant leads the process of the HPC activities, leading consultations with government line ministries, INGO, and national NGO partners.
• The Consultant will also be responsible for managing the whole process with the aim to publish the HNO in November and the HRP in December.
• In addition, the Consultant will contribute substantively to the communications work in different forum where it is required to update on HPC activities.

Qualifications / Special Skills

• Academic Qualifications: An Advanced University Degree (Master's Degree or equivalent) in Political Science, Social Science, International Studies, Public Administration, Economics, Engineering, Earth Sciences or a related field is required.
• A First-level University Degree in combination with an additional two (2) years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the Advanced University Degree.
• Experience: A minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in humanitarian affairs, emergency preparedness, crisis/emergency relief management, rehabilitation, development, or other related area is required.
• Language: English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this consultancy, fluency in English (both written and verbal skills) is required.