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Background

The United Nations Development Programme is a United Nations agency tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth and human development. The UNDP emphasizes on developing local capacity towards long-term self-sufficiency and prosperity.

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About UNDP

1. Mandate: UNDP’s primary goal is to support countries in achieving sustainable development by providing technical expertise, policy advice, and funding. Its work is guided by the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which aim to address social, economic, and environmental challenges.
2. Focus Areas: UNDP focuses on a range of development areas, including democratic governance, poverty reduction, climate change and environment, disaster risk reduction, gender equality, and sustainable development.
3. Country-level Engagement: UNDP works closely with national governments and local communities to support them in achieving their development priorities. It provides assistance in areas such as capacity building, policy formulation, institutional strengthening, and project implementation.
4. Partnerships: UNDP collaborates with a wide range of stakeholders, including governments, civil society organizations, private sector entities, and academia, to leverage resources, knowledge, and expertise. These partnerships help to mobilize support and maximize the impact of development efforts.
5. Funding: UNDP receives funding from both donor countries and the United Nations regular budget. It also manages various trust funds and financing mechanisms to support specific development initiatives.
6. Human Development Reports: UNDP is known for its annual Human Development Reports, which provide comprehensive analysis of global human development trends and challenges. These reports go beyond traditional economic indicators and assess progress based on factors such as education, health, and gender equality.
7. Sustainable Development Goals: UNDP plays a crucial role in supporting countries in implementing the SDGs. It assists governments in integrating the goals into national development plans, mobilizes resources for SDG-related projects, and monitors progress towards achieving the goals.
8. Crisis Response: UNDP is often involved in crisis response and recovery efforts, supporting countries affected by conflicts, natural disasters, and other emergencies. It helps in rebuilding infrastructure, restoring basic services, and promoting resilience in affected communities.

Why work at UNDP

Working at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) can be a rewarding and impactful career choice for several reasons:

1. Mission and Impact: UNDP’s mission is to eradicate poverty, reduce inequalities, and promote sustainable development worldwide. By working at UNDP, you have the opportunity to contribute to these important goals and make a positive impact on people’s lives.
2. Global Reach: UNDP operates in nearly 170 countries and territories, giving you the chance to work on diverse and complex development challenges across different regions and cultures. This global reach provides a unique perspective and a chance to learn from and collaborate with colleagues from around the world.
3. Multidisciplinary Approach: UNDP’s work spans a wide range of development areas, including governance, poverty reduction, climate change, gender equality, and more. This multidisciplinary approach allows you to gain expertise in various fields and work on integrated solutions to complex development issues.
4. Professional Development: UNDP invests in the professional development of its staff, providing opportunities for training, learning, and career advancement. You can benefit from a supportive work environment, access to resources, and exposure to diverse experiences that can enhance your skills and knowledge.
5. Collaboration and Partnerships: UNDP collaborates with governments, civil society organizations, private sector entities, and academia to leverage expertise, resources, and networks. Working at UNDP provides opportunities to build partnerships and work with a wide range of stakeholders towards common development objectives.
6. Innovation and Research: UNDP encourages innovation and research in finding sustainable development solutions. You can contribute to innovative projects, pilot initiatives, and research studies that can have a transformative impact on development practices and policies.
7. Work-Life Balance and Flexibility: UNDP recognizes the importance of work-life balance and offers flexible work arrangements to its staff. This can provide you with the opportunity to maintain a healthy work-life balance and pursue personal interests and commitments.
8. Diversity and Inclusion: UNDP values diversity and strives to create an inclusive and equitable working environment. Working alongside colleagues from diverse backgrounds and cultures can foster a rich and inclusive work environment that promotes understanding, collaboration, and innovation.
9. Networking and Professional Connections: Working at UNDP allows you to build a strong network of professionals and experts in the development field. This network can provide valuable connections, opportunities for collaboration, and access to a global community of development practitioners.
10. Personal Fulfillment: Working towards global development goals and making a positive impact on people’s lives can be personally fulfilling and rewarding. The work you do at UNDP can contribute to creating a more just, sustainable, and equitable world.

Details on the post

ocation: Sana’a, Yemen
Date of Posting: May 17, 2024, at 10:15 AM
Application Deadline: May 25, 2024, at 05:59 AM
Job Schedule: Full-time
Agency: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA)
Grade: NOA
Vacancy Type: Fixed Term
Practice Area: UN Coordination
Bureau: Regional Bureau for Arab States
Contract Duration: 1 Year with Possibility for Extension

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

1.) Ensure the development of humanitarian coordination with relevant partners to improve humanitarian and emergency relief-related matters.

• Liaise with clusters, national/local authorities and humanitarian partners in the country to triangulate humanitarian information and effectively identify and map humanitarian needs and response activities.
• Organize and participate in relevant coordination meetings including cluster meetings, working groups, meetings, conferences, training, and consultations with other agencies and partners in the country.

2.)  Planning and organizing for potential humanitarian emergencies.

• Track information required for early warning of potential humanitarian emergencies and as appropriate promote preparedness measures, including inter-agency contingency planning and anticipatory action.
• Prepare briefing materials and presentations providing up-to-date analysis of trends and developments on the humanitarian situation in the country or in specific governorates.

3.) Facilitate the secretariate function of OCHA providing effective secretariate function for ICCG, HCT, and other forum that OCHA leads on organizing and coordinating.

• Ensure effective organization and minute-taking of the important IASC forums of ICCG and HCT that OCHA is responsible for.
• Facilitate other technical forums of Community Engagement and AAP Working Group and Cash and Market Working Group as needed.
• Facilitate the HoU as requested for smooth coordination and functioning of these forums and to deliver coordination mandate.

4.) Contribute to the annual humanitarian programme cycle (HPC) process and other key tasks.

• Facilitate the key HPC processes concerning assessments and analysis, support with workshops and After-Action Reviews and substantive tasks including drafting and production of Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO) and Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP).
• Promote facilitate and lead the development of various strategy and policy documents as tasked by the HoU in the areas of localization, durable solutions strategy, etc.

The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organisation.

COMPETENCIES:

Core Competencies:

• Achieve Results: LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline.
• Think Innovatively: LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements. 
• Learn Continuously LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback.
• Adapt with Agility LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible. 
• Act with Determination LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident.
• Engage and Partner LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships.
• Enable Diversity and Inclusion LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination. 

Cross-functional & Technical competencies

Business Direction & Strategy    Strategic Thinking

• Ability to develop effective strategies and prioritized plans in line with OCHA’s objectives, based on the systemic analysis of challenges, potential risks, and opportunities, linking the vision to reality on the ground, and creating tangible solutions.
• Ability to leverage learning from a variety of sources to anticipate and respond to future trends; to demonstrate foresight in order to model what future developments and possible ways forward look like for OCHA.

Business Management  Communication

• Ability to communicate in a clear, concise, and unambiguous manner both through written and verbal communication; to tailor messages and choose communication methods depending on the audience.
• Ability to manage communications internally and externally, through media, social media and other appropriate channels.

External Relations & Advocacy/ Partnership management Strategic engagement

• Ability to capture and sustain attention, interest and agreement of high-level, influential policy and decision makers and secure their buy-in of high-level vision and objectives.

Agenda 2030: Engagement and Effectiveness     Crisis management / Country Management Support 

• Crisis coordination

Agenda 2030: Engagement and Effectiveness     Crisis management / Country Management Support 

• Humanitarian inter-agency coordination

Programme and Policy/ People Gender 

• Gender Mainstreaming

Business Direction & Strategy    System Thinking

• Ability to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system, and to consider how altering one element can impact on other parts of the system

Qualifications:

Education:  

• An advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in Humanitarian Affairs, Political or Social Science, Law, International Studies, Business Management, Management, Science, or any other relevant area is required.

OR 

• A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the areas mentioned above, in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

• Up to 2 years (with master’s degree) or 2 years (with bachelor’s degree) of relevant experience at the national and/or international level progressively professional responsible experience in humanitarian or international affairs, project, programme or grant management, field operations, or any other related areas is required,
• Experience preferably) with a UN organization, NGO or civil society organization is required.
• Experience with existing coordination structures among the different humanitarian actors including Intercluster Coordination Group (ICCG), Humanitarian Country Team (HCT), Regional Coordination Team (RCT) and Intercluster Working Group (ICWG) is highly desirable.
• Experience and good knowledge of social, political, humanitarian, security, and economic conditions in the region are highly desirable.
• Experience conducting humanitarian needs assessments and familiarity with Rapid Needs Assessments and IST tools is desirable.
• Experience working with the humanitarian cluster system and facilitating coordination meetings are highly desirable.
• Experience in international humanitarian rights, norms, law, and practice is desirable.
• Experience in the use of virtual platforms – Zoom, WebEx, and Teams, data collection, compilation, analysis, and reporting is desirable.

Language requirements

• Fluency in English and Arabic Languages (Oral and Written) is required

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