National Field Officer - Pemba

Under the direct supervision of the OCHA Cabo Delgado Field Coordinator and under the overall guidance of the Head of the OCHA Humanitarian Advisory Team (HAT) for Mozambique, the National Field Officer will be responsible for supporting and strengthening the response to humanitarian emergencies in Cabo Delgado, Niassa and Nampula Provinces in Mozambique. In particular, the national Field Officer will work with the Field Coordinator and Access/Civil-Military Coordination Officer to monitor and document ongoing and developing humanitarian crises and population movements, as well as to monitor humanitarian space and access within Cabo Delgado, Niassa and Nampula.

S/he will support the coordination and implementation of inter-agency needs assessment missions, humanitarian response missions and other field work, and will strengthen humanitarian coordination mechanisms in the field.

Under the overall guidance of the Head of the OCHA Humanitarian Advisory Team (HAT) and under the direct supervision of the Field Coordinator of OCHA ROSEA Office, the National Field Officer will be responsible for the following duties:

• Support the Field Coordinator in serving as the key focal point within the humanitarian system for NGOs, UN agencies and Government partners within the assigned geographical area of responsibility. Be informed and able to represent the interests of humanitarian actors within a given state or sector and advise on humanitarian priorities and principles;

• Build collaborative and effective relationships with all actors, both humanitarian and non-humanitarian, to ensure that all available resources and actors are ready to support humanitarian operations when necessary;

• Organize, participate, and lead interagency needs assessments. Ensure key findings, recommendations and final assessment reports are widely disseminated and debated in the relevant forums. Ensure follow-up is taken by humanitarian partners on the basis of the assessed needs;

• Together with the Field Coordinator, ensure implementation of inclusive, field-level inter-agency humanitarian coordination mechanisms, including supporting the Field Coordinator in conducting inter-sectoral coordination at the provincial level; support a particular sector(s) as requested, including by attending sector meetings, and help to ensure sector is meeting the minimum deliverables, providing support where necessary;

• Monitor and track all humanitarian developments and share through verbal or written reports/briefings with field-level implementing partners and the OCHA Field Coordinator (Pemba) and Head of Humanitarian Advisory Team (Maputo);

• Support the collection of field information to improve coordination activities and effectively map areas of humanitarian needs and response activities;

• Contribute to the development of reporting and public information products through preparation of weekly internal field reports;

• Support the OCHA Humanitarian Advisory Team by participating in, as needed, the preparation and hosting of high-level field visits and missions and assessments, lessons learned and evaluations;

• Ensure the use of gender- and age- and disability-sensitive needs assessment, needs analysis and response strategy development. Promote the use of the interagency agreed guidelines, sphere standards, criteria of intervention, and checklists agreed at inter sector level;

Core

• Ability to make new and useful ideas work.

• Ability to listen, adapt, persuade and transform.

Technical/Functional

Partnerships

• Ability to engage with other agencies, donors, and other development stakeholders and forge productive working relationships.

• Ability to communicate within and at large, participate in peer communities and engage substantively

Education:

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in Political or SocialScience, Law, International studies or other relevant degree is required; 

• Bachelor’s degree in combination with 2 additional years of relevant and qualifying experience in the field of humanitarian affairs may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

• A minimum of 2 year’ s experience in a similar position with an international organization engaged in relief and development work in Mozambique;

• Experience in conducting humanitarian assessments and in implementing humanitarian programs;

• Experience with humanitarian coordination, preferably in leadership roles;

• Experience working with Government of Mozambique humanitarian counterparts and capacity building;

• Understanding of humanitarian operations and principles;

• Ability to communicate clearly with a demonstrated openness in sharing information and keeping people informed;

• Demonstrated ability to work with a wide range of actors under significant time and logistical constraints and deliver results;

• Excellent computer knowledge (Microsoft Office applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint), E-Mail programmes (MS Outlook), Internet search machines and responsible virus free internet usage;

• Knowledge of handling GPS receivers and Thuraya phone will be an added advantage.

Language:

• Fluency in oral and written English and Portuguese is essential;

• Knowledge of local language(s) spoken in Cabo Delgado -especially Makuhwa, Makonde, Mwani - is desirable.

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