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Humanitarian Affairs Analyst (2 posts: Jowhar & B/weyne)

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  • Organization: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme
  • Location: belet uen
  • Grade: Level not specified - Level not specified
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Humanitarian Aid and Coordination
  • Closing Date: Closed

Background and Organizational Context

Somalia’s prolonged humanitarian crisis is characterized by ongoing conflicts, climate shocks including floods and drought, communicable disease outbreaks and weak social protection. Since the beginning of 2020, two additional shocks have contributed to a deterioration of humanitarian conditions: the desert locust infestation and the COVID-19 pandemic. Flooding displaced 840,000 people in the first 10 months of 2020 and destroyed infrastructure, property, and 144,000 hectares of agricultural land. Somalia also experienced the worst desert locust invasion in 25 years; tens of thousands of hectares of cropland and pasture were damaged, with potentially severe consequences for agriculture and pastoral-based livelihoods. Communities living in conflict areas were severely impacted by armed violence. COVID-19 directly impacted the lives of Somalis, worsening patterns of vulnerability. This came on top of ongoing disease outbreaks such as cholera, measles and, recently, vaccine-derived poliovirus. Lower Shabelle Region of South West State continues to bear much of the brunt of those affected by the negative impact of the shocks mentioned.

Position Purpose

Under the overall guidance of the Head of Field Coordination/HAO, the HAA is expected to have comprehensive knowledge of the issues in Hirshabele State, operating from Beledweyne; and Somalia as a whole. He is expected to play a key role in ensuring the primary objectives of OCHA Somalia are met. This can be done by contributing to the following functions:

Key Duties and Accountabilities

Summary of key functions:

  1. Information Collection in support of Humanitarian Analysis and Response, 
  2. Information Sharing 
  3. Development of coordination and cooperation mechanisms among stakeholders  
  4. Monitoring and Reporting
  5. Facilitation of knowledge building and knowledge sharing

1. Provide accurate Information Collection in support of Humanitarian Analysis and Response, focusing on the achievement of the following results:

  • Review incoming field reports, prepare summaries of field activities and flag important issues to senior management
  • Actively participate in the Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP), Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO) and HRP Mid-Year Review and End-year Review processes, and any other strategic planning and field analysis initiatives that involve field input and analysis.
  • Gather and verify information on issues affecting the humanitarian situation, emphasizing opportunities for response.
  • Supports regional analysis and interface with the AIM working group to extract key action points that need follow-up from assessments undertaken and the humanitarian Dashboard.

2. Assist in the facilitation of information sharing among partners focusing on the achievement of the following:

  • Proactively share information with OCHA and relevant stakeholders on pertinent issues. 
  • Identify key pieces of information that will assist with organizational decision-making with a particular focus on improving humanitarian response.

3. Support the development of coordination and cooperation mechanisms among stakeholders focusing on the achievement of the following results:

  • Support existing coordination mechanisms and assist in the establishment of new field coordination wherever required.
  • Establish relationships with key stakeholders, including non-traditional humanitarian actors, in areas of operation to ensure the humanitarian information flow from OCHA to partners and vice versa and ensure their participation in operations

4. Provide proper monitoring and reporting focusing on the achievement of the following:

  • Support the collection of field information to monitor and improve ongoing response, coordination activities and information products. 
  • Prepare succinct reports on the key humanitarian issues in the districts and workings with district-level partners to provide analysis on response gaps and advocacy issues

5. Ensure facilitation of knowledge building and knowledge sharing in the CO focusing on the achievement of the following results:

  • Identification of sources of information related to coordination. 
  • Identification and synthesis of best practices and lessons learnt directly linked to country policy goals.
  • Sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice.

 

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:

Partnerships Management: Ability to build and maintain partnerships with wide networks of stakeholders, Governments, civil society and private sector partners, experts and others in line with UNDP strategy and policies

Managing client relations: The ability to interact with different levels of management and across different agencies and offices to obtain information, develop legal approaches and resolve issues, this skill includes liaison with counterparts and determining the best sequence in which to pursue an issue, where information, particularly for UNDP, may be across different independent UN agencies. 

Public relations: Ability to build and maintain an overall positive public image for the organisation, its mandate and its brand, while ensuring that individual campaigns and other communications and advocacy initiatives are supported in reaching the public 

Risk Management: Ability to identify and organize action around mitigating and proactively managing risks

Project Management: Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and control resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific goals

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

Portfolio Management: Ability to select, prioritize and control the organization’s programmes and projects, in line with its strategic objectives and capacity; ability to balance the implementation of change initiatives and the maintenance of business-as-usual, while optimizing return on investment

 

Required Skills and Experience

Education 

Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in social science, emergency/disaster risk management, political science, law or international relations or related field s required, or

A first-level university degree (Bachelor’s degree) in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree

 

Experience, Knowledge, and Skills

  • Minimum of 2 years (with Master’s Degree) or 4 years (with Bachelor’s Degree) of relevant experience at the national or international level that includes experience in complex emergency and inter-agency contexts, dealing with relief and transitional issues
  • Experience in the use of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc) and advanced knowledge of web-based management systems such as ERP and advanced programmes for statistical analysis of data.
  • Familiarity with UN policies, rules and procedures, particularly in relation to humanitarian response and coordination, and knowledge of institutional mandates, policies and guidelines pertaining to humanitarian assistance, especially the humanitarian reform agenda. 
  • Ability to research, analyze, evaluate and synthesize information. 
  • Ability to express clearly and concisely, ideas and concepts in written and oral form.
  • Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc) and experience in handling web-based management systems.

 

Languages: Fluency in written and spoken English Local Language is required.

 

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