United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) Job Vacancies, April 2015
UNOCHA is the part of the United Nations Secretariat responsible for
bringing together humanitarian actors to ensure a coherent response to
emergencies. OCHA also ensures there is a framework within which each
actor can contribute to the overall response effort.
UNOCHA's mission is to:
- Mobilize and coordinate effective and principled humanitarian action
in partnership with national and international actors in order to
alleviate human suffering in disasters and emergencies.
- Advocate the rights of people in need.
- Promote preparedness and prevention.
- Facilitate sustainable solutions.
JOB TITLE: HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS OFFICER (HAO)
Given
the current crisis in Nigeria, OCHA has to scale up its support to the
Humanitarian Coordinator in mobilization and coordination of an
effective and principled humanitarian response. OCHA is particularly
concerned about vulnerable communities and those at risk due to current
conflict. Under the leadership of the Humanitarian Coordinator for
Nigeria, OCHA maintains an office in Abuja and a field presence in
Borno, Adamawa, Yobe and Gombe states in North East; the primary
objectives of OCHA Nigeria include the following:
1.Advocate for
access to basic services, especially water, sanitation, education and
health for vulnerable communities, including collection, analysis and
dissemination of information and negotiation of access.
2.Coordinate
the implementation of humanitarian response in Nigeria with UN agencies
and programmes, national and international NGOs and local
authorities/communities as appropriate with focus on strengthening the
Cluster Approach.
3.Enhance a protective environment that respects the human rights of all, including IDPs, returnees and minority clan.
The
HAO is expected to have comprehensive knowledge of North East of
Nigeria, UNOCHA operations, humanitarian partners, operations of the
government and NGOs. As such the HAO provides the elements of
institutional memory and local networking essential to the credibility
and authority of the statements and documents provided by OCHA and the
Humanitarian Coordinator. They work with little supervision in the
field, and are expected to prepare concise reports and analysis and are
an integral part of the OCHA Team in Nigeria.
Core Competencies
- Demonstrating/safeguarding ethics and integrity
- Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment
- Managing conflict
- Learning and sharing knowledge and encourage the learning of others.
Promoting learning and knowledge management/sharing are the
responsibility of each staff member.
- Informed and transparent decision making
- Self-development, initiative-taking
- Acting as a team player and facilitating team work
- Facilitating and encouraging open communication in the team, communicating effectively
- Creating synergies through self-control
Required Skills and ExperienceEducation:Master’s
Degree or equivalent in political science, sociology, law,
international relations or other related fields with up to 2 years of
relevant experience at the national or international level
Experience:
- Up to 2 years of relevant professional experience, preferably in
complex emergency and inter-agency contexts, dealing with relief and
transitional issues.
- 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 of web based management
systems.
- 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.
Language requirements:
- Proficiency in both oral and written English
- Knowledge of local language is an advantage
JOB TITLE: DRIVER
Under
the guidance and supervision of the Administrative & Finance
Analyst and direct supervisor, the Driver provides reliable and safe
driving services ensuring high accuracy of work. The Driver demonstrates
a client-oriented approach, high sense of responsibility, courtesy,
tact and the ability to work with people of different national and
cultural backgrounds.
The Driver provides driving services to the
operations and programme staff in the Country Office (CO), Consultants
and Experts and UN staff on mission.
Duties and ResponsibilitiesSummary of Key Functions:
- Provision of reliable and secure driving services
- Proper use of vehicle
- Day-to-day maintenance of the assigned vehicle
- Availability of documents/ supplies
- Ensures proper day-to-day maintenance of the assigned vehicle
through timely minor repairs, arrangements for major repairs, timely
changes of oil, check of tires, brakes, car washing, etc.
- Ensures availability of all the required documents/supplies
including vehicle insurance, vehicle logs, office directory, and map of
the city/country, first aid kit, and necessary spare parts.
- Ensures that all immediate actions required by rules and regulations are taken in case of involvement in accidents.
- Ensures provision of reliable and secure driving services by a)
driving office vehicles for the transport of authorized personnel and
delivery and collection of mail, documents and other items and b)
meeting official personnel and visitors at the airport, visa and customs
formalities arrangement when required.
- Ensures cost-savings through proper use of vehicle through accurate
maintenance of daily vehicle logs, provision of inputs to preparation of
the vehicle maintenance plans and reports.
Required Skills and ExperienceEducation:Secondary Education. Valid Driver’s license.
Experience:2
years’ work experience as a driver; safe driving record; knowledge of
driving rules and regulations and skills in minor vehicle repair.
Language Requirements:Fluency in English, knowledge of Local language of the duty station.
How to Apply
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