Recrutement de 01 Emergency Specialist

Recrutement de 01 Emergency Specialist
Job no: 556662
Contract type: Temporary Appointment
Duty Station: Nairobi
Level: P-4
Location: Kenya
Categories: Emergency
UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, a safe environment

The recent approval, to activate a Level 3 (L3) Corporate Emergency Activation Procedure (CEAP) Scale-up for the Horn of Africa drought crisis presents an increasing need to mobilize dedicated support to the drought-affected countries of Somalia, Kenya, and Ethiopia.

The conflict situation in Northern Ethiopia is still a real concern as the situation is not calming down and still requires sustained attention from the regional office to provide the support required by the country. The situation in the southern part of Africa also has many ups and downs that require support, and the incubator could be assigned to support this work from time to time as well. The impact of the economic crisis, political changes, and situations linked to climate change also weaken these countries.

The Humanitarian Action, Resilience, and Peace Building (HARP) Section of UNICEF’s East and Southern Africa Office (ESARO) seeks to strengthen country capacity for timely, effective, and reliable programming in humanitarian action, peacebuilding, and resilience. HARP's work bridges the divide between humanitarian action and development by strengthening preparedness to multiple environmental hazards and conflict-related risks to minimize the impacts these have on children.

HARP works closely with other programme and operations sections to ultimately ensure that lives are saved, and the rights of children and women are protected as defined in the Core Commitments for Children in Humanitarian Action (CCCs) which is aligned with internationally accepted standards. The work of HARP builds on systems that support humanitarian action with the overall aim to achieve faster scaling up of responses in major emergencies including early identification of priorities and strategies, rapid deployment of qualified staff, and clear accountabilities for the response. Recognizing the importance of the lifesaving role that early action plays, HARP works with COs and other UN partners to further strengthen Government and agency-dedicated capacities for disaster management identifying and measuring specific and measurable performance targets both for humanitarian preparedness and response.

How can you make a difference?

Under the general guidance of the Regional Advisor Emergency, the incumbent will provide support to UNICEF Country Offices (CO) engaged in humanitarian action encompassing preparedness, response, and resilience. The Emergency Specialist will work as part of the Humanitarian Action Resilience and Peace Building (HARP) Section as well as with sectoral emergency focal points within the Regional Office (RO), inter-agency partners and Country Office staff.

The incumbent will provide technical support to the L3 in the Horn of Africa but will also support the Greats Lake Countries (Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania).

The Emergency Specialist will support the HARP section in the reporting requirement for the HARP section (for example donors, HAC, Sitrep, and Briefing Notes/Talking Points).

Provide high quality input to the development of critical analysis of emergency risk in the region and support Country Offices in developing capacity building strategies for national partners (government at the national and sub national levels, civil society, and community actors) to enhance their capacity for emergency preparedness and response guided by the Core Commitments for Children.
Directly support to L3 scale up countries as well as Greats Lakes, providing Technical Assistance support onsite/remote on programming/cross cutting strategies including access, Humanitarian Performance Monitoring, Accountability to Affected Population, peace building, resilience.
Support Country Offices (CO) to adopt adequate emergency preparedness and response measures through the development and updating of EPP, country contingency plans, and follow up on compliance of CO with the implementation of agreed MPAs. Ensure the multi-country emergency preparedness and response plan is well supported and coordinated, especially in the Great Lake and Horn of Africa, and the development of Country and Regional chapters of the Humanitarian Action for Children (HAC) as well.
Provides advice to the country office in the implementation of emergency preparedness measures in the field to strengthen preparedness and response mechanisms in the country faced with impending emergencies. Ensure proper in person support is provided to COs to scale up their response to any emergency.
Provide dedicated support to the preparation, documentation, and follow-up of emergency management mechanism within the RO including Emergency Management Team, Humanitarian Action Group, and other mechanisms as required.
Plans, organizes, and conducts training for CO staff capacity building in emergencies preparedness and response. Assists in developing and conducting emergency training courses (EPP 2.0; CCCs; Emergency Procedures; Access strategy). Provides training and/or briefing, as required.
Regular reporting of UNICEF Country Offices using the Humanitarian Performance Management System (HPMS) and regular Situation Reports (SITREPs)
Timely and priority operational and programmatic support is provided by ESARO to designated Country Offices affected by emergencies by:
Mobilizing, coordinating and deploying technical support to COs to respond to short-term surges in demand; mobilizing and facilitating technical advisors to support COs meet the CCCs in the framework of the UNICEF Strategic Plan
Participates in the implementation of plans of action and work plans for emergency and resilience projects.
Coordinate with ESARO program sections and management to mobilize donor response and recovery/rehabilitation-related funding, including annual or multiannual humanitarian appeals and documents (e.g., pitch documents, HAC, ...).
Maintains coordination, communication, consultation, and liaison with regional bodies, UN agencies, NGOs, donors.
In coordination with the Emergency Specialist, participates in humanitarian and resilience-related forum and keeps management informed of all humanitarian developments in the region in terms of policies, strategy, situation developments, potential threats, and opportunities/issues in partnership. Support Risk informed programming, resilience, and Humanitarian development nexus regional work and support for CO based on programmatic needs, and regional resilience priorities.
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Education:

Advanced University degree in International Relations, Public Administration/Public Policy, Humanitarian Affairs, Development, Social Sciences, or a related technical field.
8 years professional work experience at national and international levels in humanitarian response. Preferred experience in preparedness, complex emergencies, including experience in early recovery in the East and southern Africa region.
Excellent written reporting skills.
Fluency in French is an asset
Experience:

At least eight years of progressively responsible professional work experience at the national and international levels in humanitarian action, emergency preparedness, research, and analysis and/or UN interagency level coordination and advocacy.

Developing country work experience required, emergency experience in the Southern Africa region /Horn of Africa is highly desirable.

Specialized training/experience in emergency response management is required.

Language Requirements:

Fluency in written and spoken English is required. Knowledge of French is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter:
UNICEF competencies required for this post are...

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness(3)Drive to achieve results for impact(4)Innovates and embraces change(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity(6)Thinks and acts strategically(7)Works collaboratively with others.

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UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.
We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.
UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

Remarks:

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[If applicable] This position has been assessed as an elevated risk role for Child Safeguarding purposes as it is either: a role with direct contact with children, works directly with child, is a safeguarding response role or has been assessed as an elevated risk role for child safeguarding. Additional vetting and assessment for elevated risk roles in child safeguarding (potentially including additional criminal background checks) applies.

UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable [Insert diversity profile] are encouraged to apply.

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

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Advertised: 30 Oct 2022 E. Africa Standard Time
Deadline: 06 Nov 2022 E. Africa Standard Time