Emergency Specialist (Coordinator) -P3/NOC at UNICEF

Key activities & duties

Emergency Preparedness and response: 

• Support 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. 
• Dissemination/review of regional early warning. 
• Coordination of emergency preparedness and response between ESARO sections and contribute to regional and cross boarder coordination foras for emergency situations including the regional Inter-Agency Standing Committee (RIASCO) and, SADC platforms. 
• 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. 
• Develops and maintains databases on country/regional information and ensures the flow of information and communication crucial for the planning and implementation of emergency preparedness and response management. 
• 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. Provides training and/or briefing, as required. 

 Emergency and resilience Project 

• Participates in the implementation of plans of action and work plans for emergency and resilience projects. 
• Support Risk informed programming, resilience, and Humanitarian development nexus regional work and support for CO based on programmatic needs, and regional resilience priorities. This can include also an analysis of key risks 
• Lead reporting and preparation of briefing including maintenance of corporate action point from regional emergency coordination fora as well as for donor reporting. 
• Coordinate with ESARO program sections and management to mobilize donor response and recovery/rehabilitation-related funding, including annual or multi-annual 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 senior resilience specialist, participates in humanitarian and resilience-related forum and keeps management informed of all humanitarian developments in the country in terms of policies, strategy, situation developments, potential threats and opportunities/issues in partnership. 

Key Expected Results 

• Support and contribute to effective and strategic coordination of support to Country Offices undertaking humanitarian action.  Provide dedicated support to the preparation, documentation, and follow-up of emergency management mechanism within the RO including Emergency Management Team, Humanitarian Action Team, and other mechanism as required.  
• Support the preparation of all regional reports, donor reports, advocacy materials, briefing notes, budget reviews, regional analyses, and regional office work planning exercises. 
• Provide technical and quality assurance to Southern African sub region planning, coordination and reporting  
• Support resource mobilization for humanitarian action by consolidating information on various humanitarian contexts, priority humanitarian needs, UNICEF and partners' ongoing response and priority resource needs, and develop clear communication products for internal and external dissemination.  
• Support Risk informed programming, resilience, and Humanitarian development nexus regional work and support for CO based on programmatic needs, and regional resilience priorities. This can include also an analysis of key risks and monitor emerging humanitarian trends and potential socio-political instability in the region and proposed programmatic adaptation guided by the resilience specialist in HARP. 
• Support triggering of early action in response to early warning information and support Country Offices in undertaking enhanced preparedness actions. 
• Ensure UNICEF representation in key technical-level inter-agency fora related to emergency preparedness and response. Support management engagement with high-level mechanisms by ensuring appropriate analysis is available. 
• Support country-specific, regional, and inter-agency preparedness processes by tracking progress, providing support to implementation of key actions and engagement with inter-agency processes at the regional level. 
• Support quality assurance and monitoring of preparedness and humanitarian response planning and implementation including analysis of humanitarian performance monitoring data and situation reports. 

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. 

Work Experience- 

• Five 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. 
• 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 Requirement:- 

• Fluency in verbal and written English and/or French (depending on the country office's official language). Knowledge of another UN language or a local language is an asset 

Deadline: 13 Mar 2023