DURATION: 364 days (Temporoary Appointment-Fast Track)
The Position:
The Humanitarian Coordination Officer is located in the Cox's Bazar sub-office and reports to the UNFPA Head of Sub Office, Cox’s Bazar.
How you can make a difference:
UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled. UNFPA’s new strategic plan (2018-2021), focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices.
In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.
UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.
Job Purpose:
The Humanitarian Coordinator Officer will be performing under the overall supervision of the UNFPA Head of sub office, Cox’s bazar and coordinating with the Country Office in the planning, coordination and implementation of humanitarian response activities, including support with resource mobilization, staffing, operations (procurement and logistics), communications, M&E and technical and programmatic interventions.
The HCO will provide direct support to the sub office and CO in the response phase and, in consultation with the Hoso, S/he will closely work with the health, gender, humanitarian, communications, operations and other teams in the CO.
Requirements:
Qualifications and Experience
Education:
Advanced university degree in medicine, public health, social sciences, humanitarian response, international relations or related field.
Knowledge and Experience:
• 5 years of experience in in a humanitarian or development context or related field. Knowledge of the humanitarian reform process and roles/responsibilities of humanitarian actors.
• Humanitarian experience in the region is desirable. Experience within the UN common system or other international organization is desirable.
• Strong analytical, coordination and organizational skills.
• UN common system experience, especially field experience, is desirable.
Languages:
Fluency in English; knowledge of other official UN languages an asset.
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