UNV Humanitarian Affairs Officer Jobs 2021 – Kenya NGO Jobs

UNV Humanitarian Affairs Officer Jobs 2021 – Kenya NGO Jobs. UNV Kenya looking for “Humanitarian Affairs Officer”. Applicants with a degree in Master Degree may apply on or before 23rd Sept 2021.

The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is a United Nations organization that contributes to peace and development through volunteerism worldwide. Volunteerism is a powerful means of engaging people in tackling development challenges, and it can transform the pace and nature of development. Volunteerism benefits both society at large and the individual volunteer by strengthening trust, solidarity and reciprocity among citizens, and by purposefully creating opportunities for participation.

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UNV Humanitarian Affairs Officer Jobs 2021

The UNV has published a job vacancy announcement on 18th Sept 2021 for qualified Kenyans to fill in the vacant post of Humanitarian Affairs Officer to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Recruiter United Nations Volunteers
Position Humanitarian Affairs Officer
Location Nairobi, Kenya
Country Kenya
Total Vacant Post N/A
Qualification Master Degree
Experience Required Minimum Two years
Application Deadline 23rd Sept 2021

UNV Job Vacancy 2021

Description of Task:

Under the direct supervision of Head of Emergency Preparedness and Response the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

  • Support coordinated humanitarian operational preparedness for, and response to, emergencies in the region, including through frontline surge, and support (remote and in-person) for the development of relevant products such as contingency plans, the Humanitarian Programme Cycle, flash updates, humanitarian financing (e.g. CERF) etc.
  • Monitor, analyse and report on humanitarian developments, disaster relief/management or emergency situations in assigned areas of Southern and Eastern Africa;
  • Follow developments in countries assigned by the supervisor, keep relevant country profiles up-to-date, interact with the Resident Coordinator’s Office coordination specialist for assigned countries, and highlight any issues of concern to feed into the daily operational update.
  • Provide frontline surge in response to new emergencies, the escalation of existing emergencies and/or fill critical gaps.
  • Make contacts and nurture relationships with key interlocuters in your countries of responsibility and thematic areas.
  • Develop or feed into any country/thematic reports/documents that might be required e.g. snapshots, outlooks, sitreps, etc.

Position in Organization:

  • Host entity: UNOCHA
  • Country: Kenya
  • Location, Country: Nairobi (KEN)
  • Language skills: English
  • Expected Starting Date: Immediate
  • Duration: 6 months
  • Application deadline: 23 September 2021

Qualification:

  • Master degree or equivalent.

Experience:

  • At least 2 years of professional work experience at the national and/or international level in humanitarian/emergency response, human rights, international development, public diplomacy, or other relevant programmes are required. In addition:

How to Apply UNV Humanitarian Affairs Officer Jobs 2021

Not yet registered in the UNV Talent Pool? Please first register your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/signup. Important: After creating your account, complete all sections of your profile and submit it. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink. Lastly, select the special call to which you would like to apply. * Already registered in the UNV Talent Pool? Please first update your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/profile. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink to select the special call to which you would like to apply. Application deadline : 23 September 2021.

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