UNDP Humanitarian Military and Security Coordination Analyst Jobs 2022 – Nigeria NGO Jobs

UNDP Humanitarian Military and Security Coordination Analyst Jobs 2022 – Nigeria NGO Jobs. UNDP Nigeria programme looking for “Humanitarian Military and Security Coordination Analyst”. Applicants with a Master’s degree may apply on or before 05 May 2022.

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UNDP Humanitarian Military and Security Coordination Analyst Jobs 2022

The UNDP has published a job vacancy announcement on 19 April 2022 for qualified Nigeria’s to fill in the vacant post of Humanitarian Military and Security Coordination Analyst to be based in Maiduguri, Nigeria.

Recruiter United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Position Humanitarian Military and Security Coordination Analyst
Location Maiduguri, Nigeria
Country Nigeria
Total Vacant Post N/A
Qualification Master’s degree
Experience Required 2 years
Application Deadline 05 May 2022

UNDP Job Vacancy 2022

Operational and Organizational Settings: A humanitarian crisis persists in the North East, which is marked by ongoing complex and protracted protection crisis. More specific to the North East is an ongoing insurgency by Boko Haram which seeks to destabilize governance in the area.

These ongoing conflicts compromise humanitarian space and frame the situation, which the Humanitarian Military Security Coordination HAO must seek to navigate to facilitate the humanitarian mandate.

This is a complex and difficult role balancing the military battlespace with the humanitarian desire to remain neutral impartial and independent.

Under the direct supervision of the Head Humanitarian Civil Military Coordination and Access (Head HCMCoord & Access) with overall direction from the Head of OCHA and working as an integral part of the organization’s Team, the incumbent will be ensuring maximum professionalism and adding capacity in supporting the mandate of OCHA.

This position is located in the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA Maiduguri). The HMSCoord will report to the Head HCMCoord&Access and UN OCHA Head of Office.

Noting that humanitarian operations, humanitarian dialogue and coordination, happens in an insecure environment equal weighting to a security and HAO with specialist skill set in humanitarian- military coordination is necessary.

Duties & Responsibilities:

  • The NO-A HMSCoord works under the leadership, supervision, strategic and operational direction of the Head HCMCoord&Access. Within limits of delegated authority, the HMSCoord will be responsible, in whole or in part, for the following duties;
  • Operational Focal Point: Under the supervision of the Head HCMCoord&Access serve as an operational focal point and day-to day liaison to the Nigeria Armed Forces (NAF) and other security forces. The incumbent works closely with Access officers and may deal with access negotiation issues to facilitate humanitarian convoys.
  • Mapping. Contribute to humanitarian-civil-military and security mapping and engage with the Area Security Management Team and UNDSS on security issues pertaining to UN operations in the area of responsibility (AOR).
  • Development of Strategy: Support assessment and analysis of the humanitarian- civil-military and security environment in order to contribute to the formulation and implementation a HCMCoord strategy and action plan with a view to analyse how they may increase or decrease humanitarian space.
  • Dissemination of Guidelines: In consultation with the HCMCoord and Access team ensure that any applicable humanitarian civil-military coordination guidelines, country-specific guidance or generic guidelines are properly disseminated and understood by both the humanitarian actors and the military and/or police forces present as well as by local actors, as appropriate. Promote and advocate for adherence to the applicable Guidelines within the entire humanitarian community and advise on potential consequences if the guidelines are compromised.
  • Liaison with Humanitarian Organizations: Establish and maintain a contact network with other UN Agencies and I/N NGOS who are responsible for humanitarian-civil-military relations as well as NGO focal points for humanitarian civil-military coordination in the AOR.
  • Support Humanitarian Coordination: Support the humanitarian coordination structure in the AOR by advising on an appropriate mechanism to interface with military representatives. Support sub-national cluster coordinators or humanitarian organizations in requesting military support for humanitarian activities, ensuring the requests are appropriate and in line with applicable guidelines. Monitor activities by military forces to support humanitarian organizations.
  • Military Liaison: Facilitate the establishment and maintenance of communication with the military forces in the AOR and establish mechanisms to resolve operational issues and ensure appropriate mutual exchange of information regarding ongoing relevant activities. Where relevant, advise and educate the military and/or police forces in the AOR on the structures and dynamics of coordination with and within the international humanitarian community and the practicalities of implementation.
  • Assessment and facilitation: Provide substantial inputs to advisory briefings for Management or on HCMCoord issues. Advise humanitarian agencies on policy or specific humanitarian civil-military coordination issues related to HCMCoord;

Qualification & Experience:

  • A Master’s degree or equivalent in Social Sciences, International Relations, Political Sciences, Law or related field would be desirable; A first-level university degree in combination with four additional years of relevant and qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree or senior military leadership diploma or above.
  • Previous experience in humanitarian civil-military coordination and security related experience is desirable, or previous experience in support relevant experience in major humanitarian operations
  • Former exposure to Nigerian Armed Forces
  • Excellent command of Office suite applications (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint)
  • Familiarity and good knowledge of social, political and economic conditions in the region
  • Proven skills in facilitating meetings and reporting, strong successful communicator

Other Details

  • Contract Type: Full Time
  • Selection Process: Interview
  • Language Requirements: High fluency in English (verbal and written) in both is essential and knowledge of local Nigerian languages will be very helpful.
  • Salary: negotiable
  • Application Process: Online

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The Closing Date: 05 May 2022

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

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