Emergency Specialist, Bassikounou, Mauritania
Closing date: Thursday, 27 February 2014
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Purpose of the Position
Under the guidance and supervision of the Representative, establishes and implements field office emergency preparedness and response. Responsible for the development, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the emergency interventions in the concerned areas to ensure the survival and well-being of children and mothers, and the affected communities in an emergency situation with emphasis on strengthening development and resilience.
Key Expected Results
Emergency Preparedness
- Adopts adequate emergency preparedness measures through the development and updating of field contingency plans and establishment of early warning mechanisms, to ensure effective preparedness and response to specific emergencies.
- Participates in the formulation and development of plans of action in preparation and response to emergencies, monitors compliance of all sectors with field emergency plans of action, including financial resources. Ensures coordination of the management of emergency preparedness and response at local level.
- Provides technical advice related to emergency preparedness and response, including on programme management related issues. 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 regional information, and ensure the flow of information and communication crucial for the planning and implementation of emergency preparedness and response management. Identifies availability of resources in emergency prone areas and establish logistics plans to be implemented during an emergency operation, to ensure a timely and effective emergency response.
- Plans, organizes and conducts training for the office staff capacity building in emergencies preparedness and response. Assists in developing and conducting emergency training courses. Provides training and/or briefing, as required. Participates in other emergency training workshops in the region, and builds up the emergency preparedness and response capability of UNICEF staff as well as implementing partners.
- Establish UNICEF's continuous presence in an intersectorial basis and implement the operational tasks relating to emergency assistance. Constantly verifies the nature and extend of the emergency with staff, government officials, other UN agencies or local organizations and media. Ensures that the office is provided with effective telecommunications facility and staff security assistance in an emergency, as necessary. In coordination with the programme and operations groups, establishes contact with all UNICEF staff, their dependants and visitors to ensure their safety and whereabouts, and informs the Representative, the management and the security team of their status.
- Participates and assists with assessment of local emergency and security situation affecting children and mothers in the locality, in conjunction with the Country Office, and field staff. Visits the location to conduct a rough assessment of the magnitude of the crisis and its implications for children and its impact on the community. Assesses the validity of the office preparedness plan and ability of the office vis-à-vis the current crisis as well as immediate and additional needs. Determines corporate priorities and an appropriate intervention (supply procurement, fund-raising and staff development) by UNICEF. Coordinates with other partners to make, if required, a rapid assessment covering priority areas as defined by the Core Commitment for Children in Emergencies. Establishes contact with community groups, government, UN agencies, media and other partners to keep abreast of emergency situations.
- Applies the emergency preparedness and response plan as necessary, and identifies urgent staffing requirements and proposes to the management to redeploy country office staff as required. Executes the timely delivery of assistance and procurement of supplies, monitors the appropriate and effective use of UNICEF resources/inputs. Iidentifies problems and constraints in order to ensure effective project delivery. Certifies the disbursement of funds, monitors expenditures and submits financial status reports. Sets up a reporting system and sends daily situation reports to concerned parties.
- Responsible of the team present in the field, participates in the implementation of plans of action and workplans for emergency projects. Implements and manages project activities. Undertakes frequent field visits to emergency project areas, to assess local conditions and monitor project progress. Makes technical decisions on project administration (e.g., activates, requests or reprogrammes allocation of emergency funds). Prepares inputs for appeals and updates related to emergencies. Works with program sections and senior management to mobilize donor response and recovery/rehabilitation-related funding, including annual or multi-annual humanitarian appeals and documents (e.g., pitch documents). Communicates and advocates on the situation and needs of children through local and international media, as appropriate.
- Identifies longer-term requirements of the emergency operation/interventions.
- Maintains at local level continuous, effective and coordination of UNICEF sectors, communication, consultation and liaison with Government, UN agencies, NGOs, donors and allies to appeal for aid for children and women with special needs resulting from the emergency situation requiring an effective emergency response in all sectors. Identifies implementing/operational partners and establishes implementing arrangements. Ensures that the UNICEF support is effectively provided to the government with respect to sectoral coordination within the framework of the sector coordination approach and based on the Core Commitment for Children.
- Participates in all humanitarian and recovery related forum and keeps management informed of all humanitarian developments in the field in terms of policies, strategy, situation developments, potential threats and opportunities/issues in partnership.
- Promotes that disaster prevention, mitigation, preparedness and response strategies are mainstreamed in the country office workplans. Prepares sectoral input for the country programme documents, plan of action, annual work plans, and all related documents of the office's Emergency Preparedness and Response. Contributes towards the preparation of the Situation Analysis and the Country Programme Document.
1.Education
- Advanced University degree in one of the following fields: social sciences, public administration, international law, public health, nutrition, international relations, business administration or other related disciplines.
- Preferably a combination of management, administration, and relevant technical fields.
- A first university degree with a relevant combination of academic qualifications and experience may be accepted in lieu of advanced university degree.
- Five years of progressively responsible professional work experience at the national and international levels in programme/project development, planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and administration.
- Developing country work experience -Specialized training/experience in emergency response management highly desirable. 3.Language Proficiency -Fluency in French and English. Local working language of the duty station an asset.
Core Values:
- Commitment
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Integrity Core Competencies:
- Communication
- Working with People
- Drive for Results
Remarks
Please note that Bassikounou is a non-family duty station.
The successful candidate for this emergency recruitment MUST be available to commence work within 31 days of receiving an offer.
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organisation.
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