JPO in Field Coordination

This post is opened exclusively to PEOPLE WITH A NATIONALITY OF ONE OF THE ELIGILE COUNTRIES.

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Eligibility is restricted to candidates who are 32 years of age or below as of 31 December of the application year (i.e. born on or after 1 January 1994).

Candidates should have an advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in social science, public administration, law, development studies, international affairs or other relevant disciplines with a minimum of 2 years of relevant working experience.

In exceptional cases, candidates with a first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree or equivalent) in combination with two additional years (i.e. a minimum of 4 years) of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.

Substantive parts of the candidates’ academic qualification (Bachelor and/or Master) must have taken place in a country that appears on the list of eligible countries.
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Summary job description

This JPO position supports the work of OCHA’s Field Coordination Unit in Mogadishu. Under the direct supervision of the Head of Field Coordination Unit and oversight of the Head of Office, the JPO/Associate Humanitarian Affairs Officer will play a key role in ensuring the primary objectives of OCHA Somalia are met.

Within delegated authority, the Junior Professional Officer will be responsible for the following duties:

• Support Field Coordination Unit (FCU) to bolster linkages between the national and sub national clusters.
• Provide surge support (remote and on-site) capacity to new or ongoing crises or general field level coverage, including frequent travel to field offices during critical periods to backstop
• Support preparation for high-level visits/missions. This will include planning of activities, communication with the field offices (target area for visits) and development of mission reports.
• Support drafting of presentations for the ICCG by the HoFCU and document/follow up on meeting action points.
• Support the FCU weekly strategic team meetings, including drafting meeting minutes and tracking action plans.
• Support the field offices and follow up on issues identified or submitted by the S-ICCG and ABCs to the Head of Field Coordination.
• Work closely with the field office to collate and document S-ICCG meeting calendars and action points and follow through with the implementation of the action points.
• Support capacity building, training and coaching of staff as necessary/appropriate.
• Initiate, supervise and finalize position papers on humanitarian, emergency relief and related issues; organize follow-up work, including inter-agency technical review meetings to support policy development work and decision-making on important issues; and ensure the implementation of recommendations emanating from relevant studies.
• JPO staff will also be called upon to travel to the sub-offices to fill the gaps where needed.

For the minimum qualification requirements see the website of Nedworc Foundation:

Junior Professional Officer Programme – Nedworc Foundation

Please read the selection criteria and FAQ section carefully before considering applying

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