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Associate Humanitarian Affairs Officer (JPO, P2)  

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Turkey, Gaziantep Province, Gaziantep

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Date of last update: 28/04/2021

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Job description

Part of the Swiss JPO Programme, this position is sponsored by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC.

 

This position is reserved for Swiss nationals holding a Master's degree and strong interest in a career in multilateral organisations (max. age: 32 years).

 

OCHA is the part of the United Nations Secretariat responsible for bringing together humanitarian actors to ensure a coherent response to emergencies. OCHA's mission is to:
• Mobilize and coordinate effective and principled humanitarian action in partnership with national and international actors in order to alleviate human suffering in disasters and emergencies.
• Advocate the rights of people in need.
• Promote preparedness and prevention.
• Facilitate sustainable solutions.
 

OCHA's country office in Turkey was established in March 2013. The overall aim of the office is to coordinate humanitarian assistance undertaken by a wide range of partners that are providing assistance from Turkey into Syria. OCHA Turkey has its main office in Gaziantep and a sub-office in Ankara.

 

Duties and Responsibilities

The JPO will be expected to contribute to the overall work of the office, including facilitating and coordinating humanitarian response, deployments/missions to field locations and contingency and response planning exercises, with a focus on monitoring and information gathering/analysis for the regular development of advocacy and information products.

More specifically, the JPO is expected to assume the following duties and responsibilities:

 

1. Monitor, research, analyse and present information gathered from diverse sources on humanitarian issues in relation to the Syria crisis.

 

2. Design, implement and coordinate the development and production of communications/public information work.

 

3. Contribute to the preparation of various written documents and information communications products, (e.g. background papers, correspondence and presentations, Situation Reports, Humanitarian Bulletins, analyses of humanitarian access, etc. ) to include proposing topics, undertaking research, writing drafts, obtaining clearances, finalizing texts and ensuring distribution to agreed target audiences.

 

4. Assist in the production of appeals and resource mobilization for international humanitarian assistance.

 

5. Assist in the organization of meetings, conferences, workshops and other coordination and advocacy events. Attend and prepare detailed minutes and reports on meetings of relevance to OCHA. Prepare for and accompany visiting UN and donor missions.

 

6. Leads and/or participates in coordination of international humanitarian/emergency assistance for complex emergency/disaster situations, including support to clusters and individual organizations.

 

7. Initiate and sustain professional relationships with key constituencies.

 

8. Perform other duties, as required.
 

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Working hours (%): 80-100%

Will manage other people: No

Type of contract: Staff (Permanent and Fixed Term)

Duration: 2 to 3-year assignment (1 year renewable fixed-term contracts)

Education level: Master's degree

Macro-area: Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Level of experience: Professional, 3 to 5 years

Area of work Definition: Documentation, Knowledge Management, Research, Analysis

Type of organisation: Multilateral Organisations

Skills required

For the Swiss JPO programme:

  • Swiss nationality
  • Not older than 32 years at the date of the first round of interviews
  • Strong interest in a longer-term career with the United Nations 

 

For this position:

  • Master's Degree in in communication, journalism, political and/or social science, international relations, public administration, law, economics or related fields
  • A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
  • 3 years' of progressively responsible experience in public information, journalism, humanitarian affairs or other related areas. Please be aware that 3 years' experience is a must for SDC and that UN DESA counts relevant internships at 50%
  • Proven abilities in information analysis
  • Ability to work with multi-cultural teams and international professionals
  • Knowledge of international agencies' operations related to humanitarian assistance and familiarity with the UN system
  • Computer literacy
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills in English
  • Knowledge of another UN official working language
  • Fluency in oral and written Arabic would be a strong asset

 

Please find more details in the full job description.

 

Important details regarding your application:
 

Make sure your profile on cinfoPoste is complete and up to date:

  • Motivation letter in English
  • CV in English (the length and the % of your employments should be indicated)
  • P11 form duly completed and uploaded under the section 'documents'
  • Work certificates, diplomas and university credentials (as PDF) uploaded under the section 'documents'

 

Application deadline: 28 April 2021

First round of interviews:  11 + 12 May 2021 in Bienne/Switzerland or via videoconference

Start date: Please be aware that the recruitment process may take 3 to 6 months. You are expected to start your assignment within 3 months following notification of selection.

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