Humanitarian Affairs Officer (Programme)

About the role

OCHA, the United Nations part responsible for coordinating humanitarian actors' responses to emergencies, is advertising two temporary positions of Humanitarian Affairs Officer (Programme) in Nairobi, Kenya and Kampala, Uganda. The posts sit within the Regional Humanitarian Financing Unit and the Uganda Humanitarian Fund, part of the Eastern and Southern African Humanitarian Fund, and report to the Regional Pooled Fund Manager in Nairobi or the Head of the Fund in Kampala. They may supervise national staff.

Key responsibilities

• Fund management and coordination: support country-based funds and Resident Coordinators on monitoring, reporting and communications; liaise with NGOs, UN partners, clusters and field offices on project and fund progress; conduct field visits with the Communications Officer to gather stories and data; support the allocation process and coordinate with donors so funds are used coherently.
• Research and analysis: analyse funding trends and requirements, assist in policy development and in assessing the expansion of the Eastern and Southern African Humanitarian Fund into more countries.
• Monitoring, reporting and evaluation: oversee compliance with monitoring and reporting systems, provide project status to the Fund Manager, donors and stakeholders, act as lead for the pooled fund annual report, and help prepare evaluations and studies.

Required profile

• Advanced university degree (Master's or equivalent) in political science, social science, international studies, public administration, economics, engineering, earth sciences or a related field, or a first-level degree plus two years of qualifying experience.
• Minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in humanitarian affairs, emergency preparedness, crisis relief, rehabilitation, development or related fields.
• Experience in project management, supervision, monitoring and evaluation and administration; experience in humanitarian financing, grant management, fundraising and donor relations is desirable.
• English at UN Level III reading, writing, listening and speaking; French is the other working language of the Secretariat.