National SNFI/CCCM Cluster Coordinating Officer 95 views2 applications

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Position Title: National SNFI/CCCM Cluster Coordinating Officer

Duty Station: Harare

Type of Appointment: Special short-term ungraded, 3 months

Estimated Start Date: As soon as possible

Closing Date: 27 May 2019

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Context:

Under the overall supervision of the Chief of Mission, and the direct supervision of the Emergency Coordinator the National Cluster Coordinating Officer for Shelter, Non-food items and Camp Coordination and Camp Management (SNFI/CCCM) will be responsible, of the following activities, according to the procedures and training provided by IOM:

Core Functions / Responsibilities:

As the focal point for the cluster, with support of IOM Emergency Coordinator, the shelter coordinating officer is accountable for the shelter response to the humanitarian crisis. The cluster coordinator shall support the Emergency Coordinator to ensure the inclusion of key humanitarian partners within the sector, respecting their mandates and programme priorities. Working together, the cluster members will identify the overall requirements in responding to shelter and camp-like situations and augment their capacity to meet this threshold. The cluster will identify (and establish when necessary) standards and guidelines that facilitate interoperability to ensure that activities are carried out quickly and effectively.

Programme Capacity

• Ensure shelter needs assessment and analysis involving all relevant partners.
• Assist identifying gaps – assess, verify, and map emerging assistance needs and protection issue; conduct regular ‘gap analyses’ based on verified needs.
• Support the Information Manager to Map and track “who is doing what, where, when”.
• Assist in Developing “exit”/transition strategy for shelter closures.
• Assist in Developing/updating agreed response strategies and action plans for the cluster and ensuring that these are adequately reflected in overall country strategies, such as the Common Humanitarian Action Plan (CHAP).
• Assist in Selection, (participatory) planning and development of shelter sites in collaboration with national actors.
• Ensure shelter designs supports protection and assistance of men, women, boys and girls.
• Coordinate registration of shelter populations, paying particular attention to gender, age and diversity dimensions; and updating of population registry.
• Ensure that strategies are developed to support and strengthen the shelter residents’ livelihoods.
• Support conducting contingency planning based on worst-case and most likely scenarios in terms of population movements.
• Assist in enacting environment protection and mitigation of negative impacts on ecological habitats.
• Where possible, support the national government/authorities in implementing their activities and upholding them to their obligations that meet the identified priority needs.
• Support integration of agreed priority cross-cutting issues in sectoral needs assessment, analysis, planning, monitoring and response (e.g. age, diversity, environment, gender, HIV/AIDS and human rights); contribute to the development of appropriate strategies to address these issues; ensure gender sensitive programming and promote gender equality; ensure that the needs, contributions and capacities of women and girls as well as men and boys are addressed.
• Application of standards
• Adapt relevant policies and guidelines and technical standards to context of crisis.
• Support that cluster members are aware of relevant policy guidelines and technical standards.
• Support that responses are in line with existing policy guidance and technical standards and relevant government, human rights, and legal obligations.
• Monitoring and reporting
• Assist adequate monitoring mechanisms are in place to review impact of the cluster and progress against implementation plans.
• Assist adequate reporting and effective information sharing amongst all partners including shelter managers, other sector leads and OCHA, disaggregating age and sex data.

  National/local authorities, State institutions, local civil society and other relevant actors

  • Assist that humanitarian responses build on local capacities, context specific strengths and national response capabilities.
  • Assist appropriate links with national and local authorities, State institutions, local civil society and other relevant actors (e.g. peacekeeping forces) and ensure appropriate coordination and information exchange with them.
  • Promote the capacity building of relevant authorities were deemed necessary.

  Protection Capacity

• Facilitate the provision of security and law enforcement by the national authorities and other relevant actors such as civilian police components of peacekeeping missions, as well as through the establishment of shelter watch teams (if necessary in cooperation with the national sector lead for protection).
• Assist in organizing affected population’s participation in shelter governance and community mobilization with particular emphasis on women’s decision-making role and on persons with specific needs (such as the elderly and the physically-challenged).
• Support transparent shelter governance and effective access to justice for shelter residents that conforms to relevant human rights standards.

Advocacy & Resource Mobilization

• With the assistance of the IOM Emergency Coordinator, advocate for the mobilization of resources.
• Promote strategies to build up and strengthen confidence within shelters and between shelter residents and surrounding communities.
• Identify core advocacy concerns at the national level and contribute key messages to broader, multi-sectoral advocacy initiatives.
• Support maintaining donor relations and facilitate donor missions.
• Advocate with authorities to ensure that aid workers working in shelters are able to conduct their work independently and in an environment that allows for confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Support the Emergency Coordinator to advocate for donors to fund cluster members to carry out priority activities in the sector concerned, while at the same time encouraging cluster members to mobilize resources for their activities through their usual channels.

Preparedness and Training Capacity

• Promote and support relevant trainings in shelter management for NGOs, UN agencies, local government officials and members of displaced and host communities.
• Support efforts to strengthen the capacity of the national authorities and civil society.

Phase-out and Rehabilitation Capacity

• Consolidate and down-size shelters as needed.
• Activate shelter closure and rehabilitation of areas formerly occupied by shelters, including the development of appropriate shelter closure guidance and policies addressing relevant issues including questions of compensation to private landowners and disposal of assets such as water pumps, shelter materials etc.
• Assist integration of a CCCM response element into transition and early recovery Frameworks.

Coordination

• Support appropriate coordination with all humanitarian partners (including national and international NGOs, the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement, IOM and other international organizations), as well as with national authorities and local structures. Integrate assistance from global level clusters as needed.
• Support the establishment/maintenance of appropriate sectoral coordination mechanisms, including working groups at the national and, if necessary, local level.
• Define the nature and extent of overlap and coordination between shelter management and other clusters particularly shelter, protection and WASH.

Desired qualifications:

Education

• Master’s degree in engineering/architecture or International Relations, Political Science, Business or Public Administration, Humanitarian Affairs, or a related field from an accredited academic institution with five years of relevant professional experience; or
• University degree in the above fields with seven years of relevant professional experience. Operational and field experience in organizing trainings and workshops including experience in the field of humanitarian emergencies

Experience

• Experience in emergency settings with strong knowledge of the UN cluster system
• Experience in liaising with government authorities and local communities, as well as national and international institutions;
• Experience in previous coordination roles
• Experience of working with local, international and government partners
• Experience of IASC principles and standards
• Field experience in the areas of CCCM, Shelter and NFIs,
• Experience of working in natural disasters or conflict situations and heading field offices or sub-offices is a distinct advantage;
• Familiarity with the region is an asset.

Languages:

Thorough knowledge of English Language is a prerequisite

Required Competencies

Values

• Inclusion and respect for diversity: respects and promotes individual and cultural differences; encourages diversity and inclusion wherever possible.
• Integrity and transparency: maintains high ethical standards and acts in a manner consistent with organizational principles/rules and standards of conduct.
• Professionalism: demonstrates ability to work in a composed, competent and committed manner and exercises careful judgment in meeting day-to-day challenges.
• Core Competencies – behavioural indicators level 3
• Teamwork: develops and promotes effective collaboration within and across units to achieve shared goals and optimize results.
• Delivering results: produces and delivers quality results in a service-oriented and timely manner; is action oriented and committed to achieving agreed outcomes.
• Managing and sharing knowledge: continuously seeks to learn, share knowledge and innovate.
• Accountability: takes ownership for achieving the Organization’s priorities and assumes responsibility for own action and delegated work.
• Communication: encourages and contributes to clear and open communication; explains complex matters in an informative, inspiring and motivational way.

Core Competencies – behavioural indicators:

• Teamwork: develops and promotes effective collaboration within and across units to achieve shared goals and optimize results.
• Delivering results: produces and delivers quality results in a service-oriented and timely manner; is action oriented and committed to achieving agreed outcomes.
• Managing and sharing knowledge: continuously seeks to learn, share knowledge and innovate.
• Accountability: takes ownership for achieving the Organization’s priorities and assumes responsibility for own action and delegated work.
• Communication: encourages and contributes to clear and open communication; explains complex matters in an informative, inspiring and motivational way.

Managerial Competencies

• Leadership – Provides a clear sense of direction, leads by example and demonstrates the ability to carry out the organization’s vision. Assists others to realize and develop their potential.
• Empowering others & building trust – Creates an atmosphere of trust and an enabling environment where staff can contribute their best and develop their potential.
• Strategic thinking & vision – Works strategically to realize the Organization’s goals and communicates a clear strategic direction.

Other

• Appointment will be subject to certification that the candidate is medically fit for appointment
• No late applications will be accepted