Associate Humanitarian Affairs Officer

The Associate Humanitarian Affairs Officer supports the Crisis Response Division in coordinating humanitarian action in emergencies. The role involves research, analysis, preparation of reports, organizing meetings, and supporting humanitarian appeals and resource mobilization in Lebanon.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the design and preparation of studies on humanitarian, disaster, emergency relief and related issues and in various follow-up activities.
• Research, analyze, and present information gathered from diverse sources on assigned topics/issues.
• Contribute to the preparation of various written documents, e.g., drafts sections of studies, background papers, policy guidelines, parliamentary documents etc.
• Develop and maintain reference/resource information on specific topics or policy-related issues; respond to various inquiries and information requests internally and externally.
• Assist in the production of appeals for international assistance; ensure the proper use and spending of donor contributions channeled through OCHA.
• Assist in the organization of meetings, seminars, conferences, workshops, etc. with other agencies and partners to facilitate exchanges of professional expertise and views on specific humanitarian-related subjects/issues; serve as reporter to such events.
• Maintain awareness of current humanitarian affairs and related issues, including relevant political, policy, gender considerations or other developments in specific subject area, country or region concerned.
• Participate in technical assistance, disaster assessment or other missions.
• Participate in project/programme formulation and mobilization of relevant resources.
• Perform other duties as required.

Requirements

• An advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in political science, social science, international studies, public administration, economics, engineering, earth sciences or a related field is required.
• A first-level university degree in combination with an additional two (2) years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• A first-level university degree and no experience will be accepted for candidates who have passed the Young Professionals Programme Examination/United Nations National Competitive Recruitment Examination (NCRE) or the General Service to Professional Examination (G to P).
• A minimum of two (2) years of progressively responsible experience in humanitarian affairs, emergency preparedness, crisis/emergency relief management, rehabilitation, development, or the successful completion of the Young Professionals Programme Examination (YPP)/United Nations National Competitive Recruitment Examination (NCRE) or the General Service to Professional Examination (G to P) is required.
• Experience in research, analytical work, and data management is desirable.
• Experience in a humanitarian context in the UN Common System or other comparable international organization is desirable.
• Experience in the Middle East and North Africa region is desirable.
• English is required at UN Level III proficiency in reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
• Either Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), French, Russian, or Spanish is desirable at UN Level I proficiency in reading, writing, listening, and speaking.

Skills

• Humanitarian Affairs
• Emergency Preparedness
• Crisis Relief Management
• Rehabilitation
• Development
• Research
• Data Management
• Analytical Work
• Report Writing
• Resource Mobilization
• Meeting Organization
• Humanitarian Coordination
• UN Common System Experience

Languages

English, Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), French, Russian, Spanish