Humanitarian Affairs Officer - Local Area Coordination-UNOCHA-(Nationals Only)

at  United Nations Development Programme UNDP

Job Identification
18931
Locations
Maiduguri, Nigeria
Posting Date
06/14/2024, 10:44 AM
Apply Before
06/28/2024, 10:59 PM
Job Schedule
Full time
Agency

EDUCATION:

Master’s degree or equivalent in political science, sociology, law, international relations, or a related field is required
OR
a first-level university degree with relevant academic qualification with a combination of two (2) years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

EXPERIENCE:

• Up to two (2) years of relevant professional experience, preferably in complex emergency and inter-agency contexts particularly in the Northeast of Nigeria, dealing with relief and transitional issues is required.
• Experience with UN policies, rules, and procedures, particularly about humanitarian response and coordination, and knowledge of institutional mandates, policies, and guidelines about humanitarian assistance, especially the humanitarian reform agenda is desirable.
• Experience with researching, analyzing, evaluating, and synthesizing information is desirable.
• Experience expressing ideas and concepts clearly and concisely in written and oral form is desirable.
• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and experience in handling web-based management systems is desirable.

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

• Fluency in written and spoken English is required.
• Fluency in Hausa and Kanuri is required.
• Candidates will be tested on their linguistic ability.

APPLICANT INFORMATION ABOUT ROSTERS

UNOCHA reserves the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement. We may also retain applications and consider candidates applying to this post for other similar positions with UNOCHA at the same grade level and with similar job descriptions, experience, and educational requirements.

Please refer the Job description for details