Humanitarian Affairs Officer at United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Competencies

Core

•  Innovation: Ability to make new and useful ideas work: Level 4: Adept with complex concepts and challenges convention purposefully
•  Leadership: Ability to persuade others to follow: Level 4: Generates commitment, excitement and excellence in others
•  People Management: Ability to improve performance and satisfaction: Level 4: Models independent thinking and action
•  Communication: Ability to listen, adapt, persuade and transform: Level 4: Synthesizes information to communicate independent analysis
•  Delivery: Ability to get things done while exercising good judgement: Level 4: Meets goals and quality criteria for delivery of products or services

Technical/Functional

•  Advocacy: Level 4: Apply & Adapt: Contributes skills and knowledge with demonstrated ability to advance innovation and continuous improvement, in professional area of expertise
•  Building Strategic Partnerships: Level 4: Apply & Adapt: Contributes skills and knowledge with demonstrated ability to advance innovation and continuous improvement, in professional area of expertise
•  Client Orientations: Level 4: Apply & Adapt: Contributes skills and knowledge with demonstrated ability to advance innovation and continuous improvement, in professional area of expertise
•  Job knowledge: Level 4: apply & Adapt: Contributes skills and knowledge with demonstrated ability to advance innovation and continuous improvement, in professional area of expertise

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

•  Advanced (Masters) Degree or equivalent in International Relations, Political Science, Economics, Business Administration or related social sciences.
•  A first level university degree with relevant academic qualifications with a combination of 4 years of relevant work experience may exceptionally be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

•  Minimum of 2 years (with Masters) or 4 years (with Bachelor degree) of progressively responsible professional experience in humanitarian affairs, emergency preparedness, crisis/emergency relief management, project management, budget management, or other related areas
•  Experience in the UN common system, humanitarian emergencies in the field, project management/supervision, monitoring and evaluation, and administration is desirable
•  Experience in drafting project documents and guidelines pertaining to humanitarian assistance are desirable
•  Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and experience in handling of web-based management systems.
•  Active exposure to pooled funding mechanisms is an advantage

Language:

•  Fluency in oral and written English is a required.