UNFPA Humanitarian Junior Officer 2024 United Nations UN Jobs

  • Location:
  • Salary:
    negotiable / YEAR
  • Job type:
    VOLUNTEER
  • Posted:
    2 months ago
  • Category:
  • Deadline:
    14/07/2024

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB DETAILS:

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United Nations Population Fund Humanitarian Junior Officer Malawi UNFPA Jobs 2024

United Nations Population Fund looking for “Humanitarian Junior Officer”. Applicants with an Advanced degree may apply on or before 14-Jul-24.

The United Nations Population Fund has published a job vacancy announcement on 18-Jun-24 for qualified applicants to fill in the vacant post of Humanitarian Junior Officer to be based in Lilongwe, Malawi. For more jobs, please visit https://unjoblink.org

Company Name: United Nations Population Fund

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Job Title: Humanitarian Junior Officer

Duty Station: Lilongwe, Malawi

Country: Malawi

Application Deadline: 14-Jul-24

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Responsibilities: 

Under the overall Supervision UNFPA Representative and direct supervision of Deputy Representative/ Head of Programme, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

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● Supports Humanitarian Coordinator on the organisation of Emergency Preparedness Team meetings and in case of emergency Crisis response Team meetings (formulation of agenda, sharing the invitations, taking notes and finalization of meeting minutes, tracking the implementation of meeting action points);

● Contributes to the updating of Country Office Annual Preparedness Plan and its aligning with the Business Continuity Plan;

● Proactively participating in all stages of contingency planning by addressing to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (namely rolling out of Minimum Initial Service Package – MISP – for Sexual and Reproductive Health in emergency settings), sexual and reproductive health and rights, and Gender-based Violence (GBV) prevention and response (rolling out of GBV in Emergency minimum standards).

● Supports the implementation of contingency plan for the strengthening of focus districts’ readiness as well as provision of humanitarian response at the district level;

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● Supports the development of SRHR-related educational and information materials and outreach strategies for youth engagement.

● Assists in organizing workshops and training sessions for peer educators, other Youth groups, and community health workers.

● Participates in monitoring and evaluation activities, including data collection and reporting.

● Supports communication efforts, including social media campaigns and documentation of best practices, impact and achievements of UNFPA using infographics.

● Engages with local communities to promote awareness and advocacy on sexual and reproductive health and rights.

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● Perform any other duties as directed

Requirements: 

Accountability
Adaptability and Flexibility
Commitment to Continuous Learning
Communication
Creativity
Managing Performance
Planning and Organizing
Professionalism
Respect for Diversity
Self-Management

or demonstrated interest in sexual reproductive health and rights, including adolescent sexual and reproductive health, HIV prevention. Gender equality/ GBV prevention and response and eliminating of harmful practices against adolescent girls and young women. Emergency preparedness and humanitarian response programming.

 

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