Under the direct supervision of Humanitarian Affairs Manager, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

a. Support the coordination, implementation and review of UNICEF’s programs in refugee camps and surrounding communities, including promoting cross-sectoral coordination and inter-agency collaboration.
b. Plan, coordinate and document weekly humanitarian section meetings and monthly camp coordination meetings
c. Support the coordination and quality assurance of inputs from programme and operations sections for humanitarian planning and reporting processes including situational reports and humanitarian action for children appeal (HAC)
d. Contribute to the development of information briefs, briefing notes, knowledge management products and communication materials related to UNICEF’s humanitarian work.
e. Assist in providing to all relevant staff regular updates on the global, regional and national humanitarian context and strategic updates relating to humanitarian action.
f. Support in reviewing and updating the emergency preparedness plan including risk analysis, scenario and response planning and the UNICEF minimum preparedness standards.
g. Assist in coordinating and drafting inputs for the development and amendment of agreements with external partners.
h. Assist in representing UNICEF in external coordination platforms as needed.

Requirements:

or demonstrated interest in a humanitarian-related field.

Desired technical expertise:
? Some knowledge of programme management, including programme design, costing, monitoring, evaluation and reporting
? Some knowledge of humanitarian coordination architecture: interagency coordination, mechanisms, the cluster system, mandate of major UN agencies, INGOs and Red Cross/Crescent movement
? Understanding of Information and knowledge management: reviewing, compiling, and consolidating documents.
? Ability to support engagement with partners, including national authorities, UN agencies, international and national NGOs
? Some knowledge of emergency preparedness and response, including risk analysis, scenario and response planning
? Strong oral and written communication skills

Previous experience as a volunteer and/or experience of another culture, (i.e. studies, volunteer work, internship) would be highly regarded.