Emergency Telecommunications Cluster Coordinator
Emergency Telecommunications Cluster Coordinator
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DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
5 June 202523:59GMT02:00 Eastern European Time (Kiev)WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race colour national origin ethnic or social background genetic information gender gender identity and/or expression sexual orientation religion or belief HIV status or disability.
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WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
WFP offers a highly inclusive diverse and multicultural working environment.
WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training accreditation coaching mentorship and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.
A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country regional and global offices around the world and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.
We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).
Ukraine Emergency Response and will be responsible for:
1. Support service delivery by:
Providing a platform that ensures service delivery is driven by the Strategic Response Plan and strategic priorities.
Developing mechanisms to eliminate duplication of service delivery.
2. Inform the HC/HCTs strategic decisionmaking by:
Preparing needs assessments and analysis of gaps (across and within sectors using information management tools as needed).
Identifying and finding solutions for (emerging) gaps obstacles duplication and crosscutting issues.
Formulating priorities on the basis of analysis.
3. Plan and develop strategy by:
Developing sectoral plans objectives and indicators that directly support the realization of the responses strategic priorities.
Applying and adhering to common standards and guidelines.
Clarifying funding requirements helping to set priorities and agreeing on cluster contributions to the HCs overall humanitarian funding proposals.
4. Monitor and evaluate performance by:
Monitoring and reporting on activities and needs.
Measuring performance against the cluster strategy and agreed results.
Recommending corrective action where necessary.
5. Build national capacity in preparedness and contingency planning.
6. Advocacy:
Identifying concerns that contribute to HC and HCT messaging and action. Undertaking advocacy on behalf of the cluster.
ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Lead the identification/assessment and prioritization of key telecommunications bottlenecks and gaps impeding the delivery of essential assistance by the humanitarian community;
2. Manage the relationship with any ET service providers on behalf of the cluster members;
3. Provide leadership to the ETC by organizing and chairing ETC meetings in order to better strategically coordinate the continuous identification of ICT problems and solutions adequate to ensure delivery of humanitarian assistance;
4. Represent the ETC at InterCluster and other related coordination meetings;
5. Upon request of the Country Director of the leading agency the ETC Coordinator can advocate for funding with donors as well as brief them on the ETC activities in the country;
6. Recommend to partners standard operation procedures alternative ET solutions and a cost/benefit analysis for each solution;
7. Ensure adequate ET preparedness through the InterAgency contingency planning process;
8. Continuously raise awareness of the Cluster concept with the organizations present in the country of operation and support the mainstreaming of the cluster approach;
9. Liaise on a regular basis with all the incountry stakeholders;
10. Ensure proper dissemination of information and full participation of cluster participants to Flash Appeals SRPs and other funding proposals for common funds and donor funding mechanisms;
11. Coordinate monitor and evaluate the implementation of the ETC project;
12. Where necessary identify and mobilize resources (i.e. financial HR assets) for the services to be provided under the coordination of ET Cluster or other Cluster participating organizations);
13. Promote/support training of staff and capacity building of humanitarian partners;
14. Ensure that common InterAgency emergency telecommunication services are in existence in all common operational areas as agreed by the Humanitarian Country Team;
15. Liaise and coordinate with the government in any telecommunicationrelated issues on behalf of the humanitarian community;
16. Others as required.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Education:
Advanced University degree or University degree with experience and training/courses in one or more of the following disciplines: computer science Mathematics or related discipline or relevant experience;
Preferably IT Emergency related Training.
Sound knowledge of Microsoft Windows MS Excel MS Word MS PowerPoint and other related software.
Experience:
A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in an international context preferably in a humanitarian context;
Involvement in a minimum of 3 emergency operations during the last 5 years of experience with escalating levels of responsibilities.
Knowledge & Skills:
Ability to communicate clearly both orally and in writing transforming technical terminology into easily understood language;
Good analytical skills resourcefulness initiative;
Ability to plan and organize work programme; ability to work with minimum supervision under own initiative;
Tact and ability to work harmoniously with people of different national and cultural backgrounds;
Demonstrated problemsolving skills ability to conceptualize issues think in abstract terms and analyze numerical data;
Good understanding/experience of the Humanitarian reform / the Cluster Approach.
Experience in Emergency ICT assessments and analysis Emergency preparedness and contingency planning;
Experience in managing meetings;
Requires the ability to work under pressure and on multiple tasks.
Languages:
Languages vary depending on duty station but fluency in both oral and written communication in English is required
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REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION
We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate complete and includes your employment records academic qualifications language skills and UN Grade (if applicable).
Once your profile is completed please apply and submit your application.
Please make sure you upload your professional CV in the English language
Kindly note the only documents you will need to submit at this time are your CV and Cover Letter
Additional documents such as passport recommendation letters academic certificates etc. may potentially be requested at a future time
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Only shortlisted candidates will be notified
All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs job requirements merit and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse all forms of discrimination any kind of harassment sexual harassment and abuse of authority. Therefore all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ) International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) FAO Finance Committee WFP External Auditor WFP Audit Committee Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
