National Field Coordinator
Organizational Context
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Sudan works to bring together humanitarian actors for a coherent response to emergencies. OCHA's mission includes mobilizing and coordinating humanitarian action, advocating for the rights of affected people, and promoting preparedness. The organization supports the Humanitarian Coordinator and Country Team, fostering an environment conducive to effective humanitarian assistance delivery and upholding humanitarian principles.
Job Purpose
The National Field Coordinator role is crucial for implementing OCHA's access strategy in Sudan. The position supports senior leadership in analyzing access dynamics, monitoring humanitarian developments, and advising on humanitarian access and principles. The incumbent will draft reports, maintain access databases, and facilitate inter-agency meetings to support policy development and decision-making. This role is key to ensuring effective and principled humanitarian assistance delivery by fostering a conducive operating environment, engaging with stakeholders, and resolving access constraints.
Responsibilities
The National Field Coordinator will support the Deputy Head of Office and Head of Office in implementing the Sudan access strategy, including actor mapping and context analysis. Key duties involve monitoring and analyzing humanitarian developments, providing advice on humanitarian access and principles, and organizing follow-up meetings. The role includes drafting access papers and reports, maintaining an access database, and preparing studies on humanitarian issues. Collaboration with other agencies on program planning and evaluation, support to sector/cluster working groups, and negotiation with stakeholders to establish and maintain humanitarian access are essential. The position also involves technical assistance for field missions, preparing various written documents, liaising with government officials and other partners, and supporting OCHA Sudan staff in engagements with government bodies.
Work Experience
A minimum of 5 years of relevant progressive experience in humanitarian affairs, emergency preparedness, or crisis/emergency relief management is required with a Master's degree, or 7 years with a Bachelor's degree. At least two years of this experience should be with a UN organization or NGO. Specific experience in humanitarian access and government liaison within a UN or INGO context for at least 3 years is also required.
Skills
Required: Humanitarian field experience in emergencies, at least 3 years of humanitarian access and government liaison work in a UN or INGO, experience with McCord (principles, mechanisms, engagement with military/security bodies), excellent knowledge of government structures and dynamics. Desired: Ability to relate humanitarian issues to political/economic/social/human rights, strong negotiation and diplomatic skills, ability to work under pressure, excellent knowledge of humanitarian affairs mandates/policies/guidelines, excellent knowledge of UN system institutions and inter-agency coordination, excellent knowledge of humanitarian access issues, excellent writing skills. Languages: Fluency in English and Arabic required.