Emergency Programme Officer
Organizational Context
UNICEF is a global humanitarian and development agency dedicated to child rights, focusing on safe shelter, nutrition, protection, healthcare, and education. With nearly 70 years of experience, UNICEF works to improve children's lives and advocate for their rights, particularly for the most disadvantaged. This role supports UNICEF's emergency response in Sudan's Southern Region, ensuring effective mechanisms for planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation across key sectors.
Job Purpose
Under the guidance of the Emergency Specialist, the Emergency Programme Officer will provide crucial support to the emergency response efforts throughout Sudan's Southern Region. This role is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate response mechanisms for emergencies, overseeing the planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of interventions in health, nutrition, WASH, education, and child protection. The incumbent will also manage operational aspects and support coordination with all relevant staff within the Southern Area and across Sudan as needed, ensuring a cohesive and effective response to humanitarian crises.
Responsibilities
Provide field-level technical support to partners in WASH, Health and Nutrition, Child Protection, and Social & Behavioural Change (SBC). Participate in needs assessments to identify gaps and inform UNICEF's priorities, contributing expertise to emergency response planning during humanitarian crises. Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of sectoral interventions to ensure objectives are met and improve child outcomes. Contribute to periodic progress reports, briefings, and other required documentation. Collaborate with UN agencies, local stakeholders, NGOs, and community organizations to coordinate efforts and maximize impact. Support the capacity building of local partners as part of the localization strategy. Assist in collecting and analyzing field data for evidence-based programming, presenting findings to stakeholders. Provide input for funding proposals and attend donor coordination meetings. Facilitate community consultations for program design, implementation, and monitoring, ensuring cultural relevance and sustainability. Undertake regular field travel and support additional tasks as assigned by the supervisor.
Work Experience
Requires a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in supporting humanitarian or emergency response programs. This includes experience in program implementation, monitoring, reporting, assessments, and coordination with government counterparts, NGOs, and UN agencies. Experience in complex or emergency settings is highly desirable. Proficiency in MS Office applications and database management is expected.
Skills
Core competencies include accountability, adaptability, flexibility, creativity, judgment, decision-making, planning, organizing, professionalism, and self-management. Specific expertise areas include Education, Emergency Preparedness, and Crisis Response. Strong oral and written communication, interpersonal skills, and the ability to work effectively in challenging, multicultural environments are essential.