Humanitarian Affairs Officer (Programme) – Crisis Response Division

About the role

OCHA Sudan, the United Nations office coordinating humanitarian action in Sudan, is advertising a temporary Humanitarian Affairs Officer (Programme) position in Khartoum. The post sits in the Crisis Response Division and reports to the Head of Humanitarian Financing Unit / Fund Manager. It covers fund management, coordination, monitoring, reporting and evaluation of country-based pooled humanitarian funds.

Key responsibilities

• Fund management and coordination: support the Head of Office and Humanitarian Coordinator on monitoring, reporting and communications; implement standardized policy; manage and supervise fund-related support staff; liaise with NGOs, UN partners, clusters and field offices on project and fund progress; conduct periodic field visits to gather stories, information and data; support recipient organizations throughout the project cycle; coordinate with donors so funds are used in a complementary way; assist in fund reporting and policy development
• Monitoring, reporting and evaluation: ensure compliance with monitoring and reporting systems; regularly report project status to the Fund Manager, the Humanitarian Coordinator and donors; act as lead for the pooled fund annual report; help prepare evaluations and research studies

Required profile

• Advanced university degree (Master's or equivalent) in political science, social science, international studies, public administration, economics, engineering, earth sciences or a related field; a first-level degree plus two years of qualifying experience may be accepted instead
• At least five years of progressively responsible experience in humanitarian affairs, emergency preparedness, crisis relief, project or budget management, or related areas
• Experience with a country-based pooled fund is required; experience in humanitarian financing, project management, M&E and administration is desirable
• English at UN Level III reading, writing and listening, speaking at Level II; Arabic at Level II is desirable