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Roles & Responsibilities
Under the supervision of the Regional Emergency Adviser, the incumbent will support UNICEF Country Offices (CO) engaged in humanitarian action across the MENA region to ensure adequate preparedness and response capacity, particularly related to humanitarian access analysis, planning and implementation.
- Provide technical assistance and implementation support to UNICEF Regional, Country and Field Offices staff (across functional profiles) on humanitarian access and related issues, in line with the Core Commitments for Children in Humanitarian Action (CCCs), UNICEF Emergency Procedures, and other UNICEF and interagency policy and guidance.
- Support UNICEF Country Offices (COs) and Field Offices (FOs) to develop and implement Access Strategies and Access Action Plans, as well as Engagement frameworks with armed non-state actors and de facto authorities.
- Serve as MENA Regional Office In-House expert on humanitarian access policy guidance, tools and other resources, including the MENARO Advisory Committee on Armed Non- State Actors.
- Support UNICEF capacity building initiatives and related opportunities on humanitarian access for UNICEF and partner staff with access-related responsibilities in the MENA region, in close collaboration with EMOPS Humanitarian Policy Section.
- Provide regular access-related analysis to inform emergency preparedness and response, including cross-border operations. This encompasses analyses of access constraints, stakeholders mapping, including armed non-state actors (ANSAs), of relevance to UNICEF operations or programmes. Facilitate a deliberate and collaborative assessment and decision-making process on how to engage ANSAs (or not), in accordance with UNICEF guidelines.
- Build and nurture networks to obtain and triangulate credible information on access that can inform early warning, business continuity, and risk-informed humanitarian programmes, operations and negotiations to ensure principled and effective humanitarian action, staff safety and protection of civilians.
- Serve as focal point for UNICEF on regional inter-agency Access Working Groups (IASC AWGs) or other external platforms of relevance to humanitarian access.
- Serve as MENARO Emergency Focal Point for Country Offices delivering humanitarian assistance in complex and high threat environments, including Sudan L3 (until transitioning of Sudan CO to ESARO, tentatively April 2026). This role entails providing day-to-day technical emergency management support to COs and in-person operational support when needed, coordinating L3 organizational responsibilities between Headquarters, Regional Office, CoEs and Country Offices, and ensuring that Emergency Response Plans are revised as situations evolve, in line with UNICEF s Core Commitments for Children in Humanitarian Action. Manage the timely handover of RO emergency team oversight and support to Sudan CO from MENARO to ESARO in the course of Q1/Q2 2026.
- Support COs to adopt adequate emergency preparedness response measures through the development of country Preparedness and Contingency Plans (including compliance for the implementation of agreed Minimum Preparedness Standards.
- Support COs in developing capacity building strategies for UNICEF staff and national partners (government at the national and sub national levels, civil society, and community actors) to enhance their capacity for emergency preparedness and response guided by UNICEF Core Commitments for Children in Humanitarian Action.
Desired Candidate Profile
Education:
Advanced University degree in one of the following fields: social sciences, public administration, international law, public health, nutrition, international relations, business administration or other related disciplines. Preferably a combination of management, administration and relevant technical fields.
Work Experience:
- Eight years of progressively responsible professional work experience at the national and international levels in programme/project development (in a humanitarian context), planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and administration.
- Field work experience in complex emergencies is required.
- Specialized training and experience in emergency response management required.
- Experience undertaking access analysis, strategy development and management in a humanitarian context (both preparedness and response) is required.
Language Requirements: Fluency in English and Arabic is required.
Company Industry
- NGO
- Social Services
- Community Services
- Non-Profit
Department / Functional Area
- Administration
Keywords
- Emergency Specialist (Access)
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