Result of Service

A comprehensive approach to anticipatory action is developed for the CBPFs in line with the CBPF Global Guidelines, including identification of scope, strategic direction and needed capacities. Individual CBPFs considering or undertaking piloting are supported appropriately to advance operationally and to generate learning.

Work Location

New York

Expected duration

16-10-23 to 15-04-24

Duties and Responsibilities

The specialist reports to the Chief of the CBPF Section, or as delegated. Within delegated authority, the AA specialist will be responsible for the following duties:

– Integration of anticipatory action: examine current use of data in the development of CBPF allocation strategies; identify options and draft guidance for greater use of forward-looking data in the design of the allocation strategy and subsequent decision-making process to fund certain projects/activities (e.g., forecasts or projections related to climate phenomena, non-climate shocks, and humanitarian needs).
– Identify and document examples of where CBPFs have funded initiatives in the past that could be considered anticipatory (hazard, activity type, sector, other contextual details).
– With reference to existing information about the funding environment for anticipatory action, spell out the potential niche and added value for CBPFs to mobilize resources.
– Targeted anticipatory action: in consultation with CBPF staff at HQ and in the field, and in view of existing CBPF funding modalities, propose concrete options for how CBPFs can sup-port and/or engage in anticipatory action (including but not limited to support to collective or agency-specific anticipatory action frameworks/plans or other AA initiatives; creation of CBPF-specific anticipatory action plans; anticipatory action beyond formal frameworks).
– Support conceptual work on the design and potential establishment of Regional Climate Disaster Facilities, and the role the facilities in supporting anticipatory action. This includes a particular focus on supporting the work of local and national organizations.
– Provide advice, including surge capacity as necessary, to CBPFs interested in piloting, or actually piloting, anticipatory action (for example, Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Yemen).
– Develop materials (for example, briefings, presentations) to advocate and increase under-standing about the role and added value of CBPFs in AA to different audiences, for example, the Pooled Fund Working Group (PFWG), donors, operational partners, OCHA staff, and the OCHACBPF-NGO Dialogue Platform with focus on local and national actors.
– Contribute AA expertise and knowledge to OCHA’s overall AA workstream, including disaster risk financing and the development of policy, standards, reports, data analysis, back-ground papers, presentations, etc.
– Maintain awareness of current humanitarian affairs and related issues, to include relevant political, policy, gender, inclusion and localization considerations or other developments in specific subject area, country or region concerned.
– Perform other duties as required.

Work implies frequent collaboration with the following:

– Personnel at all levels within OCHA in New York, Geneva, Country and Regional Offices.
– Counterparts in national government agencies, other UN agencies, NGOs including local and national partners, and research institutions.

Qualifications/special skills

Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in political science, social science, international studies, public administration, climate science, disaster risk finance or a related field. A first-level university degree in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
A minimum of five years of work experience in humanitarian assistance, with two years of experience in anticipatory humanitarian assistance, is required.
Ability to analyze and integrate diverse and complex quantitative and qualitative data from various sources is required.
Experience and knowledge of humanitarian pooled funds is desirable.
Previous proven academic research skills are desirable.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this position, fluency in
English is required. Knowledge of French, Arabic or Spanish, is desirable.

No Fee

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.