Senior Liaison Officer, P-5, based in Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi, Kenya
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UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

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For every child, protection. 

Sudan, surrounded by the Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Libya and South Sudan, has been confronted with a war which broke out in April 2023 with massive impacts in the country itself, as well as spillover affects to its neighboring countries and beyond. Sudan is by size the third biggest country in Africa, with a diverse population of around 48 million people. Sudan’s children make up half of the total population. Of these, 14 million children are in dire need of humanitarian support, 5 million are forcefully displaced (including 4 million internally displaced, and 1 million seeking refugee across borders), close to 4 million are acute malnourished, 17 million are not in school, and millions exposed to abuse, violence and exploitation.

Find out more: https://www.unicef.org/sudan/

How can you make a difference?

The Senior Liaison officer reports to the CO Representative for general supervision and direction. The Senior Liaison officer serves as the principal adviser on the overall internal coordination and representation of SCO in Nairobi. The Senior liaison Officer will closely collaborate with the SCO partnership unit based in Nairobi to ensure coherence of actions and activities. Outposted in Nairobi, he/she supports internal discussion with all regions involved in supporting SCO (currently MENARO / ESARO / WCARO), as well as acting as focal point for interagency discussions / forum.
Summary of key functions/accountabilities:
1. CO representation for internal regional discussion
  • Represent SCO in ESA Regional Office and support intercountry coordination at regional level
  • Support coordination with all UNICEF Regional Offices (ESARO, MENARO, WACARO) involved in the Sudan Crisis Response
  • Promote SCO programs interest at UNICEF regional level.
  • Support Office to Office coordination at regional level (i.e. ESARO and South Sudan crossorigin=”anonymous”>

 3. Support to cross border program operationalization

  • Participate in meetings/events with UN agencies to contribute to strategic programme discussions, planning and assessments.
  • Reports on ad’hoc basis to the CO of regional dynamic related to UN strategies and orientations
  • Promote access and UNICEF mandate to actors based or transiting in Nairobi in coordination with ESARO
Nairobi, Kenya

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