Volunteer Opportunity as a Recovery and Reintegration Officer in South Sudan at UNV

United Nations Volunteers offers a volunteer opportunity as a Recovery, Return, and Reintegration Officer in South Sudan. The duration of this opportunity is 15 months (with the possibility of an extension).

Under the oversight of the Chief of Protection, Transition, and Reintegration Section or his/her designate, and the direct supervision of the Section’s Information Analysis and Reporting team lead, your duties will include:

• Monitor and analyze ongoing and emerging developments/events relevant to the implementation of the Mission’s mandate, especially the protection of civilians, return and reintegration of Internally Displaced persons (IDPs), and recovery and stabilization.
• Provide coordination support between the Mission, United Nations Agencies and Programmes, and humanitarian partners delivering services inside and outside of the protection of Civilians sites and redesignated sites across the country.
• Work with the local authorities on needs assessments, strategic planning, formulation of activities, and related tasks for relief, reintegration, and protection.
• Provide information and analysis regarding the security, humanitarian, and protection situation in the mission area especially the protection of civilian sites redesignated sites, and return areas, including analyzing trends in IDP and returnee movements.
• Prepare, edit, and disseminate information in the form of regular reports, incident reports, threat assessments, briefing notes, incident/trend analyses, scenario papers, area profiles, and risk mapping among others.
• Provide accurate and timely reporting on the protection of civilians, return, reintegration, stabilization, recovery, and other related transition issues, including daily reports and weekly updates, integrated situational analysis, and briefing materials, which support decision-making, policy development, and planning by the senior management of the Section and the Mission leadership.
• Develop and manage information analysis processes and tools, such as the Section’s daily and weekly reports and updates, as well as inputs to Secretary-General’s reports.
• Represent the Section at working-level meetings and fora within the Mission as well as with external partners.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

You must have:

• Your age should be between 27 and 80 years old.
• You must be a national of a country other than the country of assignment.
• 3 years of experience in the areas of protection of civilians, humanitarian affairs, early recovery, return and reintegration, rehabilitation and development, inter-agency coordination, program management, and related areas.
• A minimum of two years of fieldwork coordinating complex interdisciplinary and multi-dimensional programs and projects in a post-conflict context.
• Significant knowledge and experience in managing and executing data management initiatives. Analytical skills that allow for the development of trends- and evidence-based reports.
• Specific experience in one or more of the areas of protection of civilians; ability to promote a coherent approach towards protection of civilians, return, recovery and stabilization of internally displaced persons, advocacy and facilitation for expanding delivery of humanitarian and protection services, return, stabilization and reintegration of conflict-affected populations is desirable.
• Solid computer literacy, including proficiency in various MS Office applications (Excel, Word, power points, etc) and email/internet, familiarity with database management, and office technology equipment.
• Be self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision; ability to work within tight deadlines.
• Experience in Community development, Crisis, and emergency response, and Development programs.
• Driving license.
• Be fluent in English.
• Master's degree or equivalent in political sciences, social sciences, public administration, international studies, economics, or related fields.
• A first-level university degree with a relevant combination of academic qualifications and 2 additional years of experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• Competencies and values:
• Adaptability and flexibility.
• Creativity
• Judgment and decision-making.
• Planning and organizing.
• Professionalism

About UN Volunteer:

International UN Volunteers promote peace and development in communities around the globe while upholding the ideals and aspirations of the United Nations. They come from 160 countries, representing many cultures and backgrounds, and bring a wide variety of perspectives and approaches.

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