Humanitarian Affairs Officer (Programme) – OCHA Haiti

About the role

OCHA, part of the United Nations Secretariat, coordinates humanitarian actors in emergencies. This temporary position of Humanitarian Affairs Officer (Programme) is based in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, within the Crisis Response Division. Reporting to the Head of the Humanitarian Financing Unit (HFU)/Pooled Fund Manager, the officer supports programme management, monitoring, reporting and communications for the Humanitarian Response Fund (HHF) and the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF).

Key responsibilities

• Support the OCHA Head of Office and Humanitarian Coordinator on programme management, monitoring, reporting and communications for the HHF and CERF, in line with standardized policy.
• Manage and supervise fund-related support staff, liaise with NGOs, UN partners, clusters, field offices and the RHPF LAC, and follow up on project progress.
• Conduct periodic field visits to gather stories, information and data, and support recipient organizations throughout the project cycle.
• Coordinate with donors to promote complementary use of funds, assist in fund reporting, and research and present funding trends and requirements.
• Ensure compliance with monitoring and reporting systems, provide project status information to the HFU, the Humanitarian Coordinator and donors, and act as lead for the HHF annual report.
• Assist in evaluations, research and studies, and help develop policy on humanitarian issues and funding trends at country level.

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.
• Minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in humanitarian affairs, emergency preparedness, crisis relief, project management, budget management or related areas.
• Experience in programme or project management, monitoring and evaluation, grants management or humanitarian coordination is required.
• Desirable: experience in humanitarian financing, pooled funds or multi-donor mechanisms, and in the UN common system or similar international organizations.
• English and French at UN Level III reading, writing and listening, and Level II speaking.