RE-OPENING: Emergency Response Coordinator, Humanitarian Response Division, Istanbul, Turkiye, P

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The Position:The Emergency Response Coordinator leads UNFPA's Global Emergency Response Team (GERT) in the Humanitarian Response Division (HRD) based in Geneva. Her/his primary responsibility is to ensure UNFPA's timely and effective humanitarian response worldwide. The Emergency Response Coordinator will work under the overall guidance of the Director and direct supervision of Deputy Director in HRD. Once the Emergency Response Coordinator and the GERT is deployed to a county in humanitarian emergency, she/he reports to the Country Representative of UNFPA on a daily basis while keeping a dotted line to Director and Deputy Director in HRD.How you can make a difference:UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled. UNFPA's strategic plan (2022-2025), reaffirms the relevance of the current strategic direction of UNFPA and focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. These results capture our strategic commitments on accelerating progress towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. Our strategic plan calls upon UN Member States, organizations and individuals to “build forward better”, while addressing the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on women's and girls' access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recover lost gains and realize our goals.In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.Job Purpose:The overall purpose of the Humanitarian Response Division (HRD) is to facilitate the delivery of UNFPA's mandate by leading humanitarian emergency response and supporting humanitarian preparedness actions in increasingly complex humanitarian situations. While responding to emergencies, the HRD also focuses on resilience building to support the implementation of globally agreed frameworks (2030 Agenda including Sustainable Development Goals, Paris Agreement and Sendai Framework, as well as the Grand Bargain commitments etc.)The GERT represents first responders in a continuum of humanitarian deployments (deployed prior to regular surge with the purpose of setting the ground for an effective and coherent emergency response). As part of the GERT, the Emergency Response Coordinator is expected to deploy within 24 to 72 hours following the onset of an emergency or a specific request for support from UNFPA's Country or Regional Offices.You would be responsible for:

Lead the emergency deployments of the Global Emergency Response Team in the acute response phase and, in guidance of the Country Representative, work closely with national authorities, humanitarian agencies, civil society and local counterparts to provide humanitarian assistance to the crisis affected communities and populations.
Support the Country Reprehensive in providing operational leadership and managing the emergency response.
Assist the Country Representative in the planning, coordination, and implementation of humanitarian interventions, including rapid assessments, programme development, and implementation.
Coordinate the development of a UNFPA humanitarian response plan.
Support the Country Representative in identifying needs and rapidly developing human resources plan that includes request for surge deployment.

Key Outcome:UNFPA plays a critical role in ensuring that sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and gender-based violence (GBV) needs are met in humanitarian response.

Ensure inclusion of SRH and GBV concerns in joint United Nations Humanitarian Country Team (UNHCT)/United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) missions and other rapid assessments in close collaboration with SRH and GBV specialists.
Ensure UNFPA's responsibilities for coordination roles in GBV Areas of Responsibility (AoR) under the protection cluster and SRH under the health cluster in rapid needs assessments of the crisis-affected populations and continuous leaderships of the coordination roles for emergency response.
Ensure UNFPA is well positioned in resource mobilization efforts, including humanitarian funding mechanisms such as Flash Appeal, Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) and Country Based Pooled Funds (CBPF).
Support the development of CERF, Flash Appeal proposals and ensure quality review.
Identify areas of collaboration with humanitarian agencies and national and local counterparts to address SRH and GBV issues in their plans and programmes.
Well-coordinated preparation of an overall UNFPA humanitarian response plan at the onset of a crisis, including programmatic and operational plans.
Train the Country Office staff on key humanitarian emergency response tools and UNFPA emergency procedures as needed.
Ensure the inclusion and mainstreaming of UNFPA mandated issues in the Cluster System.
Undertake visits to project sites, to assess local conditions and monitor progress, implementation, and utilization of resources.
Facilitate timely delivery of assistance and supplies, monitor the appropriate and effective use of UNFPA's resources.
Build the capacity of staff members and staff of implementing partners in responding to emergency/humanitarian crises, as needed.
Ability to manage a team of various portfolios (GBV, SRH, communication, access, operations, supply chain), ensuring a proactive approach and timely actions in addressing challenges posed by complex humanitarian contexts.
Ensure GERT's interventions are result-driven and visible and its contributions are well documented.
In times of non-deployment, work closely with other staff in HRD on strengthening and building the organization's capacity to respond at scale to humanitarian crises.
Carry out any other duties as may be required by HRD management.

Qualifications and Experience:Education:Advanced university degree is required, preferably in public health, social sciences, humanitarian response, international relations, or a related field.Knowledge and Experience:

At least 10 years of experience in coordinating, developing, and implementing humanitarian interventions in crisis settings.
At least 5 years of field experience in complex emergencies, including humanitarian emergency response.
Familiarity with Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) and other humanitarian coordination mechanisms, guiding principles and standards.
Good knowledge of UNFPA's humanitarian mandates.
Good records of experiences in managing a big team in responding to humanitarian crisis.
Demonstrated experience within a multinational and multicultural environment.
Ability to deploy to humanitarian crisis counties globally on very short notice.

Languages:Fluency in English is required; knowledge of other official UN languages, preferably French and/or Arabic, is desirable.Required Competencies:Values:

Exemplifying integrity,
Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the UN system,
Embracing cultural diversity,
Embracing change

Core Competencies:

Achieving results,
Being accountable,
Developing and applying professional expertise/business acumen,
Thinking analytically and strategically,
Working in teams/managing ourselves and our relationships,
Communicating for impact

Functional Competencies:

Excellent organizational and analytical skills with the ability to coordinate activities and multitask.
Ability to supervise and direct a team of staff in a difficult environment.
Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to negotiate with and convince officials with tact and diplomacy.
Analytical, negotiating, communication and advocacy skills.
Ability to express clearly and concisely ideas and concepts in written and oral form.
Knowledge of UNFPA, the UN System or NGO work in the field of response relief and/or of their practices and procedures as related to the work.

Compensation and Benefits:This position offers an attractive remuneration package including a competitive net salary plus health insurance and other benefits as applicable.UNFPA Work Environment:UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, diversity, integrity and healthy work-life balance. We are committed to ensuring gender parity in the organization and therefore encourage women to apply. Individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community, minority ethnic groups, indigenous populations, persons with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups are highly encouraged to apply. UNFPA promotes equal opportunities in terms of appointment, training, compensation and selection for all regardless of personal characteristics and dimensions of diversity. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is at the heart of UNFPA’s workforce – click here to learn more.Disclaimer:Selection and appointment may be subject to background and reference checks, medical clearance, visa issuance and other administrative requirements.UNFPA does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process and does not concern itself with information on applicants’ bank accounts.Applicants for positions in the international Professional and higher categories, who hold permanent resident status in a country other than their country of nationality, may be required to renounce such status upon their appointment.To help us track our recruitment effort, please indicate in your cover/motivation letter where (vacanciesinturkey.com) you saw this job posting.

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