Overview
The Humanitarian Affairs Officer/Pooled Fund Manager will be responsible for supporting and advising on the overall management of the Yemen Humanitarian Fund (YHF) and overseeing implementing partner eligibility and adherence to financial standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Support and advise the HC on the overall management of the Yemen Humanitarian Fund (YHF) vis-à-vis the humanitarian context.
- Oversee Implementing Partner eligibility, ensure adherence to financial and global CBPF standards, and lead responses to non-compliance or misconduct allegations.
- Ensure the overall administration of the Fund and liaise as necessary with relevant OCHA HQ sections.
- Support and implement standardized policy in line with HQ guidance and decisions.
- Manage and supervise Fund-related support staff.
- Manage fund allocation processes ensuring necessary coordination with relevant counterparts.
- Liaise with NGOs, UN partners as well as clusters and OCHA field offices to follow-up on project progress and overall Fund progress.
- Conduct periodic field visits to promote the knowledge and support the appropriate use of the Fund.
- Ensure proper communication and support during the allocation process to all stakeholders.
- Liaise with and provide necessary support to recipient organizations of the Fund throughout the life-cycle of the projects.
- Advise the HC, recipient organizations and stakeholders on measures to mitigate foreseeable operational risks.
- Ensure recipient organizations compliance with financial rules applicable to the Fund.
- Ensure coordination and information exchange with humanitarian donors aiming to promote coordinated and complementary use of funds.
- Ensure compliance with monitoring and reporting requirements in place for the Fund.
- Systematically provide information on project status to the HoO and the HC, donors and relevant governing bodies of the Fund.
- Ensure timely overall project reporting, including acting as the lead for the pooled fund annual report exercise.
- Assist in the preparation of evaluations or other research activities and studies.
- Support HFU risk, compliance, and audit processes per global CBPF standards.
- Research, analyze and present humanitarian financing information.
- Assist in policy development, including the review and analysis of humanitarian issues and funding trends at the country level.
- Document and disseminate results, best practices and results of the Fund across internal and broader audiences.
- Liaise with UN agencies, NGOs, and key stakeholders to enable early risk detection and promote capacity building/training for implementing partners.
- Liaise with OCHA field offices and recipient organizations in order to disseminate full information on Fund activities.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the OCHA Head of Office.
Required Experience
A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in humanitarian affairs, emergency preparedness, crisis/emergency relief management, project management, budget management, or related area is required. Experience in compliance and risk management is required. Humanitarian experience in the field (actual setting where a mission and/or project is being implemented) in emergency situations (complex emergency or natural disaster) is desirable. Experience in project management or supervision is desirable. Experience in the design of policies and guidelines pertaining to humanitarian assistance is desirable.
Qualifications
An advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in political science, social science, international studies, public administration, economics, engineering, earth sciences or a related field is required. A first-level university degree in combination with an additional two (2) years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
