• Humanitarian situation analysis.
• Organization and facilitation of coordination meetings
• Information collection/sharing in support of informed response.
• Reporting and monitoring of the humanitarian response

Duties and Responsibilities

• Support monitoring of the humanitarian situation
• Review and analyze incoming field reports, prepare summaries of field activities
• Actively contribute to the preparation of the Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP), Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO) and HRP Mid-Year Review and End-year Review processes, and any other strategic planning and field analysis initiatives that involve field input and analysis.
• Gather and analyze information on issues affecting the humanitarian situation and response, emphasizing opportunities for response.
• Support the update of OCHA information management tools.
  Support and advise on coordination and cooperation mechanisms among stakeholders focusing on the achievement of the following results: 

• Support coordination mechanisms and forums.
• Support the collection of field information to support and improve humanitarian response, coordination activities and information products.
• Pro-actively share information relevant stakeholders on relevant humanitarian-related issues.
• Identify and analyze information that will assist with coordination and organizational decision-making with a particular focus on improving humanitarian response.
• Prepare reports on the key humanitarian issues in the regions and engage with partners to provide analysis and messages on response gaps.
• Establish and maintain constructive relationships with key and relevant stakeholders, in areas of operation to ensure humanitarian information flow and support humanitarian access and response

• Identification and synthesis of best practices and lessons learnt
• Sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice
• Required Skills and Experience
  Education:
  • Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in social sciences, international relations, humanitarian action, development, natural disaster management, human sciences, public administration, or another relevant/related field. OR 
  • A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.
  Experience:
  • Minimum of 2 years (with master’s degree) or 4 years (with bachelor’s degree) of relevant experience at the national or international level in humanitarian and inter-agency contexts, dealing with humanitarian/relief issues is required.
  • Experience working in South-West and North-West regions with familiarity of humanitarian context and humanitarian operations in the region is required
  • Computer skills and command of office tools (in (MS Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.) is required
  • Strong communication and networking skills/experience are asset
  • Strong organizational and planning skills/experience are asset
  • Relevant experience in collecting, analyzing, evaluating, and synthesizing information is asset.
  • Strong report writing skills and experience is an asset
  • In-depth proven knowledge of humanitarian mandates, principles and awareness of protection mainstreaming is asset.

  Languages:

  • Full professional knowledge of written and spoken English and French is required
  • Knowledge of local languages of the North-West region is an asset: Bakweri; Pidjin; Bakossi; Balondo; Bafo; Oroko, Bayangui.etc