Emergency Ebola Coordinator- P-4/NOD, Ebola Response at UNICEF

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Key activities & duties

• Assists the Representative in the EVD emergency operations oversight and program management to ensure that the planning, funding, budget, management, reporting, and field presence coordination are managed efficiently and effectively with clear accountabilities. Provide advice and elevates issues related to the EVD response to the CO Snr Management for decision making as required.   
• Leads the assigned UNICEF office Ebola response efforts in ensure prompt and coordinated UNICEF response in line with the assigned Country office EVD response plan. 
• Liaises with key stakeholders from Ministry of Health, WHO and other line ministries to ensure alignment to and contribution of UNICEF response to Government /WHO led plans.  
• Maintains continuous, effective and strategic coordination, communication, consultation and liaison with Government, UN agencies, NGOs, donors and allies to appeal for multisector aid for children and women with focus on the special needs resulting from the EVD emergency situation developments.  
• Identifies implementing/operational partners and establishes implementing arrangements, including swift development of quality Humanitarian Programme Documents (HPDs) and budgets supporting EVD emergency response. Ensures that the UNICEF support is effectively provided to the government with respect to sectoral coordination aligned with cluster approaches and based on the CCC for children in emergencies. 
• Represents UNICEF in humanitarian forums at the strategic level and keeps management informed of all humanitarian developments, including situation developments, potential threats and opportunities/issues in partnership. 
• Ensures proper visibility of UNICEF contributions in various coordination forums at national and sub-national/district level.  
• Supervises and provide guidance to district liaison officers and ensure adequate UNICEF participation in coordination efforts at national and sub-national level.  
• In collaboration with key UNICEF country offices in ESARO colleagues and the ETF, provide quality review and guidance to the development/ adjustment of UNICEF EVD response plans, including discussing and identifying opportunities for integrated/cross-sectorial interventions. Establishes longer-term requirements of the emergency operation/interventions.  
• Support the planning and development of more regular operational and staffing needs, including surge capacity.  
• Assesses local conditions resulting from the emergency situation affecting children and their families in the country. Leads and/or participates in needs assessment missions in collaboration with other partners to determine priorities and an appropriate intervention by UNICEF. Coordinates with CO Sections Chiefs and/or Emergency focal points to support the overall analysis of sectorial needs and advises COs on priorities, strategies and standards to address response needs and activities. 
• Ensures quality review of inputs for humanitarian appeals and updates related to emergencies as well as the development of quality project proposals for the EVD emergency response. Works with program sections and senior management to mobilize donor response funding.  
• Provide oversight and quality review of donor reports and human-interest stories related to the EVD humanitarian response. Plan and organize donor missions  
• Participates in UN Country team emergency response efforts, as required, and contributes to assessing the crisis and humanitarian situation in the country with special regard to the survival, protection and wellbeing of children, adolescents and women. 
• Participates in telecons, and media communication on Ebola (as needed) 
• Coordinated with the different sections within UNICEF and ensure integrated sector response to the need of the children  
• Provide capacity building and orientation of staff on EVD preparedness and response 

 To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

 Education

• Advanced University degree in one of the following fields: social sciences, public administration, law, public health, nutrition, international relations, business administration or other related disciplines. Preferably a combination of management, administration, and relevant technical fields.

Work Experience

• Eight years of progressively responsible professional work experience at the national and international levels in programme/project development, planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and administration.
• Field level experience in emergency response with UNICEF.
• Experience in responding to Ebola outbreaks is preferred. Specialized training/experience in emergency response management highly desirable.