SURGE CAPACITY ROSTER: Senior Emergency Coordinator (Level 3 emergencies)

 

The purpose of the Internal Surge Capacity Roster contains the various profiles of staff members needed in emergency and humanitarian situations.   In the event of an onset of an emergency or humanitarian crisis, staff members who are on the Roster will be deployed to the affected country (or countries) within 48 - 72 hours.  Staff members selected for the Surge Roster will be invited to attend a workshop and simulation exercise and will be given access to training to augment the effectiveness of the Surge team members.

 

In level 3 emergency, the capacity of the country office has been severely compromised and response capabilities of the regional office are insufficient. The situation requires rapid Fund-wide response, UNFPA Executive Director declares level 3 and headquarters Humanitarian Steering Committee is activated. Level 3 could also be declared by the IASC principals within 48 hours after onset of a crisis.

The Emergency Coordinator acts as Project Manager in accordance with the Emergency Response Activation Protocol for L3 emergencies, and reports to the Chief, HFCB.

The EC assumes full responsibility for leadership and day-to-day coordination of the response to an L3 Emergency in accordance with the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), in close consultation with the Regional Director, the Country Office Representative, Programme Division Director and the Humanitarian and Fragile Contexts Branch Chief (HFCB).

The Senior Emergency Coordinator will work in close collaboration with the CO Representative and staff. However the Emergency Coordinator is not responsible for making country office operational decisions (procurement, finance, reallocation of resources, etc), but will oversee on a daily basis implementation of the SOP and coordination in the operational hubs. The CO Representative will continue to fulfil its representation function[1] (UNCT, HCT, SMT) meetings with governments and donors).

The Emergency Coordinator will be appointed at P5 or D1 level depending on country context from the internal or external surge rosters. The Chair of the Humanitarian Steering Committee appoints within 48-72 hours the Emergency Coordinator based on recommendations from the Regional Director, DHR Director and HFCB Chief. Emergency Coordinator candidates are pre-trained and pre-committed to deployment for 3 months initially*.

The Senior Emergency Coordinator will report directly and provide weekly reports to the Chief, HFCB (including biweekly phone call) and inform regularly HSC members as/when required and concerned country and regional staff during his appointment.

Requirement & Qualification:

Advanced degree in one or more of the following disciplines: Public Health, Medicine, Sociology, Demography, Gender, International Relations, International Development, Economics, Public Administration, Management or other related field. Experience in lieu of an advanced degree will be considered.
10 – 15 years of increasingly responsible experience in coordinating, developing and implementing humanitarian interventions in crisis settings.
Knowledge of the humanitarian reform process including roles and responsibilities of humanitarian actors and Humanitarian standards.
Experience with Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) implementation and Reproductive Health (RH) Emergency Kits is desirable
Strong analytical, coordination and organizational skills.
Fluency in English.  Depending on the duty station, another UN language such as French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese or Russian may be required.