Humanitarian Affairs Officer
In humanitarian crises, many different actors are involved with different tasks. To ensure an effective response, Humanitarian Affairs Officers support the coordination, communication, monitoring and reporting. This makes them the focal point of humanitarian activities as well as the point of contact for humanitarian actors, local governments and authorities.
Specific profile requirements for Humanitarian Affairs Officers
- Sound knowledge of humanitarian coordination and the UN system;
- Experience in cooperation with international humanitarian actors;
- Experience in cluster coordination;
- Work experience in the UN system is desireable;
- International work experience in the field of humanitarian assistance;
- Experience in project management
General profile requirements
- German citizenship;
- University degree or relevant occupational training;
- Several years of relevant professional experience in a humanitarian setting (or comparable);
- Experience in crisis or conflict areas desirable;
- Excellent oral and written English language skills (C1 level and above);
- Further language skills at level B2 and above desirable (especially French, Spanish and Arabic – in some cases level B1 may be acceptable for Arabic language skills);
- Physical and mental fitness for travel to tropical areas;
- Availability for a deployment for at least six months.