Humanitarian Civil-Military Coordination Experts
Many humanitarian crises are caused by violent conflicts and natural disasters. In such cases, national and international military forces are often deployed to stabilise the situation. Within the framework of civil-military cooperation, civil and military actors coordinate their activities and promote a better understanding of each other's principles.
Humanitarian Civilian-Military Coordination Experts inform military actors about the respect for humanitarian principles and inform each other about their current humanitarian activities in order to achieve consistent assistance for the affected population. Civil-Military Coordination Experts are increasingly assuming tasks in the area of humanitarian access to areas and populations. To achieve this, they negotiate with military actors and other groups.
Specific profile requirements for Humanitarian Civil-Military Coordination Experts
- Sound knowledge of humanitarian coordination and humanitarian principles;
- Experience in cooperation with military actors / armed groups;
- Openness and willingness to cooperate with non-humanitarian actors;
- Knowledge of mediation and/or negotiation desirable;
- Experience working with OCHA desirable;
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.