Provide strategic and technical support to the Resident Coordinator and UNCT to lead national/partnerships/local on solutions and for UN strategies and programmes to have a solution approach to displacement:
- a. Provide advice and coordination to support the United Nations country team on strategic engagement and agency programming on solutions to internal displacement among humanitarian actors, and, development and peace. –b. Act as a link between the Resident Coordinator and the individual programmes of the UN agencies, and, keeping abreast of relevant interventions and initiatives of the programmes of the United Nations agencies.c. Promote/advise on how to leverage the programmatic investments of development and humanitarian actors in relation to advocacy objectives related to the inclusion of displaced persons in planning and prioritization nationales.d. Provide technical and operational tools to assist United Nations authorities and agencies, as well as other stakeholders, to integrate the multisectoral and long-term development responses necessary for the resolution of internal displacement.e. Ensure that the issue of solutions is integrated into the work of the coordination mechanisms of the UN COUNTRY team’, as appropriate.f. Support for strengthening the conceptualization and integration of sustainable solutions in the work on the links between humanitarian action, including, development and peace by the United Nations agencies and other relevant stakeholders.g. Provide a combined analysis of humanitarian, development and peace data and evidence on solutions in the instruments of cooperation for development and for’ humanitarian aidh. Organize or contribute to joint impact assessments and analyses, advocating for common approaches, and, identification of collective results and evidence-based programming on solutions to ensure consistency and avoid duplication of efforts.i. Support resource mobilization activities for solution activities and programmes under the leadership of the UN’ Country Team and/or the Resident Coordinator.Facilitate and promote national/local ownership and capacity in solution strategies and prevention of internal displacement:a. Initiate or support efforts to build national capacity and infrastructure to find solutions, for example by creating multi-stakeholder national working groups on solutions, and, solutions units within a government ministry or agency that ensure the action and participation of displaced people, especially displaced women.b. Support the implementation of required capacity building activities with partners, government and existing coordination mechanisms to improve collaborative processes on solutions.c. Support the government’s capacity at national, regional and local levels to operationalize a national internal displacement strategy.d. Provide support to the government, where possible, for the development of a national strategy/action plan on internal displacement solutions and related policies, and, including identification of priorities and potential opportunities.e. Improve national/local ownership of data collection, profiling of displaced persons and host communities, analysis of socio-economic/political economy, etc, the measurement of progress towards solutions and the application to the programming of national/local solutions. Particular attention should be paid to the collection of disaggregated data and to’analysis of differentiated consequences according to AGE, sex and diversity. – Assist authorities and partners in systematically monitoring and evaluating solution programmes for rapid adjustment and course correction where necessary.f. Support advocacy and knowledge sharing activities with national/subnational/local authorities and other relevant stakeholders.Maintain positive working relationships and manage information flows between and among key stakeholders, including government counterparts, United Nations focal points/agencies, international NGOs, etc, the private sector, civil society and the donor community.a. Establish and maintain a network of key stakeholders, including national and subnational counterparts, NGOs, the donor community, the diaspora, the private sector and academia.b. Contribute to relevant policy dialogue and policy development processes.c. Support the exchanges and contributions of high-level advisers, facilitating their missions in the country when necessary and maintaining momentum around displacement issues, including, including solutions as well.d. Actively participate in global solutions practice networks and other knowledge networking forums and share relevant information with United Nations agencies.Qualifications : Higher university degree ( master’s or equivalent ) in international development, international affairs, studies on migration and displacement, or in another relevant field. An undergraduate university degree will also be taken into account with two additional years of relevant professional experience. ). Excellent mastery of French ( Level C1 at least in the CECR system ) a and very good command ( at least ) of English ( Level B1 at least in the CECR system ).Professional experience : At least 7 years of relevant experience in the public sector (national or multilateral, including the UN), private sector (university, non-governmental sector, business), with an increasing level of responsibility. At least 4 years of experience in crisis and fragile contexts with a solid relevant experience in forced displacement and sustainable development/solutions.
How to apply
Please apply directly on the Expertise France job page: Counsellor – internal displacement (H/F) (gestmax.fr)
