- Provide strategic and technical support to the Resident Coordinator and UNCT to lead national/partnerships/local solutions and so that UN strategies and programmes have an approach to solutions 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, by keeping abreast of relevant interventions and initiatives of United Nations agency programmes and, in conjunction with OCHA,’ will ensure that these programmes are coordinated and support their coordination as necessary
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 aid
h. 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 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, as far as possible, for the development of a national strategy / action plan on solutions to internal displacement and associated policies related to the regional strategy, the Yaoundé Declaration and the Regional Platform for Support to Solutions for Forced Displaced Persons from the Central African Crisis, including the 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 create synergies and manage information flows between and among key stakeholders, including government counterparts, United Nations focal points/agencies, etc, international NGOs, the private sector, civil society and the donor community to ensure that projects have the greatest possible impact.
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 networks of solutions practices and other knowledge networking forums and share relevant information with UN agencies.
Qualifications : Higher university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in international development, international affairs, studies on migration and displacement, or in another relevant field. An undergraduate university degree will also be considered with two additional years of relevant professional experience. ). Excellent command of French (Level C1 at least in the CEFR system) has and very good command (at least) of English (Level B1 at least in the CEFR 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. Experience in the field of humanitarian coordination would be an asset.
How to apply
Please apply on the France Expertise job description page: Advisor on the issue of solutions to internal displacement (H/F) (gestmax.fr)