Humanitarian Access Assistant

The OCHA oPt office was established in late 2000. The office was established in response to the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the West Bank and Gaza caused by military incursions and closures - mobility restrictions imposed on the Palestinian civilians, local and international service providers.

The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in the occupied Palestinian territory has responsibility for inter-agency coordination in complex emergencies and in natural disasters. In the context of the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the occupied Palestinian territory, the OCHA Office has a specific responsibility for (a) disseminating information and policies to the humanitarian community, authorities and donors, as well as supporting resource mobilization efforts; (b) assisting in the identification of humanitarian priorities and needs and the coordination of resource mobilization efforts; and (c) disseminating information on the impact of complex emergencies, response thereto and the need for international assistance.

Under the direct supervision of Head of Humanitarian Access and Civil Military Coordination Unit , the UN volunteer will perform the following tasks:
• Support the classification and cleaning of access incident data weekly while also participating in monthly access analysis meetings.
• Support the monitoring, analysis, and reporting on humanitarian developments, with a focus on humanitarian access, operational response, and constraints.
• Assist in the implementation of the humanitarian notification system as well as production of humanitarian access products related to the Access Monitoring & Reporting Framework.
• Support the engagement with relevant actors to support the day-to-day running of humanitarian movements within the framework of the Humanitarian Notification System (HNS).
• Support the processing of movement notifications through the Humanitarian Notification System (HNS) platform and ensure follow-up with relevant actors as appropriate.
• Provide support to technical assistance and other field missions, e.g. inter-agency missions.
• Support the preparation for meetings, conferences, and consultations with other agencies and partners on humanitarian and emergency relief-related matters.
• Support the establishment and maintain contacts with humanitarian actors, including local NGOs UN agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and OCHA hubs.
• Support on organizing and participating in field missions.
• Perform other duties as required.