Community Field Assistant OCHA

Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is the part of the United Nations Secretariat responsible for bringing together humanitarian actors to ensure a coherent response to emergencies. OCHA's mission is to mobilize and coordinate effective and principled humanitarian action in partnership with national and international actors to alleviate human suffering in disasters and emergencies; advocate the rights of people in need; promote preparedness and prevention and facilitate sustainable solutions.
 

Under the direct supervision of the Head of the Field Coordination Unit in OCHA Mozambique – Pemba, the Community Field Assistant will be responsible for supporting the overall humanitarian coordination at the district level – liaising with humanitarian agencies, district authorities, as well as other actors across areas of operation – to ensure effective delivery of humanitarian assistance.
 

In particular, the Community Field Assistant will be supporting community engagement and accountability, regular monitoring of the humanitarian situation in Palma and Mocimboa da Praia districts, and escalating to the Head of Field Coordination, any new trends and changes in the context, for further action.
 

Summary of key functions:

1. Humanitarian coordination
2. Assessment and monitoring 
3. Information management and reporting

• Substantial assistance in the implementation of inclusive, field-level coordination mechanisms through regular liaison with district authorities, UN operational agencies, local and international NGOs, including development and peacebuilding partners.
• Support to district authorities in organizing and facilitating monthly coordination meetings in Mocimboa da Praia and Palma districts.
• Participate in district-level cluster and government meetings, consultations with other partners on humanitarian related matters, and share meetings records with OCHA Pemba.
• Regular engagement with local civil society organizations (CSOs) and local community-based organizations (CBOs) and support localizing coordination and response

Assessment and Monitoring:

• Organize regular monitoring visits to IDP sites, return sites, and host communities in Mocimboa da Praia and Palma districts.
• Regular monitoring and analysis of changes to the humanitarian context, including new displacements, and other relevant factors affecting the overall humanitarian situation.
• Organize locally led rapid needs assessments, when displacements occur, and timely draft assessment reports, flagging any emerging issues.

Information Management and Reporting:

• Regular drafting and submission of humanitarian situation at the district level.
• Support with drafting written products including meeting minutes, district profiles, talking points, snapshots, and weekly or daily situation reports.
• Support data collection and analysis on humanitarian operational and physical presence in Mocimboa and Palma districts.
   

Core

Achieve Results:

  LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline

Think Innovatively:

  LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements

Learn Continuously:

  LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback

Adapt with Agility:

  LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible

Act with Determination:

  LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident

Engage and Partner:

  LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships

Enable Diversity and Inclusion:

  LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination

Cross-Functional & Technical 
Thematic Areas -

2030 Agenda: Engagement & Effectiveness:

Crisis management / Country Management Support

• Humanitarian assessment capacity.
• Humanitarian inter-agency coordination.
   

Digital & Innovation:

Data analysis

• Ability to extract, analyze and visualize data (including Real-Time Data) to form meaningful insights and aid effective decision making.
   

Digital & Innovation Data collection

• Being skilled in Data Sorting, Data Cleaning, Survey Administration, Presentation and Reporting including collection of Real-Time Data (e.g., mobile data, satellite data, sensor data).
   

Communications:

Advocacy strategy and implementation

• Ability to create and implement advocacy strategies which lead to impactful change.

Partnership Management:

Relationship management

• Ability to engage with a wide range of public and private partners, build, sustain and/or strengthen working relations, trust, and mutual understanding. Partnership management

Resource mobilization

• Ability to identify funding sources, match funding needs (programmes / projects / initiatives) with funding opportunities and establish a plan to meet funding requirements