Operations - Senior Officer (Quality Assurance)

Under the direct supervision of the UNMAS Operation/ Quality Assurance Officer/Coordination & Compliance Officer, the Operations - Senior Officer (Quality Assurance) will be responsible the following main duties:

A. Coordination & Representation:

• Plan and coordinate UNMAS’s participation in field monitoring and Quality Assurance (QA) missions as per project and program plans.

• Support coordination amongst Explosive Hazard sub-cluster members and represent UNMAS in Protection and Sub-national Clusters to actively engage stakeholders and improve Humanitarian Mine Action response in post-conflict areas.

B. Reporting & Analysis:

• Review Daily Progress Reports and related reporting products to identify trends and issues, and provide recommendations and solutions to management.

• Conduct analysis of project reports, investigations and preparation of recommended adjustments as required.

• Help draft regular progress reports on the operations advisor allocated tasks.

C. Operational Support & Coordination:

• Support general operational Mine Action related activities in future established sub-offices, carried out by Humanitarian mine action partners.

• Provide support with the overseeing and coordination of the implementation, execution, and completion of all UNMAS related Mine Action operations in coordination with the CCO.

D. External Stakeholder Engagement & Support:

• Support liaison with external stakeholders including national mine action authorities.

• Support Victim Assistance initiatives including coordination meetings, training of staff and data collection efforts.

• Provide support to other UN agencies across Sudan through desk assessments, physical EOD assessments (if SQEP) and needs assessments of HCT/ICCG hubs as required.

• Support joint assessment missions conducted by UN agencies and humanitarian partners by planning and coordinating explosive ordnance (EO) contamination assessments, facilitating prioritization, and providing recommendations and follow-up guidance.

• Provide support to the Mine Action Advisory Team by assisting with delivery of training and development of materials.

• Assist in the capacity building of national NGOs at regional level, including efforts to improve national mine action centre.

• Supervise team activities to support the timely and accurate output delivery.

• Support Coordination and Compliance Officer (CCO) in managing the national Operations/QA team.

E. Project & Systems Management:

• Assist in development and maintenance of tracking system to assist the operation advisor in following up on project pending issues.

• Follow up on project action points to ensure deadlines are met, address delays and bring to the attention of the operation advisor.

• Provide support in conducting formal investigations of mine action incidents/accidents.

F. Administrative & Logistical Support:

• Assist with the setting up for internal and external UNMAS meetings and preparation of related briefing materials and recording of meeting minutes.

• Translate documents when requested from Arabic to English and vice versa, in line with United Nations Standards and of various types of documents covering a broad range of subject matters dealt with by UNMAS.

Education:

• Advanced University Degree (Master or equivalent); with two (2) years of relevant experience is required 

• First-level University Degree (Bachelor or equivalent); with  four (4) years of relevant experience, is required or; 

• High School Diploma, or military/police college or junior command and staff course combined with eight (8) years of relevant experience is required 

Experience:

• Relevant experience is defined as experience in Humanitarian Mine Action related operations management, operations support or project management.

• Two years of experience in preparing project plans, schedules or coordination of events is required.

• Two years in report writing is required.

• Computer literacy, with experience of using Google Suite is required.

• Experience in supporting operations in humanitarian, conflict, post-conflict, Non-profit Organisations (NGOs) or development contexts is desired.

• EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) qualified - Level 2 or 3 is desired