Emergency Program Officer

Under the guidance of the CFO in Damazine, the incumbent will be responsible for supporting the Emergency response Blue Nile and Sennar. The incumbent will ensure adequate response mechanisms for emergencies, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the health, nutrition, WASH, education, child protection and PME sections as well as operations.

The Emergency Programme Officer will support coordination with all staff based in the Damazine and elsewhere in Sudan, when required.

• Programme Support: Providing field level technical support to partners working on UNICEF’s key areas of intervention: WASH, Health and Nutrition, Child Protection, Child Protection and Social & behavioural Change (SBC).
• Emergency Response: Participating in assessments to identify needs and gaps that will inform UNICEF’s priorities. As well as providing expertise for the development of emergency response planning during humanitarian crises.
• Monitoring and Evaluation: Assessing the effectiveness of UNICEF’s sectoral interventions to ensure they meet objectives and improve outcomes for children.
• Reporting: Contributing to the preparation of periodic progress reports, briefings, and other documentation as required.
• Collaboration and Coordination: Working with other UN agencies, key local stakeholders, NGOs, and community organizations to coordinate efforts and maximize impact.
• Capacity Building: Support the capacity building of local partners as part of UNICEF’s commitment to a localization strategy.
• Data Management: Supporting the collection and analysis of field data in coordination with the field-based Programme Coordinator to support evidence-based programming. Prepare and present findings to key local stakeholders and partners.
• Resource Mobilization: Providing input to funding proposals as requested, by providing contextual updates and understanding of changing programmatic priorities in the field. Attending donor coordination meetings.
• Community Engagement: Facilitating community consultation as part of design and implementation/monitoring of programmes to ensure cultural relevance and sustainability as well as facilitate community awareness of UNICEF-supported interventions.
• Other: Undertaking regular travel to the field, and support with additional tasks as assigned by the supervisor.