Chief of Iasb and Iasc

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Genève, Schweiz United Nations Vollzeit

Org. Setting and Reporting
- The position is located in the Coordination Division (CD), Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Geneva. OCHA is the part of the United Nations Secretariat responsible for bringing together humanitarian actors to ensure a coherent response to emergencies. OCHA also ensures there is a framework within which each actor can contribute to the overall response efforts. OCHA's mission is to mobilize and coordinate effective and principled humanitarian action in partnership with national and international actors in order to alleviate human suffering in disasters and emergencies; advocate the rights of people in need; promote preparedness and prevention and facilitate sustainable solutions. The position leads the IASB and IASC secretariat and other global interagency support functions within OCHA (such as initiatives to strengthen and support interagency capacity on PSEA, Gender, Protection and peer-to-peer support). The position facilitates the highest-level humanitarian coordination forum of the UN system, the Inter Agency Standing Committee (IASC) created in response to the United Nations (UN) General Assembly resolution 46/182. At the highest level chaired by the Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC); the IASC brings together the executive heads of 24 UN and non-UN organizations, to deliberate on the most pressing and strategic matters that require high level collective action, advocacy and decision. This further supported by the Deputies, OPAG and Emergency Director Group, which are key platforms for collectively deliberating and advancing key policy, strategic and operational matters. The IASC Secretariat facilitates all these coordination forums towards ensuring a coherent and timely response to humanitarian crisis. The Committee is supported by subsidiary bodies; groups of decision-makers and experts who inform and carry out the priorities set by the IASC. This temporary job opening is being advertised for the position of Chief of IASB and IASC in Geneva. The Chief of the IASB and IASC Secretariat reports directly to the Head and Representative of OCHA Geneva and Director of the Coordination Division and works in close coordination with the USG/ERC, ASG/DERC and OAD Director.
- Responsibilities
- Under the direct supervision of the Head and Representative of OCHA Geneva and Director of the Coordination Division, the Chief of the IASB and IASC Secretariat will be responsible for the following duties: - Act as Secretary of the IASC at the Executive Heads of Agency level, the Deputy Executive Heads of Agencies level, and the OPAG level, and other subsidiary bodies level, to proactively maintain communication channels with the ERC, DERC and other chairs and co-chairs of the IASC subsidiary bodies, and amongst IASC organizations. - Lead, in full consultation with the DERC and all relevant entities and concerned agencies, the development and implementation of a coherent annual IASC workplan. - Coordinate preparatory processes for the regular and ad hoc IASC Principals meetings (Executive Heads of Agencies), IASC Deputies Group meetings (Deputy Executive Heads) and Operational Policy and Advocacy Group (OPAG) meetings (Director level). - Coordinate and oversee the preparation of data, analysis and background documentation to support agenda items and strategic decision-making, as required. - Ensure effective monitoring and follow-up to the decisions and action points of the IASC Principals, IASC Deputies Group and IASC OPAG, providing advice as appropriate to the ERC and IASC Principals, DERC and Deputies Group members, OPAG co-chairs, EDG co-chairs, other subsidiary bodies and its members. - Ensure connectivity between the IASC, OPAG, the Emergency Directors Group and subsidiary bodies, ensuring development of guidance in line with strategic decisions made by the IASC, and collaborating with the EDG in identifying and elaborating policy matters with a direct bearing on humanitarian operations. - Monitor progress made by IASC Subsidiary Bodies in delivering against agreed ToRs and workplans and provide advice to the Chair of the IASC Principals, and chairs of other IASC subsidiary bodies, i.e. Deputies Group, OPAG, and others, on necessary action. - Advise the Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator/ASG OCHA on consultations and coordination processes with other humanitarian actors and the diverse, humanitarian eco-system at international and regional level - Interact with Director-level heads of relevant coordination bodies to ensure due attention to humanitarian concerns and contribute to the development of a cohesive and/or complementary inter-agency approach in relevant policy. - Engage with IASC partners to formulate, refine, field-test, endorse and disseminate humanitarian policy. - Engage with OCHA Directors and other IASC members on work undertaken by relevant sections to take forward tasks emanating from decisions of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee and its su

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