Deputy Access Coordinator

Duty Station: East Jerusalem with travel to West Bank and Gaza

Deadline 21 September 2022

Women are highly encouraged to apply

To ameliorate the delivery of humanitarian and development assistance and advance the protection of civilians, an Access Coordination Unit (ACU) was created to develop a centralized pro-active and sustainable access solution for the movement of humanitarian and development personnel and goods. The ACU is a project managed by UNOPS in support of the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator (UN RC/HC). The ACU aims to provide operational support to UN, Diplomatic Missions, and NGO staff and goods facing access difficulties. In support of its partner organizations, UNOPS is looking to recruit a Deputy Access Coordinator to be part of ACU project.

Under the guidance and supervision of the Access Coordination Unit Access Coordinator, the Deputy Access Coordinator will monitor and analyze access trends in the oPt, with a particular emphasis on the movement of humanitarian staff and goods and the overall humanitarian impact of lack of access on all beneficiaries in the oPt.

Functional Responsibilities:

• Functions / Key Results Expected
• Coordination and liaison
• Analysis and reporting
• Personnel & resource management
• Knowledge building and knowledge sharing

Education:

• Advanced university degree in Political Science, International Relations, Human Rights Law, Middle Eastern studies or any related field
• A first-level university degree in combination with an additional 2 years of relevant experience in Political Science, International Relations, Human Rights Law, Middle Eastern studies or other relevant discipline, may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience/requirements:

A minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience in working in a complex security environment, preferably with relevant authorities such as Defense, Police, Ministry of Interior, diplomatic missions, UN and INGO and other local authorities:

• Experience in humanitarian access and negotiation is required.
• Experience in research, analysis and report writing is required.
• Experience in civil military coordination is a distinctive advantage.
• Background and work experience on issues related to Israeli-Palestinian conflict is desirable.
• Experience in working with international organizations is desirable.
• Working with complex databases and IT based systems for monitoring information and producing reports highly recommended.
• Proven IT competence (Office ICT Equipment, Microsoft Office and Google Suite) highly recommended.
• Ability to travel throughout Israel, Gaza Strip, West Bank, and the region is required.
• driving licenses is required for at least one year

Language:

• Excellent English language skills, both written and oral;
• Hebrew and Arabic skills and knowledge is an asset