Humanitarian and Conflict Analyst South Sudan Juba

Females are highly encouraged to Apply.

What we are looking for:

The Humanitarian and Conflict Analyst through best to date data and lessons learnt provides contextualised holistic analysis of the context and projections as well as scenarios to NRC and the wider humanitarian community and other relevant stakeholders. The post holder synthesizes, interprets, and puts the evidence and selective information with strategic value into perspective in a way NRC and other humanitarian actors can take informed programme and strategic decisions. With great focus on the grass root level developments and their national level implication and vice-versa, the post holder informs operational planning and decision-making, and supports key humanitarian policy and advocacy efforts. The position is also fully responsible to manage the portfolio of the activities and maintain strong donor relationship. In addition, the function is expected to contribute and lead to fundraising efforts for the role and other relevant NRC work in South Sudan.

What you will do:

Key objectives for this role include:

1. Conduct context analysis of the conflict and humanitarian dynamics with a view to support humanitarian strategic and operational decision-making in key humanitarian fora (Protection Cluster, ICWG, HCT, etc.), donors and the diplomatic community.
2. Provide advice on conflict and humanitarian dynamics, including humanitarian access, humanitarian policy and advocacy efforts in key humanitarian fora.
3. Provide guidance to the Country Management Group (CMG) in making informed decisions related to humanitarian access and the practical application of humanitarian principles.
4. Represent NRC in relevant coordination fora, including humanitarian access, operational working groups and liaise with key stakeholders including national authorities and donors as required.
5. Offer advice on conflict-sensitive approaches to humanitarian assistance.

Specific Responsibilities:

1. Provide contextual analysis to the CMG, interagency and international community through relevant reporting mechanisms such as briefings and meetings, bi-weekly briefing papers, mapping and quarterly reports, including monitoring the humanitarian situation, access and protection concerns, as well as emerging trends and displacement patterns
2. Provide in depth holistic analysis, trends, and scenarios of national, sub national and other relevant conflicts and advice on approaches to integrate conflict dynamics into programme design.
3. Provides analysis of relevant humanitarian policies and put in the perspective of overall humanitarian and conflict frameworks.
4. Ensure capacity building of staff in areas related to humanitarian access (humanitarian principles & negotiation).
5. Oversee the development and implementation of South Sudan Access Strategy.

Please download the detailed job description to learn more about the position as the above enlisted tasks are just a summary.

What you will bring

Generic professional competencies:

• Postgraduate degree in international law, International Relations, Conflict Studies, social sciences, or related field
• Minimum of 3-5 years good experience working on conflict or political analysis, or on humanitarian advocacy
• Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Documented experience with research and the production of written materials – such as reports, briefing notes, position papers, talking points, etc.
• Documented experience with humanitarian operations, protection, humanitarian space and access, or conflict sensitive approaches
• Confident communicator, with experience in giving briefings and presentations.
• Strong inter-personal skills, working well both in teams and independently
• Able to work under pressure and good at timely decision making
• Self-motivated and excellent observer of protection issues
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal.

Behavioural competencies

These are personal qualities that influence how successful people are in their job. NRC’s Competency Framework states 12 behavioural competencies, the following are essential for this position:

• Handling insecure environments
• Planning and delivering results
• Analysing
• Communicating with impact and respect
• Coping with change
• Influencing

What we offer:

• Duty station: Juba South Sudan
• Contract: international contract, 12 months (extension possible, dependent on funding)
• Travel: up to 30%
• Salary/benefits: grade 8 on NRC’s salary scale.
• NRC is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to diversity without distinction to age, gender, religion, ethnicity, nationality, and physical ability.
• We think outside the box, encourage ideas, and give responsibility to all employees at all levels. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take the initiative.

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Important information about the application process:

• Internal candidates only: please click on the suitcase icon labelled “I am an employee” to be redirected to NRC’s internal careers site.
• When creating your profile, include your full name as given on your passport. Complete all the system-required fields for experience, employment history and education.
• Submit your application and CV in English, taking care to attach your latest CV.
• Applications that do not meet the minimum standards in terms of experience or qualifications will generally not be considered. Unsolicited applications not related to this specific job advertisement will not be considered.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We receive many applicants for each vacant position.
• All nationalities are encouraged to apply.
• If you have any questions about this role, please email EAY Recruitment [email protected] with the job title as the subject line.

Why NRC?

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. Our 15,000 staff work in crises across 40 countries, providing life-saving and long-term assistance to millions of people every year.

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An estimated 9.4 million people in South Sudan need humanitarian assistance and protection services in 2023, reflecting 76 per cent of the population. Many of the 2.3 million South Sudanese living in protracted displacement since 2013 have been displaced multiple times and cannot return home. The ongoing conflict in Sudan continues to drive significant displacement into South Sudan with hundred thousands new arrivals since April 2023. The returnees are encouraged to go to areas of origin, places that are equally vulnerable and lack basic services. Often their houses, land or property has been destroyed by the civil war or is occupied. Humanitarian actors are over stretched by the volume of returns and associated needs.

Over 83 per cent of South Sudan’s population relies on subsistence farming, livelihood, and fishing as their primary source of livelihoods, leaving them vulnerable to climatic and conflict related shocks and stressors. Disrupted supply chains, weakening currency, and rising cost, diminishes the purchasing power of the population, exacerbating existing malnutrition and food insecurity. South Sudan remains one of the most severe protection crises in the world, with high levels of gender-based violence and significant gross human rights violations across the country, and with people impacted by violence having limited access to justice and the rule of law.

Despite significant deployment of humanitarian assistance, the cumulative effects of years of conflict, a surge in sub-national violence, and unprecedented flooding, leaves vulnerable population in urgent needs of basic services and protection.

We are looking for people who are passionate about helping refugees and people forced to flee. Are you one of those people? If you are, NRC offers you the opportunity to:

• Do demanding and professional work, often in challenging contexts.
• Join a work culture that empowers every employee to share ideas and take responsibility.
• Be part of a welcoming and supportive community committed to human dignity.

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ABOUT US

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across more than 31 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP, our global provider of expertise, helps improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country.

Employment with NRC may lead to employment in or deployment to Regions, Countries, Areas or Offices that may be host to considerable health, safety and security risks. NRC takes this very seriously and we have procedures in place to reduce known risks, but will never be able to take away all risks.

NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.