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UN Senior Technical Coordinator Job Careers – United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Job Title: Senior Technical Coordinator
Organisation: United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda
Kampala, Uganda
About UNHCR:
The Office of the
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees was established on December 14,
1950 by the United Nations General Assembly. UNHCR’s mandate under the Statute
of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is to lead
and co-ordinate action for international protection to refugees; seek permanent
solutions for the problems of refugees and safeguard refugee rights and
well-being. UNHCR has an additional mandate concerning issues of statelessness,
as it is given a designated role under Article 11 of the 1961 Convention on the
Reduction of Statelessness.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees was established on December 14,
1950 by the United Nations General Assembly. UNHCR’s mandate under the Statute
of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is to lead
and co-ordinate action for international protection to refugees; seek permanent
solutions for the problems of refugees and safeguard refugee rights and
well-being. UNHCR has an additional mandate concerning issues of statelessness,
as it is given a designated role under Article 11 of the 1961 Convention on the
Reduction of Statelessness.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Coordinate, manage and support the technical team in Uganda in a
timely, cost-effective, inter-sectoral and adequate delivery of technical
interventions and services to support operational needs. - Review, identify and assess progress of UNHCR technical programs and
initiate responses to address the
gaps in collaboration and coordination with key UNHCR technical staff,
operational partners and authorities as required to ensure timelines,
agreed interventions are addressed and comprehensive timely response to
constraints are identified and solutions proposed as required. - Participate as technical focal point, in support of respective
technical unit heads, in coordination meeting with various stakeholders
including Governmental to ensure UNHCR¿s interests and those of our POCs
are adequately reflected and disseminate information to all stakeholders
in a timely, efficient manner. - Support the development of comprehensive multi-sector integrated
settlement planning following the Master plan approach. - Adapt standard technical coordination support and working
environment that are consistent with the operational needs. Ensure
effective information flow within and from the various technical units /
operational locations. - Support sector technical specialists to disseminate, promote
commitment to and monitor compliance with UNHCR’s global policies,
standards and guidance on technical support in key UNHCR priority areas
including settlement constructions, infrastructures, health and wash
support etc. - Support Assistant Representative (Programme) with HR planning and
management to establish and maintain an efficient and skilled technical
workforce that is capable of supporting on-going operations. - Coordinate technical specialists to support to the Country office to
assist with establishment of adequate shelter and infrastructural (incl.
WASH) facilities for the refugee arrivals at the border entry points. - Coordinate with the technical team the development and periodically
updating of appropriate shelter strategies which are framed by UNHCR’s
Global Strategy for Settlement and Shelter (2014-2018) and take into
consideration the local context, age and gender, culture, climate,
environmental protection and the availability of local resources,
including materials, capacities and existing infrastructure. - Coordinate technical specialists to provide clear guidance on
standards for shelter, settlement, WASH, environment, including minimum
emergency standards to meet basic and essential needs, in close
consultation with relevant DPSM Sections in Geneva. - Coordinate and supervise regular assessments on environmental
conditions in refugee-hosting areas and measure to what extent those
conditions are affected by the presence of refugees, collecting and
updating data on main areas of environmental, energy, livelihood and
shelters and identify means to mitigate the impact on the natural
resources. - Support sector specialists in ensuring that environment is
adequately addressed within in-house through capacity building activities
of the agency. - Together with UNHCR’s implementing partners, compiling, analyzing
and mapping available information on shelter options in country taking
into account relevant policies adopted by the Government. When planning
infrastructure works, ensure that the technical component reflects UNHCR
minimum standards for the provision of emergency and other types of
shelter assistance and is within the budgetary requirements. Due
consideration should be given to standards in other relevant sectors such
as water and sanitation. - Coordinate technical specialists to ensure adequate monitoring and
evaluation so that UNHCR’s technical interventions are produced in a
technically sound and standardized manner and establish monitoring and
evaluation tools to ensure that works are implemented according to plans
and completed within the designated timeframe. - Support senior staff to review the Government plans for development
of facilities and advise on alignment of the planned services with best practice
and international standards for such facilities. - Coordinate technical specialists to advice on matters related to the
procurement of sector related responses or equipment, including the
development of technical specifications for bid documents, technical
evaluation of bids, review/inspection of the quality of products/works. - Work in close coordination with all functional Units in UNHCR
(Protection, Programme, Community Services, Field, Administration, and
Supply) for all issues related to protection, population of concern
figures and assistance. - Work in close collaboration with all relevant stakeholders
including, local authorities, relevant partners and affected communities
on issues related to the shelter and settlement programme. - Coordinate technical specialists to advise on matters related to
construction activities within the settlement among different sectors
(such as WASH (water & sanitation), health, education facilities,
environment, etc); - Prepare mission report and debrief.
- Maintain regular contact with the relevant DPSM Sections in Geneva
and regional support center in Nairobi regarding all technical matters.
Key Result Areas:
- Guide, review and approve the development of settlement master plans
and various strategies related to environment, energy, water, sanitation. - Review and approve the technical integrity of technical designs,
bills of quantities. - Represent UNHCR at various technical coordination meetings.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the United Nations UNHCR Senior Technical
Coordinator job placement should hold a graduate degree (equivalent of a
Master’s) in Architecture, Civil-Engineering or other related discipline
plus minimum 8 years of previous work experience relevant to the function
of which a minimum of 4 years of international field experience.
Undergraduate degree (equivalent of a BA/BS) plus 9 years or Doctorate
degree (equivalent of a PhD) plus 7 years of previous relevant work
experience may also be accepted. - Excellent knowledge of English and working knowledge of another UN
language. - Field experience in responding to large scale emergencies working
with relevant governmental technical departments and various organizations
in identifying, designing, delimiting, clearing and developing land
allocated to establish site camps. - Prior experience of implementing shelter and settlement and WASH
projects in humanitarian context and large scale emergencies coordinating
with operational partners governmental technical departments. - Prior experience in designing and implementing a shelter & WASH
strategy, including host family situations, collective shelter, settlement
and camp settings, in emergency while considering the transition to more
sustainable solutions. - Prior knowledge of effective humanitarian coordination and
engagement with Governmental authorities and other such actors. - Proven ability to deal with multiple tasks in a courteous and
service-oriented manner in a demanding working condition that often has
short deadlines. - Computer literacy in MS Office and other relevant software with
special focus on design, technical drawings and GIS mapping.
How to Apply:
All interested
Ugandan nationals who wish to join the United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees (UNHCR) in the aforementioned capacity are encouraged to click on the
link below and follow the application instructions after reviewing the job
details.
Ugandan nationals who wish to join the United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees (UNHCR) in the aforementioned capacity are encouraged to click on the
link below and follow the application instructions after reviewing the job
details.
Deadline: 16th April 2019
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