Humanitarian Affairs Officer

Job Opening
Job Opening ID: 229354
Job Network : Political, Peace and Humanitarian
Job Family : Humanitarian Affairs
Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories, P-4

Duty Station : JERUSALEM

Department/Office : Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Date Posted : Feb 28, 2024

Deadline : Mar 6, 2024
Org. Setting and Reporting
The position is based in the Office of the Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza. On 22 December 2023, the Security Council adopted resolution 2720 (2023), requesting the Secretary-General, with the objective of expediting the delivery of humanitarian assistance to the civilian population in the Gaza Strip, to appoint expeditiously a Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator with responsibility for facilitating, coordinating, monitoring, and verifying in Gaza, as appropriate, the humanitarian nature of all humanitarian relief consignments to Gaza provided through states which are not party to the conflict, and further requesting that the Coordinator expeditiously establish a UN mechanism for accelerating the provision of humanitarian relief consignments to Gaza through states which are not party to the conflict, consulting all relevant parties, with the goal of expediting, streamlining, and accelerating the process of providing assistance while continuing to help ensure that aid reaches its civilian destination, and demanding that the parties to the conflict cooperate with the Coordinator to fulfil their mandate without delay or obstruction. This temporary job-opening is being published for the position of Humanitarian Affairs Officer, in Jerusalem, occupied Palestinian territories. The incumbent reports to the Senior Humanitarian Affairs Officer under the overall supervision of the Chief of Staff.
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