Employer: CTG
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Location: Iraq
Closing date: 29 Apr 2018
OVERVIEW OF CTG GLOBAL
CTG support and manage humanitarian projects in fragile and conflict-affected countries around the world. With past performance in 15 countries – from the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia and Central and South America – we offer a holistic fabric of project management, implementation and support. Skilled in emergency response to crises such as the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, we have the ability to act quickly (crisis response teams can be on the ground in 24 hours) and to establish structured operations in high-risk environments. CTG recruit and manage qualified, skilled teams with extensive experience operating in challenging conditions.
OVERVIEW OF THE POSITION
A. Background – About our client:
Our client was established in 1997, by the General Assembly and as per the UN Policy on Mine Action and Effective Coordination (A/53/496, 1998) is the established coordinator of mine action within the UN system. Our client supports the UN's vision of "a world free of the threat of landmines and UXO, where individuals and communities live in a safe environment conducive to development, and where mine survivors are fully integrated into their societies."
Our client is a unit within the Office of Rule of Law and Security Institutions (OROLSI) within the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO). When instructed by the Security Council or called upon by Member States, our client deploys under humanitarian, peace and security mandates. Our client's main headquarters is in the UN Secretariat, New York with a sub-office in Geneva & they provide direct support and assistance in the areas of Explosive Hazard (EH) mitigation to 18 countries/territories/missions, has a standby rapid response capacity and global technical advisers in the field of Improvised Explosive Devices and (IED) Weapons and Ammunition Management (WAM).
Background Information – Our client's Iraq operations:
The presence of explosive hazards (landmines, ERW, IEDs and cluster munitions) and explosive contamination in areas liberated from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) occupation in Iraq continues to impede security and stability efforts. Liberated areas are heavily contaminated with large volumes of explosive hazards through protracted ground fighting and aerial bombing. As a result, the contamination poses a significant blockage for humanitarian response efforts and in most cases, a mine action response is required before humanitarian interventions can proceed.
Our client's Iraq program was formally established in June 2015 and has since expanded to offices in both Baghdad and Erbil and supports multiple layers of operations. The MA AOR / MA Sub-Cluster was activated in 2016 and at the same time, the post of MA Sub-Cluster Coordinator was established. 12 months later, the post has evolved and our client now seeks to increase its focus on capacity enhancement of national mine action and as such, develop the role of MA Sub-Cluster Coordinator to support this evolution.
In Iraq, the Iraq Directorate of Mine Action (DMA) under the Ministry of Environment and Health is responsible for all traditional MA activities. The DMA more recently has become involved in the humanitarian response in liberated areas and coordinating with the increasing number of Mine Action NGOs. DMA oversees four Regional Mine Action Centers (RMACs) located in four different areas of Iraq.
In the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), the regional mine action authority is known as the Iraqi Kurdistan Mine Action Agency (IKMAA), which falls under the Regional Government Prime Minister’s Office. IKMAA is responsible for all traditional MA activities in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI). IKMAA maintain its HQ in Erbil with sub offices in Dohuk and Sulimaniyah.
Given the security-related nature of explosive hazard management and coordination in Iraq, coordination mechanisms exist on a multitude of levels and frequently involve the Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Defense in addition to the Government bodies outlined above. Technical Working Groups and coordination meetings are attended by the Government, the donor community, commercial organisations, the Global Coalition and NATO. Through these coordination mechanisms, military and civilian entities involved in the response to explosive hazards have the opportunity to deconflict initiatives and enhance harmonization of activities.
In Iraq, humanitarian organisations - both UN and non-UN have functioned under the cluster approach since the Level 3 (L3) emergency was declared in 2014 (now downgraded to Level 2 (L2) emergency). The cluster approach ensures clear leadership, predictability and accountability in international responses to humanitarian emergencies by clarifying the division of labor among organizations and better defining their roles and responsibilities within the different sectors of the response. It aims to make the international humanitarian community better organised and more accountable and professional, so that it can be a better partner for the affected people, host governments, local authorities, local civil society and resourcing partners. The steady roll out of the Cluster mechanism was done to specifically address the needs of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) resulting from escalating armed violence in Anbar Province between December 2013 to early 2014 and later expanded in 2015 to cover all IDPs in Iraq regardless of their place of origin and place of displacement and encompass the scope of humanitarian efforts across Iraq for the benefit of all those affected by the humanitarian crisis, including host communities, IDPs, refugees and other vulnerable groups.
GENERAL FUNCTIONS
Role objective:
The MA Sub-Cluster (MASC) Coordinator is accountable to the Head of Program Office/Senior Program Officer and the Protection Cluster Coordinator and is responsible for representing the interests of the sub-cluster members (UN, NGO and other) and cluster system as a whole to the Government and other stakeholders. This post will be required to travel outside Erbil, by air and vehicle, to attend coordination forums as relevant and required, specifically in Mosul, Duhok, Kirkuk, Baghdad, and other locations.
A. Support a coordinated approach:
Maintain coordination mechanisms through a platform of information sharing, both at the national and regional levels, in close collaboration with government counterparts.
Meet with the Mine Action Authorities on a monthly basis to brief them on current and planned MASC activities to support the coordinated response.
Assist the relevant government counterparts in the articulation of humanitarian requirements in liberated areas to provide adequate emergency mine action responses to affected populations (both IDPs and refugees).
Interface between the humanitarian mine action partners and the UN system and government counterparts to ensure mine action related needs of the affected population are properly covered.
Proactively engage with other clusters (including through inter-cluster coordination fora), humanitarian actors, donors and government counterparts for operational planning, engagement and active contribution of operational partners.
Ensure effective communication, reporting, engagement and coordination with national cluster and other sub-national cluster coordinators and focal points under the Protection Cluster.
Maintain a close link with the GPC Mine Action AoR though it’s Coordinator (Geneva office), including for seeking technical and political advice when appropriate.
B. Coordination of needs assessment and gap analysis and prioritization to support the HCT:
Ensure mine action is included in multi-sector needs assessments and secondary data reviews.
Ensure mine action is relevant and represented in discussions and documents submitted to the Protection Cluster, ICCG, and the Humanitarian Country Team.
Track, collate and analyse needs assessments and field visit reports in order to form understanding of the situation in specified governorate's with respect to mine action and make recommendations to the Protection Cluster Coordinator and sub-cluster members.
Coordinate with other relevant clusters (especially Shelter, Education, Returns Working Group, Communication with Communities (CwC) and CCCM) on field level to ensure targeted and comprehensive assistance.
C. Planning and strategy development:
Support process for prioritization of mine action interventions, in collaboration with government counterparts, for pooled funding mechanisms such as the IHPF.
Ensure inclusion of mine action in relevant United Nations Iraq planning and strategy documents.
Lead on the compilation and drafting of the mine action component of the Humanitarian Needs Overview, Humanitarian Response Plan and Mine Action Portfolio, in collaboration with government counterparts and sub-cluster members.
D. Advocacy:
Identify advocacy concerns, including resource requirements and contribute to broader advocacy initiatives.
Advocacy to address identified concerns on behalf of cluster participants and on behalf of the affected population.
Ensure all sub-cluster members and government counterparts, are aware of and utilizing the Gender Guidelines for Mine Action Programs to mainstream gender considerations and strive for gender balance in the planning, implementation and evaluation of mine action programs.
E. Monitoring and reporting:
Monitoring and reporting on the mine action strategy, humanitarian response plan and results, highlight gaps and recommend options for addressing the gaps.
Support the collection of information for vital Information Management (IM) tasks and functions carried out by the Cluster IM colleagues, to support the information needs of Cluster partners' and OCHA, including monthly dashboards, mapping of
3W data, full reporting on activity info, maintaining updated contact list, etc.
Support liaison into Government information management databases.
Update the necessary Protection Cluster websites.
Ensure that adequate monitoring mechanisms are in place to review the outcome of cluster member activities and the progress against implementation plans.
In close collaboration with the sub-cluster members, collect information and data to effectively feed in the Cluster’s reporting systems and tools.
F. Contingency planning/preparedness/capacity building:
Work with partners and government counterparts to ensure that cluster guidelines and technical notes are understood and respected.
Link into sub-cluster member initiatives for opportunities for capacity development of government coordination mechanisms.
Support training of government counterparts on the humanitarian program cycle and the mine action portfolio.
Ensure mine action is mainstreamed in other cluster response plans.
Implement any other tasks requested.
Expected output:
The MA Sub-Cluster Coordinator is responsible for facilitating a process aimed at ensuring the achievement of the following results:
Represent the interests of humanitarian mine action partners into the cluster system, the government and other stakeholders.
In collaboration with the relevant government entities, support a coordinated response to humanitarian needs in liberated areas, with a specific focus on supporting IDPs.
Support relevant government entities involved in mine action coordination in liberated areas to engage with and utilize the cluster system.
Project reporting:
The MA Sub-Cluster (MASC) Coordinator is accountable to the Head of Program Office/Senior Program Officer and the Protection Cluster Coordinator.
Team management:
This role does not have team management responsibility specifically but will be working closely with a Mine Action Sub-Cluster co-lead position.
Education:
Master's degree in Advanced University Degree in emergency or humanitarian programming, conflict studies, international relations or relevant field. and/or Bachelor's degree in Or a First Level University Degree in emergency or humanitarian programming, conflict studies, international relations or relevant field.
Languages:
Fluency in English (essential) and Arabic (desirable).
Geographical experience:
Minimum of 3 years of experience in Middle East.
Key competencies:
Integrity and Inclusion.
Leading Self and Others.
Partnering.
Result Orientation.
Agility.
Solution Focused.
Effective.
Communication.
Qualification and Experience Requirement:
Advanced University Degree in emergency or humanitarian programming, conflict studies, international relations or relevant field (Master’s Degree or equivalent) with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.
or a First Level University Degree in emergency or humanitarian programming, conflict studies, international relations or relevant field (Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent) with a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience.
A minimum of 5 years of progressive responsible professional experience in the mine action sector with UN, NGO or other relevant mine action organization is required.
Experience in hostile/conflict environments is required.
Relevant experience in inter-agency coordination of a mine action in emergency response and/or emergency response coordination (e.g. clusters and/or sectors) is desirable.
Understanding of international mine action standards, relevant treaties and global trends and coordination mechanisms is desirable.
Experience in advocacy is desirable.
Knowledge of international human rights and humanitarian law, particularly concerning protection of IDPs and refugees, is desirable.
Experience in the Middle East, particularly the political and social context in Iraq, is desired.
Minimum of 5 years of demonstrable relevant Mine Action experience.
Closing date: 29 Apr 2018
OVERVIEW OF CTG GLOBAL
CTG support and manage humanitarian projects in fragile and conflict-affected countries around the world. With past performance in 15 countries – from the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia and Central and South America – we offer a holistic fabric of project management, implementation and support. Skilled in emergency response to crises such as the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, we have the ability to act quickly (crisis response teams can be on the ground in 24 hours) and to establish structured operations in high-risk environments. CTG recruit and manage qualified, skilled teams with extensive experience operating in challenging conditions.
OVERVIEW OF THE POSITION
A. Background – About our client:
Our client was established in 1997, by the General Assembly and as per the UN Policy on Mine Action and Effective Coordination (A/53/496, 1998) is the established coordinator of mine action within the UN system. Our client supports the UN's vision of "a world free of the threat of landmines and UXO, where individuals and communities live in a safe environment conducive to development, and where mine survivors are fully integrated into their societies."
Our client is a unit within the Office of Rule of Law and Security Institutions (OROLSI) within the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO). When instructed by the Security Council or called upon by Member States, our client deploys under humanitarian, peace and security mandates. Our client's main headquarters is in the UN Secretariat, New York with a sub-office in Geneva & they provide direct support and assistance in the areas of Explosive Hazard (EH) mitigation to 18 countries/territories/missions, has a standby rapid response capacity and global technical advisers in the field of Improvised Explosive Devices and (IED) Weapons and Ammunition Management (WAM).
Background Information – Our client's Iraq operations:
The presence of explosive hazards (landmines, ERW, IEDs and cluster munitions) and explosive contamination in areas liberated from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) occupation in Iraq continues to impede security and stability efforts. Liberated areas are heavily contaminated with large volumes of explosive hazards through protracted ground fighting and aerial bombing. As a result, the contamination poses a significant blockage for humanitarian response efforts and in most cases, a mine action response is required before humanitarian interventions can proceed.
Our client's Iraq program was formally established in June 2015 and has since expanded to offices in both Baghdad and Erbil and supports multiple layers of operations. The MA AOR / MA Sub-Cluster was activated in 2016 and at the same time, the post of MA Sub-Cluster Coordinator was established. 12 months later, the post has evolved and our client now seeks to increase its focus on capacity enhancement of national mine action and as such, develop the role of MA Sub-Cluster Coordinator to support this evolution.
In Iraq, the Iraq Directorate of Mine Action (DMA) under the Ministry of Environment and Health is responsible for all traditional MA activities. The DMA more recently has become involved in the humanitarian response in liberated areas and coordinating with the increasing number of Mine Action NGOs. DMA oversees four Regional Mine Action Centers (RMACs) located in four different areas of Iraq.
In the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), the regional mine action authority is known as the Iraqi Kurdistan Mine Action Agency (IKMAA), which falls under the Regional Government Prime Minister’s Office. IKMAA is responsible for all traditional MA activities in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI). IKMAA maintain its HQ in Erbil with sub offices in Dohuk and Sulimaniyah.
Given the security-related nature of explosive hazard management and coordination in Iraq, coordination mechanisms exist on a multitude of levels and frequently involve the Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Defense in addition to the Government bodies outlined above. Technical Working Groups and coordination meetings are attended by the Government, the donor community, commercial organisations, the Global Coalition and NATO. Through these coordination mechanisms, military and civilian entities involved in the response to explosive hazards have the opportunity to deconflict initiatives and enhance harmonization of activities.
In Iraq, humanitarian organisations - both UN and non-UN have functioned under the cluster approach since the Level 3 (L3) emergency was declared in 2014 (now downgraded to Level 2 (L2) emergency). The cluster approach ensures clear leadership, predictability and accountability in international responses to humanitarian emergencies by clarifying the division of labor among organizations and better defining their roles and responsibilities within the different sectors of the response. It aims to make the international humanitarian community better organised and more accountable and professional, so that it can be a better partner for the affected people, host governments, local authorities, local civil society and resourcing partners. The steady roll out of the Cluster mechanism was done to specifically address the needs of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) resulting from escalating armed violence in Anbar Province between December 2013 to early 2014 and later expanded in 2015 to cover all IDPs in Iraq regardless of their place of origin and place of displacement and encompass the scope of humanitarian efforts across Iraq for the benefit of all those affected by the humanitarian crisis, including host communities, IDPs, refugees and other vulnerable groups.
GENERAL FUNCTIONS
Role objective:
The MA Sub-Cluster (MASC) Coordinator is accountable to the Head of Program Office/Senior Program Officer and the Protection Cluster Coordinator and is responsible for representing the interests of the sub-cluster members (UN, NGO and other) and cluster system as a whole to the Government and other stakeholders. This post will be required to travel outside Erbil, by air and vehicle, to attend coordination forums as relevant and required, specifically in Mosul, Duhok, Kirkuk, Baghdad, and other locations.
A. Support a coordinated approach:
Maintain coordination mechanisms through a platform of information sharing, both at the national and regional levels, in close collaboration with government counterparts.
Meet with the Mine Action Authorities on a monthly basis to brief them on current and planned MASC activities to support the coordinated response.
Assist the relevant government counterparts in the articulation of humanitarian requirements in liberated areas to provide adequate emergency mine action responses to affected populations (both IDPs and refugees).
Interface between the humanitarian mine action partners and the UN system and government counterparts to ensure mine action related needs of the affected population are properly covered.
Proactively engage with other clusters (including through inter-cluster coordination fora), humanitarian actors, donors and government counterparts for operational planning, engagement and active contribution of operational partners.
Ensure effective communication, reporting, engagement and coordination with national cluster and other sub-national cluster coordinators and focal points under the Protection Cluster.
Maintain a close link with the GPC Mine Action AoR though it’s Coordinator (Geneva office), including for seeking technical and political advice when appropriate.
B. Coordination of needs assessment and gap analysis and prioritization to support the HCT:
Ensure mine action is included in multi-sector needs assessments and secondary data reviews.
Ensure mine action is relevant and represented in discussions and documents submitted to the Protection Cluster, ICCG, and the Humanitarian Country Team.
Track, collate and analyse needs assessments and field visit reports in order to form understanding of the situation in specified governorate's with respect to mine action and make recommendations to the Protection Cluster Coordinator and sub-cluster members.
Coordinate with other relevant clusters (especially Shelter, Education, Returns Working Group, Communication with Communities (CwC) and CCCM) on field level to ensure targeted and comprehensive assistance.
C. Planning and strategy development:
Support process for prioritization of mine action interventions, in collaboration with government counterparts, for pooled funding mechanisms such as the IHPF.
Ensure inclusion of mine action in relevant United Nations Iraq planning and strategy documents.
Lead on the compilation and drafting of the mine action component of the Humanitarian Needs Overview, Humanitarian Response Plan and Mine Action Portfolio, in collaboration with government counterparts and sub-cluster members.
D. Advocacy:
Identify advocacy concerns, including resource requirements and contribute to broader advocacy initiatives.
Advocacy to address identified concerns on behalf of cluster participants and on behalf of the affected population.
Ensure all sub-cluster members and government counterparts, are aware of and utilizing the Gender Guidelines for Mine Action Programs to mainstream gender considerations and strive for gender balance in the planning, implementation and evaluation of mine action programs.
E. Monitoring and reporting:
Monitoring and reporting on the mine action strategy, humanitarian response plan and results, highlight gaps and recommend options for addressing the gaps.
Support the collection of information for vital Information Management (IM) tasks and functions carried out by the Cluster IM colleagues, to support the information needs of Cluster partners' and OCHA, including monthly dashboards, mapping of
3W data, full reporting on activity info, maintaining updated contact list, etc.
Support liaison into Government information management databases.
Update the necessary Protection Cluster websites.
Ensure that adequate monitoring mechanisms are in place to review the outcome of cluster member activities and the progress against implementation plans.
In close collaboration with the sub-cluster members, collect information and data to effectively feed in the Cluster’s reporting systems and tools.
F. Contingency planning/preparedness/capacity building:
Work with partners and government counterparts to ensure that cluster guidelines and technical notes are understood and respected.
Link into sub-cluster member initiatives for opportunities for capacity development of government coordination mechanisms.
Support training of government counterparts on the humanitarian program cycle and the mine action portfolio.
Ensure mine action is mainstreamed in other cluster response plans.
Implement any other tasks requested.
Expected output:
The MA Sub-Cluster Coordinator is responsible for facilitating a process aimed at ensuring the achievement of the following results:
Represent the interests of humanitarian mine action partners into the cluster system, the government and other stakeholders.
In collaboration with the relevant government entities, support a coordinated response to humanitarian needs in liberated areas, with a specific focus on supporting IDPs.
Support relevant government entities involved in mine action coordination in liberated areas to engage with and utilize the cluster system.
Project reporting:
The MA Sub-Cluster (MASC) Coordinator is accountable to the Head of Program Office/Senior Program Officer and the Protection Cluster Coordinator.
Team management:
This role does not have team management responsibility specifically but will be working closely with a Mine Action Sub-Cluster co-lead position.
Education:
Master's degree in Advanced University Degree in emergency or humanitarian programming, conflict studies, international relations or relevant field. and/or Bachelor's degree in Or a First Level University Degree in emergency or humanitarian programming, conflict studies, international relations or relevant field.
Languages:
Fluency in English (essential) and Arabic (desirable).
Geographical experience:
Minimum of 3 years of experience in Middle East.
Key competencies:
Integrity and Inclusion.
Leading Self and Others.
Partnering.
Result Orientation.
Agility.
Solution Focused.
Effective.
Communication.
Qualification and Experience Requirement:
Advanced University Degree in emergency or humanitarian programming, conflict studies, international relations or relevant field (Master’s Degree or equivalent) with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.
or a First Level University Degree in emergency or humanitarian programming, conflict studies, international relations or relevant field (Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent) with a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience.
A minimum of 5 years of progressive responsible professional experience in the mine action sector with UN, NGO or other relevant mine action organization is required.
Experience in hostile/conflict environments is required.
Relevant experience in inter-agency coordination of a mine action in emergency response and/or emergency response coordination (e.g. clusters and/or sectors) is desirable.
Understanding of international mine action standards, relevant treaties and global trends and coordination mechanisms is desirable.
Experience in advocacy is desirable.
Knowledge of international human rights and humanitarian law, particularly concerning protection of IDPs and refugees, is desirable.
Experience in the Middle East, particularly the political and social context in Iraq, is desired.
Minimum of 5 years of demonstrable relevant Mine Action experience.
HOW TO APPLY:
Candidates interested in applying for this role need to register on CTG website as a candidate and apply for this role using the below link
https://recruitmentctg.force.com/xcdrecruit__Site_ExternalPositionDetail...