Humanitarian Development Peace - Nexus Specialist

UN Development Programme - UNDP | Volunteer |
Closing: 18 Mar 2026 13 days remaining
Location: Addis Ababa

Overview

The Humanitarian Development Peace Nexus Specialist supports the integrated delivery of programmes across humanitarian, development, and peace pillars. The role facilitates collaboration, promotes information sharing, and supports the identification of synergies across interventions.

Tasks Summary
  • Support the Head of PSF in ensuring integrated programme design and implementation across humanitarian, development, and peace dimensions.
  • Facilitate structured information sharing across PSF thematic leads and field teams.
  • Encourage and support joint planning, sequencing, and coordination across field teams.
  • Consolidate inputs from field teams to identify overlaps, gaps, and opportunities for integration.
  • Support the organization and documentation of internal coordination meetings.
  • Track follow-up actions arising from internal coordination processes.
  • Promote practical application of the HDP nexus approach.
  • Support field teams in identifying entry points for collaboration with external actors.
  • Maintain an overview of cross-pillar progress and emerging operational issues.
  • Support the Head of PSF in mapping and engaging key stakeholders.
  • Contribute to strengthening PSF’s relationships with UN agencies, government counterparts, development partners, civil society organizations, and private sector actors.
  • Support the preparation and follow-up of coordination meetings and engagements.
  • Encourage and support PSF field teams in conducting nexus-oriented outreach and coordination.
  • Facilitate information exchange between PSF and external stakeholders.
  • Support the identification of strategic partnership opportunities.
  • Contribute to preparing briefing notes, talking points, and background analyses.
  • Support the consolidation of partnership tracking information.
  • Promote consistent external messaging.
  • Support the consolidation of programme data across PSF thematic areas and field teams.
  • Contribute to maintaining and updating PSF monitoring and tracking tools.
  • Support the preparation of integrated progress reports, briefing notes, and analytical summaries.
  • Assist in drafting sections of donor reports, presentations, and strategic documents.
  • Support the systematic documentation of lessons learned and emerging good practices.
  • Contribute to the preparation of knowledge products.
  • Support the integration of conflict sensitivity and “do no harm” principles.
  • Contribute to the development and maintenance of a structured repository of reports and analyses.
  • Provide analytical support to the Head of PSF by synthesizing field information.
  • Support the Head of PSF in identifying and tracking funding and partnership opportunities.
  • Contribute technical and analytical inputs to the preparation of concept notes and proposals.
  • Support the consolidation and packaging of PSF results and lessons learned.
  • Assist in preparing briefing notes, talking points, and background analyses for meetings.
  • Support follow-up on agreed actions with partners and internal teams.
  • Contribute to maintaining an overview of ongoing and prospective partnerships.
  • Support internal coordination between PSF teams.
  • Provide flexible, ad hoc analytical and coordination support to the Head of PSF.
Experience Requirements

• At least 3 years of professional work experience at the national and/or international level in HDP Nexus, multi-sectoral coordination of operational activities in preparedness and response, or project/programme management, reporting, proposal writing, documentation and monitoring and evaluation, or other relevant programmes; experience working in the UN or other international development organization is an asset.

Qualification Requirements

Master's degree in Humanitarian and Disaster Management, International Relations, Programme/Project Management, Public Health, Social Science, or any related field.

Other Details

Languages Required: English, Level: Fluent, Required

Languages Preferred:

Contract Duration: 6 months (with possibility of extension)

Work Modality: Onsite

Remuneration:

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