Overview
The Access Associate supports the Head of Coordination in issues related to humanitarian access in the country. The role involves monitoring and analyzing access restrictions, promoting international humanitarian law, and strengthening capacity on humanitarian negotiation.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead analysis, support and follow-up on humanitarian access constraints.
- Promote and raise awareness of international humanitarian law.
- Provide technical support to promote humanitarian principles.
- Lead the coordination of the National Access Working Group and provide technical assistance to local Access Working Groups.
- Organize meetings, seminars, conferences, work shops, etc.
- Preparation of technical documents and provide inputs for regular reports.
- Inform advocacy and communication strategies.
- Capacity strengthening on humanitarian negotiation.
- Collection and analysis of data and identification of trends.
- Execute other daily operations of the OCHA-Colombia Office.
- Facilitate and participate in joint UNS missions.
- Perform other duties and/or assignments as required.
Required Experience
- A minimum of seven (7) years of relevant work experience in coordination, humanitarian affairs, and complex emergency environment for candidates with secondary education.
- Four years (4) of relevant work experience in coordinating humanitarian emergencies in complex contexts and humanitarian related issues for candidates with a University Degree.
- Experience working with an international organization, or national organization, and familiarity with the UN system is desirable.
- Experience in analyzing and presenting periodic reports to high-level forums is desirable.
- Experience in a complex emergency environment in Colombia is highly desirable.
Qualifications
- Secondary Education is required.
- University degree in political science, sociology, law, international relations or other related field is desirable but not mandatory, provided it is combined with sufficient years of relevant work experience.
