Overview
The Principal Situation Coordinator will lead WFP’s engagement with relevant actors along the front lines, acting as a representative to negotiate humanitarian access with military administrations and civilian authorities. The role also supports the Deputy Country Director and oversees WFP’s frontline operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee all ongoing emergency coordination activities in direct support to the Country Director.
- Lead the overall UN ceasefire preparation, planning, and response in Ukraine.
- Lead preparation of emergency assessment capacities, identifying gaps and making recommendations related to contingency planning.
- Lead cross-functional analysis and coordination to ensure coherent, integrated, and efficient emergency preparedness and response.
- Provide advice on the operationalization and integration of a multidimensional approach to humanitarian access.
- Represent the organization in Humanitarian Operational Coordination groups.
- Oversee cluster coordinators to ensure WFP’s emergency response is coordinated.
- Lead civil-military coordination on behalf of WFP.
- Participate in preparedness activities with Regional Military Administrations.
- Ensure WFP is up to date on the latest developments in weaponry in the Ukraine conflict.
- Working alongside WFP Security and UNDSS to ensure humanitarian space and access are possible.
- Oversee all ongoing emergency coordination activities in direct support to the Deputy Country Director.
- Lead the call to management on the imperative to act on all matters related to the emergency response.
- Hold accountability for the application of WFP’s emergency guidance and protocols.
- Lead the development of functional training and documentation of lessons learned.
- Lead, motivate and help develop a substantive WFP emergency response team.
- Take responsibility for an equitable and inclusive workplace.
Required Experience
Extensive experience with the specific conflict dynamics of the war in Ukraine, including innovations for an effective humanitarian response and managing relationships with Ukrainian Military Administrations. Proven experience leading large teams in crisis environments, with a strong track record of planning and executing humanitarian convoys, and working collaboratively with a wide range of humanitarian actors. Expertise from operating in environments affected by unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) warfare. Experience in war time crisis management response affecting staff, assets and beneficiaries.
Qualifications
Advanced University degree preferably in social sciences, public administration, international law, public health, international relations/development/affairs, logistics, supply chain management, business administration or other related fields of study. Alternatively, relevant bachelor’s degree with most relevant professional experience.
