UNIFIL HQ, United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, is a UN peacekeeping mission established on 19 March 1978 by United Nations Security Council Resolutions 425 and 426. It has around 10,500 peacekeepers coming from 48 troop-contributing countries. The Mission maintains an intensive level of operational and other activities amounting to approximately 14,500 activities per month, day and night, in the area of operations. Seventeen percent of activities are carried out jointly with the Lebanese Armed Forces. UNIFIL is complemented by a five-vessel Maritime Task Force.
What are the advantages that come with being employed at UNIFIL HQ:
- Contributing to international peace and security efforts, making a meaningful impact in conflict-affected areas.
- Allowing the employees to collaborate with professionals from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and experiences, fostering a global perspective and enriching intercultural skills.
Job Details: Job Title: Associate Civil Affairs Officer Unit: UNIFIL HQ Job Place: Lebanon, Naqoura Deadline: Thursday, 10 April 2024
Education & Qualifications Requirements:
- A first-level university degree in social sciences, political science, international relations, public administration, anthropology, law, economics, or a related area combination with a combination of additional two years of qualifying experience is required.
- Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) will be accepted and will reduce the required work experience to two (2) years if obtained.
Work Experiences:
- A minimum of four (4) years of progressively responsible experience in Civil Affairs or related area in or in support of a field operation of the United Nations Common System or a comparable international organization, National or International NGO.
- A minimum of two (2) years of progressively responsible experience is accepted if the candidates possess master’s degree or higher in Civil Affairs or related area in or in support of a field operation of the United Nations Common System or a comparable international organization, National or International NGO is required.
- Experience in conflict management, support to state institutions or programme management is desirable.
Languages:
- Fluency in English and Arabic (both oral and written) is required.
Career Key Responsibilities:
- Establishes and maintains contact with relevant interlocutors at the local level as directed, including representatives of local authorities, as well as civil society actors, community representatives, traditional and religious leaders, and representatives of local interest groups, including in the private sector.
- Coordinates activities and initiatives (across disciplines and components) with other team members to achieve consistency and synergy in mandate implementation.
- Collects information at the local level to feed into conflict analysis that underpins operational planning and informs the mission’s strategy development.
- Contributes to overall mission monitoring, reporting, and planning as required.
- Contributes to the identification, design, management, and evaluation of Quick Impact Projects (QIPs) for confidence building purposes, in line with UNIFIL Civil Affairs Directive on QIPs.
- Assists in organizing outreach activities to promote good relations and understanding between Mission’s actors and the population and ensures accurate information dissemination on Mission’s role and mandate.
- Works closely with civil society groups or institutions to promote a culture of peace, including through organizing joint initiatives and events.
- Assist in protecting and promoting rights of excluded and/or vulnerable categories of populations (women, youth, elderly, persons with disabilities) in full respect of Mission’s mandate and in accordance with UN Women and Youth Peace and Security Agendas.
- Performs other duties as required, in line with the DPKO/DFS Policy Directive on Civil Affairs.