Operations Specialist - Risk Education

Peace and Security Cluster

PSC Palestine Project Unit
To support response to the increased threat of explosive hazard in Gaza and in the West Bank, UNMAS’ priority is to ensure that civilians and humanitarian personnel are equipped with the knowledge of safe behaviour when faced with suspected Explosive Ordnance, to mitigate the risk of death and injury.  

In this regard, UNMAS Palestine will deliver EORE for the population and the UN and humanitarian partners. UNMAS Palestine will deliver lifesaving EORE messages for the population across the Gaza Strip and West Bank. The EORE sessions will be delivered to civilians via two modalities: 

1. "Community sessions" in community-based centres across Gaza;
2. "Street visits" to populations that are especially at risk, such as returning internally displaced persons (IDPs), scrap metal collectors and rubble removal workers. EORE messages will be delivered to civilians primarily through distribution of posters, leaflets and stickers.  UNMAS also conducts short awareness raising sessions for the non-security staff of UN and humanitarian partners to ensure safe delivery of humanitarian responses.

In addition, UNMAS Palestine conducts Training of Trainers (ToT) sessions on EORE for UN and humanitarian partners delivering emergency humanitarian assistance in Gaza, who will disseminate safety messages in the shelters and distribution points.  

The Operations Specialist - Risk Education will supervise the Risk Education Associates in the Gaza and West Bank UNMAS Palestine teams. They will also support risk education coordination efforts throughout the Palestinian territories as well as oversight and quality management of implementing partners.

Reporting to the Senior Operations Coordination Advisor, the Operations Specialist - Risk Education will perform the following duties: 

1. Project Management

• Contribute to project development, including drafting of concept notes and budgets for all EORE activities; 

• Advise the programme unit on the set up of logframes, activities and indicators to track EORE activities;

• Establish planning and quality assurance mechanisms to ensure appropriate implementation of all EORE activities, supporting course correction and quality assurance of the work completed;

• Advise on the creation of new EORE material designs and content to ensure tailored and effective EORE activities;

• Review reports of the EORE team and provide technical advice on implementation and programme adaptation;

• Gather information on lessons learnt and areas of improvement within the Project Cycle Management related to EORE and propose solutions to identified challenges and issues.

 2. Implementation of partner relations

• Organise the monitoring plan of implementing partner activities; 

• Create training implementation plans for implementing partners and lead/advise and manage the quality assurance teams who will do QM the content of trainings provided to these partners;

• Ensure that there are appropriate feedback mechanisms in place from the implementing partners in order to gather information on victims of EORE, conduct pre and post trainings to track impact, and analyse outputs of the work.

Information management and reporting

• Establish appropriate organisation of the EORE shared drive, record and archive keeping; 

• Analyse qualitative and quantitative data to ensure compliance with internal and external indicators; 

• Analyse qualitative and quantitative data to ensure relevance of RE activities and operations; 

• Draft briefing notes, presentations and reports on the EORE data, activities and achievements for internal and external use.

Coordination and representation

• Co-chair the EORE-CPP technical working group under the mine action area of responsibility (MA AoR), which involves: organising and following up on monthly meetings and action points, reviewing/validating key EORE documents used by all partners and facilitating coordination between EORE-CPP actors, among others;

• Liaise with the National Mine Action Authorities and humanitarian actors on mine action related activities; identify areas of capacity gaps and propose plans to implement support for improvements;

• Support the SOCA in planning coordinated response to EORE, not limited to, but in particular as relates to debris management, rubble removal and reconstruction planning;

• Review coordination approaches across and between HMA sectors as relates to EORE - as well as in the areas of debris management and victims assistant - and establish plans for intervention and collaboration;

• Participate in donor visits, events, meetings and conferences as required. 

Team Management

• Build the capacity of the national EORE Associates and Team Leaders in Gaza and West Bank to take on leadership and coordination roles, mentoring colleagues in implementation and monitoring best practices;

• Facilitate creative and collaborative consultations in planning EORE campaigns within the team to ensure innovative responses to the issue.

Education

• Advance degree (Master degree or equivalent) with 5 years of relevant work experience is required;

• First-level University degree (Bachelor degree or equivalent) with 7 years of relevant work experience is required.

• Relevant experience is defined as experience in humanitarian activities or project management in a complex emergency affected by a disaster or conflict.

• Previous experience working in explosive ordnance risk education work is desired.

• Communications and design capabilities are desired.

Languages:

• Fluent in English (read, write and speak) is required.

• Please note that UNOPS does not accept unsolicited resumes.

• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.

• Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process, which involves various assessments.

• UNOPS embraces diversity and is committed to equal employment opportunity. Our workforce consists of many diverse nationalities, cultures,  languages, races, gender identities, sexual orientations, and abilities. UNOPS seeks to sustain and strengthen this diversity to ensure equal opportunities as well as an inclusive working environment for its entire workforce. 

• Qualified women and candidates from groups which are underrepresented in the UNOPS workforce are encouraged to apply. These include in particular candidates from racialized and/or indigenous groups, members of minority gender identities and sexual orientations, and people with disabilities.

• We would like to ensure all candidates perform at their best during the assessment process.  If you are shortlisted and require additional assistance to complete any assessment, including reasonable accommodation, please inform our human resources team when you receive an invitation.

Terms and Conditions 

• For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post. 

• All UNOPS personnel are responsible for performing their duties in accordance with the UN Charter and UNOPS Policies and Instructions, as well as other relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, all personnel must demonstrate an understanding of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in a manner consistent with UN core values and the UN Common Agenda.

• It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential personnel. Recruitment in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.