Emergency Programme Officer

## Emergency Programme Officer - Organization:UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund - Office:UNICEF Kosti, Sudan Description of assignment title:Emergency Programme Officer Assignment country:Sudan Work location:On UN premises Expected start date:10/15/2026 Duration:9 months(with possibility of extension)Long-term benefits and allowances Sustainable Development Goal:2. Zero hunger Volunteer category:Specialist UCoS from Apr2026 Work schedule:Full-time Number of Assignments:1 Mission and objectives: - UNICEF is a leading humanitarian and development agency working globally for the rights of every child. Child rights begin with safe shelter, nutrition, protection from disaster and conflict and traverse the life cycle: pre-natal care for healthy births, clean water and sanitation, health care and education. UNICEF has spent nearly 70 years working to improve the lives of children and their families. - Working with and for children through adolescence and into adulthood requires a global presence whose goal is to produce results and monitor their effects. UNICEF also lobbies and partners with leaders, thinkers and policy makers to help all children realize their rights—especially the most disadvantaged. - Under the guidance of the Emergency Specialist for the Southern Area, the incumbent will be responsible for supporting the Emergency response in the whole South Region. The incumbent will ensure adequate response mechanisms for emergencies, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the health, nutrition, WASH, education, child protection and PME sections as well as operations. - The Emergency Programme Officer will support coordination with all staff based in in Southern Area and elsewhere in Sudan, when required. - • Programme Support: Providing field level technical support to partners working on UNICEF’s key areas of intervention: WASH, Health and Nutrition, Child Protection, Child Protection and Social & behavioural Change (SBC). - • Emergency Response: Participating in assessments to identify needs and gaps that will inform UNICEF’s priorities. As well as providing expertise for the development of emergency response planning during humanitarian crises. - • Monitoring and Evaluation: Assessing the effectiveness of UNICEF’s sectoral interventions to ensure they meet objectives and improve outcomes for children. - • Reporting: Contributing to the preparation of periodic progress reports, briefings, and other documentation as required. - • Collaboration and Coordination: Working with other UN agencies, key local stakeholders, NGOs, and community organizations to coordinate efforts and maximize impact. - • Capacity Building: Support the capacity building of local partners as part of UNICEF’s commitment to a localisation strategy. - • Data Management: Supporting the collection and analysis of field data in coordination with the field-based Programme Coordinator to support evidence-based programming. Prepare and present findings to key local stakeholders and partners. - • Resource Mobilization: Providing input to funding proposals as requested, by providing contextual updates and understanding of changing programmatic priorities in the field. Attending donor coordination meetings. - • Community Engagement: Facilitating community consultation as part of design and implementation/monitoring of programmes to ensure cultural relevance and sustainability as well as facilitate community awareness of UNICEF-supported interventions. - • Other: Undertaking regular travel to the field, and support with additional tasks as assigned by the supervisor. - Candidate must be a national of a country other than the country of assignment. Assignment requirements - English, Level: Fluent, Required - Arabic, Level: Basic, Desirable Required education level: - Master's degree in (Master’s or equivalent) in one of the following fields is required: Social Sciences, international Relations, Social Development, Community Development; a first-level university degree or equivalent in combination with relevant training and/or professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree. Competencies and values: - • Adaptability and flexibility - • Judgement and decision-making - • Planning and organising Skills and experience: - • Experience supporting humanitarian or emergency response programmes, including programme implementation, monitoring, reporting, assessments, and coordination with government counterparts, NGOs, UN agencies and local partners. Experience working in complex or emergency settings is highly desirable. - • Excellent oral and written skills; excellent drafting, formulation, reporting skills; - • Accuracy and professionalism in document production and editing; - • Excellent interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive; ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with a range of partners, including grassroots community members, religious and youth organizations, and authorities at different levels; familiarity with tools and approaches of communications for development; - • Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in a challenging environment; ability to work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel; - • Solid overall computer literacy, including proficiency in various MS Office applications (Excel, Word, etc.) and email/internet; familiarity with database management; and office technology equipment; - • Self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision; ability to work with tight deadlines; - • Desirable: valid national driver’s license and proven ability to drive manual gear 4x4 over rough terrain; - • Sound security awareness Area(s) of expertise: - Education, Emergency preparedness, crisis response