DIRECTOR (HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS) AT ORGANIZATION OF ISLAMIC COOPERATION

Deadline for submitting applications: 30/11/2023

The Department of Humanitarian Affairs Director reports to the Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian, Cultural and Social Affairs.

Job Description

As part of his delegated authority, the Director (Humanitarian Affairs) shall:

• Lead the design, development, and delivery of the OIC portfolio of humanitarian response programs/projects as stipulated by the OIC Summit and Council of Foreign Ministers.
• Forge and enhance, under the stewardship of the Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian, Cultural, and Social Affairs, new partnerships with international and regional humanitarian agencies to plan, formulate, and implement joint and multi-stakeholder humanitarian and emergency assistance programs.
• Draft write-ups of the OIC Secretary General’s reports and resolution drafts on humanitarian affairs for submission to the Council of Foreign Ministers and Summits sessions.
• Adequately represent the OIC General Secretariat in regional and international conferences and forums on pertinent humanitarian issues.
• Develop humanitarian assessment and situation reports.
• Lead the coordination of disaster response/preparedness and the formulation of humanitarian project proposals.
• Manage, oversee, and provide support on an as-needed basis to a team of professional officers from a multicultural background working in the Department of Humanitarian Affairs.
• Strengthen OIC humanitarian advocacy, representation, and policy engagement.

Competencies & Skills

• Demonstrate well-established expertise and mastery of work requirements in a multicultural and intergovernmental environment.
• Significant experience in humanitarian and relief operations at policy-making land field levels.
• Good sense of initiative with the ability to develop, design, and implement projects, under the direction of the Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian, Cultural, and Social Affairs, within the mandate entrusted by the OIC Summit and Council of Foreign Ministers.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Sense of responsibility and commitment to the OIC and its goals and programs.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues at the Department of Humanitarian Affairs and across other departments at the General Secretariat to achieve the OIC objectives.

Education

Advanced university degree (master’s or equivalent; a Ph.D. degree will be an added advantage) in humanitarian studies (emergency response and relief), international relations, diplomacy, political science, social science, or some closely related field.

Work Experience

• Candidates must have a minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience (at least three of which at the directorship level) in humanitarian affairs (emergency preparedness, crisis/emergency relief management, and socio-economic development), international affairs, and diplomacy, or any closely related fields.
• Humanitarian field experience in emergencies is highly desirable.

Languages

Fluency (speaking, reading, and writing) in at least two of the three official languages of the OIC: Arabic, English and French, with the submission of mastery documented evidence (proficiency certificate). Working knowledge of a third language is highly desirable.

General Requirements

• To be a Muslim national of one of the OIC Member States.
• To be free of diseases and infirmities that may hinder the exercise of their duties.
• To be either nominated by their State or the State should have no objection to the candidate’s appointment. A letter of no objection issued by the competent governmental authority shall be requested upon the final selection of the candidate to fill the position.

General Terms

• The resume must include basic personal information, including birthdate, country of residence, marital status, number of children, nationality, years of work experience, and other relevant information.
• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
• Applications received after the deadline as herein indicated shall not be considered.