Job Identification (Reference Number): 13439
Position Title: Policy Adviser on Humanitarian Development Nexus
Duty Station City: Islamabad
Duty Station Country: Pakistan
Grade: P-5
Contract Type: Fixed-term (1 year with possibility of extension)
Recruiting Type: Professional
Vacancy Type: Vacancy Notice
Initial duration: 1 year with possibility of extension
Closing date: 12 March 2025
Introduction
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Applications are welcome from first- and second-tier candidates, particularly qualified female candidates as well as applications from the non-represented member countries of IOM. For all IOM vacancies, applications from qualified and eligible first-tier candidates are considered before those of qualified and eligible second-tier candidates in the selection process.
For the purpose of this vacancy, the following are considered first-tier candidates:
1. Internal candidates
2. External female candidates:
3. Candidates from the following non-represented member states: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Comoros, Congo (the), Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Grenada, Guinea-Bissau, Holy See, Iceland, Kiribati, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Madagascar, Marshall Islands, Namibia, Nauru, Palau, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Solomon Islands, Suriname, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
Second tier candidates include:
All external candidates, except candidates from non-represented member states of IOM and female candidates.
Organizational Context and Scope
The Policy Adviser on Humanitarian Development Nexus will assist the UN Resident Coordinator and the United Nations Country Team (UNCT) by advancing the humanitarian-development Nexus (HD Nexus) approach, focusing on strategic, systemic integration of climate resilience and development in Pakistan. The Policy Adviser on Humanitarian Development Nexus will employ data-driven analysis and stakeholder engagement to develop and refine strategic frameworks that guide the UN’s interventions, ensuring alignment with national priorities and international assistance pillars, particularly in the context of Pakistan’s vulnerabilities to climate risks and natural hazards and suggest recommendations for Government & development partners. The Policy Adviser on Humanitarian Development Nexus will work under the overall supervision of the UN Resident Coordinator who will discharge his/her day-to-day functions as a member of the Office of the Resident Coordinator. The successful candidate will also be supervised administratively by the Chief of Mission, IOM Pakistan.