UNICEF
Emergency Specialist (Resilience Coordinator), (P-3), TA (9 months), #138150, Niamey - Niger, WCAR
- Duty station
- 🇳🇪 Niger
- Country / area
- Niger
- Region
- Africa
- UN system
- Fund/Programme
- Title
- Emergency Specialist (Resilience Coordinator), (P-3), TA (9 months), #138150, Niamey - Niger, WCAR
- Organization
- UNICEF
- Location
- Niger
- Deadline
- 25 Jul 2026 11:55 PM
- Closes
- 7/25/2026, 10:55:00 PM
About this role
The Emergency Specialist (Resilience Coordinator) at UNICEF Niger addresses the complex humanitarian crisis driven by climate disruptions, food insecurity, and regional instability. The role focuses on strengthening resilience programming to protect children's rights and well-being amidst deteriorating livelihoods and weakened state presence. The specialist provides technical support to the Country Office and partners for strategic planning, implementation, and evaluation of resilience initiatives. A key responsibility involves coordinating UNICEF's contributions to a major resilience partnership with BMZ, GIZ, and WFP, working closely with the Deputy Representative Programmes. The position requires managing the complexity of human and community systems to enhance their capacity to adapt and persist through changing circumstances. The ideal candidate is a technical expert capable of contextualizing and monitoring large-scale resilience efforts in a challenging operational environment, ensuring that interventions effectively address the root causes of vulnerability and support sustainable recovery for affected populations.
Key requirements
- P-3 level experience
- Expertise in resilience programming
- Strategic planning skills
Nice to have
Requirements at a glance
- Min. experience
- P-3 level typically requires a minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible professional experience in a relevant field.
- Required degree
- Completion of a bachelor's degree in a relevant field is required; a master's degree is given due consideration.
- Languages
- English, French
In Niger, the combined effects of climate disruptions (droughts, floods), recurrent food and nutrition crises, insecurity in border areas (Tillabéri, Diffa, Tahoua, Maradi), and weak state presence in certain zones have led to a progressive deterioration of livelihoods. Health, water, education, and child protection systems are all severely affected, limiting children's access to essential social services and deepening their vulnerability.The primary objective is to provide technical support to the Country Office, programme sections, and partners (government, civil society, technical and financial partners) in the conceptualization, contextualization, strategic planning, implementation, monitoring, research and evaluation of resilience programming.Specifically, the Resilience Coordinator will dedicate a substantial amount of time to supporting the Deputy Representative Programmes to coordinate UNICEF's contributions to the large scale, ambitious, resiliencepartnership between BMZ, GIZ, UNICEF and WFP. The work will go beyond strengthening the capacity to "bounce back" from disruptions, addressing the complexity of human and community systems, their potential to adapt and persist through changing circumstances, and the implications for children's rights and well-being. Location: Niger Deadline: 25 Jul 2026 11:55 PM
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