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This position-specific job opening is being published for the position of HAO Pooled Fund Manager based in Nairobi, Kenya, and requires frequent travel to Somalia. The incumbent will report directly to the Head of Office in OCHA Somalia.

Duties and Responsibilities of HAO Pooled

• Serves as a senior policy officer; advise on overall policy direction on humanitarian financing and resource mobilization issues; and, more generally, reviews and provides advice on a diverse range of policy issues related to the localization agenda, the Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA), Accountability to Affected People and Gender, with a particular focus on the Country Based Pooled Fund (CBPF) and CERF allocations.
• Prepares policy position papers for review, including HCT and OCHA strategies on humanitarian financing and resource mobilization.
• Advises the Humanitarian Coordinator (HC), OCHA Head of Office on CBPF and CERF allocations, and leads liaison with necessary partners, including donors, UN agencies, NGOs and Cluster Coordinators in the planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting of OCHA managed funding allocations.
• Monitors, analyzes and reports on humanitarian financing trends and issues affecting the country, works with partners to ensure better reporting to the Financial Tracking Service and ensures the adequate use of the Grant Management System for the CBPF.
• For the CBPF, ensures proper financial management, overseeing recipient organizations’ compliance with applicable financial rules and undertaking verification activities in accordance with the CBPF Operational Manual; ensures full application of risk management and compliance frameworks and advises the HC and Head of Office on risk management and compliance issues.
• Assists in the production of appeals for international assistance; ensures the proper use and spending of donor contributions channeled through OCHA.
• Leads engagement with member states and humanitarian partners in capacity-building, particularly those related to humanitarian financing, PSEA, AAP, gender and localization.
• Provides support to OCHA field offices on issues related to donor engagement and field missions, monitoring of CBPF and CERF projects and liaison and support to OCHA supported humanitarian partners.
• Initiates and coordinates activities related to technical cooperation and technical assistance projects in disaster response and disaster response preparedness; formulates project proposals and relevant project documents; provides technical support to field work; reviews and clears project reports for submission to governments.
• Organizes and prepares studies on humanitarian financing related issues; organizes follows- up work, including interagency technical review meetings to support policy development work and decision-making on humanitarian financing issues; and ensures the implementation of recommendations emanating from relevant studies.
• Assists or leads, as appropriate, in the preparation of OCHA humanitarian financing reports, studies, background papers, policy guidelines, correspondence, presentations, background papers, policy guidelines in line with CBPF and CERF global guidelines and best practice.
• In the context of OCHA managed funding allocations, partners with other humanitarian agencies to ensure effective monitoring of projects, in line with global practice, and to plan and evaluate complex humanitarian and emergency assistance programmes; helps ensure that latest findings, lessons learned, policy guidelines, etc. are incorporated into these activities, including gender-related considerations.
• Supports the Head of Office in establishing and maintaining contact with humanitarian donors for SomaliaVen, with the aim of developing strategic partnerships and supporting resource mobilization strategies for the Humanitarian Response Plan and funding mechanisms such as the CBPF.
• Serves as the primary focal point on humanitarian financing, resource mobilization and localization topics or policy-related issues; keeps abreast of latest developments, liaises with other humanitarian organizations, donors, etc., ensures appropriate monitoring and reporting mechanisms; provides information and advice on a range of related issues.
• Organizes and participates in work groups, meetings, conferences, consultations with other agencies and partners humanitarian and emergency relief-related matters.
• Manages the Humanitarian Financing Unit, including staff planning, budget development, staff recruitment, induction, training, and performance management in line with corporate frameworks.
• Promotes a positive and respectful working environment, upholding OCHA’s duty of care relating to security, health, safety and well-being.
• Liaises as necessary with relevant OCHA Headquarters (HQ) sections including OAD, Country-based Pooled Fund Section (CBPFS), CERF Secretariat, Donor Relation Section (DRS), and External Relations and Partnerships Section (ERPS).
• Performs other duties as required.

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Required Skills and Experience