Head of Office, Humanitarian Affairs

About the role

The Head of Office, Humanitarian Affairs will lead OCHA’s presence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, reporting to the Deputy Director of the Crisis and Response Division West and Central Africa Branch. The role provides senior policy advice, strategic coordination and overall management of the office to ensure an effective humanitarian response.

Key responsibilities

• Serve as senior policy advisor to the UN Resident Coordinator/Humanitarian Coordinator and the humanitarian country team on humanitarian principles, reforms and cluster coordination.
• Provide strategic leadership for humanitarian programming, including access negotiations with state and non‑state actors and coordination of UN agencies, NGOs and donors.
• Oversee office management, budgeting, resource mobilisation and financial stewardship of the humanitarian financing unit.
• Lead the development and maintenance of information‑management systems to map needs, monitor response and support decision‑making.
• Promote inter‑agency collaboration, capacity‑building for national authorities and regional partnerships for disaster risk reduction and emergency preparedness.

Required profile

• Professionalism: deep knowledge of humanitarian emergency relief, ability to analyse complex situations and work under high‑stress conditions.
• Teamwork: proven ability to collaborate with UN agencies, NGOs, government partners and donors to achieve common objectives.
• Planning and organising: strong skills in setting priorities, risk management, budgeting and monitoring of large‑scale humanitarian operations.