For the past 30 years, international NGO Acted has been going the last mile to save lives. Currently, Acted supports 20 million people across 43 countries to meet their needs in hard-to-reach areas โ and pursues a triple mandate as a humanitarian, environmental and development aid actor. Acted relies on an in-depth knowledge of local territories and contexts to develop and implement relevant long-term actions, with a wide range of local and international partners, building together a โ3ZEROโ world: Zero Exclusion, Zero Carbon, Zero Poverty
ACTED Occupied Palestinian Territory - OPT
Acted has been present in the West Bank since 2007 and Gaza since 2008, with 3 offices in Jerusalem, Ramallah and Gaza. The NGO intervenes to meet the needs of vulnerable populations whose living conditions have deteriorated in recent years. The teams address urgent needs, support the rehabilitation and reconstruction of homes and agricultural assets. Beyond recovery programming, Acted is also carrying out innovative initiatives to strengthen populationsโ capacities in the areas of digital technologies, tourism and social entrepreneurship.
You will be in charge of
The Cluster (Co-)Coordinator is to ensure a coherent and effective response to needs being addressed by agencies engaging in interventions, as required by the activation of the United Nations Cluster System. Together with the Cluster Lead Agency, the (Co-)Coordinator will lead this initiative by working closely with the Cluster stakeholders (communities, authorities, institutions and INGOs and UN agencies) to provide an effective, timely and strategic collective response to the current situation.
The Cluster (Co-)Coordinator will work impartially, serving the needs of all members of the cluster, and should work closely with UN OCHA, coordination staff from the cluster lead and other country cluster coordinators.
Main duties
1. Cluster Coordination
Assume overall responsibility for co-leadership of the cluster;Work closely with other key members of the cluster, including National, Provincial or Local Governments, UN Agencies and all other cluster members;Secure commitments from humanitarian actors responding to or supporting the cluster response;2. Capacity Building
Carry out capacity mapping of all current and potential cluster actors โ government, national and international humanitarian organizations as well as national institutions and the private sector;Promote and support training of humanitarian staff and capacity building of humanitarian partners, based on the mapping and understanding of available capacity;Identify learning and training opportunities for cluster members and work in increase capacity in preparedness and response within the cluster;