CONTEXT
Within MSF-OCB (Operational Center Brussels), the Analysis department is a multidisciplinary team that contributes to the MSF’s social mission by:
- Conducting in-depth humanitarian and health policy related research/reflection
- Developing and implementing advocacy strategies
- Expanding our operational networks
- Supporting and challenging operations
- And positioning the organization on the politics of health and humanitarianism based on MSF’s operational experience.
The department is composed of experienced humanitarian workers with diverse expertise:
- The Health Politics team
- The Forced Migration team
- The Conflict and Humanitarianism team
- The Humanitarian Access and Networking team
As theRegional Humanitarian Access and Networking Advisor for Central Africa,you will be part of the Humanitarian Access and Networking Team. The team consists of four regional advisers and a coordinator. It focuses on supporting operations to strengthen their context analysis and networking capacity. The Regional advisers are responsible for developing an in-depth regional context analysis and will support operations in developing their operational networks and humanitarian negotiations where needed.
In Central Africa, MSF-OCB is currently operational in DRC, Burundi, CAR and Chad.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
Context analysis
- Carry out on-going in-depth analysis of the region, monitoring the political, economic and military dynamics, in synergy and in coordination with Operations department (Emergency pool, Cells and country teams involved)
- Ensure, together with the operations, that regular actor mapping is carried out of all political, military, and civil society actors relevant to our area of operations
- Monitor and analyze regional developments and links between countries in the region to help operations understand the impact of political developments across the region on our operations
- Provide regular updates on political developments according to priority contexts/groups set by operations and analysis department, especially when it comes to positions/threats/opportunities regarding aid actors
Networking
- Reinforce regional context analysis and networking in Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania and Cameroon as per operational needs
- Support the Country Coordinators and Operations Coordinator on networking and humanitarian negotiations
- Support the operations in the development of a country-level networking strategy that is coherent across the region
- Identify ways to support operations in their engagement with governments, military, academic and civil society (based on identified gaps) at regional level
- Liaise with the Humanitarian Representatives for East and West Africa on networking relevant to the region
- Liaise with other MSF projects in the region on access and networking issues
- Network with external specialists in coordination with operations and analysis department colleagues
Support and coaching
- Develop a strategy to support and coach senior project -and country-based colleagues that are involved in context analysis and networking (including through the exchange of best-practices, training opportunities, regular meetings, etc. at regional level)
- Facilitate and support training on Humanitarian Negotiations in the region
- Organize regular workshops for MSF networkers in the region to provide updated context analysis and networking strategies
Operational support
- Participate in exploratory assessments to identify potential new operations (emergency or regular projects)
- Short-term gap-filling assignments to support operations in the region (maximum 2 months)
