A Bridge Between Humanitarian Actors

The Policy Officer, Humanitarian Finance reports to the Head of Humanitarian Finance and will be expected to cover a broad range of topics in the humanitarian finance space. S/He will support the delivery of high-quality products that help ICVA maintain its leading role in humanitarian policy and advocacy work. ICVA Humanitarian Finance is focused on three strategic objectives for 2022 to 2024:

• Building strategic partnerships with a focus on reducing administrative burdens on frontline responders.
• Improving access to quality funding as a foundation for humanitarian finance.
• Supporting NGOs to better understand, develop, and apply risk management systems.

Location: Geneva preferred, other ICVA hub possible +/- 2 hours of CET

Contract: Permanent

Starting Date: July-August 2022

Deadline of application: 5 July 2022

ICVA aims to expand its engagement and support to Women led organisations in MENA, Asia and Africa regions and to support the participants’ effective engagement at the humanitarian coordination platform at the global, regional and in-country levels. The consultant will develop and deliver three Women’s Humanitarian Leadership Training programmes for local and national women-led NGOs (WLO) and local CSOs in the above three regions, with a key focus on strengthening leadership, collective advocacy, donor and partner engagement and policy influence, and other related subjects tailored to the participants needs and expectations.

Location: Home Based and travel to where the training events will be held in three selected countries in MENA, Africa and Asia regions

Starting date: September 2022

Application deadline:  27 June 2022

Our 2021 Annual Report mirrors the strength that ICVA and its members gain from our solidarity and common values. Explore our learnings from a year of coordination, cooperation and collaboration in humanitarian action.

This learning stream provides a platform for the broader humanitarian community to better understand how we can reduce our impact of climate change by accelerating action and increasing environmental sustainability. The series focuses on practical ways of applying the Climate and Environment Charter for Humanitarian Organisations and sharing lessons learned on how the commitments can be translated into practice.

Topics covered in this webinar series include:

• The Road to COP27: Why should humanitarian NGOs engage?
• Understanding and Integrating Climate and Environment Risk Data in Humanitarian Action
• Embracing the leadership of local actors and communities in community action
• Practical tools and initiatives for reducing environmental impact in humanitarian action
• Maximising the environmental sustainability of our work
• Adapting to the impacts of the climate and environmental crises
• The Climate and Environment Charter for humanitarian organisations