Overview : 1.0 Background on the WHS
The United Nations Secretary-General announced in the margins of the General Assembly in New York in September 2013 his intention to convene the first ever World Humanitarian Summit in Turkey in 2016. The purpose of the Summit is to set the future agenda for humanitarian action and to make the global humanitarian system more effective, inclusive, and diverse – and overall, fit for the future.
Eight regional consultations will take place in the lead up to the Summit. The consultations will be an opportunity to discuss the summit’s four thematic areas and identify solutions and recommendations to address future challenges with a wide array of stakeholders, including affected people, civil society, governments, regional bodies, UN organisations, the private sector, and others. Key findings and recommendations from the regional consultations will be critical in shaping the Secretary-General’s report which will be presented ahead of the Summit.
1.1 Scope of Work
The consultant will be based in OCHA’s Regional Office for the Pacific (Suva) 6 months ahead of the Pacific regional consultations scheduled to take place from 30 June to 2 July 2015 in Auckland, New Zealand. His/ her work will focus on the following areas:
*Act as the Secondary focal point for the WHS secretariat (WHSS) in the Regional Office for the Pacific and support the Team Leader in the overall coordination and guidance preparing the Regional Consultations.
*Provide support to coordinate various stakeholder consultations in the lead up to the regional consultation.
*Support the WHS Thematic Team Coordinators (TTC) to review region-specific reports on the four WHS themes in preparation for pre-consultation meetings and the regional consultation.
*Assist in drafting, compiling and coordination of region-specific documents (such as, stakeholder analysis, background documents, among others) in preparation for the regional consultation.
*Support the drafting of the co-chair’s summary and the final report from the regional consultation.
*Support to the Regional Office on the organisation of the regional consultation including designing of the consultation and thematic workshops, input on participation, among other key areas.
*Support Coordinator in managing the Regional Steering Group.
*Other functions deemed essential to ensure the success of the regional consultation.
For detailed information, refer attached Terms of Reference. |