Annex B
CANDIDATE’S SELF ASSESSMENT APPLICATION FOR TRI-CLUSTER COORDINATOR TRAINING WORKSHOP Name…Mina Minaei ………………………………. Date…22/9/2008…………………………. A) FUNCTIONAL Competencies Please rate (between 0-4) the level of your knowledge and experience of the following functional competencies, both within an emergency situation and/or a development setting. 0 = No knowledge and experience, less than 1 year of work experience 1= Limited knowledge and experience, ~ 1-2 years of relevant work experience 2= Intermediate knowledge and experience, ~ 3- 5 years relevant work experience 3= Significant knowledge and experience, ~6-9 years of relevant work experience 4= Expert: 10 + years of relevant work experience Management Related Competencies (use ratings above) 1.Team Leader 2. Project Manager 3. Senior Programme Coordinator 4. Senior Technical Advisor 5. Sector/Cluster Coordinator Task Related Competencies 6. Needs Assessor 7. Monitoring and Impact Evaluator 8. Trainer 9. Report or Proposal Writer 10. Emergency Preparedness Planner
Emergency Setting 0 2 4 0 02
Development Setting 0 2 33 0 02
0 2 3 3 3
0 2 3 3 3
Technical Subject Area (Use Ratings Above) 11. Co-ordination of sectoral actors 12. Representation to government authorities/donors 13. CERF/Flash/CAP proposal and appeal writing 14. Facilitation skills 15. Media spokesperson 16. Information management systems 17. Strategic vision and global thinking 18. Reporting under tight deadlines 19. Knowledge of humanitarian reform principles, IHL, the reform pillars and updates, etc 20. Knowledge of cluster approach guidelines, including TOR, and how to apply them 21. Understanding of partner organizations (their mandates, limits, capacities) and awareness of how to integrate them into a cluster response. 22. Ability to avoid and/or mitigate conflicts and misunderstandings amongst partners, as well as with the cluster lead. Tri-Cluster Self Assessment
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Rate 3 4 0 3 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
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Availability What is the minimum amount of time needed for you to be ready to be deployed -------------------------as Cluster Coordinator if called on? As soon as possible Has your employer agreed to you being deployed at short notice (possibly 48 to ------------------72 hours) as Cluster Coordinator? *Submit Completed Annex D Yes What is the maximum period you can be deployed as Cluster Coordinator? 3–5 days---------------------------Are there any health considerations that would prevent you from being deployed No---------------------as a Cluster Coordinator? If yes, provide details ----Training Courses attended relevant to Cluster Co-ordination Training organization
Course
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Any other information regarding your general competencies you would like to note:
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Manager of food security programs, Ministry of Health, Nutrition Department, 2004 to 2006. Responsibilities: Member of academic, programming and designing the interventions and plans in crisis and food safety group 2007 to present. Editing guideline to nutrition in emergency situation, 2007. Member of the panel of nutrition significance in disasters for the third international congress on health, medication and crisis management in disaster, 2006. Manager of A common project between Iran and UNICEF, under the title of improvement of children’s nutrition status in Bam, based on local communities’ participation, (preparing proposal, providing educational texts, training physicians and experts involved in the project and M&E), 2005-2006. The executive director of nutrition program in emergencies, 2004-2006. Member of national committee of programming overall strategic plans for emergency, 2005. Designing and editing food basket in emergencies, 2004. Senior senior partner in emergencies partner in emergencies,, 2001-20042001 -2004 Cooperation writing a book Cooperation a writing book “Nutrition and natural disaster , 2001Nutrition and natural disaster”, Esfahan Health Centre, Farsi, 2001.
Training & Professionals courses: 15th Conference of Health in Disasters,2007 Training program on nutrition in emergency situations,2007 3rd International Congress on Health, Medication and Crisis Management in Disasters,2006
Training of Trainers on Nutrition of Children and Mothers in Disaster (NCMD) ADPC (Asian Disaster Preparedness Center) with UNICEF, 2005. The workshop of operational program editing for revising health services of bam with the assistance of W.H.O and UNICEF, 2004.
Teaching Experience in Educational Workshops and Lecturing In Congresses and Seminars
Kerman University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Training workshop of healthy food and nutrition in emergency with the cooperation of WHO for nutrition experts, Topic: Nutritional requirements in emergency, 2006.
Bam Health Center, Training workshop of nutrition based on the strengthening the society for the nutrition & health experts with the companionship of UNICEF, Topic: Nutrition of children under 5 years of age, 2005. Tri-Cluster Self Assessment
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National educational workshop to focus on intervention in natural disasters in schools, Topic: students’ nutrition in emergency, 2004.
Conference & Congress Publications: Essay of designing food basket in emergency in 2nd International Congress on Health, Medication and Crisis Management in Disasters, 2004
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B) TECHNICAL Competencies Please rate (between 0-4) the level of your knowledge and experience technical competencies, both within an emergency situation and/or a development setting. It is necessary only to complete the section relevant to your sector. Please do not double-count experiences – try and detail out whether emergency or development. 0 = No knowledge and experience, less than 1 year of work experience 1= Limited knowledge and experience, ~ 1-2 years of relevant work experience 2= Intermediate knowledge and experience, ~ 3- 5 years relevant work experience 3= Significant knowledge and experience, ~6-9 years of relevant work experience 4= Expert: 10 + years of relevant work experience
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Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (please rate as per above)
Technical Subject Area
Emergency Setting
Development Setting
Emergency Setting 23
Development Setting 23
33 33
33 33
33
33
33
33
W1 Camp/Rural water supply (sourcing, treatment, supply, etc.) W2 Camp/Rural sanitation (latrines, solid waste etc.) W3 Camp/Rural Hygiene promotion / Community participation W4 Urban managed water W5 Urban managed sewerage W6 Urban managed solid waste W7 Other 1 (Specify) W8 Other 2 (Specify)
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Nutrition (please rate as per above)
Technical Subject Area N1 Camp/Rural setting - basic knowledge of rapid assessment of Nutritional Status N2 Nutrition information and Surveillance system N3 Treatment/feeding practices of moderate and severe malnutrition (targeted and blanket feeding, inpatient and community based management, addressing MN deficiencies) N4 Basic knowledge nutritional needs in general population, pregnancy and lactation, infant and young children (supplementary feeding, micronutrient supplementation, promotion of IYCF - breast feeding and access to safe complementary feeding and caring practices) N5 Transition from emergency to development oriented interventions.
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□ Health
Emergency Setting
Technical Subject Area
Development Setting
H1 Rapid Assessment skills and experience H2 MMR surveillance systems H3 Knowledge of basic health needs amongst a population in the relevant setting (e.g. emergency vs development) H4 Transition from emergency to development oriented interventions
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