Advocacy and resource mobilisation - OneResponse

Advocacy and resource mobilisation
A range of capacities are needed for cluster coordination at both national and
sub-national levels. In most emergencies the Coordinator and sub-national
coordinators/focal points will either be the sole cluster staff members, or will
work as a small co-lead team undertaking cluster coordination responsibilities in
addition to a programming role with the CLA, or a cluster partner agency. In
large emergencies, additional specialist staff may be needed. See section 2.3 for
further details of the Coordinator role.
The Coordinator, with the support of the CLA(s), should take the lead in
identifying where the necessary capacities can be found, and bringing them on
board as, or just before, they are required. The Coordinator must also make
adequate provision for any additional costs anticipated in addressing cluster
coordination capacity requirements, eg, for local translators and interpreters, or
the recruitment of short-term advisers or consultants.
8.3.3 Mobilising capacities
Once capacity shortfalls have been identified, the Coordinator will need to look at
the options for mobilising both the education programming and cluster
coordination capacities required. In doing so, it is important to give equal
consideration to national and sub-national capacity requirements.
Depending on the scale of the emergency, the following options for deployment
are available:
� Deployment of existing in-country staff from cluster partners to the
emergency location (a first response).
� Secondment or redeployment of staff based at regional level, or in
other country programmes. UNICEF and Save the Children may be able
to redeploy education specialists and experienced cluster coordination
staff working in other countries or regional offices.
� External standby arrangements with UNICEF international partners,
such as the Norwegian Refugee Council. Staff are recruited on individual
contracts.
� Recruitment through external rosters or agencies. UNICEF and
Save the Children have external rosters. Plan International, International
Rescue Committee (IRC) and Associazione Volontari per il Servizio
Internazionale (AVSI) also operate rosters, or can mobilize internal staff
with appropriate skills.
� Recruitment of staff within the country or affected location.
� Partnership with NGOs or community-based organisations
(CBOs) within the country or affected location.
� Secondment of staff working in government or national research or
academic institutions, eg, University of Nairobi’s Faculty of Education.
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