International Rescue Committee Regional Emergency Coordinator Jobs in Kenya
International Rescue Committee Regional Emergency Coordinator Jobs in Kenya
Job DescriptionDo you want to contribute to our strategic goal to be an operational leader in the field of Emergency Preparedness (EP) in the Great Lakes Region.
As Regional Emergency Coordinator (REC) you can do this through supporting and empowering our teams in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi and Tanzania to respond to emergencies through an intentional and continual investment into, and advancement of their level of emergency preparedness.
Additionally, as emergency responses are launched you will have the opportunity to provide remote or in-country technical support.
Planning and Monitoring
Facilitate the Emergency Preparedness Planning (EPP) process of country teams, supporting the country program with the finalization, feedback process, approval and recurring review processes of the EPP documents as well as follow-up on progress against the execution of the associated Preparedness Action Plan.
This also includes the facilitation of EPP development or update workshop.
Support the regularly monitoring early warning indicators and emergency drivers and generating a regional trigger monitoring dashboard.
Develop a regional emergency preparedness perspective through analyzing the regional EPPs and identifying hazards and threats that could affect neighboring countries.
Lead on the development and maintenance of a regional emergency-risk monitoring and preparedness tool.
Where required, you will also advance a regional approach to risk reduction and/or resilience and enable the streamlining and/or implementation of that approach in existing country operations and programs.
Support the completion of Emergency Preparedness Rating (EPR) surveys. You will actively follow up on the results with country teams and provide support to high-risk country programs to achieve and/or maintain either to Good or Great EP Standards.
Support the conduct of Real-Time Evaluations (RTE) for country-led responses and ensure that lessons learned from the RTE are actively fed back into the preparedness process.
Strengthen Capacity of Staff
Advise and support IRC country teams in identifying and selecting appropriate and motivated staff for their Country Emergency Teams (CET).
Support the continuous assessment of emergency response capacity and competency needs of CET staff and assist in the corresponding development of training tools and resources necessary for setting up effective and efficient emergency response teams
Administrate, support and facilitate the delivery of emergency response capacity strengthening and technical training workshops to CET staff and assist IRC country teams in the development of efficient and effective CETs.
Support country program CETs in the development of emergency related capacity strengthening plans and support and monitor the implementation of these plans.
Provide input to the Emergency Unit’s Senior Emergency Preparedness Coordinator into the process of further development and improvement of capacity and competency development resources across the organization.
Develop Partnerships
Our global strategy places emphasis on establishing and strengthening partnerships with local actors.
In this, we are clearly moving away from primarily sub-contracting out elements of program implementation to a partnership model that centers on actually investing in local partners to help them strengthen their own emergency response capacities.
It will be your task to build partnerships around common objectives and vision - rather than just focusing on project and partners’ performance.
Support country teams in evaluating and selecting potential CSO partners in high risk countries and support the establishing, developing and maintaining of these partnerships with a particular focus on partnering in emergencies.
When needed, provide coordination and co-operation assistance to country teams and local partners during an emergency response.
Provide input into further development of training tools and resources and lead the delivery of such trainings to IRC partner organizations in partnership with the country team.
In collaboration with the IRC country teams, support established CSO partners with ongoing, tailored, targeted support to help ensure effective application of emergency
response skills.
In countries where the IRC does not have a presence but has established partner organizations, you will be asked to be the lead in supporting partners in their emergency preparedness and response activities.
Support Emergency Responses
Working closely with regional leadership, you will deliver technical support as country teams launch emergency responses.
You will, for the most part, provide remote support to CETs. In a small number of instances, you will provide in-country, hands on support and leadership in the setting up of a response.
The advisory support may include, but is not limited to the following components:
Advise country programs with collating the required data to request an emergency classification and provide follow up with the Emergency Unit if necessary.
Support the speedy setup of an emergency response through reviewing proposals for funding requests from the Crisis Response Fund (CRF) or other IRC emergency funding mechanisms.
Support the timely development of response strategies and advise on the activation of specific emergency protocols.
Help country programs in the deployment of their CET.
Assist country teams in liaising with the Emergency Unit on specific support for country-led emergency responses.
Upon request, advise and assist local partners in starting up emergency responses.
Professional Standards
IRC and IRC staff must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct.
These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability.
In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.
Key working relationships
Reporting to the GL Deputy Regional Director, you will have a technical reporting line to the Deputy Director for EP.
To assure highly integrated work, we are expecting you to collaborate closely with colleagues from the Regional Support Team, the EP Team, the network of other RECs.
Requirements
Prior hands-on field experience and proven track record in:
Strengthening humanitarian staff competency and capacity
Leading emergency preparedness planning and programs
Establishing and developing partnerships with local actors
Organizing and facilitating training / capacity strengthening workshops
Emergency response and emergency coordination
A University degree in human resources, international development or related field. Master’s degree is preferred, equivalent work experience will be considered.
Validated abilities in developing and implementing new structures and processes. This includes building support and consensus across departments and delivering on timelines.
Excellent oral and written communications skills in French and English.
Previous experience in international humanitarian aid or development, particularly within the region.
This position will be based in Nairobi or any of the Great Lakes region offices: Dar es Salaam, Goma, or Bujumbura.
Be able and willing to undertake significant (up to 65% of time) travel and to potentially insecure environments
For more information on this and other positions with the IRC, please visit our website at www.rescue.org
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.
We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates should apply online by 13th April 2019
For more information and job application details, see; International Rescue Committee Regional Emergency Coordinator Jobs in Kenya
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