International Rescue Committee Senior Emergency Rapid Response Officer Jobs in Ethiopia
International Rescue Committee Senior Emergency Rapid Response Officer Jobs in Ethiopia
Job Id: 199143
Category: Health Care
Location: Adama, Oromia
Career Level: Mid Level ( 2+ - 5 years experience)
Employment Type: Full time
Salary: as per IRC’s pay scale
Job DescriptionBackground/IRC Summary: The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives.
IRC has been working in Ethiopia since 1999 and is implementing integrated, community-managed programs aimed at improving the quality of lives and recover of livelihood of disaster-affected population’s through promoting individual participation, strengthening institutions and emergency response.
Job Overview/Summary: The Senior Emergency Rapid Response Officer is responsible for managing and following up hygiene promotion, sanitation and capacity building activities in the field office.
She/he will lead and facilitate project field assessments, prepare proposal, prepare reports, monitor & manage budgets, and organize capacity building trainings.
The Senior Health and Nutrition Officer will report to the Environmental Health Manager and will directly supervise Emergency Rapid Response Officers and Capacity Building Officer.
The position demands working internally with IRC Health, WASH, CWI, Emergency Response team and Field Coordinators and externally with other INGOs/NGOs, Government partners, Clusters and Task Forces.
Major Responsibilities:
Undertakes and led detail Hygiene and Sanitation need assessments for new project proposals for the targeted community.
Lead the Preparation of detail physical & financial, spending, procurement and implementation plan for Resilience and emerging emergency responses;
Assist in preparing of IEC/BCC Materials based the culture and norms to be used at community level.
Ensure the proper and culturally acceptable dissemination of hygiene and sanitation messages have done at all intervention areas.
Organize and lead community level hygiene awareness campaigns feasible and acceptable and also work on prevention of AWD responses.
Organize and facilitate training for community representatives on Hygiene and sanitation promotion.
Plan and ensure the proper distribution of WASH NFI (Non Food Items) and assign and lead the team for prior assessment and responses according to the assessment results.
Conduct assessments, planning, organizing, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the community hygiene promotion and school hygiene education programs in the project areas;
Directly supervise and provide support to the Sanitation and Hygiene and Capacity Building officers and the Hygiene promotion team who base at Woreda and Community Level at the intervention Weredas
Works closely with Zone/Woreda Water, Mine and Energy and Health Offices towards efficient and effective implementation of the response and capacity Buildings;
Works in collaboration and consultation with IRC Senior EH Officer, ERR Officers, EH officers, Health officers Technicians and Ensure proper integration of the interventions and responses are in accordance with IRC Global EH/ERR/Health unit mission.
Coordination and working relationship:
Maintain and take the lead on creating strong working relationship with respective IRC support staff, other program staff and other partners. Coordinate and communicate with IRC staff on the ground, the water team and HP team.
In collaboration with immediate supervisors and other IRC staff, manage and take the lead the proper utilization of the allocated budget for the HP and capacity Building activities under the project activities and liaise with IRC’s supply chain, HR and finance for effective implementation of the intended activities as per log frame of the proposal
Work with HR on
the recruitment of HP and CB staff under his supervision in consultation with EHM according to IRC Human resource policy.
Reports and Proposals:
Prepare a monthly progress report and weekly update and submit to the EHM as per the agreed the reporting time scheduled
Draft the Quarterly progress report for Donor and Government and share to the EHM for revision and compilation and take feedbacks and response accordingly.
Organize and ensure the documentation of every project activity, formative assessments, KPC survey and capacity building activities both in hard and soft copies supported by pictures.
Lead and facilitate the new proposal assessments through preparation of clear TOR and assigning respective staff for the assessment.
Lead the compiling of the field assessment reports serve as major input for project proposal writing.
Grant and Budget Monitoring and Management
Ensure that budgets for sanitation and Hygiene and capacity Building activities are spent according to plan conventional in the project proposal.
Ensure that program spending is in line with original plan, IRC rule and policy and burn rate goes in line with the activity implementation scheduled detail plan and in progress.
Ensure that project activities and spending, Procurement plans are fully in compliance with the donor regulations.
Lead and give guidance for the HP and CB team/officers to work on the detail activity, Spending and Procurement plan with clear time line of implementation.
Lead and create the Budget monitoring and trucking tools to have best monitoring mechanism in program activity Implementation.
Job Requirements
BSc Degree/Post Graduate Degree in Public Health or Environmental Health.
4/3 years of minimum relevant experience for BSc/Post-graduate Degree holders respectively.
Demonstrated experience on sanitation, hygiene promotion and capacity building activities especially in emergency project contexts.
Demonstrated experience in project management skills with ability to plan, organize, and supervise project activities.
Demonstrated experience of resources management skills and team spirit building skills.
Skills Required:
Good communication and interpersonal skills.
1 year demonstrated supervisory skill.
Technical and report writing skills
Computer literate. (outlook, power point, excel and word processing)
Fluent spoken and written English. Knowledge of Afaan Oromo language is preferable.
How to Apply
Please send your CV, application letter and copies of credentials to the following address:
Through ethiojobs.net OR P.O.BOX: 1731 IRC Adama Office.
Please include 3 references from current and former employers.
Applications will not be returned. IRC discourages phone calls or personal visits.
Only applicants meeting the minimum qualification will be short listed and contacted.
Your application letter/cover letter must include the following information.
Name of the position you have applied for
Date of application
Summary of your qualifications and experience
Motivation/objective of why you have applied for the job
Permanent Address and present address (if different form permanent) and telephone number
Disclose any family relationships with existing IRC employees.
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IRC is an equal employment opportunity employer. IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability.
Female candidates who fulfill the above criteria are highly encouraged to apply.
International Rescue Committee Senior Emergency Rapid Response Officer Jobs in Ethiopia
