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Job Description
Regional Emergency Preparedness Coordinator
Sector: Emergency Preparedness & Response
Location: Kenya
Employee Type: Regular
Employee Category: Full Time
Description: The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and gain control of their future.
Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC is supporting people forced to flee from war, conflict and disaster and the host communities which support them, as well as those who remain within their homes and communities.
The IRCs Emergency Preparedness and Response Unit (EPRU) leads or oversees IRCs global emergency preparedness and response activities.
The mission of the EPRU is to help meet the immediate survival needs and reduce suffering in conflict or disaster affected populations during the acute phase of an emergency.
The EPRU also works in protracted emergencies, where the risk to life may be reduced but the population is still subjected to rights abuses and a lack of basic services.The EPRU is also charged with enhancing the IRCs global and country level emergency preparedness capacity.
The IRC has been working in the Horn and East Africa region since 1981, when it first launched an emergency response to help tens of thousands of people affected by the civil war in Sudan.
From that time, the IRC has expanded significantly to respond to the region’s numerous and protracted humanitarian emergencies and conflicts.
The Regional Emergency Preparedness Coordinator (REPC) will lead the EPRU’s work within the HEAZ region of enhancing the organization’s preparedness to respond to emergencies on country level.
S/he will support IRC country teams in the HEAZ region to respond better to small and medium sized crises through the development and training of Country Emergency Teams (CET).
S/he will also support the development of partnerships for emergencies with national Civil Society Organizations (CSO) in the countries of the Region.
The REPC has a key role in the planning and delivery of capacity and competency development activities for IRC CET staff and staff of CSO partner organizations that will also promote common approaches and standards across emergency responses.
Responsibilities
Emergency Preparedness Planning on Country Level
Support and facilitate the Emergency Preparedness Planning process of IRC country teams in high-risk countries in the Region, managing the draft finalization, feedback, approval and recurring review processes of the Emergency Preparedness Plan (EPP) as well as follow-up on progress of the country team against the emergence preparedness action points identified in the EPP.
Support and facilitate the process to jointly assess the IRC country team’s and their CSO partner’s readiness to respond to emergencies and to develop and implement joint preparedness and response plans.
Advise and support IRC country teams in the process and procedure to identify and select appropriate and motivated staff for the CET.
Support the continuous assessment of emergency response capacity and competency needs of CET staff and assist in the corresponding development of capacity and competency building tools and training resources necessary for setting up effective and efficient emergency response teams
Manage the delivery of emergency response competency and capacity building training to CET staff within their Region and assist IRC country teams in the development of efficient and effective CETs.
Provide input to the EPRU’s Senior Emergency Preparedness Coordinator into the process of further development and improvement of capacity and competency development tools and resources.
The IRC’s new strategy places emphasis on the establishing and development of partnerships with CSOs. In this, the IRC will clearly move away from primarily sub-contracting out elements of program implementation to a partnership model that centers on actually investing in CSO partners to help them strengthen their own emergency response capacities.
The REPC will be instrumental in building relationships around shared objectives and vision – rather than only focusing on project and partners’ performance.Support the IRC country teams in the process of 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 / collaboration in emergencies.
When needed, provide coordination and co-operation support to country teams and CSO partners during an emergency response.
Provide input to the EPRU’s Senior Emergency Preparedness Coordinator into the process of emergency response training tools and resources and manage the delivery of such trainings to IRC partner organizations in collaboration with the country team.
In collaboration with the IRC country teams and Partnership Unit, support established CSO partners with on-going, tailored, targeted support to help ensure effective application of emergency response skills.
Manage and support the process in the Region to establish, develop and maintain partnerships in high-risk countries where the IRC has no presence.Requirements
Prior hands-on field experience and proven track record in:
humanitarian staff competency and capacity development
emergency preparedness planning and programs
establishing and developing partnerships with local civil society organizations based on shared objectives and visions and through investing into CSO partners’ capacity strengthening
organizing and facilitating training / capacity building workshops.
University degree in human resources, international development or related field, Masters degree preferred, equivalent work experience will be considered
Minimum of 5 years overseas experience, preferably in complex humanitarian and/or emergency settings.
Proven abilities in developing and implementing new structures and processes including building support and consensus across departments and delivering on timelines
Excellent oral and written communications skills (English) , bilingual (French or Arabic) advantageous
Previous experience in international humanitarian aid or development required
Able and willing to undertake significant travel within the Region to potentially insecure environments.
How to Apply
IRC leading the way from harm to home.IRC is an Equal 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, veteran status or disability.
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