CLOSE 1.7.2015
POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
Rwanda
Country Programme, Kigali Rwanda
Country Programme, Kigali Rwanda
BACKGROUND:
Save
the Children is the world’s leading independent organization for children. We
work in 120 countries. We work together, with partners, to inspire
breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and
lasting change in their lives. Save the Children works in seven regions in
Rwanda with a current staff complement of approximately 80 staff. SCI Rwanda
Country Office seeks to hire qualified, committed and experienced nationals to fill the following
position.
the Children is the world’s leading independent organization for children. We
work in 120 countries. We work together, with partners, to inspire
breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and
lasting change in their lives. Save the Children works in seven regions in
Rwanda with a current staff complement of approximately 80 staff. SCI Rwanda
Country Office seeks to hire qualified, committed and experienced nationals to fill the following
position.
Humanitarian
Preparedness & Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Manager
Preparedness & Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Manager
Place of
Work: Rwanda Country Office Reports to:
Work: Rwanda Country Office Reports to:
Staff
directly reporting to this post: Operations
Director/Country Director
directly reporting to this post: Operations
Director/Country Director
Field
Manager Mahama Camp
Manager Mahama Camp
Tentative
start date: Early July 2015.
start date: Early July 2015.
PURPOSE
OF POSITION:
OF POSITION:
The
Humanitarian Preparedness & DRR Manager will act as a key member of the
Rwanda Team, S/He will provide leadership around emergency preparedness,
response and DRR across the country. Working with country management teams S/He
will build capacity and provide support to ensure appropriate response by Save
the Children to chronic, complex and rapid onset emergencies across the
Country.
Humanitarian Preparedness & DRR Manager will act as a key member of the
Rwanda Team, S/He will provide leadership around emergency preparedness,
response and DRR across the country. Working with country management teams S/He
will build capacity and provide support to ensure appropriate response by Save
the Children to chronic, complex and rapid onset emergencies across the
Country.
S/He
will ensure and enable that Rwanda Country Office is able to:
will ensure and enable that Rwanda Country Office is able to:
·
Meet minimum operating standards for emergency preparedness
Meet minimum operating standards for emergency preparedness
·
Build emergency capacity within the country teams around emergency preparedness
and response
Build emergency capacity within the country teams around emergency preparedness
and response
·
Respond effectively and efficiently to emergencies
Respond effectively and efficiently to emergencies
·
Lead DRR initiatives
Lead DRR initiatives
S/He
will support and enable Rwanda Office to:
will support and enable Rwanda Office to:
·
Meet back office requirements for all emergencies
Meet back office requirements for all emergencies
·
Maintain appropriate country emergency preparedness
Maintain appropriate country emergency preparedness
·
Share best practices as related to resilience building
Share best practices as related to resilience building
KEY
AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Leading
Current SCI Emergency response
Current SCI Emergency response
- Assume
overall management of the Burundi refugee crisis emergency response.
- Ensure
any new multi-sectoral integrated assessments are undertaken and review
the emergency response strategy as necessary.
- Provide
leadership to the emergency response in Mahama and lead in any new
emergency response that may emerge.
- Ensures
that OPS Director/Country Director is well informed on issues related to
emergency response and emergency risk management pertaining to all areas
of operations.
- Ensure
production of high quality, analytical reports, supply of regular sitreps,
and collection, analysis and dissemination of relevant information and
data relevant to the response.
- Evaluate,
monitor and review to ensure strict compliance of programme activities
with Save the Children national and global policies and procedures and
with relevant donor regulations and agreements, SPHERE guidelines and the
NGO code of conduct.
- Represent
Save the Children’s emergency response to local authorities, donors and
members of the humanitarian community. Ensure establishment and
maintenance of strong working relationships with local communities,
community based organisations and other local authorities as appropriate.
- Monitor
the implementation of grant budgets, keeping the lead member and other
emergency alliance members informed and ensuring any corrective actions
are taken.
- Lead,
support and motivate emergency team members, ensuring that team members
have clear objectives and receive meaningful feedback on their
performance.
- Where
appropriate, ensure that capacity building of country programme staff occurs
in order to ensure ongoing sustainability and quality of the response.
Emergency
Preparedness institutionalised across the country and capacity of the country
management team and other partners’ ability to respond effectively to
emergencies enhanced through:-
Preparedness institutionalised across the country and capacity of the country
management team and other partners’ ability to respond effectively to
emergencies enhanced through:-
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Ensuring CO meets emergency preparedness MOS, including coordinating emergency
preparedness planning.
Ensuring CO meets emergency preparedness MOS, including coordinating emergency
preparedness planning.
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Training, coaching and supporting country programme and managers regarding
their roles in emergency preparedness and response.
Training, coaching and supporting country programme and managers regarding
their roles in emergency preparedness and response.
Support
the Operations Director and Country Management Teams in maintaining an overview
of humanitarian response in Rwanda through:-
the Operations Director and Country Management Teams in maintaining an overview
of humanitarian response in Rwanda through:-
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Managing the SCI Rwanda early warning system, monitoring triggers and trends
and enabling appropriate decision-making and response at CO level
Managing the SCI Rwanda early warning system, monitoring triggers and trends
and enabling appropriate decision-making and response at CO level
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Assessing progress and results of work in the country regarding ongoing
response in Mahama camp to complex, chronic emergencies, and any new rapid
onset emergencies.
Assessing progress and results of work in the country regarding ongoing
response in Mahama camp to complex, chronic emergencies, and any new rapid
onset emergencies.
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Support proposal and funding applications for Rwanda emergencies and DRR
initiatives.
Support proposal and funding applications for Rwanda emergencies and DRR
initiatives.
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Participate in development and review of emergency response strategies – with
links to the emergency preparedness plans.
Participate in development and review of emergency response strategies – with
links to the emergency preparedness plans.
l
Promote the sharing of programme best practice and use of evidence amongst
country programmes that contribute to resilience building.
Promote the sharing of programme best practice and use of evidence amongst
country programmes that contribute to resilience building.
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Representing our work to relevant humanitarian bodies, coordination mechanisms
and forums in Mahama camp and in Kigali.
Representing our work to relevant humanitarian bodies, coordination mechanisms
and forums in Mahama camp and in Kigali.
Disaster
Risk Reduction mainstreamed throughout country programmes
Risk Reduction mainstreamed throughout country programmes
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Work with Save the Children DRR Global Working Group to support Country
Programmes to grow.
Work with Save the Children DRR Global Working Group to support Country
Programmes to grow.
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Streamline and integrate disaster risk reduction programmes into the Country
office programme portfolio.
Streamline and integrate disaster risk reduction programmes into the Country
office programme portfolio.
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Be the link with the MIDIMAR in Rwanda.
Be the link with the MIDIMAR in Rwanda.
Other
support to the Country team
support to the Country team
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Stay abreast of developments within Save the Children International and
roll-out of international programming unit, with regard to emergency
preparedness and response.
Stay abreast of developments within Save the Children International and
roll-out of international programming unit, with regard to emergency
preparedness and response.
l
Develop closer links between EPP, DRR, Emergency Response and operational
capacity building initiatives across Save the Children International and Save
the Children members.
Develop closer links between EPP, DRR, Emergency Response and operational
capacity building initiatives across Save the Children International and Save
the Children members.
QUALIFICATIONS
AND EXPERIENCE
AND EXPERIENCE
Person
Specification
Specification
·
Degree in development studies, social sciences, or other subject related to
international development, resilience and humanitarian aid
Degree in development studies, social sciences, or other subject related to
international development, resilience and humanitarian aid
·
Substantial knowledge of international humanitarian systems, institutions and
donors, and of procedures, accountability frameworks and best practices in
emergency management
Substantial knowledge of international humanitarian systems, institutions and
donors, and of procedures, accountability frameworks and best practices in
emergency management
·
Minimum 2 years relevant experience of emergency preparedness and disaster risk
reduction frameworks and approaches
Minimum 2 years relevant experience of emergency preparedness and disaster risk
reduction frameworks and approaches
·
Commitment to Save the Children values and willingness to abide by Child
Safeguarding Policy.
Commitment to Save the Children values and willingness to abide by Child
Safeguarding Policy.
Competencies:
·
Project coordination in a humanitarian context
Project coordination in a humanitarian context
·
Meaningful child participation in DRR/CCA project activities.
Meaningful child participation in DRR/CCA project activities.
·
Communication and media/IT skills
Communication and media/IT skills
·
Synthesize complex issues into accessible useable language
Synthesize complex issues into accessible useable language
Personal
competencies:
competencies:
·
Organized and systematic
Organized and systematic
·
Strongly analytic and socially engaged
Strongly analytic and socially engaged
·
Can work independently and in teams
Can work independently and in teams
·
Flexible and with good problem solving skills
Flexible and with good problem solving skills
·
Ability to work in extreme circumstances
Ability to work in extreme circumstances
·
Ability and willingness to change work patterns and hours in need
Ability and willingness to change work patterns and hours in need
Interested
candidates should send an application letter plus an updated Curriculum Vitae
in English, including 3 names of professional referees to mailto: HR-Rwanda@savethechildren.org.
The deadline for receiving applications is 01st July 2015.
candidates should send an application letter plus an updated Curriculum Vitae
in English, including 3 names of professional referees to mailto: HR-Rwanda@savethechildren.org.
The deadline for receiving applications is 01st July 2015.
*Note
that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.