Africa Regional Emergency Response Coordinator
Brand: FH International
Job ID#: 157131
Job Type: Full Time
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Category: Relief/International Development
Salary: Salary
Benefits: Full Benefits
Contact: Debbie Meythaler
Closing
date: 31 Aug 2012
Mission Statement
Motivated by Christ's love, this position plays a key role in promoting the
wholistic ministry of Food for the Hungry (FH) through the framework of the
organization’s vision, “God called and we responded until physical and
spiritual hungers ended worldwide.”
In
order to accomplish this vision, FH’s mission is to “walk with churches leaders
and families in overcoming all forms of human poverty by living in healthy
relationship with God and His creation.”
Summary
This person will help the ERU and the Africa Regional Office increase our
response capacity and relevancy with those in need and with institutional
donors and agencies (UN, OFDA, PRM, etc.). This person will report directly to
the ERU Director with a dotted line to the Africa Regional Director.
Skills/Requirements
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may
be assigned.
Key Result #1 – Liaise and network with institutional and private donors and
write DRR, Preparedness and Response concept notes and proposals for the Africa
region (40%)
- Develop
a regional plan for meeting regularly (both for yourself and the relevant
Africa country leadership) with FH’s key current and potential
institutional donors (i.e. UNHCR, UNOCHA,WFP, UNICEF, USAID/OFDA, U.S.
State Department/BPRM, DFID, CIDA, etc.) in order to maintain trusting
relationships and to keep informed of opportunities for alignment of FH
program needs and funding.
- Lead,
in cooperation with Africa RD and ERU Director, the growth strategy of
private donor funding for Africa – both leveraging African and non-African
giving.
- Lead,
in cooperation with the ERU Senior Program Officer and Africa RD, the
growth strategy for institutional funding in Africa.
- Support
Senior Program Officer in ongoing proposal development and reporting on
current grants
Key
Result #2 – Serve as a first responder to provide leadership and logistical
support to fields in Africa during emergencies (30%)
- Travel
alone and/or serve as the Emergency Response Team (ERT) Lead for
assessment, proposal development and response. This often means
serving local FH country offices in disaster response and possibly
entering into emergency settings where FH does not operate.
- Provide
a broad range of sectoral support (i.e. NFI distributions, Shelter, WASH,
Health/Nutrition) to fields for emergency responses, either through
personal expertise or maintaining and accessing appropriate networks
inside and outside of FH.
- Manage
logistics of emergency responses (movement of people and supplies) and
temporary office set-up and warehousing.
Key
Result #3 – Increase FH’s emergency response influence by serving as
communication point person and proactively serving as a public voice for FH and
those we serve. (20%)
- Proactively
promote the excellence of FH work and ministry through advocacy to
appropriate governments, international organizations and news and media
outlets. (i.e. local govts, UN, Kenya’s Daily Nation, BBC, CNN should
think of FH when thinking of good humanitarian work).
- Write
regular reports in cooperation with FH Marketing and Communications on
FH’s work in Disaster Risk Reduction, Preparedness and Response for
internal and external distribution.
Key
Result #4 – Global ERU surge support. This person will be an extension of
the global ERU team. (10%)
- Be
prepared to backstop other global ERU needs as they arise (proposals,
trainings, etc.)
- Be
prepared to travel as surge support to other regions for disaster response
and support
Qualifications:
To
perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each
essential duty/function satisfactorily.
The
requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or
ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals
with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Vibrant
personal relationship with Christ
- Ability
to sit at a computer for 8 hours a day doing repetitive motions on a
keyboard
- Able
to lift up to 25 pounds on a regular basis
- Ability
to travel (domestically and internationally) under rugged conditions up to
40% a year
- Ability
to travel and work in stressful conditions surrounded by human suffering
and or danger
- Excellent
written and verbal communication skills
- Strong
people skills
- Excellent
proofreading skills
- Proficient
in MS Office Suite
- Highly
organized
- Able
to multi-task
Education
and/or Experience:
Bachelor's
degree (B.A.) from a four-year College or university; Master’s degree
preferred, two years minimum, (five or more years, preferred) of related
experience in disaster response or rugged field environment; or equivalent
combination of education and experience.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
None
– but constant partnership with field offices and teams along with temporary
supervision of teams and staff during Emergency Responses.
Language Skills:
Proficiency
in spoken and excellent written English required and French or Swahili
preferred. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret reports and journals
on humanitarian issues, technical procedures, or government and UN reports.
Ability to write proposals, reports, correspondence, and procedure manuals.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from the
press, partner and donor organizations in both individual and group settings.
To
apply:
9:55 PM
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