Organization: Acción contra el Hambre España
Country: Spain
Closing date: 01 Oct 2017
Who are we?
Action against Hunger is an international humanitarian organization committed to saving the lives of malnourished children while providing communities with access to safe water and sustainable solutions to hunger.
Why joining the Emergency Team (ER)?
The primary mandate of the ER pool is to address international humanitarian crisis either in countries where we are present or in countries with no Action against Hunger presence.
Besides crisis, the ER may be requested to organize exploratory missions in order to open new country programs.
In order to promote crisis and disaster preparedness, ER pool members will provide guidelines, training and preparation to strengthen capacity reaction to crisis.
ER Pool members may also bring specific support to existing teams in order to achieve mission objectives.
You'll contribute to ending world hunger by…
· Coordinating, supporting and guiding the organization, to optimize the resources and to guarantee the maximum impact of our interventions and emergency strategies.
- Giving the right info for decisions makings
Your role will be focus in:
Monitoring and early warning:
• Monitoring the humanitarian situation in the assigned geographical areas (focal point)
• Identification, updating and capitalization of information sources (direct and / or indirect) on Water, Hygiene and Sanitation, with special emphasis on the geographical areas assigned
Preparing for Disasters:
• Identify strengths, weaknesses, threats and opportunities in the area of Water, Hygiene and Sanitation between the missions and the organization's global emergency response system
• Leading the implementation and / or updating of the contingency plans in the missions of the assigned geographical areas, according to the methodology designed by the Emergency Pool
Emergency Settings:
• Pre-deployment phase: Contact with actors related to the areas of Water, Hygiene and Sanitation in the field
• Implementation of emergency interventions
• Coordination with the rest of the members of the emergency pool.
• Capitalization: All relevant information about the emergency and the intervention developed must be capitalized.
Exploratory Missions
• Preparation of the identification process
• Identification of needs and definition of the main axes of intervention
• Capitalization of all information collected and analysed.
Support ongoing missions
• Support for ongoing programs that require reinforcement in human resources.
• Coordination with the other members of the mission and with the other actors involved in the area in the field of Water, Hygiene and Sanitation
Technical development
• Support for transversal projects of the annual headquarters program
• Capitalization of emergency interventions.
This is your position if you:
· Hold a University degree in any of the these areas (engineering, science, environment, public health)
· Have experience in working with NGOs in WASH projects and emergency responses
· Have minimum of 3 years of experience with NGOs in coordination posts
· Have at least 3 years of senior management experience
· Have worked previously in Emergency context
· Have advance knowledge of donor guidelines and procedures (ECHO, EU, UNICEF, DFID, BPRM, GAC and others.)
· Speak languages: Domain of Spanish, French and English (at least two)
· Have a Computing domain with an advanced user level
· Have physic and psychological resistance
· Have availability to get to the field immediately in case of emergency
· Have autonomy and ability to manage stress situations
And what do we offer?
· We offer immediate incorporation to a dynamic international network with an international career development
· A two years contract
· A competitive remuneration package plus other attractive and specific benefits as part of the Emergency Team
· The position based in Madrid with frequent displacements to field. When travelling to the field on a mission, transfer, accommodations, maintenance and per diem expenses are covered.
· 25 working days of paid leave per year
· Meal Vouchers
· 24-hour advance notice in case of sudden emergency
· 2 months maximum on emergency ground, 1 month in case of support
Do you meet the required criteria?
· Are you passionate about leading ambitious programming that has impact?
· Do you have rapid capacity of analysis and strategic integrated vision?
· Are you resistance to stress, have flexibility, adjustment and strong motivation to commit with the objectives?
How to apply:
As we will only consider the candidacies received by our online service, please click in the following link to accede to the service:
Note. – Given the urgency of this position, the vacancy may close before the deadline. For more information about this position, visit our Website www.accioncontraelhambre.org
in case of not find it published here means that the selection process has been closed.
