Save the Children Humanitarian Preparedness and Response Manager (PRO) 112 views

Humanitarian Preparedness and Response Manager 

The Opportunity:

The Humanitarian Preparedness and Response Manager will provide operations support and oversight for humanitarian response and will function as centralized team lead for categorized response in Haiti, with a response structure integrated in to the CO. The Humanitarian Preparedness and Response Manager will be focal point of emergency response and preparedness in CO.

This position will be responsible for implementation of humanitarian response management procedure and preparedness procedure, and will be accountable for ensuring SC humanitarian standard and humanitarian policy are implemented. This position support the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS) commitments and will be championing CHS as part of below outlined:

In order to be successful you will bring/have:

1. Lead on the Humanitarian Response, strategic and operational planning and reviews, in line with the Country Strategic Plan and Save the Children global guidelines.
2. Ensuring implementation of Preparedness Actions identified in the Emergency Preparedness Planning, ensuring engagement and functions roles are assigned and followed up on.
3. Responsible for implementing emergency response management procedure and ensuring key deliverables are met.
4. Proactively identify and pursuit opportunities for preparedness, early action and humanitarian response funding.
5. Take overall lead in compiling the Humanitarian Response monthly, quarterly and annual progress reports against the Response Strategy and relevant operational plans.
6. Ensure that the minimum standards of humanitarian relief are maintained in accordance with the CHS, Sphere Charter and Red Cross Code of Conduct.
7. Coach and mentor operational surge capacity staff and national level counterparts and link in to wider organizational talent development mechanisms.
8. Represent Save the Children’s emergency response on a national, regional and international level to donors, the media and members of the humanitarian community.

We offer a competitive package in the context of the sector.

The Organization

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realize the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Application Information:

Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/careers.

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.

Interview process for selected candidates may start while advert is still active.

Save the Children does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process.

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