Humanitarian and Emergency Affairs Manager Vacancy at World Vision

PURPOSE OF POSITION:

To provide strategic support and guidance to the cluster of WV Mali Humanitarian Emergency Affairs (HEA) and Disaster Risk Management. It will be through strategic and operational planning of humanitarian interventions, seeking funding opportunities with major donors, leading strategic initiatives related to disaster management, networking with industry stakeholders and disaster management entities within the WV partnership, leading capacity building initiatives for WV Mali cluster- staff and partners, and overseeing the implementation of ongoing Emergency Relief and Disaster Risk Reduction preparedness projects.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Response Management:

• Develop WV Mali HEA business plans and ensure proper alignment with the National Office strategies.
• Support WV Mali to align to Our Promise 2030 global strategy by seeking interventions and/presence that deepen our investments in fragile zones and increase our impact on the most vulnerable children.
• Develop and implement WVMali HEA capacity building plan and ensure ERDM committee members from are functional and have proper and updated TORs.
• Provide technical support and capacity building to the HEA Team in Mauritania.
• Provide technical support and oversight to the Disaster Preparedness Planning initiatives at the National Offices and field Levels.

Liaison and Resource Mobilisation:

• Engage in networking with local authorities, NGOs, UN agencies, donors and other key-player stakeholders.
• Maintain regular contact with other international and local NGOs and government officials to serve as a network for obtaining and coordinating information regarding the current and future work in the affected regions.
• Initiate creative and sustainable fundraising strategies to support the Disaster Risk Management and Emergency Response Programs at WV, through building good networks with donors who might fund disaster risk management/ emergency response programs.

Communications:

• Regularly coordinate with the Communications team on media opportunities both internally and externally.
• Work closely with the Communications team to deliver appropriate communication services and materials to the relief programme and ensure adherence to WV Communications standards.

Human Resources:

• Coordinate with P&C (HR) Director to set the staff planning and ensure qualified members are hired and properly coached.
• In collaboration with P&C, develop detailed coaching, individual development and mentoring plans for WV Mali staff who are in the HEA Manager succession plan.
• Maintain team spirit and ensure staff well-being and work-life balance in the affected regions by the emergencies.
• Consult, listen and use suggestions from team members in decision making.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• University degree in a social science field or another field related to the job.
• Strong experience in project design and proposal writing and in assessment and data collection methodologies.
• Strong communication skills both oral and written and excellent knowledge of French and English. Any other language would be an added value especially Arabic.
• Familiarity with humanitarian quality assurance mechanisms including Sphere, Red Cross Code of Conduct, Humanitarian Accountability Partnership, Do No Harm, People in Aid Code of Good Practice.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in relief and development work.
• Experience in working with National Government bodies and liaison with various stakeholders including other INGOs and UN-agencies.

Work Environment/Travel:

• The HEA Manager will be based at the National Office in Bamako but will pay regular visits to Mauritania as may be required and the field for projects troubleshooting, capacity building of HEA staff and support field monitoring visits.

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