CARE - Regional Emergency Coordinator (East Africa)

CARE - Regional Emergency Coordinator (East Africa)

Position Title : Regional Emergency Coordinator (East Africa) Grade : III Location : Nairobi, Kenya
Positions supervised : None
Date of entry : End January 2015
Position summary
The Regional Emergency Coordinator (REC) provides critical coordination and support to CARE’s emergency preparedness and response at country office and regional level.
In-between emergencies she/he works with country offices, lead members’ management, and CI and lead members’ emergency units, on strengthening capacity for preparedness, emergency response, integration of emergency programming within CARE’s program approach, humanitarian policy, and other related priority areas, in order to strengthen CARE’s humanitarian capabilities across the region.
She/he also represents CARE externally at regional level in the humanitarian field with key forums, partners and donors, develops a contextual understanding of the region, and undertakes appropriate humanitarian policy and analysis.
During major emergencies, the REC will often be the first rapid response staff member to deploy from outside the country office and would support initial response start-up by the country office.
The REC represents all of CI and should ensure consistency with CI global humanitarian approaches and standards.
The REC reports to the CI emergency group (CEG), but with strong links to lead members’ management structures, including both their line management and emergency units.
Requirements for this position include:

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Masters degree, or relevant combination of qualifications and experience, in a relevant field;

Minimum of 10 years experience in humanitarian preparedness, large scale emergency response, programme management including experience in insecure environments, programme design, accountability, monitoring and evaluation, including SPHERE standards, gender equality programming, donor relations, and protection considerations;

Excellent training, facilitation, coaching and mentoring skills;

Advanced oral and written communication skills.

Excellent team building and interpersonal skills;

Willingness to spend high proportion of time travelling away from home. How to Apply:
Closing date for applications: 21st December, 2014
Please send your CV and letter of application in English to: cegrecruitment@careinternational.org
Candidates living in Nairobi are particularly encouraged to apply.