Role and responsibilities
The purpose of this position is day to day implementation of the emergency activities under the guidance of country Emergency Response Manager with extensive travel to remote and hard to reach Areas in Ethiopia. The emergency Response officer is also responsible to ensure transparency, accountability, and quality of work on the ground, adhere to NRC policies and are in consideration with humanitarian principles.
He/she always needs to be ready to be deployed for short period or relocated to any of the NRC areas of operation with short notice, to support NRC’s emergency responses.
Generic responsibilities
Ensure adherence with NRC policies, tools, handbooks, and guidelines. Implement the WASH and Shelter activities according to strategy, proposals, budgets, and plans. Work closely with all community stakeholders ensuring trust and confidence with beneficiaries and facilitating community activities. Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need and explore and asses new and better ways to assist. Promote and share ideas for programme improvement. Investigate and facilitate introduction of innovations, new methods, and approaches to improve the quality of the activities. Breakdown the annual operational plans into weekly, monthly, and quarterly implementation plans Contribute to the preparation of periodic progress reports, guidelines and other documents as required. Ensure proper filing of documents.Specific responsibilities
Implement all RRM activities with the technical support of the Emergency Response Manager, Area Manager/Area Programme Manager, and other field Staff. Support the Emergency Manager in implementation of emergency activities on the ground by leading the Emergency field staff on their day-to-day work plan. Ensure proper coordination and communication with other humanitarian actors and field staff. Work with the Emergency Manager to ensure appropriate preparedness and response by leading emergency assessments and responses when required. Execute the emergency aid delivery and lead the Emergency Response Team on the ground when required. Ensure proper documentation of emergency response activities, including post-distribution monitoring. Monthly activity/project reports and other reporting as required. Training and development of NRC staff and relevant partners and beneficiaries in emergency response mechanisms. Ensure adherence to NRC policies and donor requirements, humanitarian principles, SPHERE, Do No Harm, and other international standards for emergency work. Ensure adequate and timely responses to identified needs, in line with donor requirements.Competencies
Competencies are important for the employee and the organisation to deliver desired results. They are relevant for all staff and are divided into the following two categories:
Professional competencies
These are skills, knowledge and experience that are important for effective performance.
Generic professional competencies:
Experience from working as a Project Officer in the Shelter and WASH sectors in humanitarian/recovery contexts. Previous experience in Emergency/Rapid Response Mechanism working in complex and volatile contexts. Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities. Good knowledge of English, both written and verbal, local language is an advantage. Degree in Civil Engineering, Architectural or Water engineering or any other relevant disciplineContext/ Specific skills, knowledge, and experience:
2-3 years’ experience working in WAS and Shelter Projects in a humanitarian/recovery context in different regions of Ethiopia. Previous experience in implementing Emergency/Rapid Response Mechanism-In kind or Cash Based intervention. Effective communication, interpersonal, and negotiation skills. Overall good knowledge of geography and local population demographics/dynamics. Experience with capacity-building and training approaches and methods. Experience with community engagement approaches and principles. Experience with community engagement and development of civil society capacity. IT competencies including MS Office. Proven ability to use MS Office software (especially Word and Excel) is essential. Ccomputer literacy of technical software (i.e. AUTOCAD, GIS, EPANET) is an asset. Knowledge and experience of the application of SPHERE links to emergency and longer-term development practice Experience in undertaking training of staff or target groups.Behavioral competencies
These are personal qualities that influence how successful people are in their job. NRC’s Competency Framework states twelve behavioral competencies and the following are essential for this position:
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