People in Need (PIN) is a Czech NGO working in relief and development. See more at www.peopleineed.cz. Humanitarian team at PIN HQ in Prague is advisory, support and partly an implementing body responsible for continuous improvement and strengthening of the quality and relevance of PIN global emergency response. The humanitarian team focuses particularly on coordination of the early response during the sudden onset disasters and establishment of programs in protracted disasters or conflict settings; supports the emergency preparedness at all PIN country programs; coordinates technical support of the existing emergency programs; provides capacity building; supervises networking and other related activities. The Humanitarian team consists of five full time dedicated positions in Prague and extended team of PIN Rapid Deployment unit. Humanitarian unit collaborates closely with regional teams of desk officers and PIN technical advisors under the Knowledge & learning department.
Due to the extensive workload and frequent travels, the Humanitarian unit requires additional person to join our team.
Start-up date: March - April 2022
Duration: 24 month with desirable extension
Refers to: Head of Humanitarian programs
Location: PIN head office (Prague) wíth some flexibility for the home-based work, with frequent short-term field trips (approx 30%-50%)
Salary: as per the PIN salary scales.
1. Coordination of the emergency response
Support of the establishment of the humanitarian response in Czech Republic (flood response / recovery programs)**2. Crosscutting support activities and networking**
Coordination of the implementation of the PIN preparedness & emergency strategy
Support of the field assessments, consultation of humanitarian strategies and design of the interventions / project proposals
Support of the consistent quality of the project designs and compliance with humanitarian principles and donors’ requirements (particularly ECHO, BHA, SDC, GAC, UN and others)
Provision of the consultancy support for the existing emergency programs
Close collaboration with PIN technical advisors under the Knowledge & learning unit
In urgent cases provision of gap-filling for the ongoing emergency programs
Cultivation and strengthening of the relationships with the Alliance2015 members, other NGO humanitarian partners, donors, global clusters and networks
Follow-up of humanitarian trends and innovations worldwide and integrates them into PIN good practice
Support of PIN humanitarian advocacy efforts**3. Capacity building and emergency preparedness**
Building capacities of PIN staff in the emergency response
Regular update of the relevant PIN manuals and policies
Provision of staff induction
Coordination of emergency related trainings
Support of the preparation and updates of the emergency preparedness plans at the existing PIN country programs
This vacancy is archived.