Duration : Undetermined
Start date : Immediately
You will contribute to end world hunger by ...
The resilience and early warning systems (DRM) senior advisor position is part of the Technical Engineering Direction of Acción Contra el Hambre. This technical direction develops technical solutions to improve food and nutrition security, coordinates the technical knowledge transfer model and generates evidence of the results of our work.
The resilience and early warning systems (DRM) senior advisor position will lead the organization's resilience and early warning systems strategy to increase its social impact in our countries of intervention, generating more value for people, communities and institutions threatened by hunger.
The main activities you will perform are as follows:
- Develops and leads the organization's resilience strategy, disaster risk management and early warning systems, be the DRM methodological referent and coordinate the DRM referent team in the countries where we operate.
- Leads the innovation and research strategy in the field of resilience, disaster risk management and early warning systems and DRM positioning.
- Leads the definition of strategic resilience and disaster risk management programs based on the expectations of our stakeholders.
- Oversees the quality of the implementation of DRM strategic priorities in the countries where we operate.
- Represents the organization in technical coordination spaces linked to the resilience and disaster risk management sector, in the media, etc.
Does this description fit you?
- Advanced knowledge in environmental sciences, water and sanitation, food security or related sciences. Knowledge in disaster risk management, multi-hazard monitoring systems and early warning systems.
- Specific expertise in: climate shocks, community resilience mechanisms, geographic information systems and mapping, PowerBi and data analysis tools, governance mechanisms and public-private partnerships for risk anticipation, and project cycle management
- A minimum of 5 years of field experience in humanitarian interventions in DRM positions. Mandatory experience in early warning systems
- Experience and good skills in training teams from different countries, languages and cultures.
- English, French and Spanish essential.
Our compensation package:
You will join a multicultural, professional and innovative organization with the possibility to participate in high social impact projects.
- Permanent contract
- Based in Madrid.
- Remuneration 37,500 euros gross per year.
- Access to flexible compensation plans (health insurance, transportation, childcare and meal tickets).
- Professional career tailored to you where talent and motivation are recognized.
- Continuous training in both technical and soft skills.
- Conciliation of personal and professional life, with the option of flexible working hours, intensive working hours and the possibility of joining our telecommuting program.
- 25 working days of vacation per year with the possibility of organizing them and even enjoying half days.
Action Against Hunger is committed to preventing any kind of unwanted behavior at work, including sexual harassment, sexual exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and/or financial malpractice; we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment and to share our code of conduct and other related policies as only those who share our values and code of conduct will be recruited to work for us.