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The Norwegian Refugee Council is hiring an Emergency Response Manager for Pemba in Cabo Delgado.
Purpose
The purpose of the Emergency Manager is to be responsible for designing, developing, and implementing the Emergency Response programme, with focus on Rapid Response, in the Northern Region Mozambique Emergency Response.
The ERM guide and ensures capacity building and transferring knowledge to the technical team. The ERM will further develop and lead NRC’s Emergency Response portfolio in northern Mozambique.
General Responsibilities
- Develop ER strategy, technical SOPs / guidelines and Macro LFAs;
- Compliance and adherence to NRC policies, RRM and core competency tools, handbooks and guidelines;
- Responsible of development and manage funding proposal, project budgets and donor reports;
- Coordinate and manage ER projects implementation (activities, budget and project documentation) in line with proposals, strategies and donor requirements;
- Ensure capacity building of ER project staff and transfer key skills;
- Liaison and collaborate with relevant local and national authorities and stakeholders and represent NRC in relevant forums/cluster/working groups;
- Promote the rights of IDPs and possible returnees in line with the advocacy strategy.
Specific Responsibilities
- Contribute to development of the country strategy and further develop the initial Emergency Response Mozambique strategy;
- Develop innovative program with localization, market based approach and system approach;
- Strengthen community based approaches in the emergency response including protection analysis;
- Develop and follow up on detailed project work plans, procurement plans, spending plan, M&E plan and recruitment plan for ER projects in the Northern region of Mozambique;
- Implement assessments in IDP relocation sites and informal IDP sites and host co in coordination with the NRC Emergency Response Team;
- Represent NRC in emergency coordination mechanisms and appropriate Clusters;
- Represent NRC in internal and external fora, develop partnerships in the humanitarian community in the relevant area and coordinate with authorities at local level.
Professional Competencies
- Minimum 3 years of experience from a senior level project implementation position in a humanitarian/recovery context;
- Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts;
- Management experience from Emergency response including rapid response mechanism;
- Experience/knowledge cash&voucher modalities;
- Experience in community based approaches and protection;
- Effective communicator and trainer;
- Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile;
- Valid driver’s license.
Context/Specific Skills, Knowledge and Experience
- Experience of emergency coordination mechanisms
- Fluency in English and excellent writing and communication skills
- Fluency in Portuguese and/or Spanish highly desirable
- Proven ability to operate under strict deadline and high level of discipline and professionalis
- Experience with start-up, exit or similar