Head of Emergency Preparedness and Response (HEPR) Full-Time

Save the Children Internacional (SCI), a non-profit humanitarian organization with focus on child well-being, is recruiting one (1) Head of Emergency Preparedness and Response (HEPR) – Maputo (with about 50% travel to other Provinces, especially Cabo Delgado).

The Head of Emergency Preparedness and Response provides strategic, technical and operations leadership on the delivery of SCI Mozambique emergency responses. The HEPR oversees early warning, preparedness and response of any upcoming humanitarian emergencies in the country. The role holder supports the development and effectuation of a resource mobilization strategy and strategic partnerships that ensure the humanitarian programme is adequately funded.

The HEPR reports to the Director of Program Operations (DPO) and acts as his/her deputy for emergency response actions, with emphasis on ensuring adequate strategic and operational preparedness and response planning, excellence in program implementation and compliance with the SCI and donor requirements. The HEPR has a functional reporting line to the Director of PDQ, with emphasis on program design, developing strategic partnerships and adequately resourcing upcoming responses. The HEPR regularly engages with the Country Director to align with CO strategic and external engagements.

The HEPR promotes an organizational culture that reflects SCI’s humanitarian values, promotes accountability and high performance, encourages a team culture of learning, creativity and innovation, and overall delivery of high quality and timely responses. The role holder ensures cross-functional work and coordination, engaging with technical teams, operations teams, and support functions.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a Master or higher-level Degree. Or bachelor’s degree with equivalent field experience.

Experience and Skills

Essential

• Minimum of 6 years expertise in emergency project management and of managing emergency programmes in an NGO context;
• Knowledge and experience of having worked in one of the following sectors: Education, Child Protection and WASH, Supply Chain, Program Management;
• Excellent leadership qualities; competency to motivate, mentor and hold staff accountable; proven experience overseeing and developing a team;
• Experience of program cycle management, and working in a complex and matrix-managed organization;
• Knowledge of effective financial and budgetary controls; proven ability to manage budgets;
• Solid experience writing comprehensive, high quality narrative reports for donors and other external constituencies;
• Experience supporting colleagues to engage in reporting by systematically collecting and compiling correct, meaningful information/data, etc.;
• Self-motivated with the ability to work autonomously in a highly stressful and challenging environment;
• High level of flexibility to be travel and be based in different parts of the country for longer periods;
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills;
• Fluency in written and spoken Portuguese and English required;
• Experience living and working in a complex, high risk (dangerous) environment; demonstrated ability to live/work and maintain personal wellness and productivity in such an environment;
• Ability and readiness to work as part of surge team during an emergency (required); commitment to humanitarian response principles and accountability frameworks, especially in working with very vulnerable populations;
• Proven knowledge of MS office applications and IT literacy and capacity to learn and use other packages;
• Previous experience and knowledge of working in Mozambique required. Exposure to humanitarian response in other countries is desired;
• Priority will be given to Mozambican applicants, Foreign nationalities with valid visa or DIRE, as well as those with Romance language background, which is easily adaptable to Portuguese.

How to Apply

Interested candidates must submit the Cv and motivation letter in English.

About the Company

“As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage women and people with disabilities to apply. Save the Children is committed to ensure that all of the employees and programs are absolutely safe for children. We apply strict procedures to ensure that only candidates, suitable for working with children are allowed to join our organization and all candidates will therefore be subject to this scrutiny.”

Legal Notice

Save the Children Internacional does not charge any kind of payment in any of the stages of the recruitment process and does not proceed through recruitment agents.

NB: Only selected candidates will be contacted