Emergency Officers

Programme & Policy

Overview

Implement emergency projects and conduct field assessments

You have:

• At least 3 years’ experience within humanitarian work, prior experience in IDP or natural disasters responses is desirable.
• At least 1 year Extensive community level experience, in mobilization and engagements.
• University degree, Bachelor relevant to emergency programming.
• Excellent spoken and written Dari and Pashto.
• Good command of English.
• Excellent report writing skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent coordination skill and must be a good team player.
• Excellent computer using skills, MS Office.

Contract

This is a DRC - National contract. More about DRC - National contracts.

WHO ARE WE?

The Danish Refugee Council assists refugees and internally displaced persons across the globe: we provide emergency aid, fight for their rights, and strengthen their opportunity for a brighter future. We work in conflict-affected areas, along the displacement routes, and in the countries where refugees settle. In cooperation with local communities, we strive for responsible and sustainable solutions. We work toward successful integration and – whenever possible – for the fulfillment of the wish to return home. The Danish Refugee Council was founded in Denmark in 1956, and has since grown to become an international humanitarian organization with more than 7,000 staff and 8,000 volunteers. Our vision is a dignified life for all displaced. All of our efforts are based on our value compass: humanity, respect, independence and neutrality, participation, and honesty and transparency.

ABOUT THE JOB

The Emergency Officer is part of the Emergency Team and he/she is responsible for implementing DRC Afghanistan’s emergency project activities in the field. A key member of the Emergency Team, the Emergency Officer participates in emergency assessments, with strong familiarity with emergency assessment methodologies including household survey enumeration; practices strong communication with communities to disseminate information about DRC’s emergency assessments and responses and obtain relevant information, including feedback; and implements safe and organized emergency distributions in accordance with DRC SOPs. The Emergency Officer will work in remote and challenging locations and must be able to perform to a high standard in challenging and insecure field conditions, with the support of DRC management, safety, and access teams and within DRC’s acceptable risk thresholds. The Emergency Officer works under the supervision of the Emergency Team Leader and will directly report to the Emergency Team Leader, and works with his/her DRC team to ensure that all DRC emergency activities are implemented in accordance with humanitarian principles, in an impartial, neutral, independent, and humanitarian way.

In line with humanitarian principles and to ensure that both men and women beneficiaries are served well and appropriately by DRC, DRC recruits both men and women emergency officers. Both men and women are strongly encouraged to apply for the Emergency Officer – Roster positions.

Responsibilities:

Programme Implementation

• Leading and Conducting rapid needs assessments in the field using HEAT tools, Quality data collection
• Conduct community consultations in areas of intervention using DRC’s tools
• Mapping of service actors in his/her area
• Establish good contact and linkages with other humanitarian actors in the field
• Coordinating and conducting emergency field distributions (Cash and NFIs)
• Support planning of, and implement, activities
• Conducting rapid market assessments
• Data collection and entry, both through paper based and digital forms
• Provide timely updates on status of progress and achievement of program activities
• Produce basic reports on needs assessments and proposed responses
• When requested, join a DRC flying team and be ready to be re-allocated for short period and with short notice, outside the normal area of operation (within the country).
• Any other tasks assigned by supervisor

ABOUT YOU

To be successful in this role you must have:

Experience and technical competencies:

• At least 3 years’ experience within humanitarian work, prior experience, IDP or natural disasters responses is desirable
• At least 1 years’ Extensive community level experience, in mobilization and engagements

Female applicants:

• Interested qualified female candidates with a minimum of 2 years of relevant working experience .
• Female in DRC who travel for official trips will be allowed to travel with a Moharam and the travel/accommodation cost will be incurred by DRC.
• Female mothers who work for DRC are eligible for Day Care cost for their children up to the age of 6.

Education/qualifications:

• University degree, Bachelor relevant to emergency programing’s
• Excellent spoken and written Dari and Pashto
• Good command on English
• Excellent report writing skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent coordination skill and most be a good team player.
• Excellent computer using skills, MS Office

Languages:

• Excellent spoken and written Dari and Pashto
• Good command of English

We Offer:

• Salary and conditions will be in accordance with DRC salary scale

Application process:

Interested? Then apply for this position, all applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages). Both must be in the same language as this vacancy note. CV only applications will not be considered.

Applications close 2 January 2021.

Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply

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Added 4 years ago - Updated 1 year ago - Source: drc.ngo