Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
·Deploys virtually or physically after a disaster event, in the recovery phase or before a disaster hit during the
preparedness phase, providing subject matter expertise, technical support and training to AO, NOs and partners.
· Oversee the allocations of resources and reports of the International Disaster Fund (IDF), internal funding, in support of international resilience, readiness and recovery work, including management of the call for applications, selection, contracting, monitoring, reporting and dissemination on how the IDF fund is used.
· Supports Disaster Resilience Initiatives at the AO/NO level, with a leadership role in the promotion and dissemination of methodologies such as PASSA and PASSA Youth, among others.
· Manage operational and programmatic elements of the relationship with key partners and strategic donors engaged in Disaster Resilience and Recovery initiatives.
· Manage, empower, and support in the achievement of performance and developmental goals of work teams in which this position gets involved.
Minimum Requirements:
· Bachelor’s degree
· 5-7 years of experience in implementing shelter and settlements programs and disaster risk reduction interventions
Qualifications:
· Disaster Risk Management knowledge and experience
· Capacity to integrate disaster recovery and resilience concepts into long-term development projects
· Knowledge of community participatory approaches for resilience-building, especially on PASSA and PASSA Youth
· Knowledge of shelter, settlement and housing humanitarian and development frameworks and standards
· Experience working internationally in the Global South, and familiarity working with offices in the Global North for citizens of the Global South
· MEAL knowledge
· Strong project management capacity
· Written, oral, and graphic communication skills
· Research and analysis capacity
· Ability to generate fresh ideas
· Capacity to work cross-culturally in a federated organization
· Critical thinker; detail-oriented; self-starter; flexible; work with minimal supervision; ability to multi-task; excellent customer service outlook
· Excellent organizational skills
Preferred:
· Knowledge of Habitat for Humanity operations
· Knowledge of relevant language other than English (e.g. Spanish, French)
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