SENIOR EMERGENCY OFFICER – World Food Programme 283 views

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

Emergency Coordination

• Support emergency preparedness and response activities across RBN in support of the Regional Director.
• Lead cross-functional analysis and coordination at the appropriate level and reinforce linkages amongst counterparts from various technical/functional areas to ensure that emergency preparedness and response is delivered in a coherent, integrated and efficient manner.
• Direct cross-functional analysis when needed, including context analysis to inform emergency preparedness and response.
• Amplify the successes of partnering teams by identifying opportunities for great cross-team collaboration, including with logistics, budget and programming, nutrition and other divisions at CO and HQ levels.
• Lead preparation of emergency assessment capacities, identifying gaps and making recommendations related to contingency planning, scenario building and Concept of Operations to ensure adequate operational readiness and where feasible, a transition plan for more sustainable emergency responses.
• Provide advice to Country Offices (CO) on the operationalization and integration of a multi-dimensional approach to humanitarian access across Concepts of Operations, Access strategies, workplans and, where possible, Country Strategic Plans.
• Identify and monitor emerging humanitarian and food security trends and potential socio-economic and political instability in order to promote and lead contingency planning processes in close collaboration with relevant entities.
• Establish/maintain efficient information flow to effectively map areas of emergency response and needs including critical action points.
• Ensure that WFP’s activities linked to the emergency response are coordinated with the affected communities, authorities and partners.

QUALIFICATIONS AND KEY REQUIREMENTS

Education:

Advanced University degree preferably in social sciences, public administration, international law, public health, international relations/development/affairs, logistics, supply chain management, business administration or other related fields of study, or First University degree with 2 additional years of relevant work experience and/or advanced training/courses.

Experience:

At least 11 years (of which a minimum of 3 years in an international context) of relevant experience.

Language:

Fluency (level C) in the English language.

Intermediate knowledge (level B) of a second official UN language: Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish, and/or Portuguese (a WFP working language).