Emergency Response Manager 146 views0 applications

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.

We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.

The Opportunity:

In a context of underdevelopment and chronic poverty, conflicts, insecurity and natural disasters (floods and droughts) are the main determinants of the humanitarian crisis affecting already 7.2 million people in Mali, of which about 50% women, 19% of children under 5 and 3.5% of people aged 60 and over.  Conflict-related violence has reached a level of severity unparalleled in the centre of the country and is paying a heavy price to affected children, women and men. More than 600 civilians have been killed since the beginning of the year in attacks mainly in the Mopti region. The number of internally displaced persons fleeing this violence has almost quadrupled in the Mopti and Ségou regions between May 2018 and May 2019 from 18,000 to 70,000, which represents 58 per cent of the total number of internally displaced persons in the country estimated at around 120,000.

The Emergency Response Manager leads and manages the emergency team and is the interface between the team and the Country Director. Within this role, you will oversee and supervise program development and planning, implementing and monitoring, along with resource mobilization, coordinating, documenting, and advocating. You will also be responsible for the quality and effectiveness of Plan’s emergency response within your designated area of responsibility.

The Individual:

We are looking for an individual who has the ability to work both independently and as a team player who demonstrates leadership and is able to support and train local and international staff. You will be working in disaster affected communities so the ability to communicate in a sensitive manner will be key. Demonstrable previous experience of operating effectively lived in diverse cultural contexts and under extreme circumstances including high security risks and harsh living conditions. Specifically, you will have accountability for the below:

• Programming – Oversee the management of specific emergency programs, ensuring response activities are in line with Plan International’s standard policies and procedures
• Representation & Coordination – Represent Plan International with the host Government, both at national and regional level, highlighting key issues of concern impacting on children and in particular on girls.
• Operational Support – provide supervision of operational support functions, including working within country Security Manager to monitor the security situation, develop appropriate guidelines and standard operating procedures

• Administration, Finance and Human Resources – Ensure that administrative support functions are established and maintained in accordance with Plan International administrative policies and procedures

• Information Management – Ensure timely dissemination of situation reports and fundraising material to Plan International’s Headquarters and National Organisations

• Fundraising –  ­ Develop an appropriate grant pipeline in collaboration with National Offices.

• Public Relations/Media/Representation – Support Country Director, DRM and Communications Officer in the development of constructive working relationships with media representatives to build international and public profile and ensure positive coverage and the timely provision of situation reports and fundraising material to Plan’s International Headquarters and National Organizations.

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Location: Bamako, Mali

Type of Role: 12 month fixed term contract. This is an unaccompanied assignment

Reports to: Country Director

Salary:  Competitive

Closing Date: 22nd March 2020

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International’s Safeguarding Children and Young People policy.

As an international child centred community development organisation, Plan International is fully committed to promoting the realisation of children’s rights including their right to protection from violence and abuse. That means we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. We must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk. 

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for. Our organisation is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We will provide equality of opportunity and will not tolerate discrimination on any grounds. We foster an organisational culture that embraces and exemplifies our commitment to gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion while supporting staff to adopt good practice, positive attitudes and principles of gender equality and inclusion.