Emergency Response Manager – Deployment Roster At Plan International 625 views0 applications

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.

Emergency Response Manager – Deployment Roster

Req ID: 22761
Location: Nigeria
Reports to: Emergency Response Manager

Emergency Roster

• The Emergency Roster is a database of pre-selected deployable internal and external candidates who have the appropriate skills and experience to support emergency preparedness and response. It also stores information on these candidates.
• The purpose of the roster is to ensure that we have the right people in the right place and the right time with the right skills.
• Roster Members are expected to deploy to an emergency response within 72 hours or once an entry visa is received.
• A Roster Member is selected from the Emergency Roster as and when a roster request is received from one of our country offices.

Purpose

• The ERM will deploy, often at short notice, to support a CO respond to a particular emergency.
• The ERM will provide overall management of the response, ensuring compliance with Plan International standards and Global Strategy.

Key Tasks

• Ensure all emergency operations have a clear focus on addressing the specific needs of young girls, adolescent girls and young women.
• Oversight of assessments as required, in line with Plan International’s standard tools.
• Develop response strategy, staffing requirements and master budget for the response.
• Ensure emergency activities are carried out in accordance with SPHERE and CHS
• Represent Plan International with key external stakeholders (Government, Donors, UN agencies and peers)
• Coordinate input in to the regular sitrep and subsequent dissemination
• Liaise with the in-country safety & security manager to ensure appropriate SOPs are in place for emergency operations and that all staff are aware of and follow them.
• Oversee the development of funding submissions, and subsequent donor reporting.

Knowledge & Experience

• Strong knowledge and understanding of the Humanitarian Programme Cycle experience in conducting needs assessments
• Experience in the design, implementation and evaluation of emergency programmes
• Experience of representation with a wide range of external stakeholders
• Experience of managing programmes in insecure locations.

Skills:

• Good knowledge of SPHERE and the CHS.
• Strong team management, staff capacity building and motivation skills in teamwork and networking.
• Excellent skills in donor proposal / report writing
• May be required, to work during late hours, weekends and holidays in order to ensure timely delivery of programmes.
• Language skills desirable ( for example English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic)