Disaster Risk Reduction and Emergency Preparedness Advisor

Cordaid Cordaid combines more than 90 years’ experience and expertise in emergency aid and structural poverty eradication. We are one of the biggest international development organisations with a network of almost a thousand partner organisations in 36 countries in Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe and Latin America. The counterpart organisations work on various themes, including health care, quality of urban life, access to markets and peace and conflict. Each year around 170 million euros is spent on initiatives in the South. Of that, over 30 million euros is available for emergency aid. A small part is spent in the Netherlands on lobby, public support and consciousness-raising.

Cordaid is looking for a Disaster Risk Reduction and Emergency Preparedness Advisor Country: Haiti
Duty station: Port-au-Prince Vacancynumber : 21/11

Introduction After the earthquake in 2010, partner organisations were supported with emergency aid activities. In addition, Cordaid started a shelter programme in ten neighbourhoods in Port-au-Prince and Léogâne. To complement the limited capacity available in Haiti, Cordaid established an office in Port-au-Prince with international and national expert staff for the direction and accompaniment of the reconstruction programme. For the period 2011 – 2015, Cordaid has designed a strategic plan for Haiti. Integration between the current reconstruction- and rehabilitation activities of both Cordaid and her partners and the longer-term/structural activities is important. Major themes will be community development, livelihood and violence against women. Since Haiti is a country which faces many risks, Cordaid will start a Disaster Risk Reduction trajectory in Haiti (including Emergency Preparedness).

Position and responsibility The Disaster Risk Reduction and Emergency Preparedness Advisor is responsible for designing, managing and coordinating all Cordaid’s disaster risk reduction and emergency preparedness programmes in Haiti and supporting the capacity-building of local partner organisations in these areas. In addition, he/she participates in DRR platforms and networks and represents Cordaid during meetings. The DRR/EP Advisor will report to the Cordaid Head Office in The Hague and liaise closely with relevant programme officers of the sector Disaster Risk Reduction & Emergency Aid and the sector Conflict Transformation at Cordaid Head Office.

General objective of the posting • Capacity development of local partner organisations in the areas of DRR and EP. • Identify, develop and support new DRR/EP proposals and projects with partner organisations. • Support programme development and strategic position of Cordaid on DRR and EP. • Networking, representation and acquisition.

Specific objectives • Capacity Development on DRR and EP Help organize and facilitate trainings for staff of local partner organisations, government officials and staff of Caritas organisations; Provide technical assistance on DRR and EP to and accompany staff of local partner organisations to enable long-term skills-transfer; Support partners in applying and documenting community-managed disaster risk reduction; Improve learning, linking and coordination to strengthen networks, maximize recovery efforts and establish preparedness plans. • Identify, Develop and Support Proposals and Projects Support partners in formulating proposals (workplan/budget/ logframes) for DRR and EP efforts; Support project development to strengthen and build upon linking Emergency Response, Emergency Preparedness and DRR; Support partners’ capacities on project cycle management; Regular visits to project sites to monitor progress of projects funded by Cordaid and back donors; Responsible for reporting to Cordaid HQ and others based on partner reports. • Programme development and strategic positioning Explore opportunities and threats for a Cordaid programme on DRR in Haiti as well as the strengths and weaknesses of Cordaid; Explore potential local partner organisations to implement Cordaid’s DRR programme. • Networking, Representation and Acquisition Represent Cordaid’s DRR/EP programme in relevant Caritas, UN and other humanitarian coordination / thematic cluster meetings, such as the DRR platform; Identify and establish contacts with relevant organisations and stakeholders (such as the government) as strategic to Cordaid’s DRR and EP interventions in Haiti; Explore added value of Cordaid and promote Cordaid’s interests within relevant clusters.

Qualifications - Academic degree in development studies or other related field; - Excellent French and English language writing and communication skills; - At least 5 years proven experience with developing, managing and monitoring emergency response, emergency preparedness and disaster risk reduction programmes; - Experience assessing needs for and/or delivering DRR/EP training; - Strong (financial) project management, analytical and problem-solving skills; - Experience of working with internationally-funded programmes, including coordination, reporting and monitoring according to different donor templates (e.g. ECHO, OCHA); - Experience in working with local NGOs, preferably with communities in conflict-affected states; - Knowledge of Haiti’s socio- political environment is an asset; - Be diplomatic, culturally sensitive and result-oriented.

Specifics of duty station The DRR/EP Advisor will be based in Port-au-Prince, in the Cordaid Haiti office. He/she will travel regularly to partner organisations in identified regions in Haiti for project monitoring and coordination meetings. The safety and security situation in Haiti remains volatile, but is constantly monitored by Cordaid and appropriate policies are in place.

Contract information The contract period is for 6 months initially, with the possibility of extension, starting as soon as possible. We offer a Cordaid contract with a competitive salary and a benefit package which includes R&R, comprehensive insurance cover, social security, pension contribution and a holiday allowance.

Further information & how to apply For additional information, please contact Josée van der Beek, Recruiter. Phone: +31 70 3136 300.

Applications including a motivation letter and extensive CV in English or French, including the contact details of at least three professional references, should be forwarded before 17 October 2011 under reference of the vacancy number. Please note that only short-listed applicants will be contacted, that applications will be reviewed in the meantime and that given the necessity to fill this position as soon as possible, we may offer this post before the closing date. An assessment might be part of the procedure. Please note that we accept applications through our website only: www.cordaid.nl (>English>Working for Cordaid).