CHRISTIAN AID , Emergency Officer, Preparedness

Emergency Officer, Preparedness Salary: £33,896 - £38,171 per annum (including London Allowance) Based: London, Waterloo Closing date: 9am, Monday 5th March 2012

Conflict and natural disasters devastate lives. All too often it’s the lives of the world’s poorest people. You’ll help us and our partners around the world to deliver and ultimately save lives and reduce human suffering.

When disaster strikes we’re quick to respond working with our partners to deliver vital emergency relief. But to do so we need to be well prepared. You’ll be part of our humanitarian team, working with and supporting partners on the ground. Together you will develop innovative and effective relief, rehabilitation, recovery and mitigation programmes and help vulnerable communities become more resilient to disasters. You will also provide the necessary support to Christian Aid and partners so that they understand and follow the principles of accountability to beneficiaries in accordance with our certification with HAP (Humanitarian Accountability Partnership). You will work with international donors to develop and deliver humanitarian relief programmes, ensuring accountability and maximum benefit to disaster affected communities. You will help our country teams and partners be better prepared to respond to emergencies. You may have to travel at short notice for up to three months, though typically assignments are for two to six weeks.

It’s essential that you have plenty of experience of co-ordinating and managing emergency programme and relief work and an excellent understanding and experience of emergency preparedness. You will have worked in at least three overseas humanitarian crises and be the kind of person who knows just what’s required to deliver in the world’s toughest environments. You will have a track record of developing projects and securing donor funding and will be familiar with international humanitarian standards and promoting accountability or a knowledge and understanding of emergency preparedness strategies in an emergency context. You are likely to have worked for several years in the NGO sector or with an international organisation. Whatever your background you’ll be able to interact with a wide cross section of people including disaster affected people and senior government officials. Your ability to work in French or Spanish, in addition to excellent English, will be an advantage in this role.

More than half the world lives in poverty. We aim to put a stop to that. So we campaign against the inequalities that keep people poor and we work with local organisations to give people strength to find their own solutions to the problems they face, irrespective of their religion. If you’re as determined as we are to end poverty and injustice across the world, work with us to make change happen.

We value the contribution each person makes to the success of our organisation. That’s why you can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, an interest-free season ticket loan, and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance

As this post is UK based, non-EC nationals will require current and valid permission to work in the UK.

Job reference: 241/MA Closing date: 9am, Monday 5th March 2012 Interview date: 15 and 16 March 2012

Christian Aid values diversity and aspires to reflect this in its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

How to apply:

To apply for this post, please download an application pack and email your completed UK & Ireland application form, answering the 4 competency based question, to: recruitment@christian-aid.org (quoting the reference number).

Please note CVs will not be accepted.