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EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND RESILIENCE EXPERT - Somalia

We are looking for: AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND RESILIENCE EXPERT
Country: Somalia but based in Nairobi, Kenya
Length of Contract: 3 months, starting as soon as possible
Responsibilities: Under the supervision of the Deputy Country Director, you will lead an internal review of the Rapid Emergency Response in Benadir region and start resilience programming in Somalia. More specifically, you will :
Undertake an internal reflection/review of the Rapid Emergency Response programme • Capitalize on the Rapid Emergency Responses undertaken in Benadir Region • Internal review of the programmes efficiency and effectiveness in meeting its objectives • Recommendations to improve the performance of the rapid emergency response programme • Strengthen the documentation of overall emergency response conducted
Provide capacity-building support to the Emergency Response Team • Do a refresher training on the adequate package for emergency program implementation • Strengthen readiness of ACF mission for emergency response based on adequate management and use of the ACF Contingency stock • Develop action plan for the follow up of the Rapid Emergency Response Evaluation recommendations
Plan for the start-up of resilience programme
• Strengthen ACF’s engagement within the Somalian Resilience Consortium (SomRep) • Develop an operational plan for El berde and possibly for Eyl to facilitate the start-up of the resilience program • Collaborate with Logistics to ensure pre-positioning of stock for the developed plan
Provide capacity-building support to the Food Security teams on the field • Train the food security team on the emergency preparedness and response plan to prepare for resilience interventions in El berde and Eyl • Support the field team to consolidate a baseline on livelihoods, vulnerabilities, etc. • Support the field team in designing and developing community based risk reduction plans.
Qualification and previous experience: You hold a post-graduate diploma in humanitarian relief, community development and or socio-economy and you have worked for a minimum of 3 years in the humanitarian sector, including experiences in the field in emergency contexts, preferably as emergency preparedness and response officer. Your expertise in disaster risk reduction and resilience programming is demonstrated. You are recognized for your training skills. Your command of English (oral and written) is excellent, knowledge of the Somali language and/or context would be a major asset.
Status: Employee - Total average yearly gross income: from 41160 € to 47160 € - Food and housing: 1000 € / month average o Per Diem : 210 € / month average o Support to the R & R costs : 110 € / month average o Transportation costs to and from the mission : 460 € / month average o Monthly gross salary ranging from 1650 € to 2150 € (Net: from 1518 € to 1978 €) depending on relevant experience (possibility to increase up to 2750 € gross (2530 € net) according to seniority and performances) - 25 days of annual paid leaves and 20 days of R & R per year (taken as recovery time breaks of one week every 2 or 4 months depending on the mission) - Social benefits: Medical, life and accident insurance provided by the institution - Accompanied position (partner, children) according to the place of assignment - Training before departure and all along the career with Action Contre la Faim.
Motivating Job Prospects in the medium and long term