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Senior humanitarian programme advisor for the Caribbean – Cash and Markets

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Conflict and natural disasters devastate lives. All too often it is the lives of the world’s poorest people. You’ll help us and our partners in the Caribbean and around the world to deliver and ultimately save lives and reduce human suffering.
When disaster strikes we are quick to respond, working with our partners to deliver vital emergency relief but to do so we need to be well prepared. You will be part of our global humanitarian team and with others 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 so Christian Aid partners understand and follow best practice in humanitarian response, and will have particular expertise and experience of cash and market-based disaster management tools.
Geographically the focus of your work will be the Caribbean, particularly Haiti and the Dominican Republic. However, in times of crisis you will be part of our emergency response teams supporting our work in the field in other parts of the world too. You will help to develop and deliver humanitarian relief programmes, ensuring accountability and maximum benefit to disaster affected communities. You may have to travel at short notice and for up to a maximum of three months, though deployments are more typically between two and four weeks.
It is essential that you have solid experience of emergency relief, rehabilitation and development work and a good understanding of disaster risk reduction tools and approaches as well as humanitarian accountability.
You will have worked in overseas humanitarian crises and be the kind of person who knows what is required to deliver in tough environments, sometimes without much support or supervision. From your experience you will demonstrate you understand how cash and markets can be integrated in humanitarian programming. You are likely to have worked in the NGO sector or with an international organisation for several years. Understanding of the partnership approach to emergency work and experience of working with and building capacity of local organisations will be an advantage.
Whatever your background, you will be able to interact with a wide cross section of people, including disaster affected individuals and government officials. As well as fluency in English, your ability to work in French is essential. Knowledge of Spanish would also 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 are as determined as we are to end poverty and injustice across the world, work with us to make change happen.
Please show your suitability for this post by giving answers to the following questions: Using the guidance notes may help you formulate your answers.
Strive for improvement
Please tell us about a time when you demonstrated your openness to new and radical ideas to address an issue.
Deliver results
Tell us about a time when you took a decision or made recommendations when the situation was difficult or ambiguous.
Stewardship of resources
Please give us an example of a time when you found ways to achieve more effective outcomes by using existing resources in a new or different way.
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 and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.
This post is preferably based in Haiti, but appropriately qualified candidates could also be London. Candidates should have current and valid permission to work in the selected location.
To apply for this post, please download an application pack and email your completed International application form to LAC Recruitment at: LACRecruitment@christian-aid.org  quoting the job reference number below.
Please note that CVs will not be accepted
Job reference: 425/OK/UK
Closing date: Tuesday 19 November 2013
Interview date: Monday 25 November 2013 (to be confirmed)
Christian Aid values diversity and aspires to reflect this in our workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

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