Humanitarian Emergency Affairs (HEA) & Disaster Management Specialist - East Asia

Position Title:	Humanitarian Emergency Affairs (HEA) & Disaster Management Specialist - East Asia	Application Deadline Date:	27 Jan 2014
Position Location:	Vientiane	Position Start Date	03 Feb 2014
Region:	East Asia	Position End Date:	02 Feb 2016
Requisition Category:	International	Recruitment Priority:	Need Immediately
Country Name:	Laos	Program/Office Name:	Regional HEA
City/Province:	Vientiane	Employee Type:	Contract
Job Grade Level:	15	Recruitment Status:	Advertising in Progress
Is this a family post?	Non-family - Staff only
		Requisition Num:	2013EASNAUN-9EW758

PURPOSE OF POSITION:

Support the strengthening of Disaster Management (DM) of East Asia (EAS) National Offices, with particular emphasis on preparedness and response capability.


KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Strategy:

• Contribute in the development and implementation of the EAS Humanitarian Emergency Affairs (HEA) strategic guidance and business plan to ensure alignment and integration with the EAS regional and Global Centre HEA strategies.
• Lead the evolving adjustments of the EAS HEA Capacity Building Strategy in harmony with O4 principles and SAP HEA Capacity Building Strategy.
• Support National Offices in EAS in the development of their HEA strategies and corresponding HEA capacity building plans in alignment with the regional and Global Centre HEA strategies.
• Advise on the inclusion of DM into National Office’s strategies and business plans to help ensure effective resilience building and disaster management.
• Support the building of a strong strategic alliance with SAP HEA and external entities to meet DM needs of National Offices (NOs) most effectively.
  
  Management:
• Manage the preparedness, response and capacity building components of EAS HEA Business plan. This includes planning, monitoring, reporting, documentation and evaluation.
• Support the Regional HEA & Disaster (RHEAD) in the management of the Asia Pacific Capacity Building for Resilience Project to help ensure that activities are coordinated with SAP HEA and operating within the approved budget and appropriately reported to all donors.
• Provide the Regional HEA Director with regular reporting of capacity building accomplishment, critical issues and status.
• Provide back office support to operational level management, programming and coordination for all major emergencies in the East Asia Region in alignment with WVI and International Humanitarian standards.
  
  Technical Support:
• Support EAS NO HEA teams to strengthen their capacity in areas identified as limiting within the NO DM Scorecard process.
• Provide technical guidance to NOs to ensure that the National Disaster Preparedness Planning Process is contributing to effective response capability.
• Promote the Emergency Management System (EMS) within EAS NOs and assist NO Response leadership manage their responses within the framework of EMS.
• Lead the development of ongoing E-learning resources in collaboration with GC-HEA and GC-P&C.
• Support NOs in the acquisition and management of DM related grants.
  
  Operational and Capacity Building Support:
• Assist in capacity building activities of NO National Disaster Management Teams.
• Support the HEA & Surge Capacity Specialist in deployment of Regional Disaster Management Team (RDMT) members and the identification of additional surge capacity to support NO responses as needed.
• Provide support to RDMT members deployed within EAS as needed.
• Provide coaching support to selected HEA personnel.
• At the time of a major emergency, deploy to a response and provide support as appropriate.
• Support the organisation and management of the annual HEA managers and RDMT learning event.
• Provide support, including co-facilitation of HEA learning events such as emergency simulation exercises, Do2Learn Learning Labs, Real time emergency evaluation/lessons learned and other HEA related learnings.
• Promote sharing of lessons learned, best practices, research and opinions relevant to HEA staff in the region.
  
  Knowledge Management:
• Lead the development and management of an EAS DM Information Management System in collaboration with SAP HEA.
• Disseminate appropriate DM information to various stakeholders within the WV Partnership and beyond.
• Organise, facilitate and/or coordinate where necessary HEA emergency learning events and help in the documentation and dissemination of associated learnings. Seek for ways to integrate with TD and Advocacy to enhance the well-being of children.
• Promote sharing of lessons learned, best practices, research and opinions relevant to HEA staff in the region.
• Promote and apply humanitarian standards and tools in alignment to WV HEA strategic intent.
• Facilitate mutual learning and collaboration between National Offices within the EAS region and between regions.
• Participate in research and analysis that supports areas of HEA and policy engagement within the Asia Pacific Regions. Document this and share within the HEA community of practice.
  
  Quality Assurance:
• Promote the embedding of humanitarian standards, quality, accountability and learning into all dimensions of disaster management throughout the Asia Pacific Region.
• Support leadership in identifying and accessing capacity building opportunities that address disaster management ministry quality issues in National Offices.
  
  Internal Liaison and Coordination:
• Work collaboratively with other HEA team members to ensure that various dimensions of Disaster Management are presented systematically to NOs.
• Coordinate the sharing of EAS HEA initiatives with the HEA community of practice.
• Coordinate and/or organise forums, working groups and networks related to HEA as deemed necessary by regional leadership.
• Work with other members of the EAS regional teams to ensure that HEA is integrated within the wider ministry of World Vision in the region.
  
  External Relations:
• Support active engagement with international organizations, government agencies, media, partners and communities to enhance World Vision’s understanding on the humanitarian emergency needs.
• Provide support to National Office disaster management teams in engaging external persons, networks and institutions (including government, private enterprise, faith based organisations).
• Support in maintaining good external relations with key regional humanitarian agencies to foster collaborative relationship and network in addressing capacity issues in Asia Pacific region.
  
  General:
• Collaborate with the members of the Integrated Ministry team in EASO and personnel in support functions to promote mutual learning, support and accountability.
• Participate in devotions and other activities that enrich and develop mutual growth in Faith.
• Perform any other tasks assigned by HEA Regional Director.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree qualifications and/or professional qualification in Social Science, International Development or relevant field.
• Knowledge of Humanitarian Emergency including humanitarian charter, laws and standards.
• Understand minimum standards in SPHERE, Red Cross Code of Conduct, People in Aid, Child Rights.
• Understanding WV vision, mission and HEA standards.
• Strong analytical, organizational, collaborative and facilitation.
• Self managed, creative and has initiative.
• Familiarity with bilateral donor proposal writing and reporting standards (USAID, AIDAB, ECHO, AUSAID, ECHO etc.).
• Cross cultural skills.
• At least 3- 5 work years experience in Emergency Relief.
• Direct experience in staff and organizational development.
• Competent in the use of Microsoft Office computer programs including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Must be willing and able to travel in East Asia Region.
• May need to work with other virtual teams of different time zones.

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