Save the Children is the world's leading independent
organisation for children. We work in 120 countries. We save children's lives;
we fight for their rights; we help them fulfil their potential.
We work together, with our partners, to inspire
breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and
lasting change in their lives.
We have over two million supporters worldwide and raised 1.6
billion dollars last year to reach more children than ever before, through
programmes in health, nutrition, education, protection and child rights, also
in times of humanitarian crises.
Following a major transition, our international programmes
are now delivered through a merged operation with c14, 000 staff, managed
through seven regional hubs and reporting to a relatively small, central
office. We're changing to become more efficient, more aligned, a better
partner, a stronger advocate, a magnet for world-class people and relevant for
the 21st century.
Contract Length: 12 Months
The role
Risk reduction and resilience (in both natural disaster
settings and man-made contexts including conflict) help to secure the delivery
and sustainability of our work, protect the development gains, as well as keep
children and their communities safe. Save the Children (SC) in the Middle East
and Eurasia (MEE) is rolling out new approaches to risk reduction and
resilience, based on our years of experience of working in MEE and in line with
Save the Children International's (SCI) global strategy for disaster risk
reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA).
Save the Children is recruiting a Regional Disaster Risk
Reduction and Resilience Adviser to support Country Offices in embedding DRR /
CCA approaches and thinking within country strategic and programme planning, as
well as support the development and implementation of current and future DRR
& CCA projects in the region. The adviser will support the further
development and rollout of new conflict-sensitive and community-based risk
reduction approaches across the region and work to increase the uptake and
incidence of children's and community participation in risk reduction and
resilience work in the MEE. This position will work closely with Save the
Children members and the DRR/CCA Global Working Group to further strengthen
DRR/CCA and resilience in Save the Children's programmes, policies and
strategies.
Externally, the role will facilitate the implementation of
child-centred risk reduction and resilience activities throughout the region,
also engaging in key advocacy initiatives, building networks and representing
the organization to strategic regional partners.
Qualifications and experience
Essential:
- Masters
Level degree in Development, Disaster Management, Risk Management, Climate
Change Adaptation, Environmental Studies, Social Science or other
university degree in a relevant discipline
- 8
years of experience in humanitarian and DRR programming or a relevant
professional area
- Strong
track record in DRR, CCA and resilience fundraising.
- Demonstrable
analytical skills particularly concerning development and humanitarian
interventions in complex contexts of risk, especially in conflict affected
fragile states and displacement settings
- Knowledge
and experience of disaster risk reduction and/ or climate change
adaptation methods at the community level (ideally with children) and with
local authorities.
- Experience
in training or capacity building with diverse groups
- Experience
of DRR policy and advocacy activities and knowledge of regional and global
DRR and climate change policy arena
- Demonstrable
knowledge of child safeguarding and protection in participation
- Communication
skills including the ability to distil technical information for a
non-specialist audience; and the ability to write policy and technical
briefings. Strong spoken and written English is essential.
- Strong
interpersonal skills including the ability to negotiate, motivate and
persuade groups and individuals towards new ways of thinking and acting
- Demonstrable
planning skills including the ability to think creatively and innovate and
to set priorities; develop manageable work plans in a multi-country
context and evaluate progress
- Experience
of quantitative and qualitative research techniques
Desirable:
- Experience
of working and living the Middle East Eurasia region preferred.
- Language
skills applicable to the MEE: Arabic would be an advantage
- Experience
of development or humanitarian work in an urban context will be an
advantage
- Experience
of monitoring and evaluation for risk reduction, adaptation and resilience
- Network
of technical contacts on risk reduction, adaptation and resilience.
- Previous
first phase emergency response experience a plus
We need to keep children safe so our selection process
reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
To see a full a job description, please visit our website at
www.savethechildren.net/jobs
Please apply in English using your CV and covering letter as
a single document, including your salary expectations for this role.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Find out more about this role by downloading the job
description here Job description
Location: Amman, Jordan
Contract - Full-Time
Closing date: Thursday 16 January 2014
All jobs close at midnight UK time on the date specified
1 comments:
Serious lover of your blog, a considerable number of your blog posts have reallyhelped me out. Looking towards updates!
Georgia Department of Driver Services DUI
Griffin DUI Schools, GA
Post a Comment