SOS Children’s Villages International hiring Regional Emergency Response Coordinator.
Duties and responsibilities
Project Coordination and Management:
- Oversees the implementation of multilateral projects and ensures that they are consistent with project proposals, donor requirements, and the strategic goals of the Emergency Department.
- Create detailed project work plans, budgets, and monitoring mechanisms to track progress and achieve project goals.
- Coordinates with stakeholders such as country offices, cooperation partners and government agencies to ensure effective implementation of projects and compliance with agreed standards.
- Lead regular project review meetings and provide timely reports on project status, challenges, and successes to regional emergency response managers and stakeholders.
Finance Management:
- Work closely with regional finance departments to lead project financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting.
- Ensures compliance with financial procedures, donor regulations, and reporting requirements.
- Oversee the allocation and disbursement of project funds to the three country offices, ensuring appropriate financial documentation and accountability.
- Monitor project expenses and variances and proactively identify and resolve financial issues.
- Work with the finance team to produce accurate and timely financial reports for presentation to donors and internal stakeholders.
Reporting and Documentation:
- Ensure project documentation, including reports, case studies and success stories, is organized and accessible for internal and external purposes.
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEAL):
- Work closely with the MEAL team to design and implement a robust monitoring and evaluation framework for the project.
- Facilitate regular project assessments and evaluations to measure progress and impact against predefined indicators and targets.
- Use monitoring data to identify areas for improvement and learning, and incorporate lessons learned into project planning and implementation.
Team Management and Capacity Building:
- Provide leadership and guidance to the project team, ensuring effective teamwork and collaboration.
- Conduct regular performance evaluations and support staff in their professional development.
- Identify capacity-building needs and organize relevant training and coaching sessions for project staff.
Ad hoc tasks:
- Collaborate with the Regional Emergency Department in the development of project proposals for new emergency response initiatives.
- Provide technical expertise (especially on Child protection in emergencies, MHPSS and GBV) and guidance to country offices and project teams on emergency response strategies, best practices, and innovative approaches.
- Support the creation and maintenance toolkits, guidelines, and resources to support emergency response operations across the region.
Requirements
- Master’s degree (or equivalent experience) in humanitarian action, international cooperation, disaster management, project management or related fields.
- Demonstrate knowledge and at least 03 years of practical professional experience, preferably working with a non-profit organization or NGO in international humanitarian aid programs, with proven competence in the project management program. Proven experience in writing concise, high-quality reports, concept notes and project proposals.
- Strong financial management skills, including budgeting (BVA), financial reporting and grants management.
- Be familiar with GFFO or other international donor regulations and reporting requirements. Ability to use internal databases and policies (humanitarian missions, fund development, Connect SOS, core humanitarian standards, child protection companion).
- A deep and clear understanding of humanitarian principles, codes of conduct and, ideally, specific work in the following sub-sectors: protection, nutrition, livelihoods, linked to the operational context in INGO’s scene. Perfect command of French and English (written and spoken).
- Ability to use Microsoft Excel well, including familiarity with spreadsheet functions, formulas, and data analysis tools.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with diverse teams. Proven ability to demonstrate flexibility and work well under pressure in a fast-paced team environment.
- Excellent negotiation skills with multiple stakeholders. Good training skills – the ability to develop, implement, facilitate and deliver learning to a wide audience. Ability to travel when necessary and in difficult situations to supervise project activities. Closing date: August 22, 2023.
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