Emergency Response Coordinator North-East Ukraine Kharkiv

GeneralResponsibilities and Tasks

• GeneralResponsibilities and Tasks

• Ensure adequate monitoring reporting and acquittal of emergency activities within the North-East Area Management and the timely provision of situation reports.
• Ensure emergency activities such as rapid MPCA are carried out in a timely manner in accordance with the Sphere Minimum Standards and Humanitarian Charter in disaster response NRC values andthe Red Cross Code of Conduct. Also ensuringthe compliance with NRC policies tools handbooks and guidelines.
• Analyse humanitarian needs and response gaps in Kharkiv and Sumska oblasts identifying priorities for rapid needs assessments and contributing to their design and conduct. Share these analyses andneeds assessments to the Area Manager (AM) Area Programme Manager (APM) and relevant project managers.
• Establish and maintain constructive working relationships with other international and national NGOs community-based organizations UN agencies host government and other main stakeholders including the local authorities.
• Be an active contributor to the Cash Working Group at area level and ensure NRC is included in the CWG rotation system for rapid MPCA.
• Establish and maintain constructive relationships with other cash actors.
• Establish network with emergency national NGOs working in the area and propose to the AM and APM potential areas of collaboration and operational partnerships.
• Ensure all personnel understand individual and collective responsibilities for safety and security.
• Liaise with the Security Focal Point to ensure compliance with Security Guidelines and their effective application in the local context.

Specific tasks

• Prepare periodic progress reports and other documents related to rapid MPCA and emergency interventions.
• In collaboration with Field team APM and support staff play a key role in designing and developing project proposals for emergency activities as required.
• Support in the development of contingency and emergency response plans and managing any associated budgets as appropriate.
• Closely monitor events in humanitarian issues in order to update and adjust program activities and approaches when necessary.
• Write rapid needs assessment reports and within established deadlines providing clear operational recommendations for intervention
• Ensure quality implementation of rapid MPCA activities projects at field level taking into consideration appropriate response modalities and the needs of the most vulnerable.
• Collect data prepare and submit required reports for rapid MPCA activities including donor and private funds narrative reports monthly performance indicator tracking tables baseline and final evaluation reports and others.
• Liaise with Ukrainian NGOs working on emergency response modalities and assess their programmatic complementarity with NRC emergency response.
• Work with MEAL Team to ensure the development of and provide oversight to internal monitoring and evaluation systems to ensure high quality programming facilitate fulfillment of donor reporting requirements track achievements against project indicators and support evidenced-based decision making and proposal development for future programming.
• Coordinating the emergency response with other humanitarian partners possessing emergency response capacity to avoid overlapping/facilitate synergies
• Support local partners throughout the cash cycle including capacity strengthening when relevant.

Qualifications

• At least first degree; post-graduate qualification preferred.

• Minimum 4 years experience from a similar position in a humanitarian contextwith documented results related to the positions responsibilities
• Fluency in English and Ukrainian both written and verbal

• Experience

• Experience managing and implementing rapid emergency responses
• Experience implementing cash programs
• Experience with humanitarian donor proposal writing and reporting
• Experience implementing rapid MCPA is a strong asset
• Experience in monitoring humanitarian alerts conducting rapid assessments and implementing distribution activities in emergency context is an asset

• Experience in contingency planning and emergency preparedness is an asset

  Skills & Knowledge

• A proven record of effective and complex emergency response lead; includes good understanding of programme cycle management (and the PCM tools) as well as proven financial management skills.
• Knowledge of SPHERE Do No Harm and other humanitarian standards
• Ability to use Logical Framework Approach in program design and follow-up is preferred
• Good understanding of humanitarian principles and coordination mechanism
• Ability to travel working flexibly and willingness to learn
• Commitment to NRCs overall aims policies and values with experience of promoting gender equity diversity and the interests of marginalised people in all aspects of NRCs work
• High levels of self-awareness and self-mastery demonstrated through unequivocal but respectful communication collegiality and proactive problem solving
• High degree of organisation demonstrated through development and proactive use of detailed implementation planning and other project management tools and processes
• Inquisitive and not afraid to try something new

• Good networking negotiation and representation skills with the ability to influence and advocate.

  Behavioral competencies

• Planning and delivering results
• Communicating with impact and respect
• Handling insecure environments
• Managing resources to optimise results

• Influencing

  What do We Offer

• This position is open to candidates who have the legal right to work in Ukraine. Please note that we are unable to provide work permits or visa sponsorships for this position.
• We offer an opportunity to match your career to a compelling cause and a chance to meet and work with people who are the best in their fields.
• We are also looking for people who share our values:

  • To be dedicated in what we do;

  • To be innovative with our solutions;

  • To act as one unified and inclusive team;

  • To be accountable to the donors that make our work possible;

• We invite applications from all qualified and interested candidates. Candidates are encouraged to apply early as applications will be screened on a rolling basis and interviews will be assigned instantly until a suitable candidate is selected.

• About Us

• The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a global humanitarian organisation helping people forced to us in assisting millions of people in areas where others cannot tackling some of the worlds most dangerous and difficult crises. Bring your skills and dedication to an organisation recognised for providing high quality aid and for defending the rights of refugees and internally displaced people.

• At NRC we give responsibility to employees at all levels and foster professional growth and innovative teams. You can expect a supportive culture and an open dialogue with management. We are committed to diversity equity and inclusion.

• Together we save lives and rebuild futures.

• Safeguarding is central to NRCs work. We expect all employees to:

  treat everyone with respect and dignity

  contribute to building a safe environment for all

  never engage in any form of exploitation harassment and specifically sexual exploitation abuse and sexual harassment (SEAH)

  always report. NRC has a zero-tolerance approach to inaction against exploitation abuse and SEA