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Intersos recruits 01 Emergency Coordinator
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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Published 1 month ago · Expires 4 weeks from now
Job description
Dans le cadre de ses activités, l'entreprise propose cette opportunité.
Burkina Faso
Terms of reference
Job Title: Emergency Coordinator – Burkina Faso
Code: Duty station: Ouagadougou, with frequent travels to field locations (East, North, Centre-North, Boucle du Mohoun, Sahel regions)
Starting date: 01/09/2019
Contract duration: 6 months
Reporting to: Head of Mission
Supervision of: n/a
Dependents: n/a
General context of the project
INTERSOS is a non-profit humanitarian aid organization that works to bring assistance to people in danger, victims of natural disasters and armed conflicts. INTERSOS has recently conducted a first exploratory mission in Burkina and it is now ready to operate and set up its humanitarian presence in the country. INTERSOS has a consolidated presence in the region (Niger, Nigeria and Cameroon) with a multi sector program focused on the humanitarian assistance of IDPs and mix migrants located in urban and rural areas. Our interventions pay particular attention to the most vulnerable populations, offering educational, recreational and psychological support to women and children at risk of violence and abuse. INTERSOS is now setting up its presence in Burkina mainly focusing in protection and primary health sectors with the objective to strengthen related basic services to vulnerable people in areas of the country most affected by the recent crisis.
General purpose of the position
The Emergency Coordinator supports and collaborates with the Head of Mission, ensuring the coordination and follow up of the emergency programme, with particular focus on the humanitarian response in the five regions where humanitarian disaster has been declared. In particular he/she will ensure the overall strategic planning, set up and management of the emergency intervention in the areas affected by the crisis. He/She will be also engaged in proposal development and direct discussion and negotiations with relevant donors. Through close coordination with the E-Unit team in HQ, the Head of Mission, HQ Technical Units, he/she ensures the continuous monitoring of the humanitarian situation in the targeted areas advising and planning ad hoc emergency interventions.
Main responsibilities and tasks
Assessment, Programme Design and Planning
In association with the E-Unit team and the HoM, ensures the implementation of in-depth emergency assessments (with focus on INTERSOS’s core sectors: health, protection (including Child Protection and Gender based Violence), NFIs/Shelter and Education in Emergencies.
Coordinates the initial set up and development of all project implementation plans and budgets within the framework of the agreed emergency response programme and strategy.
Assists and advises the HoM on securing donor funding for emergency projects.
Together with the E-Unit ...