Senior Emergency Response Officer

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.

Areas of Responsibility:

• In charge of supervising day-to-day project activities (planning and response) at the field level
• Conduct regular field visits in assessment/distribution locations to assess the quality of programming
• Ensure proper analysis and reporting of program activities and indicators, including drafting of project reports, in line with project proposals
• Follow up on project-related issues and challenges so these are addressed promptly
• Supervise, guide, and support ER Officers on their daily tasks, in line with established work plans.
• Provide training and orientation on ER tools, guidelines, and SoPs to all team members.
• Ensure updates and decisions from management are timely communicated to field staff.
• Regularly participate in cluster meetings, OCTs, and other emergency ad-hoc meetings, and provide updates to the Program Management Team for further decision-making.
• Support in the identification of funding opportunities by assessing local needs for life-saving interventions.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with all stakeholders, including community leaders, government departments, NGOs, community-based organisations, and other IRC sectors to enhance cooperation, coordination, and referral pathway systems.
• Perform other duties as requested by supervisor.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in economics, BBA, Sociology, and International Relations required. Minimum three to four years of experience working with local or international NGOs, with three years doing emergency programming (ex, winterization, NFI, and Shelter).
• Good project management skills, including budget monitoring, analysis of data, and report writing.
• At least two (2) years of demonstrated experience managing staff.
• Experience in building networks and working with a variety of stakeholders, such as government bodies, NGOs, and communities
• Familiarity with the local province’s context, culture, traditions, and its sensitivity
• Knowledge of gender, protection, and diversity issues in humanitarian programming
• High knowledge of the MS Office package
• Fluency in Dari, Pashto, and English required
• Ability to cope with stress, work under difficult circumstances, and meet deadlines
• Flexibility and willingness to relocate at short notice, outside the normal areas of operation, and for short periods of time
• Priority will be given to local people.

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS

All International Rescue Committee workers must adhere to the core values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. Our Standards are Integrity, Service, Equality and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Safeguarding, Conflicts of Interest, Fiscal Integrity, and Reporting Wrongdoing and Protection from Retaliation. IRC is committed to take all necessary preventive measures and create an environment where people feel safe, and to take all necessary actions and corrective measures when harm occurs. IRC builds teams of professionals who promote critical reflection, power sharing, debate, and objectivity to deliver the best possible services to our clients.

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