ERT WPE Coordinator
Multiple locations
- Organization: IRC - International Rescue Committee
- Location: Multiple locations
- Grade: Mid level - Mid level
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Occupational Groups:
- Women's Empowerment and Gender Mainstreaming
- Gender-based violence
- Managerial positions
- Emergency Response
- Closing Date: Closed
Requisition ID: req6864
Job Title: ERT WPE Coordinator
Sector: Emergency Response
Employment Category: Regular
Employment Type: Full-Time
Open to Expatriates: Yes
Location: IRC Global
Job Description
The IRC Emergencies & Humanitarian Action Unit (EHAU) leads or oversees IRCs global emergency preparedness and response activities. The mission of the EHAU is to help meet the immediate survival needs and reduce suffering in conflict or disaster affected populations during the acute phase of an emergency. The EHEAU is also charged with enhancing the IRCs global and country level emergency preparedness capacity. The Emergency Response Team serves as the standing team of specialized professionals ready to deploy to an emergency within 72 hours. The IRC Violence Prevention and Response Unit (VPRU) seeks to reduce people’s vulnerability to and support their recovery from violence, and promote transformative work for a future free from violence. VPRU includes a team of Women’s Protection & Empowerment (WPE) technical experts that ensure that design and lead programming to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls. WPE emergency experts work closely with the EHAU, with VPRU technical experts in Child Protection and Protection/Rule of Law, with other IRC sectors, and in partnership with local communities to promote and protect women and girls’ human rights and to meet the safety, health and psychosocial needs of survivors of gender-based violence. Job Overview/Summary:The IRC ERT staff is expected to be deployed in the field, either in an emergency or roving capacity, for up to 65% of the time and must be able to deploy to the site of an emergency within 72 hours of notification. Members of the Emergency Response Team are deployed to either support existing country programs in their emergency response, or to initiate a new program in the crisis zone. The overall responsibility of the team is to rapidly and effectively design, develop and manage the IRC’s on-site humanitarian response to meet the immediate needs of the affected population. The ERT is also responsible for supporting the transfer of responsibilities and knowledge to the long-term staff to ensure the continuity of IRC programming and operations. The WPE Emergency Response Team Coordinator is a member of VPRU and the EHAU. During emergency deployments ERT staff will work under the direction of IRC’s Emergency Field Director or designated country emergency lead. During times with no acute emergency deployment the ERT Coordinator will report to the Senior Technical Advisor, VPRU Emergencies. Major Responsibilities: Emergency Response oWork in close collaboration with IRC grants and finance staff to finalize proposals and respond to any requests for additional information. oManage grant/program implementation including staff recruitment and training, work plan development, procurement and inventory planning, and budget management. oEnsure consistent reporting and analysis of results to enhance program effectiveness and quality. Emergency Preparedness
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