Humanitarian Coordinator at Humedica e.v

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Humanitarian Coordinator

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Employer: Humedica e.v

Employment: Full-Time | Permanent

Place of Work: Addis Ababa - Ethiopia

Posted date: 4 years ago

Deadline: Submission date is over

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Humedicae.V is a German-based International NGO registered and licensed in Ethiopia in February 2010. Currently, Humedica e.V Country Office is looking for a qualified Humanitarian Coordinator.

Summary of Responsibility:

To strengthen the humanitarian response program of humedica e.V Ethiopia country office, the focus is on medical emergency response, to reach communities in immediate need due to disaster and the resulting crisis in Ethiopia.

To serve as a focal person for Ethiopia humanitarian response efforts and play the role in the country office active participation in different similar coordination forums.

To plan and undertaking needs assessment, program, project design and prepare project proposal with the focus area of humanitarian medical response and coordinating resource mobilization efforts with the headquarter and other external humanitarian actors in the UN channel, INGOs, government and other partners.

To coordinate the humanitarian response network and information management of humedica e.V. with humanitarian actors in Ethiopia with a clear strategy and implementation planning and execution in the country office.

Guided by humedica e.V. international humanitarian policy and strategy and to be executed in the context of the humedica e.V Ethiopia Country office humanitarian medical and other emergency response efforts, the primary roles of the Humanitarian Response (& Health Cluster) Coordinator are as follows.

• Coordination
• Assessment program and project planning
• Humanitarian policy, strategic planning and networking
• Policy Dialogue and Technical Engagement
• Humanitarian local and regional Information Management
• Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting
• Be involved in neighboring humanitarian sectors (food security etc) as well as health.
• Be involved in health topics in longer-term crises rather than focussing on the emergency response

Education and Training:

• Advanced university degree in public health, medicine, disaster & humanitarian medical response programs and projects management, or related fields from a recognized university or academic institute.
• Having a relevant combination of professional and academic qualifications complemented by specialized training in assessment of humanitarian medical response and public health relief efforts and activities.
• Health team, coordinator training and training in emergency response in the context of public health, humanitarian response and or medical emergency.

Qualifications and Experience: 

• At least 7 years of increasingly responsible professional experience in managing humanitarian programmes, especially in the health sector;
• Previous experience implementing and/or coordinating complex humanitarian programmes including responses driven by local partners
• Experience in multi-stakeholder coordination and facilitation is highly desirable;
• Effective communication, networking, and organizational skills and ability to work well in a team;
• Ability to work well under pressure and in response to rapidly changing needs; and
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
• Experience in programme and/or technical assistance with the humanitarian actors system and network
• Excellent knowledge of policies and guidelines related to humanitarian affairs and reforms
• Experience in providing technical assistance

Core Competencies:

• Working in teams/managing ourselves and our relationships
• Achieving results
• Being accountable
• Developing and applying professional expertise/business acumen
• Thinking analytically and strategically
• Communicating for impact

Required Skill Set:

• Demonstrates political/cultural acumen in proposing technically sound, evidence-based approaches/solution
• Advocacy/Advancing a policy-oriented agenda - Influencing the public policy agenda
• Results-based programme and project development and management - achieving results through humanitarian response programme and project design and innovative resourcing strategies
• Building strategic alliances, partnerships, and networks
• Facilitates change and influences country and international offices decision-makers to implement change strategies

 Language Skill: Fluent in high-level English language skills

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