Disaster Response Manager
Location : Nairobi
Industry : Communications Position Type : Full Time
Experience Level : 5 years Education Level : Bachelors Degree
Position Title: Disaster Response Manager
Reporting to: Head of Disaster Management
Job Location: Headquarters
Overall Purpose
Responsible to the Head of Disaster Management for the effective design, development, implementation and evaluation of disaster response programmes aimed at enhancing capacity for communities to respond to emergencies, hazards and natural disasters such as drought, famine, flood, landslides, explosions, fire, major accidents and other calamities capable of interrupting the development process and wiping out major assets, in addition to causing loss of life, injury and great human suffering.
Responsibilities
* Coordinate with Branches, Regions and other stakeholders to develop community based disaster response action strategies and budgets aimed at preventing and alleviating human suffering.
* Coordinate assessment of needs followed by emergency assessment through multi-agency teams to establish critical needs.
* Establish and strengthen disaster response teams at the community, Branch, Regional levels to effectively deal with emerging disasters.
* Coordinate the distribution of relief supplies and food supplements to support communities affected by disasters and large-scale emergencies.
* Contribute in the design, development, implementation and evaluation of a national training curriculum and capacity building programmes aimed at equipping and strengthening staff, volunteers and communities with capacity to prepare for disasters and large-scale emergencies.
* Develop and implement lobby and advocacy programmes with a view to reform laws and policies that hamper the implementation of effective disaster management to ensure that KRCS is recognised as the leading player in the provision of humanitarian relief services.
* Prepare inception reports, concept papers, periodic progress reports and annual reports showing achievements against planned targets as well as providing justification for performance variances and areas of improvement.
Minimum Qualifications
* Relevant post-graduate qualifications such as MSc in Disaster Management or other relevant equivalent qualifications.
* Over five (5) years experience in planning, implementing and evaluating Disaster Management programmes in emergency/relief context.
Key Competencies
* Knowledge of humanitarian relief issues, trends and goals at national, regional and international levels, aimed at preventing and alleviating human suffering.
* Strong communication and presentation skills in both English and Kiswahili, including ability to develop reports and prepare relevant publications.
* Demonstrated competence in resource mobilization including implementation of effective fund-raising strategies to increase resource through grant proposals.
* Demonstrated proficiency in computer applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, data-base, email and utilisation of the internet.
Applications must contain: Letter of application, curriculum vitae, copies of relevant certificates, address and contacts of two referees.
All applications should be sent to:
The Secretary General
Kenya Red Cross Society
P. O. Box 40712-00100
Nairobi
So as to reach him not later than Friday, 10th December 2010.
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