{"id":4361,"date":"2012-02-19T20:08:46","date_gmt":"2012-02-19T18:08:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/?p=4361"},"modified":"2016-11-10T10:48:44","modified_gmt":"2016-11-10T08:48:44","slug":"action-aid-south-africa-careers-2012-www-actionaid-org","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/action-aid-south-africa-careers-2012-www-actionaid-org.html","title":{"rendered":"Action Aid South Africa Careers 2012 (www.actionaid.org)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Job Positions: Emergencies Preparedness Capacity Advisor, Nairobi, Johannesburg, Rio de Janeiro<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Fixed term contract: 24 months (Local Terms and\u00a0conditions of employment\u00a0apply)<\/p>\n<p>Location: Nairobi, Johannesburg, Rio de Janeiro<\/p>\n<p>The Emergencies Preparedness Capacity Advisor will support ActionAid country programmes in Africa and Latin America to put comprehensive, dynamic, emergency\/conflict preparedness plans and systems into place that are signed off by their Senior Management Teams (SMTs) and National Boards (where applicable).<\/p>\n<p>This will be achieved through the following deliverables:<\/p>\n<p>Emergencies Preparedness: Support country programmes to assess country level (including partner) capacities and gaps for emergency response; Facilitate country level work to inform and implement preparedness plans at local, regional and national levels; Ensure that country level preparedness plans are owned by the country and are signed off by the Senior Management Team \/National Board in that country programme and by International Emergencies and Crises Team (IECT) management; Support countries to design, develop and maintain systems for regular monitoring, review and updating of preparedness plans; Support countries to put in place guidelines, policies and partnerships to support effective preparedness planning; Support countries to put in place effective emergencies monitoring\/alert systems ; Support countries to run, review and act on in-country simulation exercises based on preparedness plans; Ensure International Programme Managers are informed of obstacles to effective preparedness planning<\/p>\n<p>Capacity Building: Design, with inputs from IECT SMT, and deliver country level\u00a0training programmes\u00a0on emergency preparedness and response; Design, with inputs from IECT SMT, and deliver country level in-depth specialised training programmes on specific areas of emergency preparedness and response<\/p>\n<p>International Preparedness: Feed into generic relevant emergencies tools e.g.\u00a0needs assessment\u00a0templates; SOPs etc. as required; Make recommendations to International Programme Manager on international preparedness requirements based on country interactions and learning.<\/p>\n<p>Desired Skills &amp; Experience The successful candidate will have a graduate degree or relevant qualification; Good knowledge of Humanitarian issues and environments; Extensive field experience in insecure environments, including emergencies and conflict situations; Experience and understanding of preparedness\/resilience for humanitarian disasters; Demonstrably strong leadership, influencing and persuading skills; Ability to achieve results through others where there is no direct line management; Ability to make quick assessments and decisions under pressure and with competing priorities; Experience of facilitation or training ; Proactive and supportive; Able to travel for about 60% of the time, and for up to four weeks at a time, often to insecure environments; Strong understanding of women&#8217;s issues and rights; Commitment to ActionAid&#8217;s vision, mission, values and ways of working<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>How to apply:\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Application Procedures:<\/p>\n<p>Send your motivation letter and CV to: emergencies.jhb@actionaid.org by no later than the 24th 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