Head, Disaster Risk Management Programme (DRMP)

at BRAC
Location Nairobi, Kenya
Date Posted October 15, 2022
Category Accounting
Administration
Job Type Full-time
Currency KES

Description

We are the world’s largest international development organisation, dedicated to empowering people living in poverty. If you were to describe this world to a child, which one of the following would you pick? It is home to magic, art, beauty, and tens of thousands of years of human talent. Or you would, even though it may be true, that our world is where we live, but it is a place that doesn’t work for everyone? Our world is our playground, a platform for the creativity of all seven billion of us. Sometimes it’s hard to believe that a world that works for all of us can be possible. But the opportunities are all around us. While we all hope for a better future for our world, many of us are building it. If you are a builder, we are betting on you. The changemaker. The activist. The hero. The mentor. 45 years ago, we started building a world we all want to live in. We started in Bangladesh. We listened and learnt, failed and got up again. We never stopped trying. And we never will. We trust in people, and we take on the impossible, every day. Fighting poverty, building platforms for tolerance, equality and inclusion, saying no to violence against women and children. We pilot, perfect and scale. Our DNA is to build. As the sun rose this morning, hundreds of thousands of builders rose with it. Teachers across eight countries opened the colourful doors of the world’s biggest secular private education system. 65,000 artisans picked up their needles and stated weaving traditional art into beautiful clothing. Credit officers in one of the world’s largest microfinance institutions sat down with women in the remotest corners of seven countries. Whoever you are, whatever you are. Doing good is everyone’s business. We have never faced bigger challenges but we have never been more ready.

Key Responsibilities:

  •  Work closely with the BI DRMP team to provide strategic guidance on the overall preparedness planning and actions for the DRM programme to ensure that proposals for funding are produced, donor reporting requirements are adhered to and are of the highest standards
  •  Provide appropriate technical support in delivering and implementing programme activities in BI countries to ensure timeliness and effectiveness
  •  Oversee the ongoing humanitarian situation in the BI countries, provide leadership to rapid deployment of the team and facilitate cross-programmatic collaboration, as well as identify and mobilize resources to ensure all country staffs’ understanding and ability to perform their role in DRM programme implementation
  •  Represent and engage BI external humanitarian clusters and policy forums to ensure commitments and accountability for the delivery of humanitarian policy and practices in the world
  •  Review training modules and work closely with the training/capacity building team to train the Emergency Response Team (ERT) of BI operation countries in coordination with the Director DRM, to ensure efficient delivery of supports of humanitarian response
  •  Drive quarterly program review meetings with BI country teams to review the progress of programs and prepare a plan of action for the next quarter
  •  Explore the capacity building and learning opportunities (national and international) for the BI country teams to ensure capability is as per the expected level
  •  Introduce a basic preparedness system is in all BI countries to ensure the system is operational
  •  Work closely with DRM Director for developing fundraising strategies through successful engagement with donors, government agencies and development partners in the global humanitarian sector
  •  Engage in regular scanning of new programme opportunities and primary donors from global communities for humanitarian response
  •  Review and drive the adherence of all humanitarian proposals and programs to common humanitarian and recognized technical standards (SPHERE) as well as the country-specific cluster guidelines
  •  Provide guidance to produce high-quality and timely emergency situation report and rapid damage and need assessment report for BIHP, within agreed reporting schedules as required
  •  Represent DRM in different coordination forums eg, humanitarian clusters (Protection, Health, Nutrition, WASH, Education in Emergencies, etc) as well as the different policy and advocacy forums to ensure that DRM efforts in humanitarian response are recognized and addressed in humanitarian policy and practice
  •  Lead on all grant revisions, extensions, and donor reporting to ensure it is completed timely
  •  Lead, coach and guide the staff in technical expertise, management and soft skills, where necessary in order to enhance capabilities and deliver up to expectations

Others (Safeguarding)

  •  Establish a safeguarding culture across all levels of the program by implementing the safeguarding policy as well as act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment
  •  Enforce the adherence to safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place and ensure team members are appropriately trained, supported and have access to resources regarding issues that are identified in accordance with the safeguarding policy and procedure

Requirements

Educational Requirements:

  •  Master’s degree from reputed universities in Disaster Management, Social Science, Development Studies or its equivalent

Required Competencies:

  • Knowledge and understanding on Disaster Risk Management
  • DRR and Response Programme design, proposal development and planning
  • Networking and partnership
  • Develop the capacity of national staff
  • Ability to deal with difficult, often frustrating work situations
  • Ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures
  • Budget monitoring and management
  • Demonstrable competence in report writing
  • Fluency in English, both verbal and written
  • Demonstrated excellence in communication
  • Ability to work in a flexible, changing environment and perform effectively under pressure
  • Leadership skills and developing others
  • Appreciation of diversity and familiarity with multicultural environment

Experience Requirements:

  •  Minimum of 10 years’ experience in a management position in both disaster preparedness and response and long-term development in an emergency response or fragile setting
  •  DRR/DRM Training experience
  •  Demonstrated experience in dealing with multiple stakeholders and multicultural staff and work, team supervision and development
  •  Experience in managing or leading the multi-sectorial humanitarian response
  •  Experience with a thorough understanding of funding agencies and international organisations for humanitarian and nexus programming
  •  Experience of working in insecure environments

Applying Instructions

Submit your CV, copies of relevant documents and Application to  recruitment.bi@brac.neUse the title of the position as the subject of the email

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