Spain: Flying Emergency Coordinator

You'll contribute to ending world hunger by ...

Action against Hunger is an international non-governmental, private, apolitical, non-religious and non-profit organization created in 1979. Its goal is to combat hunger and dangerous situations that threaten men, women and children. Currently 500 expats and more than 5,000 employees are working for Action against Hunger in more than forty-six countries working in projects concerning four areas of focus: nutrition, health, food security and water and sanitation.

GENERAL OBJECTIVES

The expert will be available for frequent deployments to the missions and fill-in a specific key position within mission’s organigram or act as Emergency Coordinator, being responsible for the quality and effectiveness of Acción Contra el Hambre’s programs within deployment missions.

In case of Gap Filling, the expert will need to quickly cover a vacant position – upon specific job description – and insure that key action points are managed until longer term profile has been identified.

In case of Emergency response, the expert will assist the Country Director in the overall management of ACCIÓN CONTRA EL HAMBRE’s emergency response programme within the mission; including programming, operations, security, and stakeholder relations. Responsible and accountable for developing, coordinating and managing all emergency response activities Responsible for managing ACCIÓN CONTRA EL HAMBRE mission’s emergency donor portfolio and budgets as well as emergency response staff development.

When based in Madrid, the expert will be participating to the lessons learnt exercises and capitalization documents and participating to the transversal works developed within the emergency pool and the Operations Department. Reporting to Deputy Head of Emergency Pool, to Country Director and to Geographical Desk respectively.

Key activities in your role will include

• Assessment, Program Design, Planning and Emergency Project Management and Implementation
• Gap Filling for Operation Positions in the missions and Strategic Support to the missions
• Project management
• General Management and Leadership at mission level
• Programme Support Service management: Human Resources, Security Management, Financial Management and Planning
• Lessons Learnt and Emergency pool/Operations’ tools development

Do you meet the profile required criteria ?

• · University Degree, ideally related to humanitarian or logistic fields
• · High level of all aspects of managerial experience, including managing multi-million dollar budgets.
• · Experience in complex decision making and leading a multi-disciplinary, multinational team under difficult circumstances.
• · Strong understanding of the humanitarian emergency operating context, including Sphere, the humanitarian system, donors, security, civil military liaison and program management.
• · Minimum 3 years previous experience in similar field-based positions – a combination of field and HQ posts acceptable – Essential
• · Experience in the preparation of project proposals, budgets and reports to donors and other stakeholders– Essential
• · Experience in inter-agency coordination, representation and negotiation with state and non-state actors - Essential
• · Experience working in a volatile environment – Essential
• · HR management experience - Essential
• · Experience in working in with local authorities and partners – Essential
• · Knowledge and experience in Acción Contra el Hambre procedures – Desired
• · Languages: Spanish – compulsory working language, spoken, read and written
• English - compulsory working language, spoken, read and written
• French - compulsory working language, spoken, read and written
• Arabic - very useful
• · Computer (office) and internet use skills
• · Mobility: 70% time in the field – 30% time in HQ
• 2 to 3 months mission’s length and 24h notice in case of sudden emergencies, according to prioritization set up by the emergency pool

Our remuneration package:

We offer immediate incorporation to a dynamic international network with the following remuneration package:

• Work contract: 2 years
• Based in Madrid
• Salary: between 27.000 € and € 30.000 € gross per year.
• Travel costs to and from the mission.
• 25 working days of paid leave per year.
• Meal vouchers.

We will only consider the candidacies received by our online service. Please click in the following link to accede to the service:

https://employ.acf-e.org/index.php/positions/view/128/

Note. - Given the urgency of this position, the vacancy may close before the deadline. For more information about this position, visit our Website www.accioncontraelhambre.org in case of not find it published here means that the selection process has been closed.