Overview
Seeking a Disaster Preparedness and Anticipatory Action Specialist to lead and coordinate anticipatory action programming at national and field level in Libya, serving as the technical focal point for Anticipatory Action within an ECHO-funded consortium.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate anticipatory action programming.
- Serve as DRC's technical focal point for Anticipatory Action.
- Lead the set-up of anticipatory action systems.
- Co-design preparedness and early action plans with local stakeholders.
- Maintain coordination and representation with consortium partners, local authorities, first responders, and relevant emergency preparedness platforms.
- Work under the technical supervision of the Economic Recovery Coordinator.
- Coordinate with consortium partners, local authorities, first responders, and relevant humanitarian coordination platforms.
- Engage and represent the DP consortium in existing Anticipatory Action and Disaster Risk Reduction coordination platforms.
- Support the establishment of new coordination structures.
- Ensure the visibility of DRC's Disaster Preparedness and Anticipatory Action portfolio.
- Act as the liaison between the Libya programme and DRC's global and regional AA technical leads.
- Lead the co-design of Early Action Protocols, trigger mechanisms, drill exercises and activation and stand-down procedures.
- Lead the design workshop and delivery of Training of Trainers (ToT) on anticipatory action for local actors.
- Support the operationalization of emergency preparedness plans.
- Oversee the management of the anticipatory action small-grant facility in Libya.
- Provide technical support to consortium partners and local actors.
- Ensure anticipatory actions are integrated into broader emergency preparedness and response strategies.
- Develop tools and standard procedures (SOP´s) for quality implementation.
- Coordinate with DRC's Information Management Specialist and PDQM and Head of Programme to support the set-up and contextualization of the predictive displacement model for North Africa.
- Facilitate the collection and transmission of community-level early warning indicators.
- Support the integration of ground-level operational insights from Libya into consortium-wide data and analysis processes.
- Capture and disseminate lessons learned from anticipatory action pilots in Libya.
- Contribute to the development and ensure quality of donor reports.
- Ensure timely and high-quality reporting on activities.
- Develop partnerships with national and international NGOs, local authorities, and other institutions.
- Perform any other duties relevant to the role as assigned by the Line Manager.
Required Experience
- Minimum 4 years of experience in Disaster Preparedness, Disaster Risk Reduction, and/or Anticipatory Action programming in an international NGO or equivalent.
- Demonstrated experience leading the design and implementation of disaster preparedness, and ideally on anticipatory action systems, including co-design of Early Action Protocols, trigger mechanisms, and preparedness plans with local actors.
- Experience in capacity strengthening of local authorities, first responders, and civil society organisations on disaster preparedness and emergency response.
- Experience working within a consortium or multi-partner framework, including coordination with consortium partners and external stakeholders.
- Proven skills in project management, activity planning, and technical and donor reporting.
- Experience partnering with national authorities, government bodies, and UN agencies.
- Experience in volatile and insecure environments.
- Demonstrated capacity to work collaboratively in a multicultural environment.
