Overview
The role supports the transformation to more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems by providing technical leadership and coordination in emergency preparedness, humanitarian response, early recovery, and resilience building.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and support the formulation of project proposals, concept notes, technical briefs, situation reports, progress and final reports, analytical papers, assessments, and other strategic documentation.
- Represent and contribute to national humanitarian coordination mechanisms, inter-agency platforms, and technical working groups.
- Support the effective functioning of the Food Security Cluster.
- Foster and maintain strong partnerships with government ministries, disaster management authorities, local governments, research institutions, development partners, UN agencies, NGOs, and other stakeholders.
- Participate in and coordinate multi-sectoral and sector-specific needs assessments, disaster impact assessments, and vulnerability analyses.
- Provide technical leadership and operational support in the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of emergency, recovery, and resilience programmes and projects.
- Support the development and operationalization of country-level emergency preparedness, anticipatory action, humanitarian response, recovery, and resilience strategies, frameworks, contingency plans, and implementation roadmaps.
- Coordinate and facilitate capacity development initiatives for government counterparts, partners, and communities.
- Monitor programme performance and results, ensuring timely collection, analysis, and reporting of technical and financial information.
- Support resource mobilization efforts by identifying funding opportunities, engaging with donors and development partners, contributing to proposal development, concept notes, and donor reporting.
- Contribute to geospatial analysis and risk modelling.
- Manage programme information and knowledge systems.
- Provide coordination and operational support for programme implementation.
- Contribute to advocacy, communication, and visibility efforts.
- Perform any other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Required Experience
At least 3 years of relevant professional experience in emergency and resilience programming, including DRR, preparedness, anticipatory action, humanitarian response, and project formulation, implementation, coordination, and monitoring.
Qualifications
Master’s degree in Agriculture, Climate change, Disaster Risk Management & Humanitarian Studies, Environmental Science/Natural Resources Management and/or relevant discipline with practical and policy level experiences in the relevant fields.
