AN EMERGENCY COORDINATOR (Home-based opportunity)

The position can be home-based either in France with a permanent contract (CDI), or abroad (with a fixed-term renewable contract). However as a core member of ACF’s Emergency Readiness and Response Unit (ERRU), the Emergency Coordinator will deploy to diverse contexts to set-up, expand and deliver quality emergency responses in support of communities affected by complex humanitarian crises . s

MISSIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• You prepare and organize deployments and you are available for a wide range of deployments on short notice.
• You participate fully in planning and administrative processes
• You ensure availability and mobilization for deployments (-/+ 70% of the calendar year)
• You liaise with the appropriate referents to ensure up to date capacity and knowledge in your given sectors
• You deploy to diverse countries to support the agency’s work and carry out as requested programs or support activities; team management; internal coordination; representation; reporting and communications; and support to security and risk management.

REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCES :

Please note that this position requires a high degree of flexibility as you will be asked to constantly travel with little notice, often to insecure locations with sometimes non-optimal living conditions.

• Other experience and skills required for this position include the following:
• Advanced degree in International Humanitarian or development affairs or other related degrees
• At least 5 years’ experience in humanitarian response, in particular in conflict countries across multiple regions
• Proven track records in key leadership roles (such as Field Coordinator/Head of Base, Country Director, Emergency Coordinator, Emergency Team Leader, Deputy Director Programmes/Support, etc.)
• Experience in managing security in highly volatile contexts with the ability to analyse risks and take effective decisions in situations of emergency/crisis
• High adaptability skills; you feel comfortable in filling different roles in different contexts according to the needs of the situation
• Excellent communication skills, diplomacy and negotiations skills
• Excellent management skills, with the ability to guide and support your teams in their activities
• Experience preferred in strategy development, leading emergency assessments, exploratory missions and/or mission/base start-up
• Outstanding project management skills, great autonomy, ability to respect budget and timeline
• Fluency in both English and French (written + verbal). Other languages such as Arabic, Portuguese or Spanish are a great asset.

CONTRACT DETAILS:

This position can be either based in France (home office or HQ) under a permanent contract (CDI) or abroad under a fixed-term renewable contract.