Emergency Response Advisor – CEE/CIS/Middle East (EUCM) (f/m)

SOS Children’s Villages International is the umbrella organisation for the global federation of SOS Children’s Villages. As a non-governmental social development organisation we support children without parental care and families in difficult living conditions through services in care, education, health and emergency relief, and we advocate for the rights of children and young people, in alliance with a great diversity of partners. We work in 136 countries and territories, reaching over one million children, young people, families and caregivers each year. To support the International Office Region CEE/CIS/ME (IOR EUCM) with this important responsibility we are now looking for a committed:

Emergency Response Advisor – CEE/CIS/Middle East (EUCM) (f/m)

Location: Vienna, Austria

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Build capacity and working practices in regional and national structures to deliver timely, relevant and quality emergency response (ER) programmes
• Provide technical and operational support to national SOS organisations in initiating, planning, implementing and evaluating ER projects
• Monitor quality and compliance of ER programmes carried out by national SOS organisations either through monitoring visits or through assigning internal/external monitors/evaluators
• Contribute own experience and expertise to the development and implementation of SOS’ international internal standards, guidelines and policies.
• Lead and guide the regional implementation of security management, including ensuring relevant up-to-date risk assessments for high risk locations and advising the regional crisis management team

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Disaster Management, Humanitarian Emergencies or other related field
• Minimum seven years of experience in humanitarian assistance context and/or work in the area of disaster management with focus on conflict sensitivity, post-conflict development and displacement, preferably with a strong focus on Child Protection in Humanitarian Action
• Minimum of five years of work experience in countries of the EUCM region with at least one country from the Middle East
• Minimum three years of experience relevant to Project Cycle Management including project planning, budgeting, monitoring and reporting.
• Experience on the use and contextualisation of humanitarian standards and principles such as The Sphere, Child Protection Minimum Standards, LEGS, INEE
• Experience in planning, management and evaluation of emergency response programmes, particularly child-focused programmes
• Competent in organizing, planning and problem solving
• Competent in effective communication and cooperation with a wide range of stakeholders, strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral and written English language skills, Russian and Arabic languages desirable but not essential
• Ability and readiness to travel at least 30% of working time

We offer

• The opportunity to work in one of the largest International Non-Profit Organisations on Child Care, in a position with a varied scope of tasks and responsibilities directly impacting on the development of the organisation in achieving its strategic goals
• To contribute to our meaningful mission: “We build families for children in need, we help them shape their own futures and we share in the development of their communities.”
• Opportunities for learning and development
• A committed team and management culture