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Displaying 30 of about 118 resultsThe Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC), established in 1986, is a regional non-profit foundation with headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand supporting the advancement of safer communities and sustainable development, through implementing programs that reduce the impact of disasters upon countries and communities in Asia and the Pacific. The primary g…
Cordaid believes in a world without poverty and exclusion. We strive for a just and sustainable society where every person counts. We stand for knowledge and talent sharing between North and South, between farmers and businesses, between activists and policymakers. Where poverty, conflict and exclusion divide societies, we connect people and communities…
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Developing countries face an increasingly complex risk landscape, marked by interconnected hazards that threaten to roll back the development gains of recent decades and undermine efforts to end extreme poverty by 2030. In 2018, the WBG’s Board of Executive Directors endorsed the management’s proposals to fully o…
In addition to persistent conflict, Indonesia faces a range of natural hazards including tropical flooding, earthquakes and drought. Over the last three years, some 255,000 people have lost their lives to natural disasters and conflict. A further 1.4 million people have been displaced from their homes. When disaster strikes, you will help OxFam to reduc…
UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential. Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone. And we never give up.
For every child, …
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Alliance2015 is a partnership of seven like-minded European non-government organizations working in the field of development cooperation. The Alliance members are Cesvi from Italy, Concern Worldwide from Ireland, Welthungerhilfe (WHH) from Germany, Hivos from the Netherlands, IBIS from Denmark, People in Need (PIN) from the Czech Republic a…
Vacancy Notice number: OCHA/G/70/2011
United Nations Core Values: Integrity / Professionalism / Respect for Diversity
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The United Nations (UN) Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) was established in Nepal in 2005 to address humanitarian needs as a result of the conflict. In November 2006, a Comprehensive Peace Agreemen…
Function at HO
- Technical assistance in emergencies, disaster risk reduction, monitoring, evaluation, humanitarian capacity building and capture learnings.
- Special focus on child protection and children’s rights.
- The Technical Programme Manager will be a part of Save the Children´s Global Roster and also available to deploy to regional emergenci…
Background
The Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC), established in 1986, is a regional non-profit foundation with headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand supporting the advancement of safer communities and sustainable development, through implementing programs that reduce the impact of disasters upon countries and communities in Asia and the Pacific. Th…
Scope of work
International Medical Corps is a global, humanitarian, nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs.
Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization…
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The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and…
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To strengthen Oxfam's humanitarian role in Haiti (priority 1 country) by developing a humanitarian strategy to address both short and long term needs, managing emergency response and early recovery projects/programmes and to assess and build capacity of Oxfam and partner staff, in line with regional and organisational objectives.
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Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organisation for children. We work in 120 countries. We save children’s lives; we fight for their rights; we help them fulfil their potential. We work together, with our partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.…
The Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC), established in 1986, is a regional non-profit foundation with headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand supporting the advancement of safer communities and sustainable development, through implementing programs that reduce the impact of disasters upon countries and communities in Asia and the Pacific. The primary g…
Title
Head of Programme – Risk and Resilience
Contract Type
Permanent
Salary
£62,945 - £77,377
Location
London
About
ODI aims to inspire and inform policy and practice to reduce poverty by locking together high-quality applied research and practical policy advice. ODI is the UK’s leading independent think tank on international development and h…