Disaster risk reduction & response manager

Job purpose

To strengthen Oxfam's humanitarian capacity in Colombia by developing and implementing a humanitarian and DRR strategy, leading responses to humanitarian emergencies by scaling up and managing/coordinating emergency projects/programmes to meet humanitarian and preparedness needs, and to assess and build capacity of Oxfam and partner staff, in line with regional and organizational objectives

Key responsibilities

Strategy development

1. Lead on humanitarian strategy development, ensuring integration of DRR work in both emergency responses and longer-term programmes.
2. Assure joint up thinking, planning and implementation between the humanitarian responses and preparedness and the developmental programme elements.

Programme development, including emergency programmes

1. Lead on needs and impact assessments
2. Reporting with recommendations and proposals for Oxfam's response, including recommendations on longer-term humanitarian actions and links to rehabilitation and Disaster Risk Reduction.
3. Ensure that the Oxfam response to humanitarian needs resulting from the impact of natural disasters are delivered in a timely manner and in line with the scale of the disaster
4. Ensure a strategic approach (short term and long term) to the crises, taking into account and building upon country objectives and priorities, including the link between humanitarian responses, DRR and the development programme.
5. Work in close collaboration and as a lead agency within the Oxfam International framework
6. Work in close collaboration with national and international actors involved in emergency preparedness and response.

Programme Management

1. Assure adherence to Oxfam management, financial, HR and logistics procedures
2. Assure proper and timely reporting on donor and Oxfam grants to the Programme
3. Develop and ensure implementation of monitoring and evaluation systems.
4. Maintain communication throughout the country programme, including the region and Humanitarian Department
5. Recruit staff according to Oxfam policies and procedures
6. Ensure crosscutting issues (gender, protection, HIV/Aids, accountability) are incorporated into programme design and implementation.

Representation and Communication

1. Represent Oxfam in relevant meetings and fora
2. Support development and implementation of advocacy strategies linked to the current response or future preparedness, mitigation or Adaptation and Risk Reduction
3. Lead on evaluations of the humanitarian programmes and ensure learning from the programmes is captured and disseminated accordingly.
4. To coordinate with long term development programme
5. Ensure effective communication about programme impact with stakeholders within and outside Oxfam

Capacity Building

1. Lead the development and review of country contingency and preparedness planning.
2. Undertake Oxfam and partner staff capacity gap assessments and draw up reports including assessment results and recommendations for strategic capacity building approaches
3. Designing and implementing capacity building activities for Oxfam and partner staff. These could include, training, on-the-job-training, coaching, mentoring, simulations etc.
4. Undertaking basic training for staff and relevant partners on humanitarian principles and Oxfam ways of working
5. To provide technical support, where required, to existing local partners and institutions in emergency programming and emergency response.
6. Evaluate Oxfam and partner staff capacities before/after capacity building

Skills and Competence

- A minimum of 3 years international field experience in emergency and development programme management, preferably with non-government organisations and a good understanding of relevant humanitarian and policy issues
- Proven experience in leading and coordinating Rapid Needs Assessments and making relevant recommendations for emergency response and starting up emergency response
- Sound knowledge and ability to apply NGO/Red Cross Code of Conduct, the People in Aid Code, SPHERE, Oxfam International procedures and other regulatory codes
- Theoretical knowledge and proven practical experience with capacity building issues, including capacity gap assessments, designing and implementing capacity building activities
- Knowledge and experience of working with Disaster Risk Reduction and preparedness issues
- A proven record of effective programmes and people management
- Analytical and strategic planning skills
- Proven numeric and financial management skills as well as proven proposal and report writing skills
- Good written and spoken Spanish is essential and English is desirable