Surge capacity coordinator
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Extended closing date: 18 Sep 2011
Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) is recruiting a Surge Capacity Coordinator to be part of IRW’s Humanitarian Department.
Duties and responsibilities
• The main purpose of the position will be to facilitate the delivery of emergency programmes, improve surge capacity; working with the additional emergency response teams to efficiently respond to emergencies in a timely and effective manner, reporting and compliance with Institutional Donors and IR partners.
• The person will also focus on the capacity building in areas such as DRR, programme management, food security, protection and financial management.
• This position will significantly contribute to building IRW’s capacity to prepare for and respond to emergencies worldwide.
Requirements
• The successful candidate will have a relevant post-graduate Degree or equivalent in Development Studies as well as knowledge and ground experience of NGO emergency response.
• The person will also require to have proven experience managing institutional donor relations in some capacity and ability to coordinate information and response in times of emergency.
• Excellent written and oral English is essential and an understanding of foreign language will be desirable.