Disaster Risk Reduction Advisor

Vacancy No: 065/16

 

CARE Ethiopia’s mission is to work with poor women and men, boys and girls, communities and institutions, to have a significant impact on the underlying causes of poverty in Ethiopia.

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Would you like to be responsible for ensuring the staffs that are implementing this vision are qualified, motivated and committed to this vision? Please apply and join us!

1.       Position: Disaster Risk Reduction Advisor

2.       Salary: USD 990

3.       Place of Work: Addis Ababa

4.       Closing Date: 10 days from the announcement

5.       Number of vacant posts: 1 (One)

6.       Term of employment: Regular

7.       Duty starting date: Immediately

 Job Summary

 CARE is seeking an experienced Disaster Risk Reduction Advisor for the proposed USAID/DFAP project. S/he will contribute to building community and institutional resilience to natural disasters and climate change in all CARE and partners in DFAP operational woredas.
Responsibilities and Tasks:

 

·         Lead and provide technical guidance, supervision and support to all Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Early Warning System (EWS) initiatives on the DFAP project

·         Development and implementation of disaster risk assessment tools and approaches for DFAP

·         Employ and promote CARE Ethiopia’s Climate Change Adaptation Theory of Change (ToC) and approaches

·         Develop Climate Change Adaptation capacities in CARE, partners and at woreda and community levels to protect livelihoods and achieve food security

·         Provide capacity building and training for Climate Vulnerability and Capacity Assessments (CVCA) and Participatory Scenario Planning (PSP) processes

·         Provide capacity building, training and guidance to strengthen woreda level early warning tracking systems

·         Develop standards and systems for translating and disseminating climate information to rural communities

·         Overall responsibility for the planning, organization, budget management, reporting and implementation of the disaster risk reduction activities on DFAP

·         Liaise with other NGOs, relevant Government agencies and to ensure good coordination, avoid duplication, share lessons and good practice/approaches for maximizing impact

QUALIFICATIONS (KNOW HOW)

 A)     EDUCATION/TRAINING

 Required:

§  Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences or relevant discipline

 Desired:

§  Master Degree in Social Sciences or relevant discipline

 B)      EXPERIENCE

 §  At least five years’ relevant experience

§  Experience in project management and reporting

§  Experience in designing and implementing Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change Adaptation, Early Warning Systems and livelihoods interventions

§  Relevant experience in capacity building and training

C)      COMPETENCIES

 Respect, accountability, courage, excellence, building partnership, communicating with impact, delegation, innovation, facilitating change, coaching, developing teams, strategic decision making, initiating action; proactive problem solving; managing complexity; monitoring, planning and organizing, leading through vision and value.

Closing date: May 09, 2016

If you are interested to be part of our dynamic team, exciting work environment which contribute to your learning and development and if you are inspired by CARE Ethiopia’s mission and vision and if you want to be a part of our work, please forward your: CV (not more than 3 page) and cover letter (not more than one page) to