Disaster Management Coordinator

With the aim of strengthening resilience of vulnerable communities against disaster- and climate-related risks, and enhancing CVM’s preparedness and response capacities, the IFRC is seeking a Disaster Management (DM) Coordinator, who will be the technical lead in ensuring overall guidance, management, and coordination of the IFRC´s support to CVM in the DM Portfolio which can include Preparedness for Effective Response (PER) priorities, DRR, Climate Change Adaptation (CCA), and broader Resilience programming. S/he will support CVM in the planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of these programs under the guidance of Coordinator for Programmes and Operations, in coordination with CVM counterparts, and respective CVM Branches. The role requires a good understanding of the country context, DM, DRR, and CCA global, regional and policy frameworks, with extensive experience and strong competencies in program management, facilitation of capacity building activities, and Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting (PMER), and emergency response operations,

1. Facilitate Development, Update and Dissemination of DM-related Frameworks, Policies, Procedures and Plans

• Support CVM in the review, update and dissemination of the DM Strategy / Master Plan aligned with the DM strategic pillar under the new CVM Strategic Plan beyond 2021, based on country humanitarian and development context analysis and PER assessment aligned with the IFRC’s policy frameworks and emerging trends and strategies on DM, DRR and Resilience.
• Support CVM in the update, testing and improvement of the Contingency plans for priority hazards including, but not limited to, cyclones, floods, drought.
• Support CVM in the effective dissemination, testing and improvement of the CVM Emergency Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) at the national, provincial and district branch levels for both staff and volunteers.
• Support CVM in ensuring the sustainability and functionality of the Movement-wide DM Working Group led by CVM with the participation of Movement Partners.
• Facilitate the regular update, dissemination, and testing of the IFRC Readiness Plan.

2. Facilitate the Program Development and Support Program Management of CVM DRR, CCA, and Resilience Programs

• Facilitate the planning, implementation, and monitoring of relevant programs through the utilization of program cyclone management tools such as, but not limited to, work plans, activity concept notes, terms of references, and logical frameworks.
• Ensure support to CVM in actively seeking funding opportunities and technical partnerships and support the development of project concept notes and proposals for new DRR, CCA, and Resilience Programs aligned with the CVM Strategic Plan and IFRC Operations Plan.

• Support the conduct of program-related assessment and planning processes on various themes such as community level vulnerability and capacity assessments (eVCA), DRR and contingency planning, and training and equipment/tool needs of community DRR Committees and CVM volunteers.

Perform as Technical Lead in IFRC-supported Emergency Response Operations

• Ensure delegation’s DM programmes activation, guidance and support to necessary disaster response is available to CVM during emergency operations. This could include the use of Federation DM tools such as Emergency Appeals (EA), Emergency Plan of Action (EPoA), DREF, and deployment of FACT, Surge Personnel, and ERUs.

• Lay-out, establish and support the functionality of a monitoring and evaluation system, reporting mechanisms, and tools for programs under the DM Portfolio from the national to the branch level in coordination with CVM counterparts from headquarters and target branches.
• Manage the development, review and validation, and finalization of progress-, activity-, and donor reports ensuring good quality, accuracy and completeness of information and analysis with compiled necessary means of verification.

The job duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the post holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience, including adjustment on job description.