Humanitarian & Emergency Affairs (HEA) Capacity Building Advisor, EA

To develop and implement a dynamic capacity building programme for the region, appropriate to the constantly changing Humanitarian & Emergency Affairs (HEA) context of East Africa to ensure quality emergency responses.


KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage Regional HEA Capacity Building Program:
  * Raise and manage sustainable funding for HEA Capacity Building programs in the region. Write and submit proposals, manage, monitor, report and acquit funded projects
  * Advise the HEA Director and HEA Managers on capacity building issues and strategies to meet regional and national office requirements.
  * Ensure achievement of the Capacity Building objectives as agreed to within the Regional and Global HEA Team (Disaster Management Mechanisms based on Track II initiative).
  * Develop, review, implement, and adjust EA HEA Capacity Building Strategy.
• Management and development of Regional HEA surge capacity:
  * Training and developing the Regional HEA Rapid Response Team (HEARRT).
  * Support the implementation and rolling a three-year learning and development strategy for both the HEARRT and National Office Rapid Response Team (NORRT) program.
  * Ensure surge capacity exists in the region, is deployable, is well-managed, and has identified competencies.
  * Ensure a team of Mentors and Coaches for HEARRT and NORRT members exist and directly coach and mentor a share of designated members.
  * Support deployments and secondments of surge capacity as part of their learning process.

• Build National Office – HEA Disaster Management Capacity:
  * Conduct all National Office (NO) HEA Capacity Building learning events in collaboration and with Support from the regional HEARRT.
  * Conduct national office capacity assessment to inform the capacity building strategies of the region and national offices (Scorecard administration).
  * Follow up and action the implementation and roll out of the results from the Macro Regional Risk Mapping (MRRM).
  * Review, update, and contextualize Track I and II Modules and other H-CAP tools
  * Collaborate with FPMG (Food Programming & Management Group), Global Rapid Response Team (GRRT) and other partnership team to ensure consistency in Implementation of the Capacity Building Strategy.
  * Develop National Office capacity to facilitate and engage in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) policy dialogue and advocacy.

• Community Based Disaster Management and Risk Reduction:
  * Promote community capacity building tools like the COVACA / VACAs in National Offices and maintain a TOR / Guidelines for Community DPPs.
  * Manage the HEA’s leadership of the Community DPP initiative in NOs through training, creating awareness of, implementation and reporting on Community DPP trials and the development of capacity in each NO to maintain the strategy independently.
  * Promote a vision and corporate culture for community based Disaster Management in NOs.

• Capacity Resource Bank:
  * Establish and make available a resource bank of training modules, relief tool kits, information and research material in electronic, visual, audio and hard copy formats to the HEAT, HEARRT, NOs and ADPs.
  * Establish and maintain an ideas and information exchange available to all African HEA practitioners and decision-makers.

• Engage in HEA Capacity Building Networks:
  * Represent the HEAT on all appropriate HEA and related capacity building networks in the Partnership and in the Region.
  * Work with Regional and NO Human Resource departments and other HEA staff to build the disaster management capacity of NO and RO staff.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Degree in relevant field (Communications; Development; Education; Business Management)
• A Minimum of 5 years experience in development/ relief organizations
• At least 5 years experience in training, mentoring and conducting learning programs
• Strong skills and experience as trainer/facilitator
• Strong empirical knowledge of the humanitarian sector including humanitarian charters, laws and standards
• Strong commitment to WV’s vision, mission and core values
• Commitment to partnership and networking, especially those outside of WV itself
• Skilled at developing and managing training materials and learning resources
  
  

PREFERRED:

• Degree in relevant field (Communications Development Education Business Management)

Humanitarian & Emergency Affairs (HEA) Capacity Building Advisor, EA