Disaster Risk Reduction & Community Resilience Manager World Vision

World Vision Uganda is a Christian Relief, Development and Advocacy Non-Governmental Organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice in over 40 districts of Uganda. World Vision is committed to the protection of children and does not employ people whose background is not suitable for working with children. All employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks, including criminal record checks where possible. “Our Vision for every child, Life in all its fullness. Our prayer for every Heart, the will to make it so”. World Vision Uganda is seeking to hire qualified persons to fill the following positions.

Position : Disaster Risk Reduction & Community Resilience Manager

Reports to : Associate Director, Integrated Ministry

Duty station : Kampala

Purpose of the position: To provide technical and oversight support on World Vision Uganda (WVU)’s operations on emergencies, disaster risk reduction and enhancing community resilience to disasters and climate change adaptations in a manner that contributes to the wellbeing of children

Key Result Areas

Strategy development & implementation

• Develop, review and update WVU’s Disaster Risk Reduction /Climate Change Adaptation (DRR/CCA) strategies as necessary.

• Develop disaster preparedness and contingency plans, and support their operationalisation within WVU’s programming.

• Support integration of DRR/CCA into development programmes and monitoring and evaluation of quality and impact for DRR/CCA outcomes.

Capacity Building

• Provide training and technical support to WVU staff on DRR/CCA and emergency responses.

• Monitor capacity support to districts situated in WVU’s programming areas in Disaster Risk and Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation interventions.

• Conduct training for sector specialists and field teams on Sphere Standards, Red Cross/Red Crescent Code of Conduct, Humanitarian Accountability Partnership ( HAP-I), Good Enough Guide, Local Capacity for Peace (LCP)/ Do No Harm (DNH).

Resource mobilization/fundraising lor DRR/CCA

• Work with the Programme Development Unit to secure funding for DRR/CCA initiatives.

• Disaster mitigation management and emergency preparedness

• Develop a Nationaf Disaster Preparedness Plan (NDPP).

• Provide technical support to field teams in development of Community Disaster Preparedness Plans.

• Maintain an inventory of available manpower, relief equipment and supplies, and resources available, and acquire equipment and supplies to assist communities to respond effectively to an emergency.

Emergency response coordination

• Support the operations of WVU Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Committee (NODRM C.)

• Coordinate the WVU National Rapid Response Team (NRRT) during humanitarian and emergency response.

• Oversight leadership and coordination of WVU, government or interagency field assessments before, during and after emergencies.

• Annually review and update the NODRM C. and NRRT guidelines and procedures to ensure they reflect current learning and practice.

Learning and research

• Facilitate learning and reflection on emerging contemporary issues and debates on DRR and CCA, and good practices in emergency response.

• Document WVU experience on DRR/CCA internally and externally as relevant.

• Oversee researches relating to DRR/CCA and emergency response. External engagements and Networking

• Represent WVU at relevant meetings and conferences on DRR/CCA and emergency response.

• Lead on developing strategic partnerships and relationships with institutions or organisations that may provide technical or specialist support on DRR and CCA.

• Actively participate in strategic networks and consortia related with DRR/CCA
Requirement:

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• University degree in fields related with environmental sciences, Disaster Risk Management, Sociology or other relevant discipline.

• At least 3 years experience working on Disaster Risk Reduction, climate change adapations and/or Emergency Response in Uganda and/or the East African Region, including direct responsibility for developing and managing projects.

• Deep knowledge and understanding of the key issues related to disasters, risk reduction and community resilience; familiarity with climate change adaptation issues as they relate to disaster risk reduction; and experience of integrating DRR into development projects.

• Proven ability to lead strategy development for complex agendas, with clear focus on key business/operational outputs.
Salary: - USD/month
Experience: 3
How to apply:

How to apply: Qualified candidates may submit their application, including a letter of interest, complete Curriculum Vitae, via email to wvujobs@wvi.org. Kindly indicate the post title in the subject line when applying by email.

For the attention of the People & Culture Manager

(Female candidates are encouraged to apply)

Deadline for receiving the applications is: Friday, 23rd March, 2012

We do appreciate your interest in working with us. However, only short listed candidates will be contacted.
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