Senior Humanitarian Advisor – East and Horn of Africa
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About us
Christian Aid is partnering with others to end poverty in Africa. At the heart of this vision is transformation of the lives of people who live in poverty, empowering them to have a brighter future and saving lives during emergencies.
In 20 countries across the continent, we manage a wide range of Humanitarian and development programmes that have a positive impact on the lives of millions. And while we’ve achieved some incredible results, there’s still a lot we can do.
This is why we are looking for a dynamic and highly skilled and motivated individual to support and drive forward our Humanitarian work in east and horn of Africa.
About the role
As the Senior Humanitarian Adviser for east and horn of Africa, you will be based in either Nairobi or Addis Ababa.
You will coordinate, provide advice, support and surge capacity for emergency response to country offices and partners in the region by supporting the development and monitoring emergency programmes, building capacity of partners and developing funding proposals to enable them to implement high quality, accountable and principled responses.
The post holder will also support work on accountability, preparedness, protection cash programming, DRR ,resilience and conflict displacement.
He or she will also support the relevant ACT forums in the region including working with country teams to develop ACT appeals.
You will support the country programs to expand the portfolio of humanitarian programs in the region.
Specifically, you will support program staff in humanitarian program design, implementation, fundraising and partnership development.
You will also provide surge capacity for emergency response and the development of innovative humanitarian and resilience programs.
Lastly, you will help CA country offices to engage in the right networks, increasing the profile of CA humanitarian and resilience work, and working closely with the other regional humanitarian advisors and managers to ensure we are influenced by current good practise and opening up opportunities for new productive humanitarian collaborations in East and horn of Africa.
About you
You will have an excellent understanding of and experience in humanitarian programmes in East and Horn of Africa and a passion about accountability and putting affected populations at the centre of our work.
You will have a good knowledge of emergency relief and rehabilitation and an understanding of development issues and the partnership approach to emergency work.
You will be an excellent communicator with the ability to develop cross-organisational relationships and be confident in engaging with external networks and actors.
You will have experience in supporting learning and development, have experience of working with local partners and understand linkages between humanitarian work and resilient livelihoods.
Further information
This role requires applicants to have the right to work in the country where this position is based.
The actual salary offer will depend on the payscale of the location based.
Should you have any queries regarding the contents of this advert, send them through via email: Africa-Jobs@christian-aid.org.
We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in its workforce.
We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.
Please note this role includes over 75 days plus travel per annum.
This position will remain open until filled.
If you had previously applied for this job, please do not reapply as we already have your details.