Emergency Response Team
NRC is a humanitarian organisation working in all phases of displacement with a special focus on the emergency phase. To strengthen the capacity to respond immediately to the needs of our beneficiaries when a crisis occurs, NRC established global Emergency Response Teams (ERT) in 2012. NRC is now recruiting for a new ERT, dedicated to work in the Lake Chad Basin and possible further countries in the region. We are initially recruiting for a total of 3 new staff (1Team Leader profile and 2 Technical profiles). The team will be operated by the Emergency Response Section within the Field Operations Department at NRC Head Office in Oslo.
Job description The members of the team will be on full-time contracts in order to be available to support NRC in responding to emergencies. This will mostly be to assess needs, initiate coordination and to start up any required first response activities in the affected area until handed over to interim/permanent staff. This may mean a rapid deployment at short notice into a new emergency.
Qualifications
Qualifications
The Team will be composed by profiles holding one or more of the following; WASH, shelter, education in emergencies, logistics, distribution, food security/livelihood and cash based approaches.
For the Team Leader position, NRC is looking for a candidate with broad emergency experience and ability to manage an emergency response.
For the two remaining positions, NRC are looking for two profiles with specialist knowledge, who are experienced programme managers.
NRC would ideally like the candidates to have a good understanding of cash based approaches along with experience in integrated programming across various sectors.
The candidates for the team would ideally be citizens of the ECOWAS states.
The following applies for all positions:
- Minimum 4 years experience from working in humanitarian emergency contexts.
- Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts.
- Documented/proven results related to the position’s responsibilities.
- Good coordination skills.
- Fluency in French and English is a requirement, Arabic an asset.
- NRC experience is valued.
Personal qualities
- Willingness and interest to work in emergency situations and insecure contexts.
- Need to be highly flexible in tasks.
- All employees of the Norwegian Refugee Council must adhere to our Code of Conduct and the four organizational values: Dedicated, innovative, inclusive and accountable.
Health Certificate will be requested before signing of Employment Contract.
