Polish Humanitarian Action (PAH) is an international non-governmental humanitarian organization providing humanitarian and development help worldwide since 1992. So far, the interventions have been carried out in 46 different countries. By possessing long-standing expertise in the implementation of projects in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Food Security and Livelihoods, as well as Nutrition and Education, PAH concentrates its global activities on ensuring sustainable and stable development of regions suffering from the consequences of armed conflicts, natural disasters and other humanitarian crises.
Responsibilities:
- Respond to humanitarian crises (draft recommendations; respond in the field: directly, through PAH missions or implementing partners);
- Develop and implement an emergency response strategy in cooperation with Manager of Field Operations and Global Head of Programs;
- Initiate establishment of new missions in accordance with the strategy and mission opening guidelines;
- Ad hoc mission support in project implementation and needs assessment;
- Analyze global situation in humanitarian context, write reports and recommendations;
- Develop high-quality project applications and / or project concepts including budgets;
- Coordinate with key stakeholders, e.g. government authorities, donors and humanitarian partners, humanitarian clusters;
- Contribute to (or prepare) the annual emergency department budget, field operations department budget;
- Monitor the implementation, finalization and reporting of the projects implemented by partners or her/his subordinates;
- Contribute to preparation of accounting and financial documentation in relation to emergency activities;
- Review and preparation of internal documents (policies, manuals, operational plans, guidelines, forms);
- Representation of PAH outside (media, conferences, meetings with key stakeholders, consortia);
- Implements security and safety procedures, monitors security and safety situation in the areas of intervention, closely cooperates with the Global Security Advisor
- Share knowledge and experience, prepare and conduct internal training sessions for the PAH staff
Requirements:
- At least 3 years of working experience (including in multicultural environment);
- Highly proficient in spoken and written English;
- University degree (education in management / political sciences / ethnology / anthropology will be an asset);
- High mobility and being ready to travel;
- Strong interpersonal & communication skills;
- At least one additional language on intermediate level (Arabic, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, French);
- Strong cultural awareness;
- Good level of MS Office skills;
- Experience in working in hard conditions (conflict/post disaster settings) would be an advantage;
What we offer:
- Full time position
- Flexible working time
- Extra leave
- Remote work opportunities
- Extra social benefits
- International environment
- Professional development opportunities
How to apply
If you are interested in applying for this position, please fill in the online form till 08/09/22. Kindly note that only the candidates shortlisted for the next stages of the recruitment will be contacted.