CHARITY JOBS IN AFRICA

Organization: International Rescue Committee
Country: Liberia
Closing date: 04 Jan 2015

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.

IRC has worked in Liberia since 1996 and is one of the largest humanitarian actors in the country. On March 31, 2014, the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) was identified as an outbreak in Liberia. Progress was made towards containing the initial phase of the outbreak. However, beginning on May 29, 2014, a second wave of cases was identified. Because of community misconceptions about EVD, the weak health systems of the affected countries (originally Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia), and inexperience dealing with Ebola, the outbreak has spread beyond the Ministry of Health or implementing partners' abilities to address it. As a result, on August 8, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Ebola outbreak in West Africa a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. The outbreak rages on, now with over 2,400 deaths and 4,000 cases in Liberia. Pre-crisis, the work of IRC in Liberia has had a development focus in the areas of Health, Child Protection and Women's Protection and Empowerment (WPE). However, as part of the organizational mandate to respond to emergencies, the IRC quickly diverted existing funding and raised new funds for critical EVD prevention and response activities in target areas.

Scope of the position:

The Deputy Director of Programs is responsible for the supervision and support of all of the IRC's program activities, and, together with the Country Director, will lead the strategic development of the country program. The position requires considerable travel to the field sites. Working under the supervision of the Country Director, s/he is expected to take the lead in planning, development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of all the IRC program initiatives. S/he will directly supervise sector Coordinators and the Grants Unit, and indirectly a number of other program staff in the field.

Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic leadership to the IRC programming and staff;
• Ensure that all programming is designed, managed and implemented in a timely and high-quality manner, according to pre-established workplans, and that program decisions are based on reliable and accurate data;
• Provide overall supervision and support for all program staff, including direct supervision of sector coordinators and grants management staff;
• Ensure that strong and regular coordination takes place between all internal stakeholders, and that IRC is appropriately represented at external coordination fora, and to external stakeholders.

Requirements

• Degree in Development, International Relations, Social Work, or other relevant field;
• At least five years of international program management experience, including in post-conflict settings;
• Extensive international experience implementing programs in conflict or post-conflict regions with a demonstrated knowledge of transitioning relief programs to post-emergency recovery;
• Experience working in a multi-cultural setting and in preference in Africa
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge of participatory techniques and methodologies;
• Demonstrated experience in project design and use of project design tools;
• Demonstrated experience in supervising expatriate and national staff, and in mentoring of national staff; strong commitment to staff capacity development;
• Knowledge of key donor policies and regulations, including USAID, ECHO, UN agencies, and other European government donor agencies;
• Strong communication and inter-personal skills; must be a strong team player;
• Excellent written and verbal skills in the English language;
• Willingness to travel frequently to remote program locations.

Housing

The Health Consortium Team Leader is an unaccompanied position and will be based in Liberia's capital, Monrovia, in private shared housing with cleaning provided

Safety & Security Situation

All international Staff must comply with all IRC Liberia security policies and procedures. While there is a great deal of media coverage about the risks of working in an Ebola affected country, both the CDC and WHO have stated that the highest risks remain for those directly treating Ebola patients which this position would not be involved in. Furthermore, you will be working with a team of fellow international staff who continue to work confidently in the country, following robust IRC hygiene protocols to minimize any risk. At any point the position holder has the option to end the assignment should you feel unsafe in any way, with no repercussions in terms of employment in other IRC programs.

How to apply:

Please follow this link to apply: http://www.aplitrak.com/?adid=ZGFwaG5lZC40MTYwMi4zODMwQGlyYy5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20