Global Response Manager Job Vacancy at World Vision Senegal

Job Title:    GLOBAL RESPONSE MANAGER – SAHEL FOOD AND NUTRITION CRISIS RESPONSE    Application Deadline Date:    30 Jun 2012
Position Location:    Senegal    Position Start Date:    15 Jul 2012
Region:    Africa\West Africa    Position End Date:    14 Jan 2013
Requisition Category:    International    Recruitment Priority:    Need Immediately
Country Name:    Senegal    Program/Office Name:    World Vision West Africa
City/Province:    Senegal    Employee Type:    Contract
Job Grade Level:    164    Recruitment Status:    Advertising in Progress
Is this a family post?    Family - Spouse with Children       
        Requisition Num:    2012AFWMNDE-8VDGRT


PURPOSE OF POSITION:

Provide leadership to the WARO Humanitarian & Emergency Affairs (HEA) team to ensure relief program implementation in the Global Response to the Sahel food and Nutrition Crisis Response programme in a coordinated and effective manner in close coordination with the National Directors, Operations Directors and Senior Leadership Team (via the Senior Director of Operations.


KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

        Lead the planning process of the response based on the program strategy.
        Provide overall strategic management to the response and act as a spokesperson for the Partnership and external stakeholders in collaboration with the National Director and key stakeholders
        Coordinate needs sectors based on capacity assessment.
        In conjunction with the Security point person and ND, ensure that appropriate security measures are in place and undertaken during the response.
        Manage program and budget planning processes.
        Coordinate with P&C Director to set the staff planning and ensure qualified members are hired and properly coached.
        Advise regularly update the SLT on strategic directions of the emergency response
        Lead and guide relief program design processes. This process involves maintaining a credible and high quality relief program, and will include needs assessment, project design and plans, proposal writing, with subsequent regular reporting to donors and (World Vision) WV Support Offices.
        Provide program oversight, ensuring the program is meeting accountability and international standards, goals and implementation objectives.

        Assure the emergency response transitions effectively into a longer term programme, run via the National Offices, focusing on strengthening community resilience to these types of natural disasters.
        Be informed and understand the needs and situation in the field through regular field visits to disaster-prone emergency sites.
        Participate in, and provide leadership to the relief team in assessments, planning and implementation of emergency preparedness, relief and recovery activities.
        Ensure that all emergency relief responses have clear exit or transition strategies established well in advance of the completion of those responses, and oversee the implementation of those exits or transitions to longer-term development programming(focusing on strengthening community resilience to these types of natural disasters) run by national offices.


KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

        REQUIRED:
        BA in Management, Human Resources, Business Administration, Public Admin, or related field

        PREFERRED:
        French language skills

How to Apply;
https://jobs.wvi.org/webjobs.nsf/WebPublished/16C11269EF4A2CC788257A21007207EF?OpenDocument