Emergency Preparedness & Response Officer - Jakarta

Action contre la Faim (AcF) is a non-governmental, non-political and non-profit making humanitarian organization. In Indonesia , its projects address the areas of water and sanitation, food security, and disaster preparedness. Activities including repair and construction of
infrastructures, construction of showers and latrines, hygiene education, distribution of farming and fishing equipment, support to income-generating activities, and socioeconomic and environmental impact studies.

If you are dynamic and professional person, we are offering you a unique opportunity to develop your skills in a multicultural environment: .
Emergency Preparedness & Response Officer
Deadline for submission of applications: July 31th, 2009

Terms of Reference
Post Code: RJA 10/ADM/EPRO/ VII/09
Post Title: Emergency Preparedness & Response Officer
Location/Duty Station: Jakarta
Starting Date: Immediately
Contract Determined 3 month, possible to be extended

Responsibilities:
· To strengthen Contingency planning at national and regional level.
· To participate in emergency assessment, and set up effective mission emergency preparedness.
· To systematically maintain and socialize the national Contingency Planning amongst the national staff and national & international partners.
· To organize training at mission level with support of key staff and local partners as focal point on DRR mainstreaming in emergency & early recovery response.
· To expand disaster-watch and vulnerability monitoring at national and regional level.
· To support the head of mission in liaising with donors (institutional & private) and government committed to emergency response, to build and maintain the relationship.

Desired Qualifications :
· High School Certificate and 3 years’ experience in the humanitarian field
· Good command of English and computer knowledge
· Experience in emergency humanitarian work, including contingency planning, emergency response and early recovery, preferably as emergency preparedness & response officer
· Experience in and good command of project, budget & team management
· Experience in logistics and admin processes related to emergency preparedness & response
· Good organizer & team leader with solid planning skills, demonstrating rigor as well as an ability to entrench and ensure team spirit & cohesion
· Good interpersonal and communication skills
· Solid ability to build and develop networks with various stakeholders
· Dynamic and autonomous individual with a good stamina and a demonstrated capacity to
work under pressure
· Diplomacy, Tenacity, Mobility

Interested and qualified applicants are encouraged to applyand should submit a one-page cover letter stating current and expected salaries, updated CV in English and latest photograph, together with complete contact details of two professional referees (if possible) as attachment to:

acfrecruitment@ yahoo.fr
(Please put the Post Title + your name in the email subject)

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

All ACF members are committed to respect the 6 leading principles of the organization: independence, non-discrimination, free and direct access to victims, professionalism and transparency.

ACF is an equal opportunity employer.


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