Deadline: Ongoing

Location: Pemba, Mozambique

Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED) has announced a call for applications for the position of Camp Coordinator.

The NGO provides assistance through building emergency shelters, distributing non-food items, assisting in the management of camps for displaced persons or providing logistical support as well as information management services to the humanitarian community.

Responsibilities

• Ensure collaboration with the relevant CCCM actors in the planning, development of sites, ensuring that site designs support protection and assistance of men, women, boys and girls
• Ensure regular site needs assessment and gap analysis are conducted with all CCCM stakeholders in the camps
• Map and track ‘who is doing what, where, when’
• Map out the operational requirements for the response within displacement sites, and identify and establish (where necessary) standards and guidelines that facilitate interoperability to ensure that activities are carried out
• Develop and update agreed response strategies for the camps, including ‘exit’/transition strategy for site closures and action plans for the cluster, ensuring that these are adequately reflected in overall country strategies
• Support camp managers to conduct contingency planning based on worst-case and most likely scenarios in terms of population movements
• Support the development and maintenance of a coherent CCCM strategy across the camps
• Promote harmonisation of approaches and methodologies across the different camp sites by developing and monitoring use of common tools (in close coordination with the CCCM cluster), as well as creating opportunities for experience sharing and learning
• Adapt relevant policies, guidelines and technical standards to the context of the crisis
• Ensure that responses are in line with existing policy guidance, technical standards and relevant government human rights legal obligations
• Provide technical support and capacity-building to camp managers and other CCCM staff on a regular basis
• Disseminate CCCM tools, research, best practices and lessons learnt internally and externally through publications, networks, working groups, events, and conferences
• Brief camp managers about main CCCM issues and update them on a regular basis
• Facilitate the provision of security and law enforcement by the national/local authorities and other relevant actors
• Organise and facilitate the participation of the affected population in site governance and community mobilisation, with particular emphasis on women’s decision-making role and on persons with specific needs
• Establish appropriate links with national and local authorities, state institutions, local civil society and other relevant actors, to maintain appropriate coordination and information exchange with them
• Promote the capacity-building of relevant authorities, where necessary
• Review the BFU(s) to avoid under/over spending
• Ensure accurate budget forecasting and expense planning
• Contribute to the development of project procurement plans
• Contribute to quality checks and procurement committees to finalise suppliers’ selection according to applicable scenario
• Ensure timely procurement and adherence to rules of origin and nationality

Requirements

• Master’s degree in International Relations, Development or a related field
• Project management experience (management, planning, staff development and training skills) in development of programmes
• One year, minimum, of work experience in a relevant position
• Proven capabilities in leadership and management
• Excellent skills in written and spoken English
• Strong negotiation and interpersonal skills, and flexibility in cultural and organisational terms
• Ability to work well and punctually under pressure

To apply and for more information, click here.

Photo source: Julien Harneis