Deadline: Ongoing

Location: Nampula, Mozambique

Plan International (PI) is seeking to fill the role of Emergency Response Manager (Displacement Response).

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the management of the northern Mozambique displacement response in Nampula and Cabo Delgado, ensuring response activities are in line with PI’s standard policies and procedures
• Lead in the development and regular update of the northern Mozambique emergency response plan, clearly defining key priorities in line with PI’s expertise
• Lead and manage rapid needs assessments in the northern displacement, ensuring a clear focus on the specific needs of children and particularly girls
• Based on the outcome of the needs assessments, provide recommendations to the country director and senior management team on programming options and priorities
• Support the selection of local partner organisations, ensuring alignment with PI’s approach and programming priorities in humanitarian crises
• Support programme technical specialists, ensuring programmes are of high quality and have direct positive impact on children affected by crises
• Ensure appropriate programme quality standards are used in the design and implementation of programmes, particularly SPHERE and its companion guides
• Prepare quality reports and updates on the northern displacement for different PI’s entities and external actors like donors and UN
• Support the development of key policy and influencing positions with regard to the Cabo Delgado crisis
• Engage with relevant humanitarian forums and clusters in Nampula, Cabo Delgado  and affected provinces,  ensuring appropriate information is provided in a timely basis
• Maintain and develop local (province/district) relations with institutional donors
• Identify opportunities to establish strategic partnerships with other humanitarian agencies in the province and districts

Requirements

• Degree or equivalent in Management or a related field
• Significant field experience of managing emergency programmes in a number of humanitarian crises
• Key practice and standards for humanitarian response experience
• Significant knowledge of humanitarian response, child protection and disaster risk reduction
• Conversance with the international humanitarian architecture, particularly related to coordination and funding
• Demonstrated prior experience of engaging with the humanitarian coordination system
• Experience in designing and delivering training
• Ability to work in English and Portuguese
• Knowledge of PI policies and procedures

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