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August 20, 2024 at 2:00:00 PM

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Inspired by God's love for humanity, we respond to human suffering and challenge its causes. We want to contribute to community development in Uganda through rights-based empowerment for sustainable development. We serve all people irrespective of ethnicity, gender, religion, race or political conviction.

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Job Title

Regional Emergency Hub Coordinator, Africa job at Lutheran World Federation

Job Description

LWF World Service is the humanitarian and development arm of the Lutheran World Federation. We are a widely recognized, international, faith-based organization working in over 20 countries.
We seek to bring people of all backgrounds together in the common quest for justice, peace, and reconciliation in an increasingly complex and fragmented world.
A commitment to the human rights of every individual, regardless of their status, guides our work, actions, and operations. We are particularly known for our timely, compassionate, and professional humanitarian work, and for our field presence in hard to-reach areas. Our work is people-centered and community-based.
Above all, we work with the most vulnerable, and we engage proactively with community institutions. For additional information, please see: http://www.lutheranworld.org/what-wedo/humanitarian-development-work/about-our-work . World Service provides support to refugees, returnees, internally displaced people, their host communities and communities at risk, emphasizing livelihoods, quality services, protection and social cohesion.
The Global Humanitarian Team is part of the International Programs Team. The IPT ensures the overall management of the country programs, fosters a cohesive environment with mutual accountability between the global World Service structures and the field operations and coordinates World Service support to its operations. The Emergency Hub Coordinator (Africa) reports to the Global Humanitarian Coordinator based in Geneva, with an administrative management line from the Representative of the host country program.
As a member of the Global Humanitarian Team, the Regional Emergency Hub Coordinator for Africa provides operational support for new operations and analysis for potential humanitarian response. This position includes longer periods of deployment, on short notice. When not deployed, focus will be on capacity strengthening for staff and partners in quality humanitarian response.
This is a highly operational position that requires maturity, integrity, good management skills and a good understanding of humanitarian action and principles.
The coordinator will travel extensively throughout Africa and may also be required to support outside the region.

Duties and Responsibilities

Identify and assess potential WS response through field assessements, mapping and sharing information on current and new emergencies, the humanitarian funding landscape.
Provide analysis and recommendations to identify new humanitarian responses in coordination with the GHC, RPCs and Representatives in the region.
Engage in local cluster structures and finance mechanisms within the humanitarian response framework
Support in setting up emergency responses in existing WS CPs
Carry out needs assessments with other ground actors during emergencies.
Assist country programs in scaling up their interventions, including providing additional technical expertise and hands-on support during emergencies
Provide or organise remote and on-ground technical support (e.g. Shelter, WASH, CBI, Gender) with regard to emergency response proposals and interventions.
Carry out partner assessments for potential collaboration
Prepare emergency appeals, concept notes and proposals
Strengthening of disaster preparedness and humanitarian response capacity in LWF WS Country Programs, member churches and key partners
Support in organizing training (through Hub Team members or externally) on emergency preparedness and DRR
Provide updated analysis of evolving humanitarian issues in the region
Support CPs in the development of Emergency preparedness plans in coordination with ACT Forums and other actors

Major Challenges

Deployment to areas with security constraints
Short notice deployments
Demanding coordination with different stakeholders

Qualifications and Competencies

University degree or equivalent in development studies, humanitarian action, humanitarian emergency preparedness and response, human rights, economics, community development, or equivalent.
Technical expertise in any of the emergency response sectors is an asset.
Ability to be deployed on short notice and on a regular basis as per the needs in the region

Knowledge and Experience

Experience of at least 5 years in emergency response management within faith-based agencies, ecumenical organizations and / or international NGOs.
Proven track record and practical experience in setting up emergency operations.
Proven track record in fundraising and resource mobilization, budgeting and reporting.
Knowledge of accountability standards like the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS), Sphere, and the principle of Do No Harm. Understanding of rapid gender analysis is highly desirable.

Language Skills