Emergency Response Officer

Key activities

Objective 1: Response to Emergency and Acute Unmet Needs (40%)

1

Ensure the delivery of identified services and programming under the different response modalities (Emergency and Acute Unmet Needs) to the highest quality and standard

2

Conduct multi-sectoral needs assessment to identify needs and plan for a multi-sectoral integrated response;

3

Ensure Action Against Hunger WASH/Shelter response is aligned with technical humanitarian standards and coordinated with other departments and organizations

4

Apply a protection lens throughout the process in order to detect protection needs and refer to the appropriate actor (either within ACF or external referral)

5

Provide daily oversight of response modality service delivery directly at the field level, ensuring correct compliance with means of verification and reporting

6

Communicate and coordinate with communities, municipality focal points, and other relevant field level actors on the daily implementation of tasks.

7

Work with other Action Against Hunger team members to provide accurate and timely assistance to identified participants in the programme

Objective 2: Field Monitoring and Reporting of Emergency / Protection Response (40%)

1

Following the weekly and monthly planning for the programme team, report back accurately on field level activities to the Emergency Response Manager

2

Identify and report possible problems, conflicts, or contextual changes to the Emergency Response Manager, proposing solutions where possible and pertinent

3

Monitor the evolving context and flag any potential protection concerns to the ERM and the LPC Focal point

4

Monitor and track all field activities and deliveries, ensuring compliance and control is provided.

5

Conduct data collection regarding the project and the potential beneficiaries.

6

Alongside the MEAL department, facilitate regular monitoring and evaluation activities for the field activities.

Objective 3: Support the WASH department (20 %)

 1

Support in the assesment carring out in the WaSH Project

Objective 4: Security

1

Respect the security rules specified in the mission and base security plan, see to it that the team under his/her responsibility complies with the security plan and perform the security management tasks that can be assigned in its protocols.

2

Communicate to the security managers of the working location any security related information or noncompliance with the security plan

Objective 5: Support humanitarian activities of Action Against Hunger

1

Support the emergency interventions of the organization as per the employee’s abilities.

2

Support any activity that helps reaching our humanitarian goals, as per the employee’s abilities.

3

ACF employees will show commitment to human rights principles, gender equality and non-discrimination approach in all their work

Candidate description

Training/ Education:

Technical Diploma engineering or related field, bachelor’s degree in social sciences, humanitarian action or related field

Technical specific knowledge:

For WASH: knowledge in water supply and sanitation supply systems. Technical training in Implementation of basic water networks

For Shelter: experience in emergency shelter assistance and site improvement

Ability to manage multiple tasks covering different objectives simultaneously to a high quality

Knowledge of direct community work with vulnerable or at risk communities

Experience in protection mainstreaming in field activities

Previous experience:

Two years’ experience working in a related field of expertise.

Experience in the humanitarian sector in a similar position

Personal requirements:

Ability to work in a team

Ability to manage stress effectively

Ability to manage time and priorities well

Clear communicator with excellent inter-personal skills

Ability to work with a degree of autonomy on set tasks

Languages:

Fluent Arabic, Fluency in written and spoken English

IT and specific systems:

Windows domain, Compulsory expertise in Excel, use of ODK

Mobility (national/ international)

Based in Tyre with travel to the base and Beirut

Remuneration package

We offer immediate incorporation to a dynamic international network with the following remuneration package:

• Salary: from 1,257 USD to 1,566 USD  gross per month according to candidate’s previous experience (according to standard list of Action Against Hunger - Spain).
• Action Against Hunger - Spain remuneration system allows a salary progression based on the annual development appraisal.
• LBP 8,000 daily transportation allowance on working days
• Social security registration and NSSF family allowance if eligible
• Complementary health insurance for you and your dependents
• Work accident insurance
• Life insurance (after 3 months of contract)
• School allowance for your children if eligible as per the official decree 
• 1.5 days of paid holidays per month
• Approx. 18 days per year of public holidays
• Many training opportunities