Senior Humanitarian Advisor- USAID DRM Activity Full Time NEW

Job Description

Overview

Research Triangle Institute (RTI) has over 30 years’ of experience assisting governments, communities, and the private sector. As a not-for-profit, independent research institute based in North Carolina, USA, RTI has roughly 6,000 employees with global experience implementing international development projects. RTI’s Sustainable Growth & Resilience (SG&R) technical unit within the International Development Group brings together RTI experts and capabilities across food security, agriculture, energy, environment, water, governance, and economic opportunity. SG&R will leverage RTI’s experience designing and delivering multisectoral programming and technical solutions to respond to climate change, build resilience, and promote economic growth around the world.

SG&R’s Global Food Security and Agriculture portfolio is working to strengthen agricultural markets, engage youth and women as critical leaders in the workforce, address climate change, and tackle the dual burden of malnutrition around the globe. RTI’s work is helping foster stronger food systems, build resilience to climate and man-made shock, and engage the next generation of local leaders. RTI is currently partnering on nearly 30 projects in East Africa, including activities focused on private sector-driven agricultural growth in Rwanda and market systems development in Kenya and Ethiopia.

Project Description

The USAID Ethiopia Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Activity is a five-year USAID-funded program implemented by RTI International. The purpose of the DRM Activity is to strengthen DRM planning and preparedness capacity, improve DRM coordination, enhance resource mobilization and management, and enable timely implementation of anticipatory actions to preempt crises and reduce the impacts of shocks. The activity will also strengthen gender in emergencies (GiE) capacity, increase private sector engagement in DRM, and expand local organizations’ capacity to engage in DRM. The Activity will provide strategic support to DRM institutions in the implementation of Ethiopia’s new Disaster Risk Management Policy and Disaster Risk Finance Strategy.

Position Description

RTI International is seeking a Senior Humanitarian Advisor for the Ethiopia DRM Activity. The Senior Humanitarian Advisor will be responsible for collecting, collating, analyzing and presenting high-quality reports on the progression and coordination of a joint response to all humanitarian crises in Ethiopia.

This position will be based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and will report to the Chief of Party.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic advice towards adapting activity priorities to develop and maintain relationships with senior government officials, UN agencies, I/NGOs, private sector to influence the strategic direction of the humanitarian programming in Ethiopia.
• Develop and maintain an in-depth understanding of ongoing or emerging humanitarian, organizational, political and stakeholder interests in Ethiopia.
• Monitor disaster risks, prepare regular strategic and analytical reports on current or anticipated emergencies, and recommend possible humanitarian needs and requirements, target locations, and capacities for an effective international coordinated response.
• Lead efforts to identify and assess capacities for humanitarian assistance coordination as well as the development of comprehensive national or regional preparedness and response plans for Ethiopia.
• Closely collaborate with USAID and other donor-funded emergency response interventions to avoid duplication and explore opportunities for synergies and transition efforts.
• Disseminate disaster risk profiling and planning models, tools, and templates to support the automation of the humanitarian process across the country.
• Maintain regular coordination with humanitarian partners and forums for joint after-action reviews and follow up on any recommendations on Activity adaptation.
• Propose priorities and partnerships for application with clear strategies for future effective responses from lessons learned, and opportunities within and relevant to Ethiopia.
• Participate in investigative missions and bilateral consultations to gather information from government authorities, private individuals and entities, civil society, the private sector and communities, on effective utilization of humanitarian assistance by activity or response to allegations and findings when conducting investigations.

Job Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and 12 years of experience, Master’s degree and 10 years of experience in humanitarian studies, disaster risk management, political science, social science, public administration, international studies, economics, engineering, earth sciences or a related field is required.
• At least 10 years of previous high level humanitarian programming experience, cluster coordination and knowledge working with International Organizations or UN in Ethiopia is desired.
• Excellent management, strong oral communication and drafting skills, adaptability, organizational skills, flexibility, and the ability to work independently and collaboratively in a complex and changing environment.

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