Emergency Response Specialist - Team Leader Virtual Req #290 Wednesday, January 15, 2025 Founded in 1945, CARE is a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty. CARE has more than seven decades of experience helping people prepare for disasters, providing lifesaving assistance when a crisis hits, and helping communities recover after the emergency has passed. CARE places special focus on women and children, who are often disproportionately affected by disasters. To learn more, visit www.care.ca

CARE is looking for 1-2

Emergency Response Specialist, Team Leaders to join our Rapid Response Team.

(1-year contract)

ABOUT THE ROLE / WHAT THE ROLE OFFERS

CARE’s experience has shown that capacity is often stretched beyond its limits by humanitarian disasters and conflict, and that experienced surge staff are needed to provide program, operational and strategic support to ensure a timely, quality, and effective response.

In support of CARE’s Humanitarian Impact Area Strategy, the organization has invested in a standing Rapid Response Team whose members spend around 50% of their time deployed overseas or remotely to support emergency response operations in Country Offices (COs). Due to the nature of the work, demands are fast-paced and unpredictable. This position requires an individual who is very flexible, provides expertise and leadership at a senior level and collaborates well with diverse teams.

The Rapid Response Team (RRT) is a group of full-time deployable senior humanitarian response experts, able to deploy anywhere in the world to reinforce CARE offices and ensure a timely start up or scale-up of emergency operations in response to a variety of crises. Deployment of RRT members to emergencies ensures that our most capable and experienced staff are on the ground quickly and CARE can respond to emergencies effectively, and with maximum impact.

WHAT YOU OFFER / ABOUT YOU

• Minimum of 5 years senior level experience working in a range of complex and natural disasters; both slow and rapid onset.
  • Ability and willingness to undertake frequent travel, on short notice, for up to 12 weeks, in harsh conditions, as well as insecure environments.
    • Track record of high resilience under pressure and ability to support and motivate teams in these situations.
      • Experience in program design, proposal writing, reporting and project/program management, including developing and managing multi-million-dollar budgets.
        • Excellent skills and interest in mentoring, coaching and capacity building of national staff and partners in a broad range of emergency response areas.
          • Demonstrated experience of and commitment to promoting gender equality and GBV within humanitarian work, preferably in one of CARE’s key sectors (WASH, Shelter, SRH & Food Security)
            • Experience in developing, fostering, and working in partnership-based operations in emergencies and evident commitment to the values of localization.
              • Capacity to work closely with communities affected by disaster, including familiarity with participatory assessment methods, with a focus on gender equality.
                • A very good understanding of the humanitarian system, principles, donors, security, civil military liaison and key aid sectors. (e.g. including strong knowledge of and demonstrated experience with IHL, the Red Cross Code of Conduct, SPHERE, IASC Gender guidelines and tools, HAP and understanding and experience of the cluster approach to coordination and response)
                  • High political acumen and excellent team building and interpersonal skills.
                    • Excellent written and oral communications skills.
                      • Excellent written and spoken English is essential.
                        • Master’s degree in International Development or Humanitarian Assistance or in a related field, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.

                          WHAT WOULD MAKE YOU EXTRAORDINARY

                          • At least 5 years of gender or GBV related emergency programming experience.
                            • Experience in leading or participating in assessments, evaluations, after action reviews, and/or emergency preparedness planning.
                              • Arabic, Spanish and/or French language skills are strongly preferred.
                                • Specialized training in humanitarian/emergency response.
                                  • Trained in Hostile Environment Awareness Training (HEAT).
                                    • Master’s degree/or other post-graduate qualification in Gender or a related field.

                                      REQUIREMENTS

                                      Promote and maintain an organizational culture that advances gender equality, reduces power abuse and inequalities, and fosters trust and safety.