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The International Rescue Committee responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover and gain control of their future.
Background: The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. The IRC works in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities. We restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.
The IRC restarted operations in Sudan in November 2019 after operating from 1982 until 2009. IRC Sudan’s main office is in Khartoum with additional offices in Gedaref, Blue Nile, & South Kordofan.
As a result of intercommunal conflict in October 2022 there have been displacements into South Kordofan. IRC is responding to the humanitarian needs in South Kordofan and continues to strengthen its presence and response there. The IRC is the prime implementer for all activities, working closely with key stakeholders including , Ministry of Health , WES and , Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources (MIWR), Humanitarian Aid Commission of Sudan (HAC) at the national and sub-national level, national and sub-national WASH and FSL Clusters, and humanitarian agencies operating in South Kordofan to ensure that coordinated lifesaving services are provided in alignment with appropriate strategies, local context, and meeting emergency needs of the targeted populations.
Purpose:
IRC Sudan would like to request a deployment of Emergency Response Coordinator to provide the additional needed support and assistance to implement humanitarian response program operation in South Kordofan as IRC Sudan received CRF to respond to Health and Economic and Recovery Development (ERD). Additional also been approved from RRF – IOM to implement WASH activities with two funds in pipeline as confirmed from SIDA and one from ECHO with high probability.
The Emergency Response Coordinator is responsible for the quality and effectiveness of IRC's emergency response in the in the new areas. S/he is the leader of the emergency team and the guarantor of the good functioning of these emergency projects within IRC in Sudan. And monitors and ensures that projects are carried out in line with IRC's values and in compliance with internal and contractual procedures.
The Emergency Response Coordinator will work closely with DDP, DDO and technical coordinators, and ensure timely and qualitative delivery of interventions.
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Duties and responsibilities: Emergency Response Management
Assessment, Program Design and Planning
Program Support and Security
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Minimum Qualification, Skills and Experience Required:
Core Competencies
People Skills: Ability to work independently and as a team player who demonstrates leadership and is able to support and train local and international staff and also able to work with disaster affected communities in a sensitive and participatory manner.
Communication Skills: Well developed written and oral communication skills. Able to communicate clearly and sensitively with internal and external stakeholders as a representative of IRC. This includes effective negotiation and representation skills.
Integrity: Works with trustworthiness and integrity and has a clear commitment to IRC’s core values and humanitarian principles.
Resilience/Adaptability and flexibility: Ability to operate effectively under extreme circumstances including stress, high security risks and harsh living conditions. Works and lives with a flexible, adaptable and resilient manner.
Awareness and sensitivity of self and others: Demonstrates awareness and sensitivity to gender and diversity. Have experience and the ability to live and work in diverse cultural contexts in a culturally appropriate manner. Has a capacity to make accurate self-assessment particularly in high stress and high security contexts.
Work style: Is well planned and organized even within a fluid working environment and has a capacity for initiative and decision making with competent analytical and problem-solving skills. |
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Work Environment: There is active conflict in parts of the country and a possibility of the conflict expanding into other locations.
Housing: Lodging in South Kordofan is in a shared IRC guesthouse. All IRC sites have electricity and internet.
Standard of Professional Conduct
IRC and IRC employees are required to abide by the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – Code of Conduct which are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Harassment-Free Workplace, Fiscal Integrity, Anti-Retaliation, Combating Trafficking in Persons, and several others.
Gender Equality & Equal Opportunity
We are committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer generous benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowances. We welcome and strongly encourage qualified female professionals to apply. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our organization. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Ensuring the non-disclosure of any information whatsoever relating to the practices and business of IRC acquired in the course of duty, to any other person or organization without authority, except in the normal execution of duty. |
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