Emergency Response Team Leader

  • Emergency Leadership & Coordination

  • Lead the planning, implementation, and management of emergency response operations in disaster-affected areas.
  • Conduct rapid needs assessments and situation analyses in coordination with local teams, clusters, and partners.
  • Establish operational hubs, set up response logistics, and ensure effective team mobilization and coordination.
  • Represent the organization in coordination meetings with UN agencies, government authorities, donors, and other NGOs.
  • Team Management

  • Supervise and support multi-disciplinary response teams including WASH, Health, Shelter, Protection, and Logistics.
  • Foster a collaborative, safe, and productive working environment under challenging field conditions.
  • Ensure team wellbeing, safety, and compliance with duty-of-care standards.
  • Program Implementation

  • Oversee the delivery of high-quality humanitarian assistance aligned with Sphere standards, Core Humanitarian Standards, and organizational policies.
  • Ensure that cross-cutting themes (e.g., gender, protection, accountability) are integrated into all emergency programming.
  • Lead the development of response plans, project proposals, budgets, and reporting frameworks.
  • Security & Risk Management

  • Monitor the evolving security context and lead emergency security planning and mitigation measures.
  • Ensure adherence to organizational safety protocols and real-time incident management procedures.
  • Monitoring, Reporting & Learning

  • Ensure accurate and timely reporting to donors, partners, and organizational leadership.
  • Document lessons learned and contribute to after-action reviews and strategic improvements for future responses.

How to apply

Qualified women and men are encouraged to apply!

Interested persons should submit an application letter and an updated CV to:

Yadanamayhtay.Myint@welthungerhilfe.de by April 6, 2025.

WHH reserves the right to assess applications and conduct interviews on a rolling basis, depending on the urgency of the circumstances.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.

Welthungerhilfe is committed to fighting terrorism in all its activities. Accordingly, any applicant who is offered employment will be screened against lists of known and suspected terrorists.

*Welthungerhilfe values diversity and ensures an inclusive, non-discriminatory working environment. We welcome applications from suitably qualified people from all sections of the community.

To help us track our recruitment effort, please indicate in your email/cover letter where (theacademicjob.com) you saw this job posting.

Source: https://reliefweb.int/job/4143092/emergency-response-team-leader

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