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Finance & Aid => Medical Jobs & Trainings => Topic started by: Admin on August 09, 2011, 04:33:42 PM
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Regional Emergency Cluster Advisor (RECA), Kenya
Location: Nairobi To start: Immediately Contract: 18 months
An opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and experienced WASH Specialist to work as part of a Global WASH Cluster funded by DG ECHO. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering emergency capacity building and preparedness support to national WASH Clusters and national coordination platforms. This role will form one of 6 RECA’s globally as part of a consortium of CARE, NCA, ACF, IFRC and Tearfund.
You will have proven experience in emergency preparedness, response, programme design, monitoring and evaluation and a thorough understanding of the emergency WASH sector at national and international levels.
Responsibilities will include collaborating with UNICEF REWA to develop a regional work plan, Identifying high risk countries to support the development of country contingency planning, monitoring country adaptation and roll-out of Global WASH Cluster concept and tools tailored to specific country level needs, identifying capacity building priorities within partner NGO’s and governmental institutions providing training support and technical advice where required.
Excellent communication skills are essential to support effective collaboration between cluster groups, agencies and INGOs. The successful candidate will also have proven experience of training, coaching and mentoring across multi-cultural teams.
The job holder will need to be able to work with limited direct supervision. Excellent written and spoken English is a requirement for this role. This post requires limited contact with children and the post will include specific checks related to child protection issues.
Salary: £32, 016 plus a competitive benefits package
To apply please visit our website http://www.tearfund.org/en/get_involved/jobs/international_vacancies/ (http://www.tearfund.org/en/get_involved/jobs/international_vacancies/)