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Background:
The Emergency Response Manager (ERM) will oversee the overall country emergency response programme.
The ERM will lead on the coordination, quality response, management, and reporting of emergency response activities including those under the ECHO-funded Emergency Response consortium (FaSER) and UN pipelines. The ERM will support and provide technical supervision of emergency response teams in the field to respond to rapid onset crises related to conflict displacement and natural disasters, coordinating all emergency preparedness plans, minimum prepared actions (MPAs), and supervise emergency activities across NRC’s geographical spread in Sudan.
This will include pre-planning, assessment, coordination, leadership and overseeing emergency responses, in collaboration with Area Managers, Programme Specialists and other relevant programme and support departments, including safety and security and cash and market-based programming.
The role will also play a crucial function as surge capacity and will be deployed to hotspot locations across Sudan to reinforce critical emergency response programming depending on the needs of the operation.
What you will do:
Generic responsibilities
Ensure adherence to NRC policies, handbooks, procedures and SOPs/guidelines;
Overall oversight, strategic development, and operational management of emergency response interventions across the Country Office;
Development of robust emergency set-ups based on appropriate needs analysis with an integrated programme approach;
Development of emergency response strategies and technical SOPs/guidelines;
Development and management of funding proposals, project budgets and donor reports;
Specific responsibilities
ERM Consortium Programme Management:
Overall responsibility for effective and efficient coordination of the emergency preparedness and response projects consistent with the project management cycle (including reporting to the desired quality and standard);
Overall budget management for FaSER projects/portfolio implemented and ensure appropriate burn-rates are maintained and that solutions to over/under expenditure are applied;
Develop strategies, set-ups, and continuous review of technical guidance, tools, and SOPs for the overall emergency response
Emergency Surge Support
Provide general programme support to key Area Offices during emergency responses including directly overseeing cash and other distributions.
Lead and develop Emergency Response plans to coordinate NRC’s overall response to an emergency and provide inputs for use in fund raising, advocacy and programme development
Lead coordination meetings with Programme, Support and Area Office colleagues.
Coordination and Representation:
Liaise and coordinate with UN and I/NGO partners, local authorities, and beneficiaries in planning and response to emergencies, preparedness, and contextual understanding of areas of operations;
Represent the RRM Consortium to external stakeholders - donors, government, coordination bodies, and local and international NGOs. Include the Steering Committee and other consortium staff in representation as much as possible and as appropriate. Network with relevant actors to help achieve consortium objectives;
Conduct senior representation at state level and promote strong working relationships with government counterparts;
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