Responsibilities
Support the development of an emergency preparedness and response (EPR) capacity for early action framework within DRM Activity in Ethiopia.

Using RTI’s global framework, lead the development of a country/project-specific EPR plan for emergency capacity building.

Assure the quality implementation of the EPR plan by providing direct support and coordinating with technical and operational counterparts within the country, regional, and HO teams.

Lead in measuring and tracking progress against preparedness and capacity goals, information sharing, and knowledge management to promote learning within and across regions.

Coordinate the provision of mentorship from various functional areas to CPs, including direct deployment to build emergency capacity/readiness as required.

Support the Activity to achieve partnership objectives by strengthening capacity for partners in areas related to emergency preparedness and response planning.

Ensure timely classification and activation of the response coordination mechanism within the different offices.

Guide response management decisions, ensuring they are intentionally structured according to the principle of subsidiarity to promote decentralized decision-making sitting with response leadership in-country programs closest to the affected communities

Support, guide, and empower response teams to follow RTI emergency protocols and adhere to emergency standards.

Ensure timely planning and implementation of contextualized emergency responses aligned with RTI standards, policies, and global best practices.

Promote and support high-quality emergency needs assessments to inform response decisions and strategies.

Promote decisions and strategy development that are informed by analysis of the humanitarian context.

Advise and support on securing funding opportunities, donor compliance, and donor engagement to execute response strategies.

Coordinate technical, operational, financial, and human resources to support response activities.

Lead response evaluation, information sharing, and knowledge management around emergency responses to promote learning within the Activity offices.

Coordinate with DRM Managers, DRM Coordinators, and other technical staff based in regional offices to support activity implementation

Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree and 12 years of experience, Master’s Degree and 10 years of experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience in international development and/or assistance, food security, disaster risk management, social sciences or related field.

Experience related to emergency preparedness and response, planning, food security, and disaster risk management are required.

Extensive experience designing and implementing systems-oriented disaster response and risk management activities with chronically and transitory food insecure populations is a considerable plus.

Excellent management, communication, and organizational skills (attention to detail is required); flexibility and capacity to multi-task.

Verbal and written fluency in English is required.

Ability to travel and work throughout Ethiopia in difficult terrain/conditions at times.