The Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Specialist will act as the key field level technical support person supporting the implementation and accomplishment of all Disaster Risk Management (DRM) related activities and programming that fall under the Resilience in Pastoral Areas Program (RiPA), as well as climate change adaptation (CCA) activities in CARE Ethiopia’s broader pastoralist program portfolio. With supervision and direction from RiPA’s DRM Advisor and RiPA Cluster Project Manager, the position holder will be responsible for supporting the consolidation and dissemination of research, knowledge, technologies, and practical approaches to DRM and support capacity building of program staff, implementing partners and government agencies, consortium members and the community in this regard. S/he will ensure that DRM activities are based on sound analysis and best-practices, and support wider program objectives around economic development, food security and resilience in pastoral areas. The position holder will work in an integrated manner, ensuring cohesion within an overall program approach both within RiPA and within CARE’s larger portfolio. The position holder will be responsible for field level technical implementation, staying within budget and hitting targets, as agreed upon with his/her direct supervisor. S/he will be expected to spend up to 70% time in the field, working with government and community partners directly supporting technical implementation and providing capacity building support.

II. RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS

Job Responsibility # 1: Technical Support (50% of time)

• Support the implementation of all DRM related field activities in areas of operation, as per the agreed on annual work plan, under the guidance and support of the DRM Advisor/ Cluster Project Manager.
• Support the process of inclusive, responsive, and holistic multi-stakeholder DRM planning and implementation,
• Support the facilitation of DRM approaches/ tools, trainings, and community-based dialogues and events for field stakeholders, to support sound implementation of DRM activities.
• Regularly provide feedback to the DRM Advisor/ Cluster Project Manager on the progress of DRM activities in the field, through reporting, articulating successes, challenges and providing recommendations to maximize impact.
• Support linking and harmonization of DRM activities with other components of RiPA activities, particularly those related to Livelihoods (C2), C3 (Intensified Livestock Production and Marketing) and C4 (Improved and Sustained Nutrition and Hygiene Practices).
• Establish and maintain strong working relationships, formal and informal communication mechanisms with all DRM stakeholders at field-level, and within the RiPA project and CARE’s field programming on DRM.
• Facilitate or strengthen field-level networks and forums on DRM related activities in the program implementation areas.
• Working with Gender Specialists, ensure Gender mainstreaming approaches in all DRM activities.

Job Responsibility # 2: Capacity Building (15 % of time)

• Identify areas for further capacity development on DRM for field level government staffs, partners, and communities.
• Under the guidance of the DRM Advisor work closely with and support implementing partners and program participants in the implementation of identified approaches; provide guidance and co-facilitate activities as per the program’s approach.
• Participate in and support trainings, workshops and dialogue sessions, resource and beneficiary assessments and other capacity-building activities, as and when required.

Job Responsibility # 3: Design, Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting (15 % of time)

• Develops quality Activity Concept Notes reflecting the program approaches and processes through the established review/ approval cycle.
• With support of direct supervisor facilitate regular review and reflection meetings with partners in the field to assess accomplishments, challenges and lessons learned with respect to DRM activities that support resilience objectives.
• Provide regular reports and on-going feedback on DRM activities to the DRM Advisor and Cluster Project Manager, as appropriate.
• Make recommendations on how programs can be improved and adjusted to incorporate on-going learning towards maximizing impact.
• Monitor progress and evaluate successes, challenges and lessons-learned in application of the RiPA DRM approaches.
• Actively participate in regular team planning and review meetings; support identification of follow-up activities based on learning and findings from previous activities and implementation.
• Contributes to the development of field-level work plans, reflecting the larger work plan and approaches for strengthening facilitation of DRM activities.
• Ensures the program captures and responds to up-to-date information about DRM within the local operational context.
• Collaborating with the field M&E Specialist personnel, ensures all DRM, development activities are appropriately documented and that data is captured as per established systems of the RiPA program.
• Contribute to case studies, success stories and best-practice example documentation and write-ups.

Job Responsibility # 4: Coordination, Representation and Networking (15 % of time)

• Establish and/or maintain strong working relationships, formal and informal communication mechanisms with all DRM stakeholders at Regional, woreda and community levels and within the RiPA project and CARE’s field programming on DRM.
• Support the identification and systematic inclusion of key DRM government stakeholders at local and regional level in all relevant activities and processes. 
• Coordinate systematically with the other components field–based staffs to ensure harmonization of approach in activity implementation and supporting activities across sectors.
• Support buy-in and enhanced understanding of RiPA’s approach, strategy and intended impact in relation to DRM among communities, local government and other relevant stakeholders at the field level.
• Coordinate and create linkages among community institutions and stakeholders, government offices, and research institutions, in support of strengthening governance and a systems approach to DRM.
• Liaise with the field staff to ensure RiPA activities are appropriately harmonized with GO and NGO interventions and initiatives.
• Represents and ensures buy-in to RiPA’s tools and approaches like Participatory Scenario Planning (PSP), CVCA-CAAP and 3Cs among relevant stakeholders.
• Facilitate information exchange as appropriate.

Job Responsibility # 5: Other duties assigned by supervisor (5% of time)

• Promote and adhere to the principles and objectives of CARE Ethiopia and its programs.
• Represent CARE professionally during and after work hours and perform any other duties assigned by supervisor. 

Job Requirements

A) EDUCATION/TRAINING

Required:

• BSc in the field of Environmental Science, Climate Change and Society, Environmental Management, Disaster Risk Management, Natural Resource Management or equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Desired:

• Master's Degree in Environmental Science, Climate Change and Society, Environmental Management, Disaster Risk Management, Natural Resource Management or equivalent combination of education and work experience

B) EXPERIENCE

• 4 years of relevant experience with the first degree and 3 years of proven filed based working experience with post graduate degree in pastoral development programs.
• Experience in pastoral area integrated development and Market System Development (MSD).
• Knowhow of opportunities and challenges of development in Ethiopia.

C) Technical Skills & Knowledge

Required:

• Proficiency in verbal and written English and Afar-af languages;
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills in working within a multi –disciplinary team and ability to liaise with government, community leaders and other stakeholders at all levels.
• Practical skill in the areas of non-controversial community development programming.
• Proven skill in DNH (Do-No-Harm) approaches in development.
• Understanding of consortium based project including understanding of opportunities and challenges in pastoralist context.
• Operational planning, budget planning and management, monitoring and evaluation, report writing.
• Proven experience of working with pastoralist context.   
• Demonstrated leadership and managerial ability to inspire and empower others.
• Demonstrated technical and managerial ability, sound judgment, and ability to interact and work effectively with others at all levels.

Desired:

• Experience of working in Afar Region.
• Knowledge of the local Afa-af language.
• Able to work in a very challenging environment and context.
• Skills in organizing and facilitating training events.
• Expertise in one or more of the following program areas: Pastoralism, DRM, NRM, Gender and Conflict, especially with Gender & Rights Based Approach focus.

D) COMPETENCIES

Respect, integrity, diversity, excellence, adaptability, stress tolerance, innovation, building partnership, communicating with impact, coaching, facilitating change, developing teams, information monitoring, planning and organizing, leading through vision and value.

CARE Ethiopia is committed to preventing all unwanted behavior at work. This includes sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, and child abuse. We expect everyone who works for us to share this commitment by understanding and working within the CARE Safeguarding Policy and related framework. CARE Ethiopia has a zero-tolerance approach to any harm to, or exploitation of, a vulnerable adult or child by any of our staff, representatives or partners.

CARE Ethiopia reserves the right to seek information from job applicants’ current and/or previous employers about incidents of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment the applicant may have been found guilty to have committed or about which an investigation was in the process of being carried out at the time of the termination of the applicant’s employment with that employer.

By submitting the application, the job applicant confirms that s/he has no objection to CARE Ethiopia requesting the information specified above. All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks.

How to Apply

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NB: Upload your CV (not more than 3 pages) and cover letter (not more than one page). Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Passionate and dedicated candidates who meet the requirement are strongly encouraged to apply, especially women. CARE seeks to improve the lives of the most marginalized, particularly women and girls. Our diversity is our strength. We encourage people from all backgrounds and experiences to apply