CANADEM has received a Standby Partner request from WFP to deploy an Emergency Preparedness Officer(Ebola response) to Dakar, Senegal. Ive pasted the terms of reference below, which also provide a background on the emergency situation, but here is the key information: Organization: WFP Position Title: Emergency Preparedness Officer(Ebola response) Position Level: P4 Location: Dakar, Senegal Duration: 2 months Start Date: ASAP Essential: Experience in information management in humanitarian emergency situations Required Languages: English Fluent, French an asset If youre interested and available, please reply to me as soon as possible and no later than Friday October 10th 2014 at 11:59PM EST. We will be reviewing applications as they are received. In your reply, please include: 1. An updated resume (if we dont have an up-to-date copy on file) 2. Your exact date of availability (i.e. the date that you can board a plane) 3. A phone number and time where you can be reached to participate in a brief interview. 4. A 150 word paragraph explaining why you are the right candidate for this post. 5. A scan of the passport youll be travelling on, along wi! th an indication of how many blank pages remain (only if we dont have copy on file.) 6.. If we have NOT completed reference check for you in the past, please forward blank referee questionnaire that can be found at canadem.ca/rqf to two of your references (recent supervisors preferred). Full instructions on how to complete the forms are included in the document; also send us any evaluation report that you may have about your field work (please ignore if previously provided). If you know of any colleagues who that would be interested and available for this, please feel free to forward this email and ask them to register with CANADEM before contacting me. This can be done on our website at canadem.ca/register. If you are unavailable and/or decide not to apply, there is no need to reply. Kind Regards, Pantiwa TOR: WFP- Emergency Preparedness Officer-P4- Dakar, Senegal Duties: Reporting to the OMD Ebola Regional Response Coordinator, and maintaining functional links with ODEP and VAM, the Regional Emergency Preparedness Officer (EPO) will support WFP emergency preparedness in the countries affected by Ebola, and in those neighbouring countries most at risk. Ebola affected countries currently include: Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone. Countries at risk include: Benin, Burkino Faso, Ivory Coast, Guinea-Bissau, Mali and Senegal. Broadly, the EPO functions cover: • Emergency Preparedness and Planning Response (EPP) • Early Warning (EW) • Contingency Planning (CP) and Operations Planning Outputs will focus on the following priority areas: • Scenario planning for WFP operations in the three most affected countries (Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone) in coordination with key operational partners. This work would be done in support of WFP Country Offices, and under the supervision of the WFP Regional Bureau. It will also be done in close collaboration with VAM, taking into account relevant food security data as it emerges. • Support WFP country offices in neighbouring countries to develop preparedness plans, in coordination with Governments and UIMCT partners in: Benin, Burkino Faso, Ivory Coast, Guinea-Bissau, Mali and Senegal. Prioritization of countries to be done in consultation with OMD. • Contribute to VAM/assessment missions and analyses, developing indicators to assist in the identification of community risks and vulnerabilities, and to identify community risk mitigation strategies that can be supported through programming. Expected Outputs • Contingency and/or operational plans for the most likely scale-up scenario for the most affected countries (Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone). • Contingency plans for the neighbouring countries at risk: Benin, Burkino Faso, Ivory Coast, Guinea-Bissau, Mali and Senegal. QUALIFICATIONS The Regional Emergency Preparedness Officer will have at least 8 years of international experience in issues relating to humanitarian assistance, emergency preparedness, contingency planning, early warning, and emergency response. The EPO will have at least 5 years direct knowledge and experience of emergency operations including programming and management aspects. The incumbent will have a varied experience of both complex (man-made) as well as natural disaster crises, and will be very knowledgeable of preparedness and planning techniques and approaches. He/she will be fully familiar with WFPs mandate and operating procedures, as well as with the agencys approach to emergency response and food security issues. The EPO also needs: • Good analytical and drafting skills • Excellent communication and facilitation skills • Can work under pressure in a security challenging environment • Preferable: Computer skills - Database softwares, GIS and Remote Sensing • Preferable: Background - Logistics and Programming LANGUAGES • Working knowledge (proficiency/Level C) of English and French is required Pantiwa Naksomboon (Ms.) Operations Officer / Officier des opérations CANADEM Canadas Civilian Reserve / La réserve civile du Canada 1 Nicholas St. #1102, Ottawa Ontario K1N 7B7, Canada Tel: 613-789-3328 ex 506 CANADEM.ca If you dont want to receive correspondence from CANADEM anymore, please send an email to [email protected] to unsubscribe. We will promptly deactivate your profile and take you off the mailing lists. File #5A6C731A092A2777
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