Regional Humanitarian Preparedness and Response Coordinator

The Organisation

Role Overview

Programmatic and Data Management

• Provide primary support to 15 Country Offices on emergency preparedness, readiness and response, including quarterly hotspot analysis and monthly humanitarian round up.
• Support timely update of Country Offices' Ready to Respond (R2R) Minimum Preparedness Action implementation and progress.
• Support management of the APAC humanitarian dashboard.
• Coordinate the APAC Children in Crisis Fund (CiCF) with the assigned task team, including drafting donor reports.
• Deploy in the initial or recovery phase of responses to support Country Offices as technical advisor or Deputy Emergency Response Manager.

Capacity Strengthening and Coordination

• Facilitate Country Offices' humanitarian-related training such as Emergency Response Team (ERT) and CVA training.
• Support roll out of the R2R approach to remaining Country Offices in FY 27/28 with the Regional Head.
• Maintain excellent working relationships with colleagues in Country Offices, National Offices, the Global Humanitarian Team, and Regional Hub.
• Act as thematic lead for humanitarian networks including AAP, CVA, and GiHA Working Groups.
• Prepare and periodically update a disaster/hazard calendar (Hotspots analysis) for Asia Pacific and recommend use of early warning systems.
• Manage the emergency response database for Asia Pacific and present it in infographics on a semester basis.
• Support Country Offices in preparing Real Time Reviews for orange 2 emergencies and document lessons from significant disasters.

Qualifications and Experience

• Documented experience from disaster risk management work, including disaster preparedness, readiness and management.
• Strong Gender in Emergencies understanding and knowledge.