Disaster Risk Reduction Assistant

Job Description

Title: Disaster Risk Reduction Assistant

Company Name: Relief International

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf)

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor's degree in international development, disaster risk management, climate change adaptation, humanitarian assistance, organization development or related field required. Master's degree preferred.

Job Context:
∎ Location : Teknaf, Bangladesh
∎ Duration : 10 months
∎ Reports : DRR Officer
∎ Position Summary: DRR Assistant will have a strong background in community-based disaster risk reduction (CBDRR) and overall disaster preparedness. S/he will assist in the daily implementation and execution of RI`s integrated WASH, Shelter/NFI, and DRR program in Teknaf. The candidate should have demonstrated experience working in emergencies/refugee settings and should be confident with emergency response. He/she will work closely with Shelter and WASH Officers.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Program Management and Implementation
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∎ Support the implementation of RI's disaster readiness program in Teknaf, which will support WASH, Shelter, and DRR activities within the host community
∎ Work closely with new partners at the community-level and other partners to proactively strengthen community-based awareness and early warning initiatives.
∎ Ensure timely and effective implementation of the program according to approved work plans
∎ Assist in the conduct of training on DRR and build the capacity of RI's partners, and DRR Assistants within the host community.
∎ Assist in the conduct of needs assessments/vulnerability assessments, and oversee beneficiary selection / identification process
∎ Ensure engagement and involvement of affected populations, taking into consideration protection, environmental aspects and longer term needs are reflected in the program's technical design and implementation.
∎ Support with scaling up the program as appropriate, through partnerships, consortiums, or other modalities, to ensure vulnerable populations are reached with life-saving disaster readiness interventions.
∎ In collaboration with the Cash/Voucher Officers, execute cash or voucher transfers and/or NFI distributions to populations in need if/when deemed appropriate by market conditions
∎ Work with market vendors and beneficiaries throughout registration, selection, and assessment process
∎ Support staff recruitment and procurement associated with DRR, WASH, and Shelter/NFI activities
∎ Any other duties as assigned.

Additional Requirements:
∎ This position demands a dynamic individual with a demonstrated ability to achieve results in a demanding and fast paced environment.
∎ Previous experience in emergency response/refugee or camp settings; understanding of UN/international coordination structures essential.
∎ Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills.
∎ Good communication skills, written, and spoken, in English and Bangla.
∎ A team builder with excellent people skills; culturally sensitive and has the ability and interest to identify and work with a multicultural team.

Application Deadline: June 12, 2019

Company Information:
∎ Relief International
∎ Business : Relief International, hedquatered in USA, is a leading international non government organization working in 16 countries to relieve poverty, ensure well-being and advance dignity. We specialize in fragile settings, responding to natural disasters, humanitarian crises and chronic poverty.

Relief International combines humanitarian and development approaches to provide immediate services while laying the groundwork for long-term impact.

Our signature approach which we call the RI Way emphasizes local participation, an integration of services, strategic partnerships, and a focus on civic skills. In this way, we empower communities to find, design and implement the solutions that work best for them.
Relief International has been working in Bangladesh since 2004. The Bangladesh portfolio of Relief International has strong focus on emergency response, economic opportunity and livelihoods rebuilding, traficking in persons, sustainable tourism, human rights and protection, refugee crisis response and public health. RI maintains a country office in Dhaka with multiple field offices in Cox`s Bazar. RI currently employs over 1000 local and international staffs in Bangladesh.

Relief International is currently implementing large scale refugee response program in Cox`s Bazar in Bangladesh in collaboration with multiple partners including UNHCR, UNICEF, USAID/OFDA, EU ECHO.
For more information on Relief International: www.ri.org

Category: NGO/Development