Emergency Programme Coordinator for Zakarpattia/Ukraine

Location: Uzhorod, Ukraine

Starting date: ASAP

Contract duration: 6 months with the possibility of extension

Country: Ukraine

Line Manager: Area manager

About People in Need

People in Need (PIN) is a Czech Republic-based NGO globally working in the relief and development sectors. PIN has been active in Ukraine since early August 2014 and the humanitarian program has been rapidly expanding since then. Currently, PIN is one of the major humanitarian and aspiring development actor in eastern Ukraine providing neutral and independent humanitarian aid to conflict-affected people, as well as early recovery and development assistance in the east of Ukraine.

About the role:

PIN is seeking an experienced and enthusiastic humanitarian professional to take on the role of Emergency Programme Coordinator (EPC). The EPC will lead PIN’s emergency programme team to deliver timely and appropriate emergency assistance to those most vulnerable. Managing an in-kind and cash-based emergency response portfolio covering WASH, Shelter sectors. The ideal candidate for this position is an experienced humanitarian professional who has a proven track record of delivering assistance in emergencies. S/he is a strong communicator who is able to sensitively navigate a multi-cultural working environment and build positive and constructive relationships with both colleagues and external partners. S/he is able to work independently, delivering assistance which is accountable to affected populations under tight timeframes in a challenging field environment.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide technical guidance to the teams on Emergency Response and ensure quality and timely implementation of PIN’s Emergency Response activities in line with relevant standards and internal / donor requirements;
• Oversee the development and regular updating of implementation plans that will set out future activities and track progress to date on outputs and activities;
• Develop and regularly update PIN’s emergency response plan

Financial Management & Project Administration

• Oversee the development and regular updating of budget forecasts for project activities and monitor the spending in cooperation with Finance team to ensure accurate and timely financial management
• Take a lead in implementing rigorous control mechanisms for emergency response activities to ensure compliance with internal and donors requirements

Programme Quality & MEAL

• Regularly liaise with the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) team to develop and frequently update the MEAL plan and ensure that accountability to affected populations (AAP) is in place for emergency response activities;
• Participate in the development and supervision of rapid assessments, monitoring surveys, evaluations, and other planning and MEAL activities as required;

Coordination and Representation

• Work closely with other Programme Managers and Coordinators to identify possible synergies and enhance relevance, cost-efficiency and impact of PIN’s humanitarian programming;
• Promote synergies and standardization across all PIN’s areas of operation

Person Specification

• At least 3 years’ experience in the emergency and humanitarian assistance sector including project development and delivery
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including proven ability to write persuasively
• Knowledge of Ukrainian or Russian required;
• understanding and ability to interact with the UNOCHA Cluster system
• Team player and willingness to contribute to the strengthening the country programme
• Sound professional judgement
• Deep understanding of and proven adherence to Core Humanitarian Standards and ensuring their integration into all aspect of project design, start up, implementation, close and post-implementation monitoring
• Proven understanding of duty of care and safety and security considerations in fragile and conflict affected contexts.

PIN Offers

• Starting salary in the range of 1950 – 2100 EUR gross/month based on your experience and PIN’s salary scale (for full time),
• Per diems of 1200 EUR gross/month
• Salary and benefits according to PIN’s salary scale and HR policies
• Accommodation in PIN guesthouse
• Reimbursement of costs of visas, PCR tests and vaccinations; assistance with visa application procedure
• Free medical helpdesk and psychological consultation available on-line
• Travel medical insurance
• 25 days of paid leave for the assignment (depending on the actual length of the contract)
• laptop and Ukrainian post-paid 3G SIM card
• Robust and thorough online induction training (2 weeks)
• Online HEAT training (unless the candidate participated in one recently)