Humanitarian Coordinator*

About CBM

CBM (registered as CBM Christoffel-Blindenmission Christian Blind Mission e.V.) is an international Christian development organisation, committed to improving the quality of life of persons with disabilities in the poorest communities of the world. Based on our Christian values and more than 100 years of professional expertise, we address poverty as a cause and a consequence of disability. We work in partnership to create an inclusive society for all.
To reinforce our “Asia & Americas team”, we are looking for a Humanitarian Coordinator*.*

This position is only filled locally. With contractual conditions of the respective country. An expatriation is not intended.

These are your responsibilities

• Provide strong technical support in the development of country offices humanitarian preparedness plans.
• Monitor humanitarian crisis in specific countries in the region and provide ongoing analysis to Humanitarian Action Team to support crisis engagement decision making processes.
• Ensure robust MEAL frameworks are built in every crisis and promote the use of Real Time Evaluations as a learning, quality assurance and capacity building exercise.
• Carry out field visits to allocated emergency responses for monitoring, steering and coordination purposes as required.
• Identify disaster prone countries in the region, analyse the landscape of potential donors / partners in those countries, in the context of Humanitarian Action (HA) and Disability Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction (DiDRR).
• Supporting the COs/ Desks in the development of concept notes and proposals for HA and DiDRR. (including all proposal components, e.g. log frames and budgets)
• Supervision and examination of the project’s programmatic and financial progress / final reports.
• Coach/support the COs/ Desks on disability inclusion in Humanitarian Action (HA) and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR).

These are your qualifications

• University degree in social sciences, development/humanitarian studies or related field.
• Proven professional experience in emergency preparedness, response and humanitarian programme management in complex humanitarian settings through national partners.
• Proven experience of working with variety of stakeholders including UN, INGOs, government and donor agencies, and inter-agency humanitarian coordination.
• Excellent project proposal development skills for institutional donors.
• Experience in strategic planning and management of large and compley humanitarian programmes and budgets.
• Demonstrated experience in strategic oversight, coaching and capacity building of program staff, and managing diverse teams.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience of practical application of the Sphere standards and their foundational documents.
• Knowledge of the local humanitarian context and related emerging trends, including policy developments and national, regional and global levels.
• Understanding of disability inclusion and related legal frameworks and standards, especially with regards to disability inclusive humanitarian action would be desirable.
• Demonstrated experience with working and/or traveling in occasionally insecure areas and following strict safety & security protocols.
• Self-starting individual who is capable of working with minimal supervision and with a clear vision of participatory approaches.
• Identification with Christian values and the mandate of the CBM.
• Professional proficiency in English. German, Arabic, Spanish or Hindi would be advantageous.

What we offer

• A meaningful position with a lot of creative freedom in the world’s leading organisation in the field of Disability Inclusive Development
• A fair salary and extensive social benefits based on the collective bargaining system of Diakonie Deutschland (AVR-DD), 30 days holiday, company pension scheme and a wide range of further training opportunities
• Particularly good opportunities to balance work and private life through flexible working hours and generous regulations regarding mobile work
• An approachable, agile organisation with self-reliant people in a diverse and collegial team and great team spirit
• A modern building with barrier-free workplaces, very good IT equipment and a variety of social rooms such as a canteen, shower, relaxation room, etc.
• Living and working in an attractive metropolitan and holiday region.