Ukraine Crisis Response – Age and Disability Working Group Coordinator, (Ukraine National Post)

As one of the few INGOs with an operational presence in Ukraine, we are already responding with initial life-saving activities in the Donetsk and Luhansk Regions, with the intention to scale-up assistance in the central and western regions of Ukraine. We have also launched a programme to support refugees arriving in Moldova, where we also already have a presence, and are investigating a further response in Poland.

We are now seeking passionate, professional and experienced humanitarian professionals to support our response to the crisis. We are looking for talent which thrives in collaborating with others (inside HelpAge International and beyond) and who can work in agile ways and across boundaries.

Key areas for impact, influence and responsibility

The ADWG Coordinator is responsible for overall direction and progress on the ADWG, workplans, progress and reporting against activities and outputs, outcomes, advocacy, capacity building, learning generated from project/ engagement in Ukraine humanitarian response.

·Chair & represent the working group and act as a hub for strategic and operational relationships with and between ADWG members, the Protection Working Group (PWG) and any other relevant working groups like national NGO’s and CBO’s, INGOs, UN actors, government, and other humanitarian actors for effective coordination

·Lead and support setting up a secretariat and membership criteria and ensure the active engagement and representation of OPD’s and OPA’s in the ADWG

• Develop the agenda, complete, and validate minutes of the meeting and coordinate a secretariat to guide the development of the ADWG activities.
• Provide technical inputs to documentation, training modules, tools and other resources produced by the ADWG.
• Take proactive responsibility for staying informed about developments and good practice in age and disability inclusion and mainstreaming. Closely monitor the local context of Moldova especially refugees impacted by the conflict and provide updates on contextual changes to promote informed decision making and create linkages with other clusters like WASH, Health etc.
  • With the support from ADWG members consolidate the data from different assessments/analyses and feed it into the Humanitarian Needs Overview-HNO and Humanitarian Response Plans-HRPs.
  • Coordinate and support ADWG members to implement the activities in accordance with the jointly defined strategy, approved action plan from HCT, standard operating procedures, logical frameworks, action plan, and other relevant documents of ADWG.

Let’s talk about you

You will be someone with:

• Strong working knowledge of the humanitarian coordination system and humanitarian architecture and experience working with partners and other international stakeholders (UN, INGOs).
• Protection and Inclusion background including experience in inclusion of at-risk groups ideally in humanitarian context- persons with disabilities, and older people.
  Knowledge / understanding on the rights and associated inclusion standards of persons with disabilities, older people or other at-risk groups and their challenges in humanitarian/development context highly desirable.
• Previous experience of working with older people with and without disabilities
• Good written and spoken English
• Strong interpersonal and representation skills and previous experience of networking with other organisations involved in cash programming
• Proven experience in capacity building
• Ability to work in a fast paced and stressful environment

Desirable

• Fluent spoken and written Ukrainian and/or Russian
• Previous experience of working in Eastern Europe and/or Ukraine

The Organisation

HelpAge International is entering into an exciting phase of its evolution as we fundamentally transform what we do, how we do it and how we are organised. Driven by our commitment to the localization agenda, we are evolving the way we partner and deliver value at the country and local level. In the coming 3 years, we will localize our country offices and programmes, and develop new and diverse forms of partnerships globally.

We seek to give primacy to local agents for change. To this end, we will replace all programmes delivered by HelpAge staff and resources on the ground with implementation by partners. This will apply across all our work -humanitarian and long-term development. Going forward, our value is framed around supporting, convening and thought leadership.

A key way of creating value and bringing impact is collaborating across boundaries and by bringing different perspectives, skills and talent together. We will deliver our work through agile teams and a global operating model, with regional roots, to focus on impact and maintain the relationships at the national level to help build collaborations and support others to set their own agendas.

Our Values

At HelpAge International we work hard to achieve our goals together as a team with a clear shared purpose. Our values inform how we work together:

Inclusive

We respect people, value diversity and are committed to equality.

Impact

We value and recognise the contribution of our staff and network members, as we put older people at the center of everything we do.

Partners

We work alongside network members and others to increase reach, influence and impact. We are committed to a culture of collaboration and building positive relationships.

Learning

We are passionate about learning, accountable and work together to find creative solutions.

Everyone who works at HelpAge share our values and are committed to behaviors that demonstrate and support them.

Safeguarding

Everyone has a role in creating and sustaining a safe and respectful working environment, where no one comes to any harm or is maltreated. At HelpAge we take our responsibilities very seriously and will take action against wrongdoing. We will do everything we can to ensure that we do not engage people that pose a safeguarding risk and will undertake criminal record checks as required.

Equal Opportunities

HelpAge International is committed to creating an inclusive working environment, promoting and providing equal opportunities and respecting diversity in employment. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of their age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

How to apply

To apply for a job at HelpAge, please submit the following documents:

• A cover letter, setting out how you meet the requirements of the job profile. Please use bold headings for each requirement and provide examples.

• Your current curriculum vitae (3 pages maximum)

• Three referees, including your most recent employer

To be considered, please read the job description to find out more information and then email your application to [email protected] before the closing date.

Closing date: We will review the applications as and when they are received due to the urgent need to fill the role.

Important Message: Please ensure that you remove personal information including your date of birth, age, gender and marital status from your CV. Please do not include any photographs.