Humanitarian Advisor

Contract Length: 1 year with possibility of extension

Department: Humanitarian Unit

Base: home-based work, with frequent short-term field trips (approx 50%-60%)

Start date: ASAP

About the PIN’s Humanitarian Unit:

Humanitarian team at PIN HQ in Prague is advisory, support and partly an implementing body responsible for continuous improvement and strengthening of the quality and relevance of PIN global emergency response. The humanitarian team focuses particularly on coordination of the early response during the sudden onset disasters and establishment of programs in protracted disasters or conflict settings; supports the emergency preparedness at all PIN country programs; coordinates technical support of the existing emergency programs; provides capacity building; supervises networking and other related activities. The Humanitarian team consists of five full time dedicated positions in Prague and extended team of PIN Rapid Deployment unit. Humanitarian unit collaborates closely with regional teams of desk officers and PIN technical advisors under the Program Strategy and Impact Department (PSI).

Due to the extensive workload and frequent travels, the Humanitarian unit requires additional person to join our team.

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

Coordination of the emergency response

• Support of the establishment of the new country programs, both in the context of natural disasters, conflicts and/or protracted crisis, particularly during the initial response and stabilization phases (usually up to 2-3 months)
• Support of the establishment of the new response in conflicts and protracted crises
• Coordination of the PIN Rapid deployment unit
• Follow-up of the development and forecasting of humanitarian crises and conflicts worldwide and suggests potential for PIN engagement
• Support of the coordination with Alliance2015 and other humanitarian partners
• Support of the establishment of the humanitarian response in Czech Republic (flood response / recovery programs)
• Lead and contribute to proposal development for humanitarian projects upon CPs request.

Crosscutting support activities and networking

• Coordination of the implementation of the PIN preparedness & emergency strategy
• Support of the field assessments, consultation of humanitarian strategies and design of the interventions / project proposals
• Support of the consistent quality of the project designs and compliance with humanitarian principles and donors’ requirements (particularly ECHO, BHA, SDC, GAC, UN and others)
• Provision of the consultancy support for the existing emergency programs
• Close collaboration with PIN technical advisors under the Knowledge & learning unit
• In urgent cases provision of gap-filling for the ongoing emergency programs
• Cultivation and strengthening of the relationships with the Alliance2015 members, other NGO humanitarian partners, donors, global clusters and networks
• Follow-up of humanitarian trends and innovations worldwide and integrates them into PIN good practice
• Support of PIN humanitarian advocacy efforts

Capacity building and emergency preparedness

• Building capacities of PIN staff in the emergency response
• Regular update of the relevant PIN manuals and policies
• Provision of staff induction
• Coordination of emergency related trainings
• Support of the preparation and updates of the emergency preparedness plans at the existing PIN country programs

Requirements:

• Degree in the relevant field (humanitarian action, social science, etc.)
• Excellent analytical skills with ability to assimilate information
• Self-reliant and able to work independently with limited supervision
• Strategic thinking, analytical skills and sound judgement;
• Ability to organize and plan effectively, follow procedures, meet deadlines, and work in difficult conditions and under pressure;
• Great communication skills (written and spoken);
• Excellent spoken and written English; knowledge of French or Arabic is advantage

PIN offers:

• Background and professionalism of the largest Czech non-governmental organization;
• Salary according to the PIN salary scale dependent on the cost of living in the specific home location;

Time off and Rest:

• 25 days of annual leave;
• 3 days of sick leave

Professional Development

• Free access to e-learning platforms
• Global PIN Induction Training
• Access to the PIN Learning Hub
• Individually tailored capacity-building opportunities