Background
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is an international NGO that responds to humanitarian crises and helps people to survive, recover, and rebuild their lives. The IRC has been working in Ethiopia for over 17 years implementing emergency and resilience programming in the areas of WASH, education, livelihoods, reproductive health, women and girls programming, and child and youth protection and development.
IRC Ethiopia is part of the Creative Associates-led and USAID-funded READ II program, which launched in early 2018. The goal of this five-year program is to improve the reading proficiency and educational attainment of 15 million children in Ethiopia so they can lead productive lives and drive Ethiopia’s economic, social, and political development. READ II will provide students in six target regions – Addis Ababa, Amhara, Oromia, Somali, SNNPR, and Tigray – with a learning-supportive environment in schools, communities, and homes.
One of READ II’s objectives is to assist students who are chronically or unexpectedly confronted by the effects of dire poverty, conflict, or emergency events. Supporting this objective is a Crisis Modifier (CM) fund that will be accessible by humanitarian agencies to deliver emergency responses that improve education outcomes and protect educational development investments. The IRC will operate the CM for READ II.
The IRC seeks a dynamic Crisis Response Coordinator to manage and direct the CM. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in education programming, emergency preparedness and response, humanitarian coordination, partnerships, grant management (proposal review and reporting), and external representation. She/he will supervise three staff: a Crisis Response Program Manager, a Crisis Response Partnerships Manager, and Crisis Response Partnerships Officer.
The CRC will be based in Addis Ababa with frequent travel to the field (40-50%). She/he will be based at the READ II office in Bole, with 10% of her/his time spent at the IRC Ethiopia office in Bole for consultations with IRC colleagues from Education, Grants and Partnerships, Emergency Response, and Finance. She/he will report to the IRC’s Child and Youth Protection and Development (CYPD) Coordinator on technical matters and to the READ II Senior At-Risk, Vulnerable & Refugee Specialist on a day-to-day project management and implementation.
Specific Responsibilities
Crisis Modifier Design and Capacity Building
Emergency Partnerships and Sub-Grant Management
Representation, Coordination and Networking
Qualifications