Background of IRC:
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. IRC has been working in Ethiopia since 1999 and is implementing coordinated, community-managed programs aimed at improving the quality of lives and recovery of livelihood of the disaster-affected population, including host communities, through promoting individual participation, strengthening institutions, and emergency response.
Position overview
As a member of the IRC Ethiopia Senior Management Team, the Deputy Director, Emergencies (DDE) will provide leadership and strategic direction to all aspects of IRC’s emergency response programs, those implemented directly and those implemented by partners. The DDE will manage IRC’s emergency team and two donor funded emergency rapid response mechanisms, working with national and international partners.
Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Rapid Response Mechanisms
Coordination, trigger monitoring and mobilizing
Partnership
Direct interventions
Monitoring
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