EARLY WARNING & EVACUATION THEMATIC OFFICER NTT - HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Handicap International, is an International NGO specialised in the field of disability and development with objective to support people in situations of disability or vulnerability, whatever may be the cause and the environment underlying that situation (extreme poverty, exclusion, deficient social and health systems, serious violation or denial of basic rights, natural disasters, violence and armed conflict). For more information on Handicap International please visit web site at www.handicap-international-id.org

Since 2010 Handicap International implements inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction activitiess to support vulnerable communities and schools in Kupang, TTS and Belu districts of NTT province.
In 2012 - 2013, Handicap International aims to support the inclusion and participation of women, children and people with disability in DRR in communities and schools of remote and rural areas of the target districts by strengthening inclusive DRR at community, district, province and national level. Primary focus will be on supporting the capacity of sub-national actors including BPBD, Dinas PPO, Dinas Sosial and local civil society organizations and developing sustainable mechanisms to transfer knowledge and skills to local stakeholders, ensuring that DRR plans and their implementation are inclusive of the needs of the most vulnerable groups.
Handicap International is currently looking for the following position for its office in Kupang, NTT:

Position Title        : Early Warning & Evacuation Thematic Officer
Location              : Kupang, NTT
Closing date        : March 9, 2013

TASKS/RESPONSIBILITIES
Under the line management of the Project Coordinator, the Early Warning & Evacuation Thematic Officer will manage the establishment, implementation and evaluation of the Early Warning and Evacuation system at the village and school level and facilitate for the collection of the lessons learned analysis of the EWS system. This includes the organization of the mock drills . She/he will have to do very frequent visits to the field in some remote villages areas in Belu District and other covered areas of the project as necessary. The tasks in particular are:

•    To develop Early Warning and Evacuation tools for the project in partnership with project’s team, Local Resource Organizations and DRR stakeholders
•    To conduct field visits, interviews, evaluation on the context of the targeted villages for the development of Early Warning and Evacuation tools
•    To participate and facilitate for the implementation of the trainings regarding Early Warning and Evacuation tools. This includes trainings and implementation of mock drills both at the village and schools
•    To contribute to the development of the lessons learned analysis of the project
•    To ensure good relationships with partners and beneficiaries
•    To work closely with the Project Officer and her/his team to share experiences, information and inputs for the Early Warning and Evacuation tools and lessons learned analysis of the Early Warning and Evacuation tools
•    To support for the capitalization of the Early Warning and Evacuation tools during the project implementation
•    Any other tasks related to the project required by the line manager

DUTY STATION: The Early Warning & Evacuation Thematic officer will be based in Kupang, NTT with frequent travels to remote areas in the district.

PERSONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

Essential:
*Master Degree
*Minimum of 2 years in DRR project, preferably in NTT
*Legitimate and willing to ride a motorbike for working purpose
*Fluent in English

Desired:
*MA (S2) in Social Science/Management or any other discipline related to emergency
*Experience in Disability issue and/or DRR will be an asset
* Experience within a project financed by the European Union will be an asset

Contract will be for a period of  8 months.

Handicap International is an equal opportunity employer and particularly encourages persons with disabilities to apply

Any interested candidates should send their motivation letter together with CV and references less than 200 KB and no later than March 9, 2013 to:

Administrator of Handicap-International
Email to : vacancy@handicap-international-id.org
(please put in reference in Subject: EWE TO - Kupang)

Only short listed candidates will be contacted. Residents of NTT province will be highly appreciated.