Emergency Manager Job at Artsen zonder Grenzen Nederland | EURES

The Emergency Support Department (ESD) is part of the operations department and plays a key role in responding to humanitarian emergencies. The ESD conducts exploratory assessments; initiates and manages large scale or complex interventions to support people in precarious situations. The ESD provides support to existing country programs and the wider organisation to promote and improve emergency preparedness and response capacity. The ESD consists of a headquarter based Emergency Desk (E Desk) of managers, an Operational Support Team (OST) of advisors and specialists, and an Emergency Team of approx. 24 field based medical and non-medical profiles. MSF-OCA ESD is looking for an: Emergency Manager Starting August/September Based in Amsterdam (NL) Position in the organisation - Reports hierarchically to the Head of the ESD - Works in close cooperation with the ESD Emergency Health Managers and rest of the department - Hierarchically manages the Head of Missions and Emergency Coordinators in relevant countries, as well as 4-6 Emergency Team members - Is an active member of the Operations Department and works closely with other members of the Department (eg, Operational Managers, Operations Advisors, Security Advisor , Director of Operations), as well as co-operating with various other OCA departments Objectives of the position You are responsible for the design, set-up and overall management of emergency responses and operations. You are responsible in part for contributing towards safeguarding and enhancement of OCA's organisational emergency response capacity. You promote and initiate critical reflection and learning within and outside OCA organisation. Overview - You monitor and identify potential emergency interventions through scanning and moni...

• Design, set-up and overall management of emergency responses and operations
• Contribute towards safeguarding and enhancement of OCA's organisational emergency response capacity
• Promote and initiate critical reflection and learning within and outside OCA organisation
• Monitor and identify potential emergency interventions through scanning and monitoring