Officer – EPR (Emergency Preparedness & Response)

ActionAid Bangladesh

 

ActionAid Bangladesh

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Summary

• Vacancy: —
• Location: Cox’s Bazar (Teknaf)
• Published: 5 Dec 2024

 

Requirements

Education

• Bachelor/Honors

Bachelor’s in Disaster Management, Environmental Studies, Urban and Regional/Rural Planning (URP), Geography, Civil Engineer or any other related field of study from any reputed University.

Additional Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of working experience
• Minimum 1 years of working experience in emergency projects

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of camp management, camp coordination, and reporting

• Knowledgeable about project cycle management, including planning, implementation

Technical Skills:

• Utilize advanced incident reporting tools such as MHIRT, VMT, and CAIPP
• Design community-based initiatives, supervise construction works, prepare BoQs, and develop construction plans
• Apply GIS expertise and data management skills and leverage software such as AutoCAD and advanced data analytics tools for EPR planning
• Engage in community risk assessments and apply PRA techniques to support Community-Based Disaster Risk Assessment

Competencies:

• Excellent computer skills with all Microsoft Office programs (MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
• Ability to operate in a complex organization, across functions and work on own initiative and collaboratively as part of diverse teams
• Ability to manage a varied workload, work under pressure, priorities and meet deadlines
• Self-motivated, flexible, and adaptable to the needs of the organization
• Focused on delivering results by taking calculated-risks and problem-solving approach
• Gender equality and diverse awareness
• Strong interpersonal and intercultural skills
• Ability to plan and organize programs

Responsibilities & Context

ActionAid Bangladesh (AAB) is looking for suitable candidate for the following position:

Project: Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) Project, Funded by UNHCR

Types of Contract : Fixed Term Contract

Duration of contract: Up to 31 December 2025, starting from January 2025 (if not extended)

Job Summary

Over 1 million Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Citizens (with the majority comprising women and children), took shelter in camps in Cox’s Bazar in southern Bangladesh in August 2017. The Government of Bangladesh, together with national and international partners, has been proactively responding to this crisis through extensive humanitarian response. The government allocated 2,000 acres of land that is apportioned into different camps as temporary settlements for the Rohingya people. There is a coordinated effort to provide critical life-saving assistance i.e. food, nutrition, shelter, water, health & hygiene, psycho‐social support and counselling, and basic education services to the Rohingya people living in the camp and host community settlements.

ActionAid is going to implement site management activities in different camps in Teknaf. As an agency engaged in Rohingya Crisis Response since September 2017, ActionAid has the experience in coordinating with a range of camp actors, including the Rohingya and their representatives, and in facilitating the site management role in Rohingya camps.

The major activities related to site management are identifying critical humanitarian needs and addressing those through coordination & collaboration with different stakeholders; anchoring information management also, complaints and feedback mechanism; linking community with different service providers; facilitating camp operations and DRR actions.

Key responsibilities include (not limited to)

Job Responsibilities 1: Carry out quality delivery of EPR activities in a timely, efficient and dynamic manner (80%)

• Facilitate Community Risk Assessment and support the development of Participatory Risk Reduction Action Plan (PRRAP).
• Mobilize the SMS Volunteers (capacity building; simulation exercises; early warning, emergency damage assessment reporting) for mitigating disaster risks and building resilience.
• Leading role in development and implementation of DRR strategy in consultation with CIC, communities and other camp actors.
• Assist Disaster Management Committee (DMC) in analyzing emergency damage assessments and response.
• Organize periodic meetings with Disaster Management Unit Volunteers and DMC members on the reduction of man-made and natural hazards.
• Develop contingency plan related to camp level disaster using participatory methods in consultation with communities.
• Conduct simulations/drills on DRR and hazards.
• Undertake disaster risk vulnerability mapping in the camps and share findings with relevant sector leads as well as advice on preparedness actions.
• Undertake management and training of SMS volunteers and ensure required tools and equipment.
• Ensure regular drills at the camp level in coordination with the fire department, CPP, and the CIC.
• Arrange training for capacity building of various sectors.
• Attend and represent AAB in sectoral coordination meetings both at Cox’s Bazar and at the camp level.
• Plan and ensure green coverage of the camps to reduce environmental risks.
• Support the SMS volunteers in regularly checking and monitoring the EPR equipment (MFFU, Portable Water Pump, Fire Extinguishers, etc), along with the periodic checking (Weekly/Bi-weekly/Monthly) of the Fire Post managed by the SMS team.
• Check and monitor the SMS volunteers’ report submission through Volunteers Management Tools (VMT) and share feedback with volunteers.
• Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the programme’s goals on safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
• Practice, promote, and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
• Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so.

Reporting and Documentation (20%)

• Monthly basis EPR database update and share.
• SMS Volunteers database update both hard and softcopy, prepare a monthly work plan and follow up.
• Periodic report on DRR and EPR-related materials.
• Daily/Monthly/quarterly/annual/ad hoc reports, risk assessments are prepared and updated.
• Programme activities implemented in keeping with the personal work plan.
• Community workshops, focus group discussions, meetings and other community mobilization activities organized and supported.
• All programme activities implemented in keeping with project Communications Strategy and using the community mobilization for empowerment methodology and participatory tools.
• Regular Submission of MHIRT report.
• Monthly update on vacant shelters in the camp and share this information with the relevant channels.
• Submit required financial documents when necessary following the organization’s financial policy.
• All assignments performed in a quality and timely manner

Relationships

• Officer – EPR (Emergency Preparedness & Response) will report to Manager – Camp Management

Skills & Expertise

Camp Coordination

Camp management

Project Cycle Management

Compensation & Other Benefits

Monthly Gross Salary with other admissible benefits such as mobile & internet allowance, medical benefit, group life insurance etc tc.

Employment Status

Contractual

Job Location

Cox’s Bazar (Teknaf)

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