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• Design emergency preparedness and response
  SOP, plan, guideline and framework for country programme considering BRAC
  International plan, strategies, focus and humanitarian standards &
  principles.
• Carry out country risk assessment for
  designing DRR and Emergency Response strategies and implementation of
  plans considering humanitarian standards & principles.
• Design, promote, and facilitate capacity
  development of country programme, local governments, communities and
  schools to address emergency preparedness and response considering
  internationally accepted standards & principles.
• Support team to develop emergency
  preparedness and responses plan for local governments, communities and
  schools by considering country situation/crisis and internationally
  accepted standards & principles.
• Regularly monitor country safety and
  security situation, provide necessary emergency support and engage in post
  disaster need assessment considering humanitarian standards and principles
• Develop concept note/proposal, budget,
  situation reports, action plans and presentations for various donors and
  stakeholders by following requirements and guidelines.
• Coordinate and follow up country
  programmes to ensure technical inputs by integrating DRR and Emergency
  Response for preparing concept notes, proposals, reports and
  presentations.
• Build and maintain strong collaborative
  and networking partnerships with key stakeholders and community partners
  for resource mobilization and involvement in DRR, Emergency Response and
  Climate Change Adaptation activities.
• Monitor and track the progress/milestones
  against planned activities.
• Promote and facilitate BRAC International
  humanitarian branding at regional and global level

• The ideal candidate for the BRAC
  International Emergency Preparedness and Response Coordinator should hold
  a Graduate/Master’s Degree in Social Science/ Development Studies /
  Disaster Management/ Geography and Environment or other comparative
  university degree.
• Three years of relevant experience in
  Emergency Response and Disaster Risk Reduction of NGOs/development
  sectors.
• Previous experience with different aspects
  of project management including development, planning, implementation,
  monitoring, evaluation and supervision of environmental experts.
• Experience in developing proposals,
  budget, situation reports, action plans, brief notes and presentations.
• Excellent communication skills (written,
  reading and spoken) in English and local language;
• Excellent analytical and ICT skills;
• Excellent interpersonal skills
  demonstrated by the ability to lead and gain assistance and cooperation of
  others in a team endeavor;
• Ability to access and analyse key issues
  in the humanitarian situation and formulate actions around them;
• Experience in ensuring efficient and
  transparent use of resources in accordance with internal controls;
• Establish community engagement mechanisms
• Demonstrate an understanding of wider
  UN/NGO security coordination and how your organisation can benefit from,
  and contribute to, those mechanisms;
• Proven ability to collaborate with
  colleagues to achieve organizational goals
• Experience in the development of an
  organisational response based on an understanding of the contexts;
• Skilled in undertaking effective risk
  assessments with communities and partners;
• Maintain simultaneously a broad strategic
  perspective and awareness of the detail of a situation;
• Foster collaborative, transparent and accountable
  relationships through partners to formalise and operationalize partnering
  agreements;
• Adapt plans quickly in response to
  emerging situations and changing environments;
• Actively engage in disaster coordination
  mechanisms and interagency cooperation from an understanding of your
  agency’s perspective and approach;
• Substantive technically focused experience
  in one or more of the following subject areas: emergency response,
  disaster risk management, community engagement/risk assessment with
  participatory skills
• Excellent communication skills (written
  and spoken)
• Excellent interpersonal skills
  demonstrated by the ability to lead and gain assistance and cooperation of
  others in a team endeavour
• Skills on self-awareness, cultural
  sensitivity, flexibility and adaptability, resilience
• Proven ability to work under pressure and
  to use limited resources effectively, conducting risk analysis and
  applying contingency measures to adjust plans and resources effectively
• Multi-ethnic work environment with
  sensitivity and respect for diversity

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