Emergency Response Project Coordinator 

Program Management and Implementation

• Responsible for the overall coordination and implementation of the emergency response program, including risk assessment and management, and leads the coordination between partners on a day-to-day basis.
• Identify and prioritize programmatic needs, and ensure that the emergency response program addresses those needs.  
• Responsible for budget management to ensure financial accountability and accurate financial reporting by partners and to donors
• Ensures compliance with donor and War Child rules and regulations in all areas including financial management, record keeping and procurement, in coordination with the Operations Department.
• Ensures appropriate programme quality standards are used in the design and implementation of the emergency response program, including SPHERE, IASC Guidelines on MHPSS in Emergencies, Child Protection Minimum Standards, INEE Mini Minimum Standards for Education Preparedness, Response and Recovery and the Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS).
• Liaise with the M&E Specialist to facilitate systematic program monitoring and evaluation are in place and ensure that lessons learnt are documented and shared for learning. Provides feedback to the HoP and partners to determine programmatic changes in response to results of monitoring and evaluation;

• In collaboration with the HoP, collects information and prepares briefs and written material to be shared with HQ on program participants, programs, humanitarian situation in country for communication materials (SitRep, Articles, etc.).
• Collects and consolidates narrative reports  
•  Conducts site visits to monitor progress and provide capacity support partners as needed.
• Undertakes other related duties as may reasonably be assigned by the Head of Programs or Country Director.
• Actively promotes the Integrity Framework and Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) standards within War Child, partners and amongst its participants.
• Ensure child protection, gender and conflict sensitivity are integrated into all response planning, learning and proposal development
• Provide trainings to partner organizations to improve their capacity in responding to emergency situations. Also conduct capacity assessments and develop plans to improve partner’s capacities.

Resource Mobilization

Networking and Representation

• In coordination with the HoP, coordinates with key stakeholders e.g. government authorities, donors, and Humanitarian partners 
• Represents War Child according to the participation matrix in coordination forums e.g. humanitarian clusters (Protection, Education, Health, etc.) 
• Proactively develops, coordinates and maintains productive relationships with project stakeholders, in coordination with the Head of Programs
• Ensures proactive coordination in the field to ensure complementarity and avoid duplication and fragmentation
• Identifies strategic programme opportunities, approaches and modalities for strengthening emergency response, in close collaboration with partners and the Head of Programs.
• Ensures the visibility of the program and activities with relevant national and international audiences.

• Degree in humanitarian aid, international development, public administration business science, education, social science or other relevant area or equivalent professional experience.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in managing emergency/humanitarian response programs, including project planning, implementation, management, monitoring and evaluation, and reporting.
• Experience of managing humanitarian response program with a focus on MHPSS, Child Protection, Education.
• Previous experience in Cash/livelihoods, WASH, Health programming is an asset.
• Demonstrated experience in effectively coordinating with multiple partners and stakeholders, including government agencies and donors.
• Experience or familiarity with requirement of institutional donors e.g., OCHA, ECHO, UNICEF etc.
• Strong technical experience in the areas of Child Protection and/or Education.

• Experience providing technical assistance to project staff, and national and government partners. 
• Demonstrated experience in collecting, integrating, and disseminating learnings.
• Previous experience with community-based programming preferred.

• Excellent program development, proposal and report writing skills.
• Proven skills in delivering on performance targets. 
• Strong commitment to support/develop capacity of partner organizations.
• Highly developed budget monitoring and management skills.
• Proven management ability and inter-personal skills - team player.
• Problem solving and leadership skills.
• Decision making skills.
• Ability to manage conflicting priorities in personal workload.
• Excellent oral and written skills in English and Arabic.