Urban Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Program Officer - Mercy Corps

 

-VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT-

Urban Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Program Officer 

 

Location Dili, Timor-Leste

Position Status: Fix Term

Grade Level: 5

Salary: US$590 plus benefits

 

Our growing NGO is seeking to hire an Urban Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Program Officer who will be responsible for being Mercy Corps’ front-line representative in the community for the KOICA-funded PREPARADU program. The DRR Program Officer’s main role is to implement program activities that contribute to building resilience capacities through a disaster risk reduction approach in Dili. The DRR Program Officer will ensure that all program activities are conducted according to the work plan to achieve the overall goal and objectives of the program.

 

Based in Dili, a bachelor’s degree in a related field is required. To succeed in this role, you will need excellent communication and problem-solving skills, as well as the ability to work with stakeholders to get important work done. Previous experience in a disaster risk reduction role is a plus.

 

Urban Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Program Officer Responsibilities:

• Implementing DRR activities in the community in PREPARADU programming areas: This includes:

• Mobilizing the community to participate in program activities
• Building relationships with SDMC members, DDMCs, Chefe Sucos, and Chefe Aldeias 
• Facilitate training to community members and SDMCs
• Facilitating contingency planning workshops and simulation exercises with SDMCs and schools  
• Conducting drills and skill-building trainings for local responders
• Operationalize and test early warning systems
• Develop materials and provide support for awareness campaigns for disaster risks and effective responses.

 

Urban Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Program Officer Requirements:

• Degree in engineering, agriculture, climate change, development, or another related degree.
• Minimum three years’ experience with community-based disaster risk reduction programs.
• Experience working with community groups and government officials.
• Fluency in Tetum, with some proficiency in English preferred
• Willingness to travel around the Dili area.
• Ability to set and meet deadlines, diagnose, and solve problems independently and as a team.
• Proficiency with MS Office software required (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• Demonstrated commitment to the promotion of a gender-empowered, non-discriminatory work environment

 

Who is Mercy Corps?

Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible.
In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions into action — helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within. Now, and for the future.

 

Mercy Corps works in places of transition, where conflict, disaster, political upheaval, or economic collapse present opportunities to build more secure, productive, and just communities. Providing emergency relief in times of crisis, we move quickly to help communities recover and build resilience to future shocks, and promote sustainable change by supporting community-led and market-driven initiatives.

 

Diversity is powerful. To achieve transformational change, we seek out team members with different origins, beliefs, backgrounds and ways of thinking. Diversity helps us unlock complexity. WOMEN ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.

 

To view the full Position Description for this vacancy, click Here: FULL PD HERE      

 

Interested applicants should send their CV and cover letter to: timorleste-hr@mercycorps.org  or by hand to HR Department in Palm Business & Trade Centre Surik Mas, Fatumeta, Bairro Pite, Dom Aleixo, Dili Timor Leste. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

 

Mercy Corps is committed to the community members we work with and the beneficiaries we serve. As part of this commitment, Mercy Corps has zero tolerance for violations of our Code of Conduct (Sexual Abuse of Beneficiaries and Community Members (PSEA), Anti-Trafficking Policy, Child Safeguarding Policy, Mercy Corps Ethics Complaint and Whistleblower Policy, Sexual Misconduct in the Workplace Policy, Discrimination, Harassment and Bullying Policy, and Anti-Fraud and Corruption).  Applicants are required to sign the HIRING COMPLIANCE FORM  and submit it together with CV and application letter to Mercy Corps.

 

CLOSING DATE: November 09, 2021