• Lead rapid needs assessment teams and produce the necessary technical reports that will be used as input for proposal development in humanitarian emergency response.
• Enhance coordination, collaboration and partnership of organizations that are engaged on multi-agency assessment.
• Support multiagency assessment team, exchange early warning information (SC, FAO, CRS, FEWSNT, WFP, OXFAM, NDRMC etc).
• Participate actively in Joint assessment 15%Lead, support and facilitate the development of a national disaster/emergency preparedness and response plan
• Prepare world vision Ethiopia disaster preparedness plan and contribute for DDG process and update twice a year based on HRF/MYR.
• Prepare contingency planning for specific emerging hazards
• Linking early warning product with early action using APs budget (up to 20%) and NEPRF.
• Produce executive alert for emerging hazards using disaster declaration group (DDG) scoring system (tool)
• Actively engaged on disaster declaration process by providing timely and reliable early warning information. 15%Management , monitoring and evaluation
• Closely monitor/evaluate the food security situation of WVE operational areas•Monitor humanitarian crisis for potential and emerging disasters to inform early response
• Conduct regular field visit in most drought and flood prone area programs, and produce informative report.•Supervising , mentoring and supporting the professional development of technical staff in the field office
• Supporting national emergency response staff requirementas well as manage multi-sectoral emergency project.
• Manage information system for regular, timely and reliable EW data collection as well as collecting EW information at different levels (from federal to community level).20%Technical Assistance/Support•Oversee and lead technical support for effective execution of technical activities including EWinformationanalysis , livelihood and vulnerability assessment

Provide technical assistance for WV staff and partners

• Capacity building for WVE staff which is related to early warning early action , preparedness , assessment etc
• Closely work with JEOP team for capacity building and information exchanges.
• Participating actively and collaboratively in country-level integrated food security phase classification (IPC) in line with IPC protocols
• Work closely with technical sectors (IFaNs, Health, Education, WASH, Child Protection, Emergency Response, etc)15%External engagement, representation, networking and strategic partnering;
• Collaborating with national, regional and local stakeholders for exchange of early warning information (NDRMC, FEWSNET, FAO, WFP, SCI, CRS)
• Attend coordination forums related to early warning ( NEWEA, Flood taskforce , IPC , Methodology group)
• Actively participate on the new EARO EA/EA initiatives meeting
• Represent WV in the EWEA and other national coordination arrangements.

Communications/Reporting

• Regularly update humanitarian context of Ethiopia ( Monthly Bulletin) for all WE staff •Update early warning early action monthly report ( world view EARO) and for SitRip
• Keep records of hotspot classifications, flood alerts and national Indexes (Country food Insecurity phase, Country Disaster Risk Rating, Country-level Fragility Index, ACAPS Crisis Severity Rating etc)
• Identify humanitarian needs of the affected communities, produce quality and timely report, advocate and shared to wider user of WVE
• Gather emergency related early warning information from various sources and systematically compile and analyze it and used as Information management system.

Required Professional Experience

• MA or BA in disaster risk management, humanitarian action, rural development, Agricultural economics, Agricultural extension, Econ. & Devel. Studies and at least 6 years for MA and 8years for BA field experience working in disaster management focusing on Early Warning and Emergency Response/relief.
• Commitment to World Vision Core Values and Vision Statement
• Strong problem solving, interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work with different partners engaged in early warning system.
• Agreement with World Vision’s Christian ethos and participation in devotions
• Knowledgeable of MS Word, Excel, Power Point and pivotal table etc.
• Other requirements Required Education, training, license, registration, and certification Technical Training qualifications required: Applications: Needs innovative and contemporary early warning tools like HEA-LIAS, LEAP, IPC, SMART Nutrition survey, EPINFO, SPHERE, GIS and RS, Disaster management and good understanding on Digital Early Warning system.

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