Disaster Risk Management (DRM) and Cash Assistance Coordinator at World Vision in Bujumbura Office

Job description

With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith. Come join our 31,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories! Employee Contract Type: Local - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term) Job Description: MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Effective and active contribution to Disaster management: Support in ensuring NO strategy demonstrate action to address common risks and hazards prevalent in country During emergencies, contribute to the development Implementation and monitoring of Response strategy/plan that addresses WVB strategic goals to meet humanitarian needs. Assuring standards of excellence in the management of human, financial, capital, and technical resources of the Portfolio. Ensure World Vision implements principled humanitarian action that adheres to internal and international humanitarian standards. Support Clusters or long-term programs in high-risk contexts systematically mainstream DRR including clearly articulated Child Focused DRR components Support the Documentation and sharing of best practices in disaster management across the organization to enhance learning. Coordinate food distribution, including raising food requisitions, random oversight of end-use monitoring to verify that food/cash/vouchers distribution are properly accounted for according to international standards set by food assistance donor and other partners; Provide technical guidance in food and cash assistance programming to meet the needs of the most vulnerable people. 2. Preparedness & Early Actions Ensure timely information, early warning data is gathered, analyzed and reported to the DRM, Food and Cash Assistance Manager on a monthly basis at a minimum. Actively participate in development of Disaster Preparedness Plans (DPPs). Regular collection of Early Warning information making sure they are utilized to adjust interventions and activities to ensure child wellbeing in changing contexts. Ensure the National Disaster Management Team (NDMT) has the right composition of professional capacity and update them regularly on new developments. 3. Capacity Building Assist the proper functional capacity of National Disaster Management Team (NDMTs) including identification and reporting. Support the NO in capacity building for DRR in Burundi. Build the capacity of staff on commodity management, cash and vouchers accountability, responsibility, systems and procedures as per donor and WV standards; Support members of the NDMT complete all security courses relating to their sector on e-campus. 4. External Engagement and Resource Mobilization Ensure NO has mapped and proactively engaged key humanitarian donors and coordination mechanisms, including government bodies, coalitions and networks Be actively involved and/or ensure National Offices involvement in major consortiums/Working Groups/groups directly involved with humanitarian response as needed and as appropriate. Coordinate and collaborate with other stakeholders (NGOs, UN agencies, Government, the Church and other humanitarian actors) on project matters. 5. Expansion to Fragile context Work with design team to mobilize resources for fragile context. Document and share learning from the work for fragile context. Follow up with vendors by repeated monitoring to ensure that the food placed at the disposal of vendors are managed and accounted for according to the standards of World Vision and the donor. Facilitate the implementation and monitoring of voucher programs within the prescribed communes Ensure that the identification and registration of beneficiaries of respective programs in areas of operation are conducted following the prescribed criteria by communities according to donor standards and regulations Ensure that the commodities are managed and accounted f