The Role
Disability Inclusion Disaster Risk Management (DI-DRM) Coordinator
Full-time, 6-month Fixed-Term Contract (With the possibility of permanent employment)
Reports to: Programme Manager
Job Overview
The post holder is responsible for the development of Disability Inclusive Disaster Risk Management Plan – DRM (DRR, Climate change adaptation, Humanitarian response, and resilience building) in line with the existing country strategy plan and oversees its implementation in the highest risk geographies in Indonesia. The position holder is accountable for implementing DiDRM Action components in line with the CBM Global Programme Strategy, the CBM Global Disaster Risk Management Framework, Economic empowerment, and sustainable livelihoods Framework, and in close collaboration and coordination with relevant Thematic teams, Member teams, and partners.
As a member of the CBM Global Country Programme team, success requires close collaboration to secure support and ensure a holistic and consistent approach to disaster risk management that takes a proactive role in the effective delivery of DiDRM projects, across all three vehicles of change detailed in the organization’s programmatic strategy. She/He will support partners to achieve the highest quality standards, in line with our Programme Quality Framework, and will develop and nurture effective and authentic partnerships in line with our Approach to Partnership. She/He will engage in appropriate coordination forums, and networks to promote disability-inclusive disaster risk management and will be responsible for developing strategic partnerships to support the implementation of the plan. She/He will promote strong capacity in project design, proposal development, effective project implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and learning within CBM Global DiDRM activities.
The role will support effective collaboration among the Country Team, partners, in-country stakeholders, Technical team member teams, and other departments within CBM Global. Key areas will be around Inclusive Disaster Prevention, Mitigation, Preparedness, climate change adaptation, humanitarian action, and Resilience building efforts.
Based:
CBM Global office in Jakarta
Hours:
Full-Time
Salary range:
Competitive
Responsibilities and Duties
Strategic Support and Leadership:
1. In collaboration with the Country Programme Manager, lead the development of the DRM plan based on the existing Country Strategic Plan (CSP).
2. Support the next CSP plan development process through a review of existing DRM work, a deeper situation analysis, including an overview of the humanitarian architecture, national/sub-national policies and guidelines, disaster scenarios or context analysis, and stakeholder mapping of the sector.
3. Provide recommendations on strategic partnerships for DRR, CCA, and HA engagement in identified high-risk geographies (for climate and other hazard risks) and ensure an integrated programming approach to DRM engagement in these geographies.
4. Monitor ongoing important risks including climate risk and present risk analysis and outlook for pre-positioning CBM Global along with strategic partners ahead of time.
5. Develop team agreements and pre-position CBM Global in strategic consortia to promote disability inclusion within identified funding cycles (ECHO HIP etc.)
6. Support other Country Team members to better understand disaster risks and embark on adaptive programming.
7. Develop a clear “readiness for response” road map within the DRM plan and in harmony with CBM Global’s overall approach to readiness for response. Engage with identified OPDs and mainstream DRM partners using innovative approaches to implement, monitor, and review the plan on a regular basis. Conduct annual learning reflections to document practices, and keep the readiness aspects up to speed.
8. In the event of a new emergency, gather timely information, prepare sitreps, and make recommendations on humanitarian response engagement possibilities through convening humanitarian management team meetings.
9. Ensure support for inclusive monitoring, implementation, learning, and evaluation of CBM Global humanitarian response activations as per the DRM framework.
10. Contribute to identifying in-country funding opportunities for DRM activities.
11. Represent CBM Global inappropriate coordination and networking forums in the country and proactively engage with identified UN clusters, humanitarian, DRR, and climate networks and platforms with the objective of influencing and promoting disability-inclusive DRM.
Capacity strengthening and knowledge management:
1. Identify the capacity development requirements of partners including organizations of persons with disabilities in disability-inclusive Disaster Risk Management and ensure required capacity strengthening support including training, peer exchanges, webinars, and clinics.
2. Contribute to partner DRM assessments and establish a monitoring mechanism to measure the impact of partner capacity-building initiatives.
3. Support partners to participate in regular trainings and refresher exercises provided either by CBM Global or jointly with other humanitarian organizations on relevant standards and tools (e.g. Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality and Accountability (CHS), Humanitarian Inclusion Standards for Older People and People with Disabilities (HIS), IASC Guidelines on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action, etc., Inclusive Early Warning and Early Action checklist and guidelines, promoting disability inclusion in Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction)
4. Contribute towards collective learning within CBM Global through structured documentation of approaches, good practices, and lessons learned on disability inclusion in Disaster Risk Management, and dissemination of these learnings within the country of placement and other countries through the CBM Global DRM community of Practice.
5. As a member of CBM Global DRM Community Of Practice, actively contribute to identified global work streams by bringing relevant evidence from community programmes.
6. Provide competency-based technical support (remote and on-site) to other CBM Global countries as per request from the CBM Global DRM unit and in discussion with and approval from the line manager.
Disability Inclusion Disaster Risk Management Project Management Oversight:
1. Act as technical support/backstop on Inclusive DRR, CCA, Disaster Preparedness, Humanitarian Response, and Post Disaster Resilience building efforts for partner OPDs and mainstream organizations, taking a systems approach that incorporates inclusion in policies, approaches, and practices.
2. Identifies current and emerging risk factors, their underlying causes, and actions that could help reduce the impacts of future hazards, including service delivery analysis on assessment and response to protection requirements.
3. Support OPDs and partner organizations to facilitate community consultations aimed at establishing locally owned action plans for capacity building to strengthen the community-based disaster risk reduction governance mechanisms and processes that support community resilience building.
4. Support OPDs and partners to establish a road map to community resilience and link the DiDRM resilience to food security, and climate-smart livelihoods using inclusive market systems approach.
5. Support OPDs to participate in DiDRM coordination and collaboration platforms at the national/sub-national level and within established consortia.
6. Ensures timely and quality programmatic reporting on CBM Global’s DRM interventions in the country.
Safeguarding Responsibilities:
Focuses on self-awareness and behaviour regulation, observing and reporting others’
behaviour, and training.
Knowledge
• Understands the incident management framework and their first responder role in recording, responding, and reporting incidents.
• Understand the survivor-centered approach and how to apply it when receiving a complaint or responding to an incident.
• Knows local support services available in the community or region, and how to engage them.
• Understands how to incorporate safeguarding into good quality programme design.
• Understand how power imbalance, gender inequalities, bias, and discrimination influence and impact access to interventions.
• Knowledge of donor safeguarding requirements and partner capacity. Contextual knowledge.
Skills
• Able to listen and accurately document reported concerns and complaints.
• Able to respect the confidentiality of safeguarding allegations.
• Able to appropriately apply the survivor-centered approach.
• Analytical and skilled in participatory approaches used for mapping social norms, and patterns of violence and identifying risks and mitigation measures within their interventions.
• Able to source required technical and professional expertise to design and deliver safe programming.
• Able to make sound judgments and timely decisions on safeguarding risk management to ensure the programme is safe.
• Able to develop and implement innovative solutions to minimize risks to programme participants.
Behaviours
• Treats the survivor and others involved in an incident with dignity and respect.
• Be assertive in implementing the initial incident response protocols by gaining the trust and cooperation of the parties involved.
• Always consider safeguarding risks in all activities and interventions.
Person Specification
All of the following requirements are essential unless marked with a * when they are desirable.
CBM Global welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities.
Requirements
· Solid experience in social inclusion gained at the field level, preferably in disability inclusion.
· Proven experience of working with a variety of stakeholders including UN, INGOs, government, donor agencies, and inter-agency humanitarian coordination.
· Experience in strategic planning and management of large and complex DRM projects and budgets.
· Demonstrated experience in strategic oversight, coaching and capacity building of program staff, and working with diverse teams.
· Demonstrated knowledge and experience of the practical application of the Sphere standards and their foundational documents (the Humanitarian Charter, the Protection Principles, and the Core Humanitarian Standard, Humanitarian Inclusion Standards, and IASC guidelines for inclusion of persons with disabilities in humanitarian action).
· Knowledge of the local humanitarian context and related emerging trends, including policy developments and national, regional, and global levels.
· Understanding of disability inclusion and related legal frameworks and standards, especially with regard to Disability Inclusive Disaster Risk Management. *
· Experience in mainstreaming gender, age, and disability in DRM. *
· Experience in humanitarian cash, social protection, and early recovery including livelihoods an asset. *
· Familiarity and practical experience with DRM MEAL frameworks. *
Skills/competencies/personal qualities
• English (professional proficiency)
• Advanced MS Office
• Proven strong skills in writing reports.
• Proven good organizational and coordination skills as well as a high level of autonomy and flexibility.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal relationship skills.
• Ability to foster teamwork with intercultural competence and sensitivity.
• Ability to research, analyze data, and provide recommendations.
• Willingness to travel and work long hours when necessary.
Qualifications
· University degree in Disaster Risk Management/humanitarian/development studies, social sciences, or related field.
· Minimum of seven (7) years of proven professional experience in DRR, emergency preparedness, response, and humanitarian programme management and oversight including (conflicts, natural disasters, refugee/internal displacement contexts, etc.).
· At least five (5) years of experience in partnership management, including national partners’ capacity strengthening on disability inclusion in DRR, climate change adaptation, and humanitarian action through formal training, mentorship, support visits, facilitating peer exchange/learning among partners.
Employee Benefits
As part of our commitment to inclusion, CBM Global aims to encourage applications from people with disabilities and those with health conditions. We have a comprehensive equality and diversity policy.
Shortlisting and Interviews
CBM Global is an equal opportunities employer, committed to ensuring all applications are treated fairly.
All applications are subject to our shortlisting process; if you are shortlisted, we will contact you and invite you to attend an interview. You will also be advised at this point if there will be any skills tasks to complete as part of the recruitment process.
Diversity Policy Statement
Everyone has the right to be treated with consideration and respect. CBM Global is committed to achieving a truly inclusive environment for all, by developing better working relationships that release the full potential, creativity, and productivity of each individual. CBM Global aims to ensure that all staff, volunteers, donors, partners, contractors, and the general public are treated fairly. This will be regardless of sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, race (including colour, nationality, ethnicity, or national origin), disability, medical status, age, religion or belief, political opinion, social or economic status, or ex-offender status.
Employment Checks
CBM Global is committed to the safety and best interest of all children and vulnerable adults accessing CBM Global-supported services and programmes. Relevant background checks including working with children, police, and reference checks will be completed prior to the preferred candidate’s employment being confirmed.
All applicants must have the right to work in the relevant country. All offers of employment are made subject to the following criteria: Proof of eligibility and satisfactory employment screening, and three references satisfactory to CBM Global.
How to apply
More information about CBM Global Disability Inclusion can be found by visiting the new CBM Global website: www.cbm-global.org
Closing date: 16th of March 2024 05:00 pm Jakarta time.
Please:
1. Use this link: https://cbmglobal.peoplehr.net/Pages/JobBoard/Opening.aspx?v=8ce33429-d78d-4255-a78f-e5e26f9ded30 to apply.
2. Prepare your CV in English please, as you will need to upload it into our ATS system.
3. Download and complete the Application Form in English please, as you will need to upload it into our ATS system.
4. No email applications will be considered. If you have any problem with the system, please redirect them to our email address [email protected] with the subject of the email following format: Family Name First Name: Disability Inclusion DRM Coordinator, Indonesia.
We also welcome informal inquiries, which should be sent to the email address [email protected]