Volunteer Emergency Management Professionals NY/NJ/CT – Global Emergency Response Roster

Position description

Americares is a health-focused relief and development organization that saves lives and improves health for people affected by poverty or disaster. Each year, Americares reaches 85 countries on average, including the United States, with life-changing health programs, medicine, medical supplies, and emergency aid. Americares is one of the world’s leading nonprofit providers of donated medicine and medical supplies. For more information, visit americares.org.

Americares Values:

• We create global community, treating people as they want to be treated.
• We respond effectively and responsibly, putting plans into practice.
• We embed ethics and equity in our work and workplace.
• We are better together; partnership is at our core.
• We ask and listen, to create sustainable solutions for a healthier tomorrow.
• We commit to quality, growing and improving to ensure individuals and communities thrive.

About the position:

Americares maintains a Global Roster, which is comprised of experienced professionals from all over the world who can be available for short-term emergency deployments. Roster members are generally deployed after an initial rapid assessment is conducted by Americares core staff, but on occasion we may ask Roster members to deploy immediately. Acceptance to the Roster does not guarantee deployment but does qualify members to respond with us for a future response if their qualifications would supplement the objectives of the intervention. Deployments can last anywhere from 2 weeks to 6 months depending on the needs of the response. Competitive deployment compensation will be offered based on the candidate’s skills and experience if a member is requested to deploy.

Selected candidates will be required to complete a series of short online training courses on general safety and security and other topics or will be required to demonstrate they have completed the same or similar training. Periodic training will be offered to all candidates on relevant topics. After training and onboarding is complete, Roster members are considered eligible to deploy. Roster members are not compensated for time spent on training or other requirements.

All candidates, regardless of professional background, will require significant flexibility with rapidly changing patient needs, non-traditional work settings, resource constraints and the emotional toll of working with often vulnerable populations.

Please acknowledge that joining Americares Global Roster is not an immediate commitment, nor is it a full-time job with Americares, rather it pre-qualifies you to be able to deploy with us when we support communities and survivors facing disasters. Roster Members have time to prepare for a possible deployment before they are asked to deploy.

Logistics

• Establish collaborative networks with local actors, authorities, staff, and other parties involved in emergency relief operations and supply chain management
• Adapt to local regulations while following Americares systems and protocols for effective and ethical emergency response operations
• Ensure accuracy and efficiency in supply and logistics management systems, adhere to Americares procedures and guideline and produce regular reports
• Initiate procurement requests and coordinate with leadership, partners and local stakeholders to move requests forward
• Liaise with HQ GIK and Logistics team to plan, build and ship Americares EMT shipments and shipments to partners
• Advise on policies and procedures related to supply chain management and logistics impacting local/international procurement and delivery
• Ensure timely supply chain management activities, including warehousing, temperature control of medical supplies, distribution and tracking
• Maintain and update asset records and develop a tracking system for staff movement, equipment, materials, medical supplies and vehicles.

WASH

• Provide operational guidance on site infrastructure, such as access to clean water, latrines and other sanitation facilities and hygiene materials
• Set up and manage in-country site for deployed staff based on initial geophysical analysis
• Act as technical advisor for staff living/working on the field site in relation to WASH needs
• Liaise with local NGOs and iNGOs and government contractors

Safety and Security

• Risk Assessment: Continuously conduct security risk assessments to identify potential threats and vulnerabilities during humanitarian operations.
• Security Planning: Develop and implement mission specific security plans and protocols to ensure the safety of humanitarian staff and assets. Gather and analyze security-related information and disseminate timely updates to relevant stakeholders.
• Crisis Response: Coordinate emergency response actions during security incidents or crises, including evacuation plans and communication strategies. Maintain effective communication channels for rapid response and information dissemination during security incidents.
• Security Coordination: Collaborate with local authorities, other NGOs, and UN agencies to align security measures and share information.
• Incident Reporting: Document and report security incidents and violations, ensuring accurate and thorough reporting mechanisms are in place.
• Security Policy Compliance: Ensure compliance with security policies, guidelines, and standards set by the organization.
• Advisory Role: Provide security advice and recommendations to senior management and program teams to inform decision-making.

These competencies are required for deployment opportunities.

• Bachelor’s or Advanced degree in a subject appropriate for the relevant position
• Experience working in the field, particularly in a health care or emergency response context, preferred
• Demonstrated experience with international humanitarian standards and best practices in your field, preferred
• Proficiency in English required, proficiency in a second language (especially Spanish, French, or Arabic) an advantage
• Must be available to deploy within 24-72 hours
• Ability to effectively utilize the limited resources available and adapt to the changing needs of the project
• Employ independent decision making while also providing support to team members
• Works well under pressure and in stressful situations
• Extremely organized, flexible, and excellent communication skills

These competencies would be great to have, but are not required:

• Fluency in languages that are spoken in at least one of our core locations (India, Philippines, Tanzania, El Salvador, Puerto Rico, Colombia, etc.), in addition to English.

Additionally, our core competencies as an organization are:

• Ownership and results
• Communication
• Problem solving
• Equity and inclusion
• Teamwork and conflict resolution
• Leadership
• Prioritization
• Management
• Strategy and planning
• Decision makingf

Application instructions

Please be sure to indicate you saw this position on tendersglobal.net