Emergency Response Service Manager – Lausanne, Switzerland At Terre des hommes

Position Start Date: 01.09.2021
Duration: Open ended contract
Location: Lausanne
Activity rate: 100%
Terre des hommes does not set closing dates for this position; recruitment is on-going until the position is filled

Tdh :

Terre des hommes (Tdh) is the leading Swiss organisation for children’s aid. Since 1960, Tdh has helped build a better future for deprived children and their communities, making an impact with innovative and sustainable solutions. Active in around 40 countries, Tdh works with local and international partners to develop and implement field projects which improve the daily lives of over 4 million children and members of their communities, in the domains of health, protection and emergency relief. This engagement is financed by individual and institutional support, with administrative costs kept to a minimum.

Context:

Within the framework of TDh’s strategic plan 2021-24, in accordance with the social mission as well as the Foundation’s charter and under the direct supervision of the Director of Operations, your main responsibility with your team, will consist in creating the new Emergency Response Service.

This service will mainly support the operational teams (portfolio, programmes and expertise) to deploy field operations, and will exceptionally manage operations directly, particularly when opening or closure, over a defined period of time.

Main Responsibilities:

In strong coordination with relevant stakeholders the candidate will have to :

• Integrate the emergency component into the strategic reflections underway at the Regional level and when existing, country strategies.
• Help priority programmes to integrate emergency objectives and activities in their updated Theories of Change and adapted tools.
• Ensure compliance with the Foundation’s policies and framework within your team at headquarters and in the field.
• Manage your budget in accordance with the guidelines and policies of the Finance department.
• Define and plan the human resources requirements for the smooth running and implementation of field operations.
• Represent the Foundation to institutional and private partners and the relevant networks as well as develop new partnerships.

Profile:

Education: University degree in relevant field

Experience :

• Proven experience in an international leadership role in humanitarian and/or development aid, both at headquarters and in the field.
• Experience in Head of Delegation positions.
• Experience in volatile and dangerous contexts.
• Experience in senior management positions in a headquarters.
• Proven experience in managing projects funded by institutional donors (including SDC, ECHO, UN Agencies, OFDA, BPRM.

Language: Excellent writing and presentation skills in French and English, professional knowledge of German is an additional asset

IT Knowledge : ; Solid computer literacy skills, excel, word & PPT

Tdh Global Code of Conduct and Risk Management Policies:

• Fully complies with Tdh’s Global Code of Conduct and systematically reports any breach to the Code through the whistleblowing procedure: raises awareness within the Foundation on abuse and violence and the rights deriving therefrom, respecting the rights and dignity of children, members of the communities and our own Staff
• Commits to respecting Risk Management Policies including: Safeguarding Policies (Child Safeguarding Policy, Policy on the Protection against Sexual Exploitation and the Directive on Staff Misconduct at the Workplace), Safety and Security Policy and Anti-Fraud/Corruption and Prevention of the Financing of Criminal Activities Policies
• Commits to reducing the risk of abuse and harm by developing a culture of open and informed leadership within the organization and in our work with children and the communities in which we intervene in.

We offer an exciting and varied work, useful and meaningful, in a team that wants to make a difference for vulnerable children.

Are you interested? Do you want to face this challenge?