VOL4GEN – “EU Aid Volunteers supporting gender mainstreamingin humanitarian action” is a 36-month project conceived under the general objective of enhancing gender mainstreaming in humanitarian contexts. To this aim, the project will deploy 56 volunteers to 17 Hosting Organisations in 14 countries andimplement technical assistance and capacity building activitiesthat will strengthen the capacity of Hosting Organisations and local communities to reduce the risk of disaster and reduce vulnerabilities, focused on putting the needs of women and girls at the forefront. This will be complemented with the action of on-line volunteers.This project is led by Alianza por la Solidaridad-Actionaid, in theframework of a consortium that brings together 21 organisations. Alianza por la Solidaridad, We World GVC, and Actionaid Hellas actas Sending Organisations; the Hosting Organisations will welcome
volunteers in 14 countries of Latin America & Caribbean (Colombia,Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Guatemala, Cuba, Haiti), Africa (Kenya,Mauritania, Morocco), Middle East (Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon) and Asia.
TASKS
Early warning information and disaster preparedness.
This position will provide support to the Makima LRP coordinator instrengthening the knowledge and capacity of ActionAid local partners, particularly the women networks, farmer groups and agro-pastoralists to implement quality resilience programmes through effective early warning information dissemination and uptake for protection of livelihoods and other productive assets in Mbeere sub-county, Makima LRP.
The tasks include:
• Support the LRP coordinator in collection of periodic early warning data from Government and community institutions (weekly and monthly), analyse anddisseminate with AAIK staff and partners.
• Support the LRP Coordinator in documentation of reliable early warninginformation needed for planning and development of preparedness strategiesand emergency response.
• Participate with the LRP coordinator in planning, organizing and conductingrapid disaster assessments and humanitarian assistance interventions, impactassessments and other related surveys (Food security outcome surveys, longand short rains assessments, SMART surveys etc.).
Capacity Building
• Identify with the LRP Coordinator appropriate mechanisms to enhance thecapacity of local partners to effectively implement and use EWI.
• Identify community and stakeholders training needs and gaps for the smoothfunctioning of EWS.
• Support LRP Coordinator in trainings for partners and communities for uptakeof EWI for Early Action.
Documentation
• Support documentation of best practice and successful stories of change.
Knowledge sharing and learning
• Participate in and contribute to relevant in-country and cross-country learning and knowledge sharing events and processes within the ActionAid federation, such as the Youth Community of Interest.
Communication and Awareness of the EU Aid Volunteers Initiative
Promote local volunteerism in disaster risk reduction, prevention and response.
• Promote partnerships and collaboration between local and Europeanorganizations;
• Draft and publish articles describing volunteer’s experience in the field in cooperation with the communications team in AA Kenya and AA Hellas.
• Gather audio-visual materials to be used in a public awareness activity in thevolunteer’s local community in Europe in consultation with AA Kenya.
• In coordination with the NGOs partner of the project, organize and execute apublic awareness activity once back in Europe.
How to apply
Please, follow the link:
https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/echo/eu-aid-volunteers_en/junior-eu-aid-volunteer-monitoring-and-early-warning-systems-actionaid-international-kenya_en