Junior Expert Humanitarian Action

Welthungerhilfe (WHH); Bonn; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Welthungerhilfe invites applications for the Junior Expert Humanitarian Action role based in Bonn or Berlin. The position supports the Humanitarian Directorate's operational and strategic work across emergency response, assessment for action, and policy development.

Secondments abroad may be arranged during the 24-month contract. The candidate will collaborate with HD teams, contribute to anticipatory action, localisation, and programme management, and engage in donor coordination while

Qualifications

• University or college degree; graduate programme relevant to position desirable.
• Experience in planning and implementation of emergency measures or related humanitarian topics.
• International working experience (internship or prior work).
• Strong intercultural communication and teamwork skills.
• High flexibility and resilience to stress; ability to work in volatile settings.
• Awareness of data-informed approaches and willingness to apply them.

Responsibilities

• Support the operational implementation of emergency response measures and coordinate admin management of the Emergency Response Team (ERT).
• Support the Emergency Crisis Group (ECG).
• Assist the Assessment & Analysis for Action Team.
• Support programme management units of WHH's strategic humanitarian programmes in HD (anticipatory action, localisation, etc.).
• Support humanitarian advocacy and strengthen international humanitarian policy.
• Develop and refine technical concepts of humanitarian action.
• Assist in preparing status updates on project implementation in the Humanitarian Directorate.
• Assist in preparing project planning documents with the Humanitarian Director.
• Help identify institutional donors to finance humanitarian action projects.
• Support on-site deployment and emergency measures.

Skills

Intercultural communication

Teamwork

Flexibility

Stress resilience

Data-informed approaches

Education

Graduate programme NOHA/SLE desirable

Job description

Are you aiming to work for an organization where it is worthwhile investing your personality, your skills and your time? Are you looking for a job that is exciting and has clear goals? Welcome to Welthungerhilfe !

We are one of the largest and most respected private organizations for development cooperation and humanitarian aid in Germany. As a politically and confessionally independent organization, our value-oriented actions are always based on ethical principles . Our vision is clear: "Zero Hunger and a healthy planet by 2030" - If you want to become part of our global community to end hunger around the world, we look forward to receiving your application as:

Junior Expert Humanitarian Action * in Bonn or Berlin

The position is to be filled by January 1, 2027, with a contract duration of two years. Employment location will be Bonn or Berlin, Germany.

Welthungerhilfe's (WHH) Humanitarian Directorate (HD) comprises the HD Operations Team and the HD Strategies Team. Our experts are working in different humanitarian sub-teams and programmes like emergency response, emergency operations and crises support, anticipatory humanitarian action, assessment & analysis for action, humanitarian localization, strategic prepositioning in humanitarian logistics. Our HD is supporting WHH's commitment to the humanitarian paradigm shift on more anticipation and preparedness for less losses and better response. As Junior Expert Humanitarian Action, you will support the operational and strategic work of the HD to assist WHH's programme countries and WHH partners in humanitarian action. The post is intended to last for 24 months and will be based in Bonn or Berlin. Short-term secondments into our country programmes are planned during the contract period. Should opportunities to work arise in country offices or on an existing emergency aid project, longer periods abroad may be arranged for this purpose.

Your Responsibilities

• Support the operational implementation of emergency response measures, and the coordination and administrative management of the Emergency Response Team (ERT)
• Support the Emergency Crisis Group (ECG)
• Support the Assessment & Analysis for Action Team
• Support the programme management units of WHHs strategic humanitarian programmes in HD in the topics anticipatory action, localisation etc.
• Support WHH’s humanitarian advocacy and contribute to the strengthening of international humanitarian policy
• Contribute to and further develop technical concepts of humanitarian action
• Assist in the preparation of regular updates on the status of implementation of projects in the Humanitarian Directorate and on the further development of humanitarian action capacities
• Support the preparation of project planning documents in consultation with the Humanitarian Director
• Support the identification of institutional donors to finance humanitarian action projects
• Support emergency measures on-site during deployments

Your profile

• A university or college degree with a completion of a graduate programme (e.g. NOHA/ SLE) relevant to the position is desirable
• Experience in the planning and implementation of emergency measures or relevant topics of humanitarian action
• International working experience, e.g. as part of an internship or previous work experience
• Strong competence in intercultural communication and teamwork
• High level of flexibility, adaptability as well as stress resilience
• Ability to work in difficult and volatile situations
• You recognize the growing value of data in your field and are eager to build your awareness and skills to incorporate data-informed approaches into your work
• Readiness to receive necessary vaccinations for working in Welthungerhilfe's project countries
• Very good command of spoken and written English; German and/or French language skills are an advantage

Our offer

We offer you the opportunity to work in a responsible and interesting field as part of an extremely dedicated team. Welthungerhilfe attaches great importance to the personal and professional development of its employees and the balance of their work and private life. This includes flexible working hours as well as working from home. Remuneration is based on our gender-independent salary scale. In addition, Welthungerhilfe offers numerous other benefits, which are listed under "Our benefits" .

Welthungerhilfe is committed to fighting terrorism in all its activities. Accordingly, any applicant who is offered employment will be screened against lists of known and suspected terrorists.

Welthungerhilfe values diversity and ensures an inclusive, non-discriminatory working environment. We welcome applications from suitably qualified people from all sections of the community.

Our Benefits

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Our Projects

We fight against hunger and poverty by implementing projects in numerous countries.

Our Strategy

"Zero Hunger by 2030"

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