Head of Emergency Coordination & Preparedness

Unicef CHAD; Venezuela; Sur place; VES 79 017 000 - 105 356 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

UNICEF Caracas is seeking a senior leader to drive emergency preparedness, humanitarian coordination, and risk-informed planning in Venezuela. You will oversee multi‑hazard analyses, preparedness activities, and the integration of response priorities with country programmes.

Reporting to the Representative, you will coordinate clusters and partners, ensure timely action, and guide senior teams in complex humanitarian operations, including disaster risk reduction and anticipatory action.

Qualifications

• Education: Advanced University degree in social sciences, public administration, international law, public health, nutrition, international relations, business administration or related disciplines.
• Work Experience: Minimum ten years in programme/project management and administration at national and international levels; developing country experience for IP.
• Skills: team management, emergency strategies, disaster prevention, response-gap analysis, early Warning/Early Action system, IASC Early Warning system.
• Language Requirements: Fluency in English and Spanish.

Responsabilités

• Emergency Preparedness.
• Emergency Responses.
• Emergency Project Management.
• Resource Mobilisation.
• Inter-Agency’s and Implementing Partners Coordination.
• Country Early Warning.
• Other Duties.

Connaissances

Team management

Emergency strategies

Disaster prevention

Response-gap analysis

Early Warning/Early Action

IASC Early Warning system

Formation

Advanced university degree in related disciplines

Description du poste

UNICEF Caracas is seeking a senior leader to drive emergency preparedness, humanitarian coordination, and risk-informed planning in Venezuela. You will oversee multi‑hazard analyses, preparedness activities, and the integration of response priorities with country programmes.

Reporting to the Representative, you will coordinate clusters and partners, ensure timely action, and guide senior teams in complex humanitarian operations, including disaster risk reduction and anticipatory action.