A Coordinator – Global WASH Cluster RRT (rapid response team), Action Contre la Faim, Paris and flying [no deadline given, post 18 July]

Starting Date: 2012, September the 3rd – 4 months contract (24 months extension to be decided upon in December)

Status: Salaried Employee

The position is based in ACF’s headquarters in Paris, France (homeworking negotiable) under a secondment arrangement with UNICEF, with frequent deployment to the field to support the efforts of the WASH cluster at country level in an emergency response.

Approximately 50% of the time will be spent on emergency deployment. The length of deployment will be limited to 2 months, however during non-mission period RRT members will primarily be based in Paris and work closely on WASH cluster priority issues. The time in Paris will be equally divided between specific tasks allocated from the global WASH cluster, including supporting emergency preparedness missions in the Regions and assisting in building ACF’s internal capacity for emergency water/sanitation/hygiene response.

1. Emergency deployment The Rapid Response Team (RRT) members will be deployed within 48 hours in an emergency to support the WASH sector response in the very first days of any emergency response for which additional surge capacity is required. Emergency field deployments will normally be up to 6-8 weeks duration
2. Global WASH Cluster – Paris The global WASH cluster strategy (2011-2015) reflects agreed priorities. The RRT member would play a key role in the advancement of, and support to, progress in these areas, including capacity building and promotion of the tools and approaches adopted by the collective. The allocation of specific roles and tasks will seek to match the person’s interests and skills with project requirements and will be agreed with the Global WASH Cluster Coordinator.
3. ACF – Paris Up to 25 % of the potholder’s time will be engaged in supporting ACF-France’s cluster based capacity building strategy for national and international staff. This will include contributing to the refinement of the agency’s internal procedures and tools to incorporate outputs from the global WASH cluster strategy and work plan, as they become available. It will also require the participation in training and providing technical support to ACF.
4. For the full vacancy announcement and application details please click here :

   http://www.actioncontrelafaim.org/en/content/coordinator-global-wash-water-sanitation-hygiene-cluster-rrt-rapid-response-team