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Dollartree

IT Disaster Recovery Manager

Chesapeake, VA

$120K - $135K/yr

Partner with Security Operations and Incident Response teams to support cyber recovery planning ... Disaster Recovery Institute International Certification * Project Management Professional (PMP ...

Dollar Tree

IT Disaster Recovery Manager

Chesapeake, VA · On-site

$120K - $135K/yr

Partner with Security Operations and Incident Response teams to support cyber recovery planning ... Disaster Recovery Institute International Certification * Project Management Professional (PMP ...

World Renew

Church Relations Advisor

Byron Center, MI · On-site

$80K - $90K/yr

Partner with Philanthropy, Marketing & Communications, Disaster Response Services, International Programs, and other internal teams to provide a coordinated partnership experience. * Coordinate with ...

Theirc

Immigration Intern

Salt Lake City, UT

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping ... disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest ...

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What does an intern in international disaster response do?

An Intern in International Disaster Response assists with planning, coordination, and implementation of relief efforts during international emergencies such as natural disasters or humanitarian crises. Their tasks may include researching affected areas, supporting logistics, preparing reports, helping coordinate with partner organizations, and sometimes communicating with field teams. Interns gain practical experience in crisis management, working alongside experienced professionals to deliver aid and support recovery. This role is ideal for those interested in humanitarian work and global emergency response.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as an intern in international disaster response?

To thrive as an Intern in International Disaster Response, you need a foundational understanding of emergency management, public health, or international relations, often supported by relevant coursework or volunteer experience. Familiarity with data collection tools, GIS mapping, and communication platforms like Slack or Trello is typically required. Strong adaptability, cross-cultural communication, and problem-solving skills help you navigate unpredictable environments and work effectively with diverse teams. These skills and qualities are essential for contributing to efficient disaster response efforts and ensuring effective support for affected communities.

What types of projects or tasks can an intern in international disaster response expect to work on during their internship?

As an Intern in International Disaster Response, you can expect to support a wide range of projects, from assisting with emergency needs assessments and logistics coordination to preparing situation reports and helping with donor communications. Interns often participate in team meetings, collaborate with cross-functional units like logistics and communications, and may contribute to data collection and analysis for ongoing relief operations. The role provides hands-on exposure to the fast-paced environment of disaster response, allowing you to develop practical skills while making a meaningful impact.
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Emergency Response Roster - Response Director

World Vision

Sterling, VA • On-site

$18.25 - $24/hr

Full-time

Re-posted 19 days ago

Job description

With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.
Come join our 33,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children's life stories!
Employee Contract Type:
International Assignment - Fixed Term (Fixed Term)
Job Description:
Country location to be determined based on response.
Please submit your Cover Letter and CV in English.
Children's lives can change in an instant in the wake of war, disasters and humanitarian emergencies. We see how vulnerable they are and how much they need our protection.
Joining our Emergency Response Roster means you can be a part of our response, providing immediate support when disaster strikes.
Here's where you come in:
As a Response Director,you will lead CAT III Global humanitarian response ensuring effective scale up and delivery of humanitarian assistance to affected vulnerable people as required. You will oversee all aspects of the response from strategy to implementation including team management, partner relations, risk management and relations with a wider range of local and international stakeholders for this large-scale response in a complex, fluid and challenging humanitarian context with a high level of global interest and engagement. You will be responsible for ensuring meaningful internal and external collaboration, coordination and engagement with a range of stakeholders in order to effectively deliver assistance to the most vulnerable children in the affected community.
We are looking for a senior, experienced humanitarian leader with a strong track record in complex crises and fragile contexts, and excellent team leadership, communications, risk and relationship management skills.
Key Responsibilities:
Strategy
Oversee development & implementation of World Vision humanitarian response strategy and plans.
Humanitarian Operations
Oversee response operations across multiple locations, direct and with/through partners.
Team Leadership
Recruit, retain and manage a unified and effective response team across multiple countries and sites.
External Engagement
Ensure the response is well resourced, coordinated and communicates effectively with humanitarian actors, governments, donors, media etc.
World Vision Partnership Relations
Ensure the response is well coordinated with stakeholders across the World Vision Partnership.
Risk Management
Ensure that security, legal, safeguarding, other key risks and resources are well managed with good stewardship across the response.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
Required Education, Training, License, Registration, and/or Certification
  • University degree in humanitarian, development, international relations or relevant field. Master's degree preferred.

Required Professional Experience
  • A minimum of 15 years in leadership roles in the humanitarian and development sector, including in major INGOs.
  • At least 10 years' senior management experience in humanitarian responses within complex, fragile and conflict related contexts.
  • Excellent communications and relationship management skills.
  • Demonstrated understanding of humanitarian principles, standards and best practices.
  • Experience in leading a multi-cultural team of professionals.
  • Experience working in high pressure, rapid response environments with multiple risks.
  • External engagement at senior level with governments and multilateral agencies.

Required Language(s)
  • Effective in written and verbal communication in English. Other UN languages such as French, Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese, preferred.

Required travel and/or work environment accommodations
  • The position requires ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to _70_% of the time.
  • Work hours are often in excess of normal working hours per day during difficult periods of the response.
  • Responses are often mounted in insecure or natural disaster-prone contexts, which may disrupt normal work patterns and generate staff safety issues.
  • Work and housing environments may at times be well below normal standards in terms of facilities, equipment, food availability and hygiene.

Preferred Experience, Knowledge and/or other Qualifications
  • Experience in managing multi-sectoral emergency response
  • Understanding of the international humanitarian law, and minimum standards particularly the systems, structures and key actors
  • Understanding of the key accountabilities that must be maintained in a response (beneficiaries, donors, peers).
  • Ability to lead strategic planning processes.
  • Strong communication skills (oral and written) with ability to express ideas and concepts clearly and persuasively with senior internal and external stakeholders.
  • Strong team leadership skills.
  • Emotional intelligence (self-awareness, managing emotions and those of others, remaining calm/composed, dealing with ambiguity and change).
  • Ability to express ideas and concepts clearly and persuasively with senior internal and external stakeholders as well as staff.
  • Ability to work in coordination with other humanitarian organizations.
  • Ability to analyse and make timely decisions in challenging situations in the absence of specific guidance and/or full information.
  • Ability to communicate and model to staff positive behaviours which help them remain resilient and effective in dynamic and high-pressure environments.
  • Hostile Environment Awareness Training (HEAT) or equivalent relevant security training certificate.

Applicant Types Accepted:
Local and International Applicants (IA's) Accepted

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