Emergency Response Manager - Gaza Response

Remote / home based preferred

6 month fixed term contract. Anticipated start date January 2024.

About the role:

The Emergency Response Manager will focus on coordinating and leading MAG’s Gaza response. The key priorities of this post are registration, liaison and communication with relevant local authorities and partner organisations, and to aid in the development of effective emergency response strategies. You will be responsible for keeping up to date on the rapidly evolving contextual challenges, providing management information to regional leadership and assisting in resource mobilization and deployment of an assessment team.

About you:

You will have demonstrable experience in leading and conducting rapid assessments of emergency situations, preferably in diverse and challenging environments. Understanding and proven experience in complex crisis management in the Middle East region is essential. You must be able to demonstrate previous experience in developing emergency response reports, data collection and liaison with local authorities, partner organisations, UN Agencies, and communities.

You will have excellent project management, contextual analysis, data interpretation and report writing skills. Stakeholder management and effective communication skills are also essential. Experience in humanitarian mine action and/or knowledge of Arabic is desirable.

Terms and Conditions and further information:

A remote/home based location ideally in the Middle East region is preferred. Amman will also be considered as a location. Please note that terms and conditions may vary depending on the final agreed location. Please see the candidate information pack for more details. Please indicate your preferred location in your application.

MAG will support the successful applicant with any visa or work permit required, including application, administration and costs, however applicants will need to be able to obtain these within a reasonable time period to be considered for the role.

Please note that as part of MAG's commitment to safeguarding, this post is subject to background checks before an offer of employment is confirmed. For more information on MAG’s approach to safeguarding and background checks, please click here. You can also find more information in the Candidate Information pack, available through the link below.

MAG is committed to the principles of diversity, equality and inclusion. If you think you would be suited to one of our roles we would welcome your application regardless of your background. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive working environment where all employees feel respected and supported in fulfilling their potential.

For further information about this opportunity, as well as the application form, please download the candidate information pack:

MAG – Emergency Response Manager Gaza – Application Pack

Please return the Application form to humanresources@maginternational.org by the closing date of 17^th December 2023 . Due to the high volume of applications that we receive, we are not able to respond to every application. If you have not heard back from us within 3 weeks of applying, it means that your application has not been successful.