Emergency Operation and Information Centre (EOC) Senior Expert

Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) has established Emergency Operation and information Centers (EOC) which enables to coordinate and support the on-scene incident management operations. Emergency Operation Centers (EOC) coordinator will be a key member of disaster preparedness and response team, representing the Emergency operation center (EOC) assisting to organize and administer the Emergency Operations program and plans and identifying innovative technologies/tools to support the center. S/he will work closely with the DPR/Disaster Risk Management head, IT staffs, and regional branch EOC coordinators. This position is supported by Netherlands Red Cross and funded by European Union Humanitarian Aid.

Key Duties and responsibilities

• Overall project management of the Emergency Operation Centre of ERCS-Addis Ababa braches in close coordination and collaboration with, EOC HQ, DPR/DRR, ICT services,
• Over all responsible for developing GIS information on major resources, disasters and project implementation areas.
• Overall responsible for proper management, usage of the HF radio system including installation and maintenance with ICT staffs of Addis Ababa branch.
• Improve the information and project management practices of ERCS-Addis Ababa Branch by providing timely and quality information on projects implementation status to the management of the branch.
• Work closely with ERCS EOC of HQ on data collection tools and data for interpretations and analysis
• Ensure that the ERCS-Addis Ababa Branch Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) is used as information hub to inform timely and quality decision, this includes linking with concerned departments and demonstrating the ‘value add’ of the EOC
• Ensure that the EOC centers are used as a database for ERCS-Addis Ababa Branch (all projects of ERCS, baseline, evaluation, monitoring reports).
• Regularly updated volunteers, members, BDRTs, NDRTs roaster on EOC system and regularly updated resource mapping the brach.
• Collecting risk and disaster data on regular basis (from global, regional, national and local sources), analyze them, and generate a regular report that will inform decisions and project/program development at various levels using power BI and other available platforms
• Develop forms in consultation with PMER unit using Kobo monitoring system tools agreed by concerned department to collect data of a particular situation and make analysis for decision makers of the national society
• Linked to similar risk and information database of IFRC (such as go platform) and also reliable information hubs of relevant government Ministries, NGOs, UN Agencies.
• Regularly generate reports and share to the management of ERCS-AA branch on emerging, changing and expanding risks in the country.
• Collect, analyze, compile and share early warning information on weather (flood and drought), pandemic and epidemics, conflict etc. Link with Climate Centre, ICPAC, IGAD, NMA, AU, EPHI etc.
• Responsible for volunteers working in the EOC and in the HF radio communication.
• Roll out various analysis (e.g. social media in conflict reporting, pandemic and epidemic early warning systems) in portals at the EOC to be accessible to all Addis Ababa branch staff.
• Embedding and ensuring a smooth run of community feedback and complaint mechanism within the EOC system.
• Responsible for the proper management of the EOC according to approved operational descriptions and budgets.
• Prepare annual plan and budget for the EOC and HF radio operations of ERCS and prepare annual narrative and financial report on the EOC and HF radio operation.
• Developing and review the emergency operation center  (EOC) working manuals

Reporting to: - Addis Ababa Branch Head

Job Requirements

Qualification Requirements:

• Master or First degree in Disaster Risk Management, information technology, project management, GIS, Statistics and relevant field
• 6/8 relevant work experience, in risk information management, statistical analysis, risk analysis, risk database, remote sensing (preferably in disaster context, statistical analysis, digital risk analysis, monitoring and evaluation, emergency operations.
• Hands on experience on data collection tools, on QGIS usage , data analysis tools such as power BI , Tableau and others open source software’s

Competencies/Technical Skills:

• Ability to work in a challenging environment with a minimum supervision and meeting deadlines without compromising qualities
• Experience of working with various dashboards, kobo tool box and GIS applications
• Willing to abide by and respect Red Cross/Red Crescent Principles and Values
• Work experience with other international organizations, large NGOs and/or governmental development agencies
• Experience working with diverse teams remotely;
• Experience with the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement
• Proficiency in analysis, interpretation and reporting of data from multiple sources to support decision making;
• Demonstrated robust skills in MS Office suite of tools, especially Word, PowerPoint and Excel;
• Ability to process large volumes of data to anticipate and identify key messages, lessons or gaps;
• Effective and creative problem solving abilities, including the ability to solve complex problems;
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English is required
• Versatility, judgment, maturity and the ability to work in a team;
• Practical knowledge of computer skills (data analysis, GIS);
• Skills with various  Power Bi dashboards, GIS applications and Kobo tool box are considered a strong asset
• Strong communications skills and robust knowledge of information sharing tools, and the ability to implement them.
• Ability to multi-task and work under stressful conditions to meet deadlines.
• Strong capacity building and facilitation skills is an advantage;
• Both Disaster Risk management and IT background is highly recommended

How to Apply

We invite candidates meeting the required qualifications to fill out online employment application form with the indicated link https://ee.humanitarianresponse.info/x/IyUTlyf1 before the closing date of this announcement on August 2, 2023.

Please note that we ONLY consider those who filled online application form.

We regret to inform that we do not accept CV at this stage.