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Emergency Response Program Lead - Global Emergency Response Team - US, UK, NL

United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 26 Jun 2024

💰 $91,200/yr($76,000/yr – $91,200/yr)

About the role

Location: US, UK, NL, open to other Mercy Corps locations. Position Status: Full-time, Exempt, Regular (Temporary: 1 year assignment) Salary Level:

US Starting Salary for this role will be USD $76,000 to $91,200 commensurate on experience.
Based on local benchmark for candidates outside of the United States.

Valid unrestricted work authorization in the country in which you will be based is required at the time of application for this position. About Mercy Corps Mercy Corps is powered by the belief that a better world is possible. To do this, we know our teams do their best work when they are diverse, and every team member feels that they belong. We welcome diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills so that we can be stronger and have a long-term impact. The Team Mercy Corps works to achieve real and lasting impact in the world’s toughest humanitarian emergencies. We save lives and help people live with dignity in crises of all kinds. At the same time, we create the conditions to pivot to recovery quickly and effectively. We work wherever local capacity is overwhelmed, connecting people to the opportunities they need to strengthen their community in recovery. Whether it is a sudden shock or a slowly emerging crisis, whether the threat is natural or man-made, Mercy Corps is committed to rapid, needs-driven assistance. Mercy Corps supports a response that is market-driven and leverages the capacities of both traditional and non-traditional aid partners—and ultimately gives people the ability to make their own decisions and secure their own lives and livelihoods.  The Global Emergency Response Team (ERT) provides the agency with timely and effective leadership to prepare for, respond to, and learn from humanitarian emergencies, develops sharp, well-timed and influential humanitarian analysis to inform program design and implementation, and supports agency leadership and regional and country teams with safety and security expertise. The Position The Emergency Response Program Lead is a member of the Global Emergency Response Team (ERT) and is responsible for the leadership of Mercy Corps programs in a specific emergency response and supervision of a response program team. This includes program quality and accountability, and performance management – all aspects of a rapid, high quality program implementation in a response. The Emergency Response Program Lead is an experienced emergency responder and senior leader who can effectively navigate within the humanitarian system and acts as Mercy Corps’ representative to the coordination systems, donors, partners, and communities. This is a deployable role, and the team members will have multiple assignments throughout the year in support of or to lead on emergency program responses. The role may also support assignments related to preparedness efforts. The incumbent will respond effectively to an evolving environment with impactful and high-quality humanitarian programs. They will be directly responsible for supervising program team members; leading teams to identify, design, fundraise for and deliver high-quality programs and working with the support structures to implement those programs; ensuring efficient management of funds and timely reporting on program outcomes and budgets. The Emergency Response Team Lead may also deploy to support an existing Mercy Corps country team starting-up an emergency response and report into the country leadership structure. When not on assignment for an emergency program response, the Response Program Lead will work on various projects, including emergency procedures, tools, and systems and providing technical advisory support to existing high-risk country programs, preparedness and start-up emergency programs, including in assessment phase.
Essential Responsibilities STRATEGY

Develop, lead and implement response strategies for new/emerging crises, in collaboration with country leadership and teams.
Set direction by prioritizing and organizing actions & resources to achieve objectives and contribute to response wide strategy development.
Develop and organize activities to secure resources for