Associate Technical Director Position available at Crisis Response Team, Washington, United States of America

About roles and responsibilities

• Lead FHI 360 humanitarian responses, from the assessment of emergency needs through the design and implementation of projects.
• Supervise all humanitarian personnel in the country.
• Develop and resource response strategies, including identification of potential donors, concept note and proposal drafting, and cultivating collaborative partnerships among peer agencies.
• Responsible for ensuring high quality of programming that is aligned with global humanitarian cluster technical standards and best practices.
• Ensures security requirements for the team are met to provide for a duty of care.
• Oversees project financial management during the initial phases of business development and project launch.
• Lead rapid, effective startup for new projects; address delays and obstacles with appropriate parties, and ensure corrective actions are taken.
• Provide and facilitate technical support for FHI 360 projects by advising on and coordinating technical deliverables, undertaking technical assignments, reviewing scopes of work, and helping staff apply sound technical practices.
• Lead in the development of an FHI 360 set of standardized field tools for rapid assessments in key sectors, concept design, and presentation, and other documents to facilitate a standardized approach to humanitarian response.
• Represent the CRT on behalf of the director in his/her absence, briefing FHI 360 leadership on response operations, and working with key institutional stakeholders to ensure active deployments are adequately supported.

Required qualifications and skills

• Bachelor’s Degree or it is International Equivalent in Knowledge/Information Services, Communications, Education, Environment, Health, Behavioral, Life/Social Sciences International Development, Human Development or Related Field.
• Significant leadership experience in first-phase humanitarian response operations.
• Typically requires 8+ years of experience in project management with a minimum of 6 years of field-based experience managing emergency responses in multiple countries.
• Experience establishing new country programs and/or project startups.
• Demonstrated ability to professionally represent FHI 360’s interests for a diverse range of stakeholders, including humanitarian & UN agencies, local government, and community leaders.
• Operational knowledge of international humanitarian architecture and core coordination processes for large-scale emergencies.
• Knowledge of best practices and key theoretical frameworks for priority technical specialties, such as Water & Sanitation, Health, nutrition, protection, livelihoods, and food security.
• Proven track record of developing, resourcing, and managing responsive, evidence-based emergency projects. Expertise in USAID/OFDA funding mechanisms and regulations essentials.
• Working knowledge in the State Department and UN humanitarian programs and funding mechanisms.
• Experience with operational security protocols and procedures in humanitarian settings.
• Excellent verbal and written English skills required. French or Arabic language skills advantageous.