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Program Associate, Disaster Response

InterAction is seeking a full-time Program Associate to join InterAction’s Humanitarian Policy and Practice Team (HPPT) in the Disaster Response unit.

Responsibilities:
  • Provide administrative and substantive support to complex emergency and thematic working groups;
  • Maintain HPPT web pages, manage email lists;
  • Supervise interns;
  • Provide information to InterAction members, US Government agencies, UN agencies, other partners, and the public.
  • Support to InterAction NGO member staff in a timely manner and with a customer service attitude;
  • Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:
  • A Bachelor's degree with two years experience in relevant field, or a Master’s degree in relevant field;
  • Previous experience or strong interest in international humanitarian assistance and displacement issues;
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
  • Attention to detail, strong organizational and multi-tasking skills;
  • Excellent computer skills (Windows);
  • Desire to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment;
  • Eligibility to work in the U.S.

Salary and Benefits: Salary in the low $30s with an excellent benefits package.

To Apply: Submit a cover letter and resume to Jillian Robbins, jrobbins@interaction.org by January 9, 2009. All applicants must be able to provide documentation that they are legally eligible to work in the United States for an extended period of time. The position will remain open until filled. Due to the large number of applications anticipated, only short-listed candidates will be contacted. No phone calls, please.


Program Manager, Disaster Response

InterAction is seeking a full-time Program Manager to join InterAction’s Humanitarian Policy and Practice Team (HPPT) in the Disaster Response unit.

Responsibilities:
  • Provide support to InterAction NGO member staff in a timely manner and with a customer service attitude
  • Provide back-up support to complex emergency working groups including Sudan, DRC, Uganda, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and others as designated, with a view to eventually taking on full responsibility for some of these groups
  • Provide back-up support to thematic working groups including civil military relations, disaster risk reduction, staff care and others as designated
  • Assist Director of Disaster Response in liaison relationships with OFDA, PRM, UN and other stakeholders as designated
  • Work with Director of Disaster Response to ensure that humanitarian issues are regularly highlighted in InterAction’s monthly publication Monday Developments and on the InterAction website
  • Represent InterAction in meetings and other fora as requested by Director of Disaster Response and Vice President of Humanitarian Policy and Practice

Qualifications:
  • 5-7 years of experience implementing humanitarian assistance programs in the field;
  • Previous experience (preferably at the field level) in coordination activities involving key stakeholders in humanitarian response (INGOs, local NGOs, UN, donors, etc);
  • Good knowledge of the UN system, particularly those agencies involved in humanitarian response;
  • Familiarity with current issues in the humanitarian sector including complex emergency response, natural disaster response, security, civil military relations, disaster risk reduction, and staff care;
  • Meeting facilitation skills;
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
  • Attention to detail, strong organizational and multi-tasking skills;
  • Excellent computer skills (Windows);
  • Desire to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment;
  • Eligibility to work in the U.S.

Salary and Benefits: Salary in the low $50s with excellent benefits package.

To Apply: Submit a cover letter and resume to Linda Poteat, lpoteat@interaction.org by January 9, 2009. All applicants must be able to provide documentation that they are legally eligible to work in the United States for an extended period of time. The position will remain open until filled. Due to the large number of applications anticipated, only short-listed candidates will be contacted. No phone calls, please.


Manager, International Humanitarian Security Association

InterAction, the nation's leading coalition of 160+ American NGOs engaged in international development and humanitarian relief activities around the world, seeks an experienced, entrepreneurial International Humanitarian Security Association Manager.

The Security Association Manager (SAM), under the direction of the Security Coordinator, will lead the process of creating, developing, and managing an International Security Association for humanitarian security professionals. The SAM will guide the new Association in: creating a multi-tiered certification regime, establishing criteria for training, offering human resources guidance, creating a code of conduct, and providing independent post-incident investigations.

Qualifications:
  • Minimum 5 years experience working in an association.
  • Bachelors degree required, Masters preferred.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communications skills required.
  • Applicants must hold US citizenship or green card.

Salary and Benefits: InterAction provides competitive salaries and excellent benefits.

To Apply: Submit a cover letter and resume to jschafer@interaction.org. Due to the large number of applications anticipated, only short-listed candidates will be contacted. No phone calls, please.


 
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