Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Closing date: 31 May 2016
Salary: circa £42500 - £47900
Location: Vauxhall, SE London
Ref: C792
Why work for us?
With the World Humanitarian Summit about to take place focus on the evolving context for humanitarian action is very much on the global agenda. CARE International UK is looking to recruit a dynamic Head of Humanitarian (Technical Team) who is responsible for driving CARE International UK’s (CIUK) provision of practical and thought leadership in the context of these evolving challenges and opportunities that are faced by organisations such as CARE who are on the front line of humanitarian action. Central to CARE International’s humanitarian priorities is a cross cutting commitment to Gender in Emergencies.
This role combines a mixture of positioning of the organisation with external actors in the UK and beyond alongside practical provision of technical assistance to programming and operations from a team specialist advisors. Advisors sit in three sub-teams, the largest being the CIUK hosted CARE International Shelter team with additional capacities in Gender and Protection and Climate Change Adaptation & Resilience.
About you
We are looking for a dynamic professional who has experience and a proven track record of working in operations and on humanitarian policy issues. You should have an excellent grasp of the changing dynamics in humanitarian response globally. We require an excellent communicator who can profile the work of the organisation based and drawing out lessons from their experience on the ground with a range of external stakeholders in the UK and beyond.
About CARE
CARE International is committed to fighting poverty and injustice in the world’s most vulnerable places and to saving lives in disasters and conflicts. In this we stand with women, girls and their communities to achieve lasting change for a better future. The core focuses of the work of the organisation globally has been defined in CARE International’s Global Programme Strategy 2015-2020. CARE International UK is fully aligned with this prioritisation of our work which puts humanitarian response at the heart of the organisation’s identity and programmatic priorities. As CIUK’s Head of Humanitarian you would be working closely with our Advocacy team as well as supporting the fundraising work that takes place in the UK which includes a dedicated humanitarian funding team. You would also be part of a global humanitarian capacity that is co-ordinated by the CARE Emergencies Group (CEG) that ensures an interdependent approach across all CARE International members in mounting our humanitarian response.
How to apply:
For a full job description please refer to the Candidate Brief on our website at
http://www.careinternational.org.uk/jobs/current-vacancies/head-humanitarian-technical-team
