Team Leader for Capacity Development Programme within DRA and Mapping

The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) is currently looking for a Team Leader for a Capacity Development Programme within Disaster Risk Assessment and Mapping. The Programme covers the following countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey.

The activities to be carried out in the frame of the programme:

• develop and improve national systems for disaster loss data collection
• further develop and improve national risk assessments
• develop and improve national and regional risk mapping and establishment of risk atlas

​Salary

Employed by the MSB on an international mission you will receive a monthly salary as well as a comprehensive allowances and benefits package, ranging from free home leave travel to access to psychosocial support. The MSB highly values the well-being of our staff and whilst on mission you will have access to health and safety support from the MSB 24 hours a day. The MSB also strives to apply gender equality in terms of recruitment to our roster.

Duties

• Operational management including operational planning, day to day management, staff and budget management, results monitoring, implementing the exit strategy and participation in the evaluation of the project. 
• Build and maintain alliances and networks among government agencies, EC, NGOs and other programme partners. Liaise and co-ordinate with the other projects and relevant partners.
• Manage capacity development support towards local/national counterparts within the field of disaster risk assessment. 
• Represent the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency towards national government agencies, the UN system, the Red Cross movement and community structures.
• Integration of cross cutting issues, in particular gender and environment. This includes securing participation/consultations with women as well as other relevant groups in the given context and to enhance gender equality within the mission.
• Responsibility for safety and security of field project staff. Liaise with relevant actors to access local security information.
• Duties include ensuring accurate and complete accounting and that reporting and internal control systems are functioning correctly.
• You will be expected to perform other duties as required.

Qualifications

Experience

• A minimum of 10 years professional experience in the field related to civil protection/disaster risk management
• At least 5 years of experience as a team leader and programme coordinator, supervising and coordinating technical aspects of projects
• Experience in international disaster management cooperation or multi-national projects (minimum two) in the field of developing risk assessments and disaster management
• Minimum two project references related to civil protection/disaster risk management in the beneficiary countries
• Experience with various aspects of the EU Civil Protection Mechanism
• Experience as Team Leader/coordinator of activities within the framework of the EUCPM is an advantage  
• Experience of work with MSB is an advantage 

​Education

University degree in Disaster Management, Environmental Science, Social Sciences, Agriculture, Ecology, Environmental Law, Development, Geology, Geography, Economics, Engineering, Urban Planning or equivalent. Masters degree will be an asset.

Languages

• Proficiency in both written and spoken English is required. Please be ready to provide examples for public speeches in English or similar.
• Knowledge of one or more languages of the beneficiary countries will be an asset.
• High quality analytical and document drafting skills (please provide examples for drafted documents, publications in English, etc.).

Other Requirements

We are looking for women and men with a strong commitment towards humanitarian relief and disaster operations. It is of utmost priority that you understand, respect and act in the spirit of the mandate and core values of the MSB. You must undergo a pre-employment medical examination by a licensed physician before being contracted.

Profile

You must be able to interact with sensitivity and display respect for diversity and gender in multi-cultural environments. A capacity for working under pressure is essential, as work is often performed under difficult and demanding conditions, where the focus frequently shifts due to changes in priority.

You must possess a high level of professional and personal maturity together with an ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, managers and external partners, such as UN organizations, NGOs, recipient governments and host populations.

You are expected to have excellent analytical and communicative skills, show initiative and take both a hands-on and an analytical approach to tasks and problems.

Type of Contract

Working with the MSB on international operations means that you are temporarily employed by the MSB. The MSB pays salary as well as a comprehensive allowances and benefits package to field staff on international operations, ranging from free home leave travel to access to psychosocial support. In addition, participants on induction training and relevant specialist training courses receive remuneration from the MSB.

If selected for this position an evaluation will be done after the mission. The evaluation can result in an offer to be registered on the MSB roster. When you are registered on the MSB roster you can continuously receive interesting international job opportunities and invitations to stimulating and valuable trainings and exercises. A registration on MSB’s roster is valid for three years. After this period your registration will be evaluated and you may be offered an extended registration. After being registered on the roster you need to conduct the MSB’s induction training and any specialist training courses required.