Advisor, Humanitarian & Resilience

CARE Canada is looking for a Advisor, Humanitarian & Resilience

ABOUT THE ROLE / WHAT THE ROLE OFFERS

CARE Canada’s Global Programs Team is responsible for developing and managing the organization’s programs in both development and humanitarian assistance focusing on the injustice of poverty and gender inequality. The new Strategic Plan reaffirms our gender-equality focus and our dual-mandate status. Our ultimate impact goal is to support women’s leadership for a gender-just future grounded in strong programs supporting safety/protection, health and dignified livelihoods across both humanitarian and development settings. The Global Programs unit is responsible for the overall management of CARE Canada’s global programming circa $50-60m annual development and humanitarian programming portfolio.

Under the leadership of the Director, Program Quality & Impact, and working in a matrix line-management relationship with the Deputy Director, Humanitarian and Resilience, the Advisor, Humanitarian and Resilience plays an integral role in CARE Canada’s Global Programs Department, in providing technical leadership on humanitarian and resilience programs and approaches. They work closely across the team to support CARE Country Offices to grow the overall portfolio and effectively implement high quality programs aligned to the CARE 2030 program strategy, aiming, and advocating for a feminist transformative approach in our programming. More specifically, they will be an internal and external champion on Gender in Emergencies across all our humanitarian work. They contribute to the success of the team and ensure that our work is aligned to CARE Canada’s values and approaches in all that they do, with decolonisation as a core principle.

WHAT YOU OFFER / ABOUT YOU

• Significant experience in implementing humanitarian & resilience programs, including a significant portion of this experience gained in the Global South.
• Experience and commitment to promoting gender equality and implementing gender transformative programs, particularly gender in emergencies.
• Experience providing technical assistance to program teams on humanitarian & resilience issues.
• High level of influential leadership and strategic collaboration skills from a matrixed role to bring people together for collective ideas and action.
• Ability to build networks with external and internal stakeholders.
• Experience working at all levels of the project cycle including one or many of the following: design, delivery, reporting, evaluation; additional sectoral technical assistance experience would be an asset.
• Demonstrated knowledge, expertise, and passion for international humanitarian & resilience / nexus work with a focus on quality programs; in particular, an understanding of current trends, opportunities and challenges facing this sector.

WHAT WOULD MAKE YOU EXTRAORDINARY

• Multilingual candidates are strongly preferred. An ability to work effectively in two of CARE’s working languages is highly desired, including English, French, Spanish, Arabic, and more.
• Thorough understanding of and previous experience managing complex Global Affairs funding, including familiarity with Contribution and Grant Agreement requirements, negotiations and execution. Experience of working with other donors is an advantage.
• Specialized technical expertise within the humanitarian & resilience space, including but not limited to the areas of the CARE 2030 Program Strategy (gender equality, crisis response, food and water, economic justice, health and climate justice).

REQUIREMENTS

Promote and maintain an organizational culture that advances gender equality, reduces power abuse and inequalities, and fosters trust and safety.

Create an environment within CARE’s workplaces, programming, and communities where CAREworks thatis free from sexual harassment, sexual abuse and sexual exploitation and child abuse (SHEA-CA).

Ensure high standards of prevention and response measures for SHEA-CA are in place consistent with theCARE International (CI)Safeguarding Policy and Safeguarding Code of Conduct.

WHAT WE OFFER / ABOUT CARE

• Starting salary range between $76,000 – $81,000
• Comprehensive benefits package and confidential employee assistance program services available to you and your dependents from your first day of employment
• 3 weeks of annual leave (increases to 4 weeks from 2nd year of employment)
• In addition to annual leave, we offer a December 24-January 1 office closure so we can all recharge simultaneously
• Inclusive holiday policy
• Paid sick leave
• Parental leave top-up
• Employer contributions to group pension plan after first year of employment
• Optional participation in group RRSP (eligible from first day of employment)
• International and domestic travel opportunities
• Annual all-staff retreat in Ottawa
• Learning and development opportunities and specialized training
• Flexible work hours to support employee wellbeing and productivity
• A focus on wellness and work-life balance
• Amazing colleagues who are very committed to CARE’s mission

If you are someone who thrives on challenge, loves to be part of a dynamic team and you are passionate about making a difference, then this opportunity is for you! Don’t think you check all the boxes? Reach out anyway – we would love to hear how your experience translates to this role! Please apply directly by August 1,2023. Please note resumes will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and the advertisement will be removed once a candidate has been identified. We are only able to consider candidates who currently have the right to work in Canada.

CARE Canada is committed to employment equity, welcomes diversity in the workplace and encourages applications from all qualified applicants. Recruitment-related accommodations for persons with disabilities are available on request.

CARE Canada has a mandatory vaccination policy currently in place with accommodations based on the Ontario Human Rights Code.

As part of CARE Canada’s commitment to preventing sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, we conduct reference checks on all final stage candidates in line with the Interagency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. By applying to this role with CARE Canada, you are giving us consent to contact your previous employers to seek information in line with this scheme.