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Want to use your experience in a job that contributes to long-term climate resilience for some of the most acutely climate-vulnerable communities in the world? As Anticipatory Action Programme Manager you will work with national and sub-national level stakeholders to reduce the future impact of climate driven and other predictable disasters. Working at the nexus of data, innovation and humanitarian response, this role will see you working with some of the leading UN agencies, risk evaluation organisations, regional disaster agencies, CSOs, disaster response institutions and INGOs working to develop solutions to reduce the impacts of foreseeable hazards, help build people’s resilience to future shocks and make strained humanitarian resources go further. This will help save lives in the long term.?

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“Anticipatory action protects lives, livelihoods, homes and entire communities. These early investments also prevent higher response costs down the road. This is at the core of my prevention agenda — to put better data, and more innovation, foresight and inclusion, into our work to address major risks,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ said in a video message for a high-level event on Anticipatory Action in September 2021. MapAction has worked on more than 140 emergency responses worldwide and works with 80 member volunteers. We want to bring that experience and that energy “to put better data, and more innovation, foresight and inclusion, into our work to address major risks,” to borrow from the UN secretary general.?

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This role focuses on programme management in the context of MapAction’s Anticipatory Action (AA) activities over a two year period. You will be key in the development, delivery and monitoring of the programme, which covers Geographic Information Management activities in anticipation of emergencies affecting vulnerable populations across the world. The role will require you to develop close collaboration with International Non-Governmental Organisations (INGOs), technical experts, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), and the MapAction staff and membership.? You will be the focal point for ensuring that partner needs are met and that project activities are clearly developed and delivered by MapAction.? There will be a considerable focus on the sustainability of the activities undertaken during this programme.

Why you?

You are an experienced Programme Manager who can deliver high-quality management across the entire programme life cycle. You are skilled at building strong working relationships (internal and external) and you are able to listen to and absorb partner needs and understand how these translate into deliverable actions relevant to MapAction, with meaningful impact.? You are experienced in the theory and practice of programme management and comfortable using tools to support the planning, monitoring and delivery of project elements.? You are comfortable taking the initiative, problem solving and coordinating with others to adopt improved ways of working.

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