Senior Director of Humanitarian Response and Technical Services

Responsibilities:

• Program Leadership & Management:
• Set and uphold standards for CORE’s emergency response work both internationally and domestically.
• Support annual revisions and updates to CORE’s Emergency Response Playbook.
• Lead emergency response efforts in the field when called upon and coordinate with CORE’s Humanitarian Response Director.
• Oversee the development of CORE’s emergency response roster.
• Contribute to ongoing programmatic excellence through supervision and integration of technical and MEAL expertise into program implementation.
• Work with the VP of Programs & Partnerships to attract, develop, coach, and retain high-performance team members, empowering them to elevate their level of responsibility, span of control, and performance.
• Provide leadership in development of inter-team communication and cohesiveness, sustaining culture and supporting staff during organizational growth.


External Relationships:
• Work with the Senior Management Team, and Partnerships department to build close relationships with keep donor stakeholders, primarily, but not exclusively: UN agencies, FEMA, US Dept of State, and AMRC.
• Support expansion of revenue generating and fundraising activities of existing and new programs; cultivate existing relationships and develop new donor relationships.
• Manage relationships with partner organizations and networks, like InterAction and the VOAD system.


Knowledge Management:
• Advance CORE’s technical reputation as a leading voice in different sectors by advancing the production of technical documents, manuals, articles, and representing CORE on international working groups and associations.
• Support the development of necessary systems, processes, and tools and build out a team to better leverage program and organizational data to improve CORE’s operations and data storytelling.
• Develop dissemination system to share organizational learning with a range of communities.
• Ensure that key project outcomes and/or policy, advocacy, and legislation are evaluated and leveraged for maximum community and organizational impact.
• Work collaboratively with CORE’s senior management team to integrate cross program activities and functions.


Technical Services:
• Supervise key technical staff to ensure close integration with program and partnership teams.
• Support and advocate for Technical Services across all program and support departments.
• Identify any new technical areas that CORE needs to bolster based on CORE’s strategic plan.

Scope and Travel:

• Direct Reports:
• Medical Director
• MEL Specialist
• Technical Director, Cash and Markets
• Director of Domestic Humanitarian Response


• Travel 25%

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in International Development or related field

Experience:

• 5-10 years of experience working in international programs and humanitarian response[ZB1] 
• Proven experience in domestic disaster response

Skills and Competencies:

• Ability to travel respond to emergencies at a moment’s notice.
• Ability to provide inputs into donor proposals.
• Proven ability to work across departments.
• Proven ability to work with different cultures.
• Proven ability to work with disadvantaged communities