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About Care International

CARE is a global leader within a worldwide movement dedicated to ending poverty. We are known everywhere for our unshakable commitment to the dignity of people. CARE works around the globe to save lives, defeat poverty and achieve social justice. We seek a world of hope, tolerance and social justice, where poverty has been overcome and all people live with dignity and security.
We put women and girls in the center of our work because we know that we cannot overcome poverty until all people have equal rights and opportunities. CARE has been working in Uganda for 50 years and in 2019/2020. We improved the lives of 2.6 million people (60% women). Our goal for the next five years is to reach ten million people, through our gender transformative, resilience building, and lifesaving programs. CARE International in Uganda therefore seeks to recruit Ugandans who are passionate about gender transformation, building resilience and empowering women and girls to join this noble fight against poverty and injustice by filling up the following position:
1) Disaster Preparedness and Response Manager: 1 position: Location Kikuube

Job Summary

The Disaster Preparedness and Response Manager will be responsible for the overall planning, coordination and implementation of the EUTF-RISE Project through sustainable utilization of natural resources, shared environment and promote safe access to energy fuel).
The incumbent will build resilience of the target communities in disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation and ecosystem management.
She will proactively promote appropriate smart climate (green) technologies and approaches in collaboration with private sector and development actors. The incumbent is part of the project team and will work closely with the district local government to streamline the District Contingency Plans (DCPs). He/she will be responsible for the overall development, documentation, implementation, coordination, facilitation and dissemination of the disaster management, preparedness, and response activities under this project. Additionally, she will help plan Organization Avdistrict strategies and responses to humanitarian crises, actively work with various stakeholders on humanitarian issues, and provide effective liaisons with the UNHCR, OPM and district. The assignment involves providing expert analytical and advisory support on humanitarian issues for the planning, development and execution of DCPs within a broad and complex geographic or functional specialty area.

Applications are submitted via our recruitment email: [email protected]. Applicants are subject to pre-screening to ensure they are suitable and once we are able to choose those who meet our criteria , we then go through a series of interviews to ensure we get the right candidate for the job. Our HR department carries out reference checks to confirm the information contained within the CVs.

Deadline: 12^th June 2020