Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Closing date: 05 Oct 2015
Job Description:
In order to facilitate and to maximise the impact of the humanitarian operations financed by the European Union in the Democratic Republic of Conge (DRC) and in the Great Lakes region, and of the EU Civil Protection activities coordinated by it, the expert will be appointed to the post of humanitarian Technical Assistant (T/A) by the European Commission’s Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection - ECHO.
The expert will be based in Goma, DRC. He/she will be part of the ECHO team in DRC, consisting of a Head of Regional Office (based in Kinshasa) and one or more other members. Working in close collaboration with the HoRO and the rest of the team, he/she will be responsible for operational activities in all sectors in which ECHO is engaged in DRC and the Great Lakes Region. He/she will be required to carry out regular missions to identify and assess humanitarian needs and to monitor programmes in DRC and the Great Lakes Region. The expert may also be called upon to carry out missions linked to his specific responsibilities to neighbouring countries, to other regions or to Brussels, and should be prepared to react to a current or evolving crisis in any other region in the world following a request by DG ECHO Brussels.
Qualification requirements:
Language: very good command of French and English.
The candidate should have at least 5 years experience in delivering humanitarian assistance in at least 1 of the following domains:
- Multi-sectoral humanitarian aid programmes
- Refugee and resettlement situations
Previous experience in Africa is required.
How to apply:
Interested candidates should send their application to echo-experts-jobs@ec.europa.eu:
Subject of the message: 191 –*Technical Assistant–*Goma, DRC
With the following information:
- Forename:
- Surname:
- E- mail:
- Phone number(s):
- ID application number (DG ECHO database "Individual Experts Online"):
- Available from (dd/mm/yyyy):
Documents to be attached:
- Curriculum Vitae
- Motivation Letter
Please note that only candidates registered in the DG ECHO Individual Experts database can apply : https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/dispo-extranet/CANDIDATES/
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.