Humanitarian Advisor - Fragile & Conflict Affected States (Maternity Cover)
Trócaire is an International NGO. We work with local partners in the world's most at-risk communities and with people in Ireland to tackle the underlying causes of poverty and injustice and respond to the crises they create. Together we bring about positive and lasting change for a just world. Trócaire works in up to 20 countries across Africa, Asia, Central America and the Middle East. We work towards five goals:
* Promote Access to Justice;
* Save Lives and Protect Human Dignity and
* Mobilise the Public on the island of Ireland to achieve Global Justice
* Achieve Climate & Environmental Justice;
* Ensure Women & Girls' Protection, Voice & Influence;
Our work is rooted in Catholic Social Teaching and in our values of Solidarity, Courage, Participation, Perseverance and Accountability.
Trócaire's humanitarian programmes are largely implemented in partnership with local civil society and faith-based organisations. Our humanitarian response programmes include Food Security and Livelihood (FSL), WASH, Protection, Health, Nutrition as well as CASH as a cross cutting sectoral intervention.
Humanitarian response is a key cornerstone of Trócaire's Strategic Plan 2021 - 2025, aiming to grow in scale over the period, particularly building on our niche in Humanitarian Protection. This position as a Humanitarian advisor will have a high profile in supporting the implementation of high-quality humanitarian programming in Trócaire's programmes in Fragile and Conflict Affected States advising relevant staff and partners at all stages of the programme cycle, including planning, assessment, design, implementation and M&E in line with international quality and accountability standards for humanitarian interventions.
The priority countries for this role are DRC, Myanmar, Lebanon and Syria and the post holder is expected to travel up to 3 months a year.
Key Responsibilities
* Support Trócaire humanitarian and country staff and partners in the design and implementation of principled, needs-based humanitarian response programmes
* Provide technical advice on emergency preparedness and humanitarian response to Trócaire staff and local partners
* Provide surge deployment to cover gaps in country teams for short periods
* Convene Emergency Management Team meetings with priority countries on a monthly basis to facilitate crisis monitoring, identification of support needs, trouble shooting etc
* Support the implementation of, and adherence to, programmatic and organisation-wide, systems and procedures for ensuring good practice to meet sectoral standards in humanitarian protection, accountability and programme quality.
Support to Institutional Funding of Humanitarian Programmes
* Provide technical review of proposals ensuring donor requirements and approaches are considered and proposals are in line with humanitarian technical standards
* Support country teams in their oversight and monitoring of humanitarian grant implementation, undertaking field monitoring, coordinating internal reviews and learning exercises when required
* On occasion, support, or lead on the development and submission of high-quality funding proposals (including narrative and financial elements) for humanitarian programmes, often to tight deadlines
Emergency Preparedness and Contingency Planning
* Develop quarterly humanitarian forecasting for FCAS portfolio countries to facilitate timely and appropriate country level preparedness and response actions
* Support Trócaire country offices and pre-selected partners in the development, roll-out and the implementation of up-to-date Emergency Preparedness Plans through training, monitoring and follow up
* Support the roll-out of contingency planning for Trócaire offices and partners in advance of predictable crises, and subsequent responses to the same
Requirements
* 5 years' experience in the humanitarian sector, including at least 2 years international experience preferably in complex or insecure environments
* Third level qualification in humanitarianism, development or related area and/or relevant humanitarian training and experience
* Desirable: WASH experience / qualification
* Familiarity and appreciation of working in a partnership model and locally led humanitarian response
* Experience of working with, and a demonstrated understanding of, humanitarian standards and principles of good practice, including, humanitarian protection, CHS, SPHERE, LEGS, Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Disaster Relief & IHL instruments
* Experience of working with a range of institutional donors
Benefits
For the candidate with the required experience and passion for the role, Trócaire offers a competitive package of salary and benefits.
Closing date for applications is 17th October 2025
Safeguarding Programme Participants-Children & Adults
Trócaire is committed to safeguarding people within our programmes from exploitation and abuse and has specific policies on this commitment (including a Global Code of Conduct) which outlines the expected behaviour and the responsibility of all staff, consultants and other organisational representatives.
Diversity and inclusion
We welcome diverse applicants to join our inclusive workforce.
Trócaire is an equal opportunities employer. We are an organisation that embraces diversity and inclusion. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds to bring their experiences and perspectives to Trócaire.
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