Emergency Management Programs Manager

**About ADRA Australia**

The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is the official humanitarian agency of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. As part of the global ADRA network which reaches into more than 100 countries, we are motivated by our faith, to enable people and communities in Australia, the South Pacific, Asia and Africa to improve their health and livelihoods and assist people to prepare for and recover from disasters around the world.

ADRA Australia holds full accreditation with the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and is a member of the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) and the Australian Council for Social Services (ACOSS).

**Our Values - **We conduct our work by being:

- Connected_ - working collaboratively for the best outcome for those living in poverty or distress.
C_ourageous _- persevering through challenging situations.
- Compassionate_ - empathising with the communities we work with and with each other.
- ADRA Australia is a child safe organisation and screens applicants for suitability to work with children, successful applicants will be required to obtain a police check. Police checks must be conducted for each country in which the individual has lived for 12 months or longer over the last five years, and for the individual’s country of citizenship (including dual citizenship holders). Individuals need to provide their consent to a criminal record check and should be informed of the purpose for which the resulting police clearance certificate should be used. ADRA Australia recognises that in limited instances it may prove impossible to obtain a reliable criminal record check. A statutory declaration outlining efforts made to obtain a foreign police check, and disclosing any charges and spent convictions related to child exploitation, may be accepted in lieu._
- ADRA Australia is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. A copy of relevant policies are available on request. The appointing body reserves the right to fill positions at its discretion. Successful applicants will already have the legal right to live and work in Australia._

**Emergency Management Programs Manager**
- Full-time
- Wahroonga, Sydney

ADRA Australia is seeking a pragmatic, adaptive person with expertise and drive to join our Emergency Management Team and support our partners internationally and within Australia in the delivery and management of humanitarian and disaster risk reduction programming as well as to provide programming support at the time of major disasters.

The primary responsibilities of this role include:

- Partnership management & support: Managing ADRA Australia’s humanitarian partnerships and programming in selected countries and supporting ADRA Australia’s national emergency
management program.
- Consortium engagement: Managing ADRA Australia’s responsibilities with the Church Agency Network Disaster Operations (CAN DO) consortium.
- Donor and supporter liaison: Proactively managing communications with relevant institutional donors and support ADRA Australia’s marketing team with relevant information.
- Expanding humanitarian programs: Actively seeking new funding opportunities aligned with ADRA Australia’s strategy and support the design of new projects/programs.
- Deployment & advisory services: At the time of disasters, supporting ADRA Australia and the Global ADRA Network with surge capacity and relevant technical advice and training.
- ADRA Humanitarian Representative: Representing ADRA in a mutually beneficial manner on assigned Government and Church coordinating bodies.

The Job Description that will give you more specific information on this exciting and challenging role and the Employment Application Form can be found here.