Emergency Management

**Commitment**:Full-time, Maximum Term (2 years)***
**Location**: Wahroonga, Sydney

**About the role**
ADRA Australia is seeking an experienced and dedicated Emergency Management (EM) Programs
Coordinator that is responsible for the maintenance/upgrading of the EM Information Management
System, as well as supporting ADRA Australia Emergency Management Program Officers (international
and national programs) in programmatic and finance management of all projects so that partner’s
goals are met, standards are adhered to, resources are used accountably and reports are accurate,
timely and relevant.

The successful applicant is a servant-leader who is passionate about ADRA’s purpose, “to serve
humanity so all may live as God intended” and is committed to meeting the challenges of this diverse
role with enthusiasm, collaboration, and teamwork.

The successful applicant must have the legal right to live and work in Australia at the time of

The Job Description that will give you more specific information on this exciting and challenging role.
and the Employment Application Form are included at the end of this document.

**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 120
countries, we are motivated by our faith, to enable people and communities in Australia, New Zealand,
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 (DFAT) 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.

**About the Emergency Management Team**
The Emergency Management Programs Coordinator is appointed by the ADRA Australia ADCOM and
reports to the ADRA Emergency Management Director.

The Emergency Management team works collaboratively with the following ADRA Australia units:

- International Programs
- Finance
- National Programs
- Marketing
- People & Culture

**Selection Criteria**
**Essential**

1. Commitment to the purpose of ADRA, and to the achievement of our overall strategy and
priorities with demonstration of our ADRA values and desired team culture lived out in all
aspects of work practice;
2. Willingness to work within a Christian ethos with conduct that is respectful of the beliefs and
practices of the Seventh-day Adventist Church when in the workplace or otherwise
representing ADRA Australia;
3. A passion for meeting humanitarian needs and building personal and community resilience.

4. Demonstrated ability to work productively within stressful environments.
5. A positive attitude complemented by high-level interpersonal skills, teamwork, and coaching

ability;
6. Demonstrated capacity to effectively communicate and work consultatively and

collaboratively with stakeholders;
7. Experience working in cross‐cultural settings;
8. Undergraduate degree in management, business administration or related fields with 3 years+

experience within the Not-for-Profit and/or Development and/or Humanitarian sector with
exposure to working with diverse partner organisations;
9. Ability to generate accurate and complete programmatic reports to stakeholder’s requests;
10. Demonstrated management of financial resources to ensure accountability, payments and

reporting processes;
11. Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Web-based platforms, Salesforce and other relevant

software;
12. Advanced writing, research and data analysis skills;
13. Ability to travel within Australia and to New Zealand, Pacific and other countries as the need

arises.

**Desirable**

1. Project Management Professional and/or accounting certification;
2. Proven ability to contribute to the continuous improvement of processes and procedures that

are fit-for-purpose and compliant with overarching protocols.

3. Strong organisational and project management skills;

**Key Competencies**
- **Relating and Networking**

Establishes good relationships with colleagues; builds wide and effective networks of contacts
inside and outside the organisation; relates well to people at all levels; uses humour

appropriately to enhance relationships with others
- **Writing and Reporting**

Writes clearly, succinctly and correctly; Writes convincingly in an engaging and expressive
manner; Avoids the unnecessary use of jargon or complicated language; Writes in a well
- structured and logical way; Structures information to meet the needs and