INTRODUCTION
In 2013, the Constitutional Court of the Dominican Republic, through the decision "TC 168/13"
decided that, retroactively, several people previously of Dominican nationality, would be deprived of
their nationality if they were not be able to prove legal immigration status of their foreign parents at
the time of their birth in the Dominican Republic. According to estimates, more than 300,000 people
would be affected by this measure.
According to information provided by the Dominican authorities, very few foreigners, majority Haitian
nationals were able to fulfill the rudiments. This implies that the rest of the foreign population
covered, first, by the regularization would be repatriated to their countries of origin from 17 June 2015.
Faced with this situation, the Haitian government has decided, with a view to provide humanitarian
assistance and protection to people at risk of deportation from the Dominican Republic to develop a
contingency plan with three main objectives:
1. Greet all deported or expelled people from the Dominican Republic and provide them with
protection and assistance services for an initial period of 72 hours;
2. Provide humanitarian assistance and multisectoral protection for people with specific
protection vulnerabilities (irregular migrants without community ties / persons at risk of
statelessness) for a period of three months in temporary accommodation sites;
3. Establish a documentation and research program lasting solutions to the benefit of migrants
and those at risk of statelessness.
There are three categories of people at risk:
CAT A: Estimated at 24,000, people born in DR and registered in the civil register (85,000 total
estimate including family members);
CAT B: Estimated at 55,000, people also born in DR but were never recorded in the civil register (total
estimate 225,000 people including family members);
To this is added a third category consists of economic migrants in an irregular situation:
CAT C: Immigrants in irregular situation in DR (most of Haitians), estimated at over 300,000 people with around 250,000 not having any documentation. This includes Afro-Caribbean populations of
foreign origins that could be targeted by the evictions.
As of July 2, an estimated 16,000 – 25,000 people have crossed the border. Most are voluntary but
some are leaving under community pressure and duress.
The Haitian government has weak response capacity and transit communities are already
impoverished, some with a ‘stress level’ APC food security rating, with limited resources to share with
those arriving. Cases of separated children, deaths, protection abuses have been reported. Those
lodging in the limited shelters available lack food, water and NFIs. Some of those arriving have little or
no connection with Haiti and nowhere to go, speaking Spanish as a primary language

ROLE
The post-holder will take on the role of response Team Leader and be responsible for all aspects of
the emergency response to ensure that humanitarian programmes delivered are to the appropriate
scale, scope, quality and accountability expected of Save the Children, and incorporate a child focused
lens.
As information on humanitarian needs is limited, and coordination fragmented, the incumbent will
oversee:
 Implementation of SCI Emergency Response protocols
 Humanitarian needs assessment and seek better estimations of numbers impacted, gaps in
services, funding opportunities
 Identifying essential assets, stocks and staff to preposition and/or deliver
 Development of detailed response strategy
 Identify need for training of duty bearers on child safeguarding, family tracing and
reunification, case management, psychosocial support
 Developing response to existing cases of displacement as appropriate
 Developing proposals to eventually target donors such as UNHCR, ECHO, OFDA, Start
Fund, CERF, etc.
MAIN TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES
Representation & Advocacy & Organisational Learning:
 Help shape broader sector strategies through influence of and leadership within inter-agency
coordination forums, ensuring the specific needs of children are being addressed. This will
entail representing SC Haiti in coordination meetings with GoH, UN bodies, local and
international NGO networks relative to the migrant crisis.
 In collaboration with Child Rights Governance, Communication and Advocacy Manager assist
in shaping communications and media priorities in line with programme priorities, acting as a
spokesperson when required. (Case studies advocacy)
 Take the initiative in documenting lessons learnt, best practice and case studies to shape incountry
strategies and programme approaches, and contribute to broader sector learning.
Programme Support:
 In collaboration with the MEAL department, take overall leadership on assessments, ensuring
assessment findings are documented and that all assessments include a specific analysis of
children’s needs.
 Take overall leadership on designing multi-sector response strategies, programme plans and
programme masterbudgets, ensuring sufficient technical expertise is included within budgets,
ensuring linkages with existing country programmes where possible.
 Take overall leadership in prioritising response sectors or funding where this is limited, in line
with SCI Global Humanitarian Strategy, ensuring maximum integration between sectors where
possible.
 Take overall leadership on response fundraising, ensuring the development of high quality
concept notes and proposals linked to the response strategy, and engage effectively with
donors’ humanitarian advisers.
 Have oversight over implementation to ensure timely & high quality delivery of activities.
 Ensure quality of interventions and the monitoring during the initial phase through regular site
visits within the response.
 As a member of a response Senior Management Team, play a leadership role in the overall
management of SC Haiti emergency response.
 In coordination with the Director of Program Operations, ensure information on activities are
report ready and handed over before departure.
 In collaboration with HR Manager ensure staffing needs (both national and international) for
future activities are identified.
 In collaboration with Logistics Manager ensure programme supply strategies are in place.
 In collaboration with the MEAL Manager ensuring monitoring & evaluation processes are in
place and compliance with SC M & E benchmarks.
 Take overall leadership on accountability, ensuring that feedback is incorporated into
programme design and learning disseminated to the wider sector.
 To ensure that the minimum standards of humanitarian relief are maintained in accordance
with the Sphere Charter and Red Cross Code of Conduct.
 Carry out short advisory visits to SC Haiti and other partner programmes in order to design
new programmes, develop proposals or review/monitor/evaluate ongoing programmes.
 Coordinate with SC members and SC Technical Working Groups to ensure that technical
backstopping support is in place.
CORE BEHAVIOURS
Understanding humanitarian contexts and application of humanitarian principles
 Demonstrates strategic leadership in disaster coordination mechanisms and interagency
cooperation
 Applies humanitarian principles to complex situations to generate both short and long-term
organisational and sector-wide strategies
Achieving results effectively
 Leads strategically on accountability initiatives, ensuring accountability processes are in place and
achieving results
 Builds consensus and ownership around difficult decisions and/or complex courses of action
 Maintains focus on strategic issues and overall organisational and sector-wide impact
 Provides strategic leadership on programme quality standards
Maintaining and developing collaborative relationships
 Quickly builds and leads high performing teams
 Applies distributed leadership amongst a team
 Shares success whilst being accountable for difficult outcomes
Operating safely and securely
 Monitors security risks and ensures organisational protocols are consistently followed by staff
 Takes appropriate action and provides appropriate direction and support to team members in the
event of a critical incident
 Reduces vulnerability by complying with safety and security protocols set by the organisation
Managing yourself in a pressured and changing environment:
 Ensures that wider team remains positive and focussed on the objectives and goals in a rapidly
changing environment
 Adapts leadership approach to the situation
 Communicates humanitarian values and motivates others towards them
 Maintains simultaneously a broad strategic perspective and awareness of the detail of a situation
 Demonstrates personal integrity by using one’s position responsibly and fairly
Leadership: Action; Thinking; Self; Inspiring; Developing Others
 Removes obstacles to ensure strategic objectives are met
 Aligns ideas and solutions to strategic imperatives
 Uses global networks to influence strategy or action
 Demonstrates managerial courage by willingness to confront difficult situations, take potentially
unpopular decisions and communicate clearly to create consensus notwithstanding difference
 Creates a team environment where team members feel able to contribute, champion or challenge
decisions
 Openly talks about doing things differently, pushing the boundaries and ways of working
 Ensures processes are in place across the team to strengthen the capacity of staff and partners in
line with individual and organisational objectives.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Essential
 Extensive experience of working within a senior management role in an emergency response
 Previous experience of managing programme teams
 Education to MSc/MA/MEng level in a relevant subject or equivalent field experience
 Previous experience of programme management across multiple locations
 Experience of managing multi-donor, multi-site programmes (including ECHO, DFID and
OFDA)
 Security management experience
 Commitment to, thorough understanding of, and able to train staff in participation and
accountability approaches
 Demonstrated ability to set up monitoring & evaluation systems in complex programmes.
 Proven ability of mentoring and coaching
 Experience of senior level representation
 Experience of developing and negotiating successful partnerships with institutional donors
 Ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and project reports
 Excellent communication skills
 Proven ability to influence change at an operational and strategic level
 Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy
 A high level of written and spoken English and French
 The capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in difficult and
sometimes insecure working circumstances.
 Commitment to the aims and principles of SC. In particular, a good understanding of the SC
mandate and child focus and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin our support
Desirable
 Language skills in Creole
 Experience or knowledge of working and living in Haiti
 Specific experience of designing and managing consortia projects
 Media experience

CHILD SAFEGUARDING
Level 3. The responsibilities of this post may require the post holder to have regular contact with
children and young people. In the overseas context all posts are considered to be level 3.
As part of these responsibilities the post holder will support the establishment of child safeguarding
systems, promote a culture of keeping children safe, and ensure that potential harm to children (by our
own staff and/or as a result of how we do our work) is identified and addressed on an ongoing basis.
The post holder should report and respond to interventions as determined by position related
responsibilities identified in the Child Safeguarding Policy.

WORKING CONDITIONS
Based in PAP, in Guest house or other short term housing. Office space, with regular visits to the
field and participation in coordination meetings. Long hours.
REPORTING TO Director of Program Operations/Country Director
GRADE 2
REPORTING TO POSITION Protection technical team hired for the response

Les intéressés(es) sont priés de soumettre leurs dossiers complets (CV, lettre de
motivation et copie des diplômes/attestations) au plus tard le 16 juillet 2015 par :