Emergence Response Manager

About the role

The Emergence Response Manager will provide strategic leadership and technical oversight for Plan International Egypt’s emergency preparedness, humanitarian response and resilience programming. Reporting to the Country Director and working closely with the Regional Disaster Risk Management team, the role ensures that the organisation’s humanitarian portfolio is timely, effective and aligned with global DRM principles.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the development, implementation and continuous improvement of emergency preparedness plans and rapid needs assessments.
• Coordinate emergency response activities, ensuring principled and child‑rights‑focused interventions.
• Translate Plan International’s global DRM strategy into evidence‑based, context‑specific programmes that protect children, especially girls and young women.
• Oversee programme quality, monitoring and reporting to meet donor and internal standards.
• Represent the organisation in humanitarian coordination forums and liaise with programme, technical, operations and support teams.

Required profile

• Proven experience in disaster risk management, humanitarian response or related fields.
• Strong understanding of child protection and gender‑transformative approaches.
• Excellent leadership, communication and stakeholder‑engagement skills.
• Ability to work in a fast‑moving, multi‑cultural environment.

Required skills

• Emergency preparedness planning.
• Rapid needs assessment methodologies.
• Humanitarian coordination and response mechanisms.
• Monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) for humanitarian programmes.