Junior Expert Humanitarian Actionnew

The position is to be filled by January 1, 2027, with a contract duration of two years. Employment location will be Bonn or Berlin, Germany.

Welthungerhilfe's (WHH) Humanitarian Directorate (HD) comprises the HD Operations Team and the HD Strategies Team. Our experts are working in different humanitarian sub-teams and programmes like emergency response, emergency operations and crises support, anticipatory humanitarian action, assessment & analysis for action, humanitarian localization, strategic prepositioning in humanitarian logistics. Our HD is supporting WHH's commitment to the humanitarian paradigm shift on more anticipation and preparedness for less losses and better response. As Junior Expert Humanitarian Action, you will support the operational and strategic work of the HD to assist WHH's programme countries and WHH partners in humanitarian action. The post is intended to last for 24 months and will be based in Bonn or Berlin. Short-term secondments into our country programmes are planned during the contract period. Should opportunities to work arise in country offices or on an existing emergency aid project, longer periods abroad may be arranged for this purpose.

Your responsibilities

• Support the operational implementation of emergency response measures, and the coordination and administrative management of the Emergency Response Team (ERT)
• Support the Emergency Crisis Group (ECG)
• Support the Assessment & Analysis for Action Team
• Support the programme management units of WHHs strategic humanitarian programmes in HD in the topics anticipatory action, localisation etc.
• Support WHH’s humanitarian advocacy and contribute to the strengthening of international humanitarian policy
• Contribute to and further develop technical concepts of humanitarian action
• Assist in the preparation of regular updates on the status of implementation of projects in the Humanitarian Directorate and on the further development of humanitarian action capacities
• Support the preparation of project planning documents in consultation with the Humanitarian Director
• Support the identification of institutional donors to finance humanitarian action projects
• Support emergency measures on-site during deployments

Your profile

• A university or college degree with a completion of a graduate programme (e.g. NOHA/ SLE) relevant to the position is desirable
• Experience in the planning and implementation of emergency measures or relevant topics of humanitarian action
• International working experience, e.g. as part of an internship or previous work experience
• Strong competence in intercultural communication and teamwork
• High level of flexibility, adaptability as well as stress resilience
• Ability to work in difficult and volatile situations
• You recognize the growing value of data in your field and are eager to build your awareness and skills to incorporate data-informed approaches into your work
• Readiness to receive necessary vaccinations for working in Welthungerhilfe's project countries
• Very good command of spoken and written English; German and/or French language skills are an advantage

Our offer

We offer you the opportunity to work in a responsible and interesting field as part of an extremely dedicated team. Welthungerhilfe attaches great importance to the personal and professional development of its employees and the balance of their work and private life. This includes flexible working hours as well as working from home. Remuneration is based on our gender-independent salary scale. In addition, Welthungerhilfe offers numerous other benefits, which are listed under "Our benefits".

*Welthungerhilfe values diversity and ensures an inclusive, non-discriminatory working environment. We welcome applications from suitably qualified people from all sections of the community.