# Emergency Programme Assistant

**Company**: International Rescue Committee (IRC)
**Location**: Caracas
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Social Care
**Industry**: Non-Profit

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## Description

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is seeking an Emergency Programme Assistant to provide support for the implementation of humanitarian response activities in La Guaira and other prioritised areas of Caracas and nearby states.

The Emergency Programme Assistant will be responsible for supporting community mobilisation, needs assessment, identification of humanitarian needs, coordination with community leaders and local actors, organisation of field activities, and monitoring of response and early recovery actions.

**Main Responsibilities:**

- Support rapid needs assessments in communities affected by the seismic emergency.

- Participate in identifying, prioritising, and characterising impacted communities.

- Coordinate and accompany community activities related to humanitarian assistance, early recovery, and resilience building.

- Support community mobilisation strategies to promote participation of affected individuals.

- Ensure systematic and updated information collection in the field.

- Contribute to the development of reports, minutes, databases, and operational reports.

- Support identification of risks, gaps, and emerging needs that may affect humanitarian response.

- Facilitate community orientation processes on access to humanitarian services, complaint mechanisms, and feedback.

- Monitor distribution activities, community events, and early recovery actions.

**Requirements:**

- Professional degree in Social Work, Psychology, or related field.

- At least two years of experience in community work, international cooperation organisations, and/or programme implementation in Caracas and/or La Guaira.

- Effective handling of qualitative and quantitative research techniques and instruments.

- Demonstrated understanding of community dynamics and work with vulnerable populations.

- Strong report-writing skills.

- Excellent communication and group management skills.

- Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

## Skills

### Required
- Spanish
- community mobilisation
- needs assessment
- humanitarian response
- coordination
- report writing
- communication
- MS Office

### Nice to have
- qualitative and quantitative research techniques
- community dynamics
- vulnerable populations
- resilience building

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