Reports to
Program Coordinator
Duty Station
Davao City with travels within Mindanao
Project Duration
Sept 2021- Sept 2022
Type of Employment
Project Based Employment
About Asia Pacific Alliance for Disaster Management –Philippines
The Asia-Pacific Alliance for Disaster Management Philippines (A-PAD PH) is part of a transnational
disaster aid alliance that works to facilitate cooperation and understanding between
governments, private sector, and NGOs in the Asia Pacific Region.
A-PAD PH is a multi-sectoral platform for collaboration and cooperation between humanitarian
organizations/civil society organizations, the private sector, academe, media, and the government
in delivering emergency response and disaster preparedness initiatives. It is a framework for
sharing resources, transferring knowledge and increasing capacities to address the vulnerabilities
of peoples and communities. It aims to facilitate mutual cooperation to generate increased
efficiency and effectiveness in preparedness, emergency response and disaster risk reduction
thereby building a disaster resilient nation.
Project Title
Strengthening community resilience for disaster preparedness and disaster response through multi-sectoral collaboration
Job Purpose
The Regional Coordinator is responsible for the strategic implementation of the project in Davao Region and SOCCSKSARGEN. S/he will work in partnership with the A-PAD Regional Platform members to produce expected outputs and outcomes in the project sites.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Primary responsible for the smooth implementation of the activities stated in the project including submission of reports as required by the the donor agency .
- Develop, strengthen and nurture effective working relationship with A-PAD Davao and SOCCSKSARGEN.
- Coordinates with government agencies and other relevant sectors for the implementation of the project.
- Conducts field work when necessary.
- Build a network of resources (human, technical, financial, etc.) to support A-PAD PH activities especially during emergencies.
- Provide support to national office in administering national and international events and meetings.
- Administer/manage A-PAD Regional Platform meetings.
- Provide support in preparing promotional materials such as brochures, briefers, etc for dissemination.
- Ensure an accurate documentation and filing systems of all project activities (including contracts, memorandum of agreements, memorandum of understanding, monitoring and evaluation reports, and photographic evidence of outputs, among others);
- Provides support in writing the final project report and other requirements.
- Manages the daily financial resources in accordance with the approved budget by the donor.
- Performs other duties as maybe assigned by the Program Coordinator.
Qualification and Competencies
- Preferably with a degree in Community Development, Social Sciences or equivalent experience.
- Minimum 2 years of experience in relevant professional work experience and possess skills in networking and facilitation.
- Experience in partnership with and providing support to the government agencies, private sector and civil society groups.
- Has strong interpersonal skills.
- Has keen attention to detail and aptitude for problem solving.
- Fluency in written and spoken English and Filipino.
- Can work well in highly stressful situations, prioritizes deliverables and meet reasonable deadlines.
- Willing to travel to other regions.
- Able to work independently with little supervision.
