CARIBBEAN HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE LEAD
CARE
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Overview of the role and responsibilities
Who We Are:
As a global leader, CARE is shaping the future of the humanitarian and development sector. Each year, we deliver support and services to millions of people globally. We do this by focusing on our mission and vision, and the values of equality and excellence that guide our organization. We seek dedicated individuals who align with our mission and are passionate about making it a reality by collaborating with others, embracing learning and innovation, and delivering results.
What We Are Looking For:
At CARE, we value diversely talented people who can bring different experiences and perspectives to our organization. We know that not all applicants will have every skill and qualification. We encourage everyone who meets the minimum required qualifications to apply. Having one or more of the preferred qualifications will strengthen an application. But, even if you are earlier in your career or followed a non-traditional educational or professional path, we hope you will consider a career at CARE.
Job Title: CARIBBEAN HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE LEAD
Job Location(s): Ecuador - Quito
JOB SUMMARY:
Location: This position is open to candidates based in countries where CARE Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has an established office, including Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, the United States, and the Caribbean Islands. The successful candidate will be hired through the applicable CARE office in their country of residence and must have legal authorization to work there.
Provides strategic leadership, coordination, and oversight for CARE’s Caribbean Humanitarian Partnership Platform (CHPP), strengthening locally led humanitarian preparedness and response across the Caribbean region. The role leads regional humanitarian strategy, external representation, emergency response coordination, resource mobilization, and partner engagement, while ensuring strong alignment with CARE’s humanitarian priorities, partnership principles, and commitments to gender equality and localization. The position works closely with regional and global stakeholders, humanitarian partners, donors, and CARE teams to strengthen collaborative, timely, and effective humanitarian action across the region.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Leadership and Management of the Caribbean Humanitarian Partnership Platform (CHPP)
- Serve as CARE’s Co-convener of the Caribbean Humanitarian Partnership Platform (CHPP), providing overall leadership, vision, and strategic direction for the platform.
- Oversee the full portfolio of CHPP work across the region, ensuring alignment with CARE’s humanitarian strategy and locally led response commitments.
- Lead internal coordination across CARE teams to ensure coherent support to CHPP partners, including program quality, fundraising, communications, and operations.
- Manage relationships with CHPP member organizations, ensuring strong engagement, accountability, and equitable partnership practices.
- Guide the evolution of CHPP as a regional mechanism for timely, scalable, and locally led humanitarian response.
External Coordination, Representation, and Advocacy
- Represent CARE and CHPP in regional and international coordination platforms, including disaster management agencies, UN mechanisms, and sector working groups.
- Lead external engagement with governments, donors, and peer organizations to strengthen recognition and support for locally led humanitarian response models.
- Drive advocacy efforts that elevate the role of local and women-led organizations in humanitarian action.
- Build and maintain strategic relationships that enhance coordination, influence, and resource mobilization.
Program Strategy, Design, and Emergency Response Leadership
- Lead the design and implementation of regional humanitarian programs across preparedness, response, and early recovery.
- Provide technical leadership in multi-sector program design (e.g., cash, WASH, shelter, food security, protection), ensuring quality and innovation.
- Oversee activation and implementation of emergency responses, including partner-led interventions and surge support.
- Ensure integration of gender equality, protection, and accountability to affected populations across all programming.
Program Support, Operations, and Funding Mechanisms Oversight
- Oversee operational systems that enable rapid and effective humanitarian response, including pre-positioned funding mechanisms and partner disbursement processes
- Ensure strong coordination with finance, logistics, HR, and compliance teams to support efficient program delivery.
- Monitor program implementation to ensure adherence to CARE standards, donor requirements, and accountability frameworks.
- Identify and address operational bottlenecks that may impact response speed or quality.
- Communications, Resource Mobilization, and Learning (15%)
- Lead development of communications and advocacy products that highlight CHPP impact and elevate partner voices.
- Support and lead fundraising efforts, including proposal development, donor engagement, and identification of innovative financing mechanisms.
- Promote learning and knowledge sharing across CHPP and CARE, capturing best practices and lessons learned.
- Contribute to CARE’s thought leadership on locally led humanitarian action at regional and global levels
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in International Development, Humanitarian Affairs, Political Science, International Relations, Social Sciences, Public Administration, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
- Master’s degree in Humanitarian Action, International Development, Disaster Management, Public Policy, or related field.
- Minimum 5 years of progressively responsible experience in humanitarian programming, emergency response, partnership management, or regional humanitarian coordination.
- Demonstrated experience leading humanitarian programs and multi-stakeholder coordination mechanisms in complex and multicultural environments.
- Strong experience working with local and national organizations, including women-led organizations and locally led humanitarian approaches.
- Experience engaging with donors, UN agencies, governments, and humanitarian coordination platforms.
- Proven experience in proposal development, resource mobilization, and donor engagement.
- Strong strategic planning, representation, relationship management, and influencing skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Ability to work effectively across multiple countries, teams, and stakeholders in fast-paced environments.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Specialized training in humanitarian coordination, localization, partnership management, or emergency response leadership.
- Experience in the Caribbean region and understanding of regional disaster management systems and humanitarian architecture.
- Experience with humanitarian pooled funding mechanisms and rapid response systems.
- Knowledge of gender in emergencies, protection, localization, and accountability to affected populations.
- Proficiency in Spanish, French, or Haitian Creole is an asset.
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CARE is an Equal Opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, disability, marital status, or veteran status, or any other characteristics protected under applicable law.
Starting salaries are based on internal equity, candidate experience, and the cost of labor where the job is based. Salaries listed only apply to jobs based in the US.
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