Projects Officer - Church and Disasters

Do you have experience working with the church in disasters? Do you have a vision for supporting the church to reduce disaster risk and strengthen resilience in communities around the world? If so, then we want to hear from you!

At Tearfund, we  know that in disasters and crises, the local church plays a critical role.Present before, during and after an emergency, churches can and do have a significant impact on disaster risk reduction and resilience building, therefore at Tearfund we seek to equip churches to be  centres of transformation, addressing the  disaster risks that keep people in poverty.

This global role will support our Church-focused work, as part of  Tearfund's  'Crisis to Resilience' (C2R) corporate priority, and will play a special role in coordinating and supporting projects which cut across a number of teams.

As part of this role, the successful postholder will focus on a number of key areas, including:

• Development and/or adaptation and promotion of key C2R resources, policies procedures and materials
• Learning, Research and analysis (internal and external) to strengthen the evidence based for the role of the church in disasters
• Training and communications support with a focus on C2R
• Church/faith network engagement with a focus on disasters and emergencies

The successful candidate will be highly organised, self-motivated and able to multi-task in the face of competing deadlines. Applicants should have strong written and verbal communications skills, and  will have proven experience in the following areas:

• Creating training and communication materials, policies, guidelines, policies and procedures
• Working collaboratively with peer organisations in emergency response and disaster risk management work 
• Project administration 
• Research, evaluations or other learning activities
• Working with churches and/or national  partners in a relief or development setting
• Working cross-culturally

Are you the person we are looking for?

Location: This is a global role and can be based in any country where Tearfund is registered and legally able to employ staff.

Applicants must be willing to travel (approximately 4 weeks per year) and should have excellent written and spoken English. 

Hybrid working in the UK: This role is eligible for hybrid working in the UK and you will be required to work from the Teddington Tearfund office and from your home by agreement with the line manager.

We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and those from Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds (in our UK workforce) as these groups are currently under-represented at Tearfund.

All applicants must be committed to Tearfund's Christian beliefs.

The recruitment process will include specific checks related to safeguarding. In addition, personal identification information will be submitted against a Watchlist database to check against criminal convictions as a counter-terror measure.