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Emergency response coordinator

Other names

aid worker, humanitarian aid worker, charity coordinator, disaster coordinator, emergency coordinator, emergency planning officer, emergency preparedness coordinator, disaster preparedness coordinator

Environment, safety and regulation

They study possible disasters, make plans for how to respond, teach people the plans, test them, and make sure supplies are ready.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Consult with officials of local and area governments, schools, hospitals, and other institutions to determine their needs and capabilities in the event of a natural disaster or other emergency.

  2. 2

    Develop and maintain liaisons with municipalities, county departments, and similar entities to facilitate plan development, response effort coordination, and exchanges of personnel and equipment.

  3. 3

    Coordinate disaster response or crisis management activities, such as ordering evacuations, opening public shelters, and implementing special needs plans and programmes.

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Sources

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Uganda programmes: NCHE accredited programmes and the health, vocational and teacher training bodies

Official record

National Council for Higher Education, UHPAB, UVTAB, the TVET Council, UNMC, AHPC, UNITE and others. Gathered by The Collar360.

Public registers

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
chargé hygiène sécurité environnement/chargée hygiène sécurité environnement
español
coordinador de respuestas a situaciones de emergencia/coordinadora de respuestas a situaciones de emergencia
العربية
منسق الاستجابة للطوارئ / منسقة الاستجابة للطوارئ
português
Coordenador de planos de resposta de emergência/Coordenadora de planos de resposta de emergência
Deutsch
Notfallkoordinator/Notfallkoordinatorin
italiano
coordinatore delle emergenze/coordinatrice delle emergenze

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