‘Empowered Leadership’ in a Humanitarian System-Wide Scale-Up Activation

Protocol 2 of the Scale-Up activation document serves as guidance on the Humanitarian Coordinator’s empowered leadership following an IASC Scale-Up activation.

 The document includes the following sections:

1. What empowered leadership means;
2. How empowered leadership is reflected in the HC’s actions:
   1. In setting priorities and planning;
   2. In leading overall cluster coordination;
   3. In leading advocacy and relationships with national authorities and with donor and other partners;
   4. In ensuring adequate information and monitoring of the response
   5. In leading humanitarian funding strategies;
   6. In aiming for strengthened accountability.