Emergency Officer

Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a leading protection agency with a mandate to protect, advocate and promote durable solutions for displacement affected populations. 

DRC has been operating in Ukraine since 2014, currently DRC employs over 700 staff in Ukraine and will continue significant scale-up in 2024 to implement emergency response in the Protection, Economic Recovery, Shelter/NFIs and Humanitarian Disarmament and Peacebuilding (humanitarian mine action) sectors, using direct interventions, support to duty bearers and civil society organizations (CSOs), and partnerships with CSOs. DRC will continue and adapt its durable solutions portfolio to the evolving context.

DRC is currently looking for an Emergency Officer to join the team in Sloviansk with business trips. 

Overall purpose of the role

This role has an area focus and ensures compliance to DRC procedures and guidelines within the area. The role contributes to the development of area strategies, which are translated into action plans and day-to-day tasks. The role provides support and/or technical guidance to base operations.

Your main responsibilities will be

Programming & Operations:

• Ensure efficient and effective program implementation while following the budget and work plan.
• Participate in preparing monthly/quarterly/annual highlights/reports and proposals and budgets for donors.
• Lead the team in carrying out monitoring and evaluation exercises.

Coordination and representation:

• Collaborate with relevant internal and external technical experts on sector relevant issues.
• Represent DRC at meetings and other relevant technical coordination meetings.
• Ensure integration with other DRC sectors.

Project development:

• Develop project plans and budgets for funding.
• Develop projects tools.
• Project implementation and reporting.
• Monitor and evaluate projects.

Logistics/Finance:

• Support the monitoring of financial commitments and expenditures against budgets and provide timely feedback on budget follow-up.
• Plan and coordinate proactively logistics and movements of staff from and to different operational areas.
• Initiate procurements and ensure their execution.
• Ensure distribution plans are prepared and shared with logistics in a timely manner.

About you

Required experience and competencies:

• Relevant university degree (e.g. political science, international development, or economics) or equivalent professional qualification.
• Minimum 2 years of practical experience in sector area working for an INGO.
• Field experience.
• Excellent skill in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Advanced English proficiency.
• Fluency in local language.

All DRC roles require the post-holder to master DRC’s core competencies:

• Striving for excellence: Focusing on reaching results while ensuring efficient processes.
• Collaborating: Involving relevant parties and encouraging feedback.
• Taking the lead: Taking ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.
• Communicating: Listening and speaking effectively and honestly.
• Demonstrating integrity: Upholding and promoting the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation to DRC’s values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment.

We offer:

• Contract length: 3 months probation period with possibility of extension based on available funding.
• Level: H.
• Base station: Sloviansk office. 
• Start date: May 2024.

Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for National Staff.

Application process

All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English. Applications sent by email will not be considered.

 Closing date for applications: 31st March 2024

We reserve the right to conduct further interviews before the deadline for submission of applications.