Humanitarian Programme Manager
Khartoum
- Organization: DRC - Danish Refugee Council
- Location: Khartoum
- Grade: Mid/Senior level - Mid/Senior - Internationally recruited position
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Occupational Groups:
- Operations and Administrations
- Development Cooperation and Sustainable Development Goals
- Humanitarian Aid and Coordination
- Project and Programme Management
- Closing Date: Closed
Are you passionate about remote management?
We are looking for an ambitious individual to join our protection and resilience team.
Who
are we?
Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a
private, independent, humanitarian organization working on all aspects of the
refugee cause in more than thirty countries throughout the world. The aim of
DRC is to protect refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) and to
promote durable solutions to the problems of forced migration on the basis of
humanitarian principles and human rights. DRC works in accordance with the UN
Conventions on Refugees and the Code of Conduct for the ICRC and NGOs in
Disaster Relief.
DRC has worked in Libya/ Tunisia
since 2011 in the fields of protection, mixed migration and humanitarian mine
action. DRC has offices in Tripoli, Sabha, and in Tunis and Zarzis in Tunisia
with promising perspective of opening new implementation in Algeria.
About the job
- Develop and manage DRC humanitarian programming in Libya centred around strengthening of protection and resilience, for displaced populations, centered on protection and cash approaches. Displaced populations include internally displaced persons (IDPs), host families, host communities, and returnees.
- Manage provision of direct humanitarian assistance and strengthening of Libyan partners, including identification and capacity development of local authorities and civil society organisations.
- Represent DRC in relevant humanitarian coordination fora, engaging with UN & INGO counterparts and proactively seeking to shape agendas in line with DRC and Libyan humanitarian priorities. In addition representation of the programme to Libyan partners and authorities will boost DRC's profile and portfolio.
- Identify and leverage complimentary initiatives and potential efficiencies with other DRC portfolios (i.e Migration) and DDG programming in both Libya and Tunisia.
- Provide vision, leadership and direction to DRC humanitarian team and assistance in Libya, as well as oversee the administration and implementation of the grants, personnel and M&E.
Duties and Responsibilities
Management
of DRC Libya humanitarian portfolio (currently cash and protection)
- Oversee programme quality of current and proposed projects, notably the CERF allocation.
- Ensure compliance of current & proposed projects within scope of DRC programme department
- Ensure positions are staffed and projects are on track
- Develop clear lines of communication between project staff and partners
- Develop tools and processes to capture, share and incorporate lessons learned and best practices to inform and enhance quality of DRC-DDG Libya programming
Lead
as the focal point for the ECHO humanitarian consortium aimed at providing
emergency health and protection assistance
- Take over responsibilities outlined and assigned to DRC (as consortium lead), for the ECHO funded emergency assistance project.
- Ensure implementation is harmonised across the consortium
- Ensure narrative and financial reporting is timely and be a key focal point for the donor
- As lead of the consortium but also lead on protection, help manage protection programme quality for the consortium
Strategy and
funding development and resource mobilisation
- Lead and coordinate partnership assessments for DRC's local partners
- Update and maintain a DRC narrative for Libya based on the evolving context
- Update and maintain a cash and protection programme strategy based on monitoring of protection trends and needs analysis
- Update the global humanitarian proposal for 2017, with integrated contingency plan
- Mobilise resources against the global humanitarian proposal
Advocacy,
coordination and representation
- Represent DRC and articulate the key advocacy points in the protection sector working group and cash working group
- Coordinate DRC's programme response with the food, shelter/NFI, health and WASH sectors.
- Ensure a coordinated approach to the Libya humanitarian response, geographically and by sector.
- Represent DRC to relevant national authorities, both as a Tunis based focal point or on deployment in Libya.
About
you
To be successful in
this role you must have:
Required qualifications
- At least 3 years experience in a project/ program management role involving staff supervision and responsibility for developing new and successful proposals
- Advanced university degree in a relevant subject, such as human rights law, international relations and/or international development
- Skills and experience in project/program planning, delivery, monitoring, reporting, review and evaluation
- Skills in fundraising, budget management and donor reporting/ accountability/ compliance
- Experience in working in complex emergencies or challenging security settings and within security management frameworks. Calm and diplomatic in nature.
- Experience in capacity building of staff and local partners
- Self-motivated, able to take initiative, resilient and able to work independently
- Ability to produce timely project proposals and high quality reports
- Fluency in written and spoken English
Desirable
Qualifications:
- At least 1 years experience in the MENA region
- At least 5 years’ experience in humanitarian programming, preferably for an International NGO
- Previous experience with protection monitoring is strongly desirable
- Previous experience with cash programming is an asset
- Previous experience with DRC, specifically on implementation of humanitarian activities
- Previous work experience and understanding of Libya context
- Demonstrable understanding of complex emergencies, specifically in MENA region
- Previous experience of designing and implementing projects
- Experience of working in remote management
- Arabic language skills
In
this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’ five core competencies:
Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.
Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.
Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.
Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.
Demonstrating integrity: You act in line with our vision and values
We offer
DRC will offer the
successful applicant a six months contract, renewable based
on both funding and performance. You must be available to start work from April
2017 and be willing and able to work in Tunis.
Reflecting current security situation in Libya and remote management
modalities the Humanitarian Programme Manager will be based in DRC office in
Tunis, with potential visits to Libya until the security situation in the
country allows full return of expatriate staff
Salary and conditions will be in
accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for Expatriates;
please refer to www.drc.org under Vacancies.
This position will be placed at A12 or
A13.
Application process
Interested? Then apply for this position by clicking on the apply button.
All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than
four pages). Both must be in the same language as this vacancy note. CV only applications will not be considered.
If you have questions or are facing
problems with the online application process, please contact job@drc.dk
Applications close 28
February 2017
Need further information?
For more details on this position
please contact James Martin at hop@drc-libya.org
Please note that applications sent directly to James
Martin will not be considered.
For further information about the
Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website www.drc.org
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