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CONFLICT MANAGEMENT OFFICER

Kampala

  • Organization: DRC - Danish Refugee Council
  • Location: Kampala
  • Grade: Mid/Senior level - Mid/Senior - Internationally recruited position
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Operations and Administrations
    • Conflict prevention
  • Closing Date: Closed

  
DANISH REFUGEE COUNCIL INVITES APPLICATIONS FOR THE POSITION OF 
CONFLICT MANAGEMENT OFFICER –YUMBE  
 
BACKGROUND 
 
DRC is an International non-governmental organization, which promotes and supports durable solutions to the problems faced by refugees and internally displaced people all over the world. 
 
In Uganda, DRC assists the refugees from neighbouring countries mainly DR Congo and South Sudan in the South West, West and West Nile region of the country. DRC’s assistance to refugees have been both emergency assistance to address the short term influxes from the neighbouring countries as well as to address the sustainable solutions for the refugees. DRC is also the lead of a Consortium (Save the Children, ZOA, and CEFORD) for the implementation of the European Union Trust Fund (EUTF) project in the refugee settlements in West Nile (Rhino camps, Adjumani, Kiryandongo and Bidibidi settlements). 
 
PURPOSE 
 
The Conflict Management officer supports the EU Trust Fund Project Manager in the field implementation of all Conflict Management (CM) components of the EU Trust Fund Project in the assigned district Settlement area, Uganda. The  Conflict Management Officer will closely monitor the quality of the activities and ensure a close coordination with the authorities, Security providers and the community for the implementation of the activities. 
 
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 
 
Coordination/ Representation 
 
  • Under the supervision of the EU Trust Fund Project Manager and with technical supervision and support from the Protection & Community Services Coordinator (PCSC) attend and represent the interests of DRC in all conflict management/protection related meetings.
  • Actively coordinate within the jurisdiction of his/her responsibility with other consortium partners and relevant local stakeholders.  
  • Represent and articulate both the DRCs mission and the Programs objectives to Local Authorities and other stakeholders in the districts of jurisdiction. 
  • Actively participate in internal coordination meetings to ensure internal coordination within the EUTF team and with the protection and other sectors within the DRC.  
  • Contribute and actively participate in a regular district sector meetings as applicable. 
  • Act as primary link between the assigned target communities and DRC. 
 
Project development, implementation and reporting
 
  • Contribute to concept and proposal development in the Conflict Management/Protection thematic areas 
  • Contribute to the gap analysis in the Conflict Management/Protection areas and contribute in the development of new thematic areas according to analysis   
  • Responsible for day to day efficient and effective project activity implementation 
  • Contribute to the design of capacity building programmes and materials and effectively implement the delivery of such programmes at all level   
  • Manage the day-to-day Conflict Management/Protection activities, including cash projections, budget follow ups while bearing in mind DRC’s/Donor financial regulations. 
  • Prepare weekly work plans for the team, submit it to the EU Trust Fund Projects Manager and copy the PCSC and circulate to respective DRC Teams including District Office Team Leader.
  • Ensure the work plans are implemented as per the approved overall project work plan.
  • Monitor and document DRC’s Conflict Management/Protection activities.
  • Prepare/contribute to weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual, donor and other reports in the areas of Conflict Management/Protection.  
 
Staff management 
 
  • Supervise Conflict Management Assistants working for the EU Trust Fund project in the districts of jurisdiction. 
  • Uphold DRC’s code of conduct and principles of accountability  
  • Provide technical and programmatic leadership for the Conflict Management staff and community based structures in the district area as needed.  
  • Develop staff performance measurement and targets and appraise them based on the set targets. 
  • Conduct regular field visits to support the paralegals and other community based workers if any by offering mentorship through technical back stopping and training. 
 
Logistics /Finance 
 
  • Support the EU Trust Fund Project Manager to monitor financial commitments and expenditures against EU Trust Fund budget.  
  • Actively participate in Budget follow up meetings and provide timely feedback as necessary 
  • Plan and coordinate proactively logistics and movements of staff to and from different clusters.
  • Ensure annual and monthly procurement plans for activities for the next month are submitted to logistics department by the end of current month. 
  • Ensure order requests are duly filled well in advance for the activities to be carried out to provide logistics department adequate time for planning. 
  • Ensure correct financial procedures are followed by the Conflict Management (CM) team
  • Ensure all accountability documents are duly signed and returned by the CM Team to the relevant departments.   
 
REPORTING ARRANGEMENTS 
 
 
The Conflict Management Officer reports to the EU TF Project Manager for all the programmatic and to the PCSC on technical implementation modelities. Due to the location of operation, he/she will also liase with the District Team Leader of the District Field Office for the day to day adminstrative functions related to this position. In the absence of the EU TF Project manager, the Conflict Management Officer shall report to the EU Trust Fund Project Manager’s assignee. 
 
 
 
PERSONAL SPECIFICATIONS 
 
Essential: 
 
  •  Degree in law, Social Sciences or Equivalent with at least 3 years work experience in a similar position. 
  •  Excellent knowledge in preparing major international donor reports. 
  • Knowledge and experience of working with Echo, EU, DFID donors.
  • Possess strong analytical and conceptual skills. 
  • Must be computer Literate with good skills in Microsoft Word and Excel data base. 
  • Fluent in written and spoken English. 
  • Knowledge of local district languages is an added advantage. 
  • Must be in possession of a valid Motor cycle riding permit with at; least 1 year rough road riding experience. 
 
Competencies 
  • Proven commitment to accountable practices. 
  • Knowledge of working in challenging environments. 
  • Proven ability to manage large varied workloads and deal constructively with stress and periods with long hours. 
  • Proven ability to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines and work with limited supervision 
  • Proactive, stable and robust character and a good team player. 
  • Excellent communication skills, calm and a good sense of humour. 
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to establish effective working relations at all levels.       
 
 
Conditions for the position
 
  • The Position is contract based. 
  • The position is field based with Occasional travel to Kampala 
  • Remuneration and benefits are as per DRC Uganda standard salary scale and benefit package. 
 
Application and CV 
 
 
 
Applications should be in English and include the following: 
1.    A cover letter (1 page) in which you explain why you are interested in the position and how you meet the qualities and qualifications criteria and salary expectations.   
2.    Concise and accurate CV (maximum 3 pages). The CV should include information about your qualification, relevant training courses, Work experience, name and contact details of 3 relevant references.  
 
We only accept online applications. Go to www.drc.dk > About DRC > Vacancies > Current Vacancies and find the job on the list and press the apply button. 
The deadline for submission of applications is the 23rd May 2017. 
We thank applicants for their interest in the position however; only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.  
If you have problems uploading your application, please contact job@drc.dk. 
 
 
We thank applicants for their interest in the position however; only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. 
 
 
 
 
 

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