Country Director DRC South Sudan (re-advertisement)

For an experienced Country Director, the Danish Refugee Council is offering a challenging and highly interesting opportunity to manage and lead a large and complex humanitarian operation in one of the world’s largest crisis centres.  

  

Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a leading protection agency and has in conjunction with our specialist unit, Danish Demining Group (DDG), been operating in South Sudan since 2005. Our mandate is to promote and protect durable solutions to conflict and displacement affected populations on the basis of humanitarian principles and human rights.  

  

More than 3,2 million people have fled their homes in war-torn South Sudan. 1.8 million South Sudanese are now displaced within the country, while 1.5 million have fled to neighbouring countries. On top, the country is also hosting more than 250,000 refugees, primarily from Sudan. The prolonged conflict has shattered the economy, causing hyperinflation and disrupting markets and supplies. Crop production and rural livelihoods have been devastated and nearly 5 million people (more than 40% of the population) are believed to be severely food insecure. The food crisis has reached such unprecedented levels that Famine was declared in parts of Unity State in February 2017.   

  

DRC is implementing a multi-sector response to support Sudanese refugees, IDPs and host populations both within established camps and in surrounding counties – with projects and activities being tailored according to needs and gaps in the local contexts. Sector interventions include Protection programming, including GBV responses; Camp Coordination and Camp Management in both refugee and IDP locations (including the UNMISS Protection of Civilian (POC) Site in Malakal); Food Security and Livelihoods; shelter and NFIs, and community infrastructure. 

 

DRC has operational bases in Maban, Melut, Malakal, Fashoda, Rubkona and Pariang Counties, supported by a country-office in Juba. The DDG specialist unit supports DRC activities in these locations with Mine Action and Armed Violence Reduction activities, as well provides a roving country wide capacity.  

 

Total annual turnover is 20 million USD. The country programme currently employs 55 expatriate staff members and 450 national staff.   

  

Role and responsibilities  

  

The Country Director (CD) will lead, manage and further develop DRC’s operation and position in South Sudan. The CD will have the overall responsibility for the strategic direction, management, programming, implementation and fundraising of DRC’s programme. More specifically, the CD will:  

  

 DRC operate through a decentralised management structure. South Sudan is organisationally placed under the Division for Stand-alone Operations reporting directly to the Head of Division based in HQ Copenhagen.  

  

  

You have always had the ability to motivate and guide staff working in complex and unpredictable  

environments. You are known to be a strong and confident leader, who is inclusive, approachable and good at delegating while at the same time not afraid to take decisions on your own. You have a natural talent for working analytically and find that you excel in tasks concerning negotiation, advocacy and interpersonal communication. Lastly, you thrive by working in complex emergency operation within a changing and insecure environment and as a result have a natural ability to work well under pressure.  

  

To be successful in this role you must have:  

  

  

We encourage all qualified candidates to apply, irrespective of age, nationality, race, gender or age.  

  

  

Starting date:                       01 September 2017  

Duty station:                        Juba, South Sudan (non-family duty station). Juba is presently level 4 in the Security Level System allowing R&R every 8 week. 

Contract:                             2 years. Salary and conditions in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for Expatriates. Please refer to www.drc.dk under Vacancies. The position will be placed at salary level A6.  

  

Further information   

  

For specific information on the job or responsibilities, please contact Mr. Christian Jacob Hansen, Head of Division on + 45 2889 3373 or Mette Marie Nøhr at mette.marie.noehr@drc.dk.   

  

Application and CV  

  

Only motivated applications that address the stipulated duties and meet the required qualifications  

sent together with a CV will be considered. Please provide references, but do not attach any written  

recommendations until requested to do so.  

  

Please submit your application and CV in English no later than 03 July 2017. CV-only applications will  

not be considered. Please note that applications are not to be sent to Mr. Christian Jacob Hansen and will not be considered. We only accept applications sent via our online recruitment system on www.drc.dk under Vacancies. 

  

If you have questions or are facing problems with the online application process, please contact  

job@drc.dk 

 

For general information about the DRC and the programme in South Sudan, please consult www.drc.dk.