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Emergency Officer (National Contract)

Kabul

  • Organization: DRC - Danish Refugee Council
  • Location: Kabul
  • Grade: Mid/Senior level - Mid/Senior - Internationally recruited position
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Medical Practitioners
    • Humanitarian Aid and Coordination
    • Emergency Aid and Response
  • Closing Date: Closed

Who are we? 
 
 
Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a leading global displacement agency working in 40 countries, in conjunction with our specialist mine action unit, Danish Demining Group (DDG), which has been working in Afghanistan since 1999. DRC commenced operations in Afghanistan in 2011 and is today a leading actor in humanitarian response with membership of the Humanitarian Country Team and recent high-level representation at the Brussels Conference on Afghanistan. DRC-DDG Afghanistan is part of DRC’s Central & South-West Asia (CASWA) region covering Afghanistan, Iran and Paki-stan. Within an overall strategic framework of responding to emergencies, seeking solutions to pro-tracted displacement; and tackling root causes, DRC-DDG Afghanistan’s current programming encompasses: mine action, emergency response, protection, armed violence reduction, and livelihoods. With more than 500 fulltime national and international staff members, offices in Kabul, Jalalabad, Kandahar, Herat and Mazar-i-Sharif and a portfolio in 2016 of USD 13 million, DRC-DDG Afghanistan is one of the largest INGOs operating in Afghanistan. 
 
 
About the job: 
 
 
The Field Officer is part of the Emergency Field Team and he/she is responsible for implementing DRC Afghanistan’s emergency project activities in the field. A key member of the team, Field Officer needs to combine her/his experience of emergency Field programming with good needs, assessment, distribution of cash and relief items and monitoring capabilities in order to meet the project objectives. The Field Officer works under the supervision of the Senior Field Officer. S/he reports to the Senior Field Officer. 
 
 
Responsibilities: 
 
 
Programme Implementation 
 
  • Coordinating, leading and conducting rapid needs assessments in the field using HEAT tools 
  • Mapping of protection services actors in his/her area  
  • Establish good contact and linkages with other humanitarian actors in the field 
  • Beneficiary selection processes 
  • Coordinating, conducting emergency field distributions (Cash and NFIs) 
  • Planning and implementation of activities 
  • conducting Rapid Market assessments 
  • Data collection, both through paper based and digital forms 
  • Conducting Post Distribution Monitoring if required line close coordination with M&E Officer. 
  • Produce basic reports on needs assessments and proposed responses 
  • Travel within and out the region to support the emergency Field all over the Country 
  • When requested, join a DRC flying team and be ready to be re-allocated for short period and with short notice, outside the normal area of operation (within the country). 
  • Any other tasks assigned by supervisor 
 
 
About you 
 
 
To be successful in this role you must have: 
 
 
Education: 
 
 
  • High Scool Graduate (essintial)  
  • Bachelor on social sciences(Desidred) 
 
 
Experience and Qualification:  
 
 
  • At least 3 years’ experience within humanitarian work, prior experience, IDP or natual disasters resonses is desirable 
  • At least 1 years experience in engagement with community 
 
 
Languages: 
 
 
  • Excellent spoken and written Dari and Pashto  
  • Good command on English 
 
 
Key competencies: 
 
 
Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process 
Collaboration: 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 DRC-DDG vision and values. 
 
 
Conditions: 
 
 
  • Availability: As soon as possible 
  • Duty station: Kabul with travel to provinces 
 
 
We offer: 
 
 
DRC-DDG will offer the successful applicant a contract from 1 August 2017 to 31 October 2017. 
 
Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for national staff. This position will be placed at salary Grade D, level 1, basic 745 USD. 
 
 
Application process: 
 
 
Interested? Then apply for this position by clicking on 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. 
 
Applications close 28 July 2017. However, please note due to the urgency of this position, shortlisting process will be ongoing. Should we find qualified candidates prior to expiry of this advert, interviews will be held immediately. 
This vacancy is now closed.