Regional Program Development and Quality Officer

Regional Program Development and Quality Officer 

Abidjan

 

Danish Refugee Council, one of the world’s leading humanitarian NGOs, is currently looking for a highly qualified Regional Program Development and Quality Officer (RPDQO)

 

About the job

DRC has been operating in the West Africa region for over 15 years, running a combination of emergency, livelihood, protection and advocacy Programmes through Country Offices (COs) in Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon and a Regional Office (RO) in Abidjan. DRC has 15 offices and more than 400 staff members across the WA region.

 

Under the supervision of the Regional Head of Program, you will contribute to the quality assurance process of DRC in West Africa, particularly in proposal development and grants management. You will ensure timely and qualitative reporting to donors, develop and implement Core Humanitarians Standards (CHS) and contribute to ensuring the respect of DRC internal compliance by supporting both the regional and the country offices team.

 

Your main duties and responsibilities will be:

 

• ·         Support Regional and country teams to design competitive final proposals responsive to requirements of call for proposals and donor guidelines;
• ·         Ensure quality control of narrative reports along with support to finance to identify donors’ funding guidelines regarding expenditures, in relation to donor requirements and consistency between narrative and financial reports;
• ·         Ensure maintenance of a robust Grants Management System (GMS) and ensure management of grants and awards;
• ·         With the Regional Head of Program and the relevant teams, oversee tracking and measurement of grants burn rates, providing timely alerts on non-performance but also green flags for accomplishments;
• ·         Act as the regional CHS focal point, ensure the diffusion of Code of Conduct and CHS standards, training of staff members, development of tools and guidelines and promotion of accountability;
• ·         Lead the development and diffusion of regional communication documents, develop and roll out a communication strategy and proactively suggest or develop templates, trainings, guidelines for regional communication

About you

To be successful in this role we expect you to be proactive, enthusiastic and well-organized person. Full proficiency in French and English as well as strong diplomatic and interpersonal skills is as an absolute requirement in order to liaise with and support country teams. Moreover, we also expect the following:

 

Required

·         University degree in International Development, Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) related studies, Social Science, Grants Management or relevant field;

·         Minimum 2 years working experience in similar job at international level and experience with refugees, IDPs, returnees in complex conflict context;

·         Fluency in English and French (written and spoken);

·         Sound skills in team work and capacity building in relation to fundraising and program development;

Desirable

·         Previous experience in Sahelien or similar conflict context

·         Working experiences with various donor funded projects (ECHO, OFDA, BPRM, SDC, DFID, UNICEF, OCHA, UNHCR, WFP...)

·         Willing to travel regularly to rural/remote project sites;

 

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 DRC’s vision and values. 

 

We offer

Contract length: 12 months

Level: A17

Designation of Duty Station: Family duty station - Unaccompanied

Start date: 08 January 2018

 

Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for Expatriates; please refer to drc.ngo under Vacancies. For questions regarding the vacancy please contact rpdqm-wa@drc.dk.

 

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: 01 December 2017

If you have questions or are facing problems with the online application process, please contact job@drc.dk

For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website drc.ngo.