Regional Mixed Migration Coordinator

Regional Mixed Migration Coordinator

Dakar, Senegal

Danish Refugee Council, one of the world’s leading humanitarian NGOs, is currently looking for a highly qualified Regional Mixed Migration (MM) Coordinator. Would you like to work with migration flows and research? and do you have strong coordinator skills? Then this is the opportunity for you.  

About the job

DRC has established a West Africa Mixed Migration Center (MMC – previously called the Regional Mixed Migration Secretariat (RMMS)) in Dakar as a unit within the regional structure in order to increase the DRC capacity to work on Mixed Migration in the region. West Africa is a key migration hub characterized by fast-evolving and complex population movements. The overall objective of DRC West Africa MMC is to enhance the protection of people in mixed migration flows, through information management, research-based analysis, policy development, networking and coordination with others agencies.

As the MM Coordinator your main duties and responsibilities will be:

• Management of the Center, incl. Manage staff in Dakar

• Manage projects funded by various donors and agencies participating in the regional working group on mixed migration and others as they arise. This includes donor reporting, financial and logistics management.

• Information Management (regional information centre) & Research, incl. gather and share/disseminate existing data, information, legislation, policies and conventions, reports, best practice experiences and working methods available in the region to assist DRC in planning its work.
• Advocacy, promotion of regional dialogue, networking and coordination

• Support to capacity building and advice through providing advice and support to the Technical Working Group on Mixed Migration.
• Work with DRC program teams and priovide support and strategic direction to DRC as an agency as it further defines its role vis a vis the emerging and growing phenomenon of mixed migration.

About you

To be successful in this role we expect you to have strong project management skills, a dedicated interest in mixed migration flows with proven experience in leading and conducting research. Moreover, we also expect the following:

Required

• Advanced university degree in International Law, Political Sciences or similar;
• A minimum of 7-10 years of experience from relevant international position;
• Excellent communication and networking skills
• Excellent human rights/protection knowledge and solid knowledge of international refugee law;
• Having a clear understanding of the regional mixed migration dynamic in West Africa;
• Good IT command, solid understanding of web, and database design;
• Strong analytical and writing skills in French and English is essential;

Desirable

• Field protection experience from one of the concerned countries is an added advantage;
• Good command of one of the following languages is a strong added advantage: Arabic, Wolof and/or Haoussa.

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: 2 years

Level: A12

Designation of Duty Station: Unaccompanied Family Duty Station (with possibilities of becoming accompanied)

Start date: 1st April 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 regional head of program, 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: 01/03/2018

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.