Protection Team Leader (Legal Assistance)

Mariupol

Organization: DRC - Danish Refugee Council
Location: Mariupol
Grade: Junior level - Junior
Occupational Groups:
- Legal - Broad
- Protection Officer (Refugee)
- Managerial positions
Closing Date: Closed

Danish Refugee Council, one of the world’s leading humanitarian NGOs, is currently looking for a highly qualified Protection Team Leader for its Legal Assistance Programme.

Overall purpose of the role
• Supervise members in team • Deliver technical support and guidance to team • Ensure the quality of the planning, implementation and follow up of all technical aspects of the sector activities being implemented by DRC • Develop and maintain good relations with the persons of concern, relevant stakeholders and other humanitarian actors, to support adequate implementation and coordination of DRC’s sector activities Sector responsibilities: Advocacy for the rights of displaced people in their context of displacement, child protection initiatives, individual protection assistance based on vulnerability, legal aid, land & property rights, sexual and gender-based violence prevention, registration services for the internally displaced and refugees, monitoring of rights and rights awareness-raising, facilitation of return and repatriation processes.

Geographic scope: Area (Mariupol, Slovyansk and Severodonetsk)
This role has an area focus and ensures compliance to DRC procedures and guidelines at base level. The role contributes to the development of base strategies, which are translated into action plans and day-to-day tasks.

Main responsibilities
Management • Lead and manage the team (including people planning, performance, well-being and development) • Ensure effective planning and quality implementation of the sector/support activities • Ensure daily monitoring of area • Asses the daily quality • Provide technical support and inputs • Reporting Programming & Operations • Ensure efficient and effective program implementation while following the budget and work plan • Participate in preparing monthly/quarterly/annual highlights/reports and proposals and budgets for donors • Lead the team in carrying out monitoring and evaluation exercises Coordination and representation • Collaborate with relevant internal and external technical experts on sector relevant issues • Represent DRC at meetings and other relevant technical coordination meetings • Ensure integration with other DRC sectors Project development • Develop project plans and budgets for funding • Develop projects tools • Project implementation and reporting • Monitor and evaluate projects Logistics/Finance • Support the monitoring of financial commitments and expenditures against budgets and provide timely feedback on budget follow-up • Plan and coordinate proactively logistics and movements of staff from and to different operational areas • Initiate procurements and ensure their execution • Ensure distribution plans are prepared and shared with logistics in a timely manner
As Team Leader the post-holder is responsible for the following: • Accountable for people management of employees, usually working in the same area of work • Accountable for ensuring that agreed work plans and tasks set by the next-level up Manager are implemented on time • Initiating the hiring and firing of employees and conducting performance appraisals are permitted at this level, but are closely overseen by the next-level manager. Supervisor responsibilities: • Coordinates the daily activities of small teams, often comprised of subordinates and/or employees carrying out similar tasks • Does not have direct line management responsibility for staff, but may contribute to recruitment and/or performance appraisal of members of the team • Implements the manager’s decisions through the work of subordinate employees, often playing a role in deciding how to do it; and how to achieve the objective set by the manager.
Roles reporting to this position				Reports to
Supervises Protection staff (legal assistance)				Area Manager Technical Line Supervision: Protection Programme Manager

Required experience and competencies
• Minimum 3 years of management experience at a mid to senior level, preferably with experience in the field of humanitarian response and refugee protection working for an international NGO, UN agency, relevant ministry, or local authority. • Minimum 3 years of practical experience in sector area working for an INGO • Proven management skills and a competence in people management • Commitment to learning and implementing organizational policies and procedures. • Excellent skill in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint • Full professional proficiency in English, Russian and Ukrainian • Field experience All DRC roles require the post-holder to master DRC’s core competencies: • Striving for excellence: Focusing on reaching results while ensuring efficient processes. • Collaborating: Involving relevant parties and encouraging feedback. • Taking the lead: Taking ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation. • Communicating: Listening and speaking effectively and honestly. • Demonstrating integrity: Upholding and promoting the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation to DRC’s values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment.

Required education
Master's degree in political science, international development, economics or other relevant field

We offer

Bend: G management

Start date: 1 February 2019

Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for Ukrainian Nationals.

Application process

All applicants must upload a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English. Applications sent by email will not be considered. Internal candidates are highly incouraged to apply.

Closing date for applications: 25 January 2019.

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

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