Roving Emergency Advisor – Camp Coordination and Camp Management (EMPACT)

Are you an experienced Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) practitioner in the field of emergency response?
 

Who are we

The Danish Refugee Council, one of the world’s leading humanitarian NGOs, is currently looking for new colleagues to join our roving Emergency, Protection, Assistance and Coordination Team (EMPACT), a multifunctional team of senior Emergency Response Specialists deployable within 72 hours to support DRC Country Offices respond to emergency situations.

We are looking for a highly engaged, flexible and driven roving emergency advisor to deploy globally with expertise in CCCM and emergency coordination. DRC’s roving EMPACT team members need to show independence and determination to bring rapid and timely emergency programming to crises and to support country operations in scale up, redesign and roll out of activities. Roving emergency advisors need to promote excellence in their field, promote a standards and rights driven approach to programming and go above and beyond typical requirements in often unstable and pressured environments.
 

About the job

Your main duties and responsibilities will be:

• Deploy globally for periods of 1 to 4 months to either establish or support programmes of emergency or CCCM work
• Support the development of DRC programmes globally, specifically in the field of CCCM
• Ensure that high quality, integrated, and needs-based proposals and programmes are developed and in line with DRC’s priorities as identified in its global and country specific strategic planning
• Take the lead on assigned emergency projects including responsibility for the implementation of CCCM projects and activities
• Mainstream the use of Minimum Standards for Camp Management in emergency CCCM programmes
• Contribute to the development and implementation of DRC’s Emergency Preparedness and Response Strategy, taking a lead on the strategic development of CCCM programmes
   

About you

To be successful in this role we expect you to have a proven record of CCCM experience and a willingness and desire to work in both pressurised and unstable environments. Moreover, we also expect the following:

Required

• Minimum 5 years relevant experience in planning, implementation, and monitoring of activities and projects according to internal and national guidelines, agreements, and international standards
• Proven experience working in complex emergency contexts, including provision of technical advice to field teams and programme development with a particular focus on CCCM programmes
• A University level degree in relevant subject or relevant technical qualification
• Proven ability to live and work in an unstable, insecure environment

Desirable

• French, Spanish, or Arabic speakers are strongly encouraged to apply
• Ability to understand and integrate protection issues

We offer

Contract length: 12 months

Employment band: F

Designation of Duty Station: Roving

Start date: 1st August 2023

Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for Roving Employees; please refer to drc.ngo under Vacancies. For questions regarding the vacancy please contact Charlie Brown - charlie.brown@drc.ngo

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.

Closing date for applications: 31st May 2023. We expect to conduct virtual interviews from the 5th to 12th of June.

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