Roving Emergency Advisor - Protection (EMPACT)

Are you an experienced emergency protection practitioner looking for a challenging new role? Looking to work with and for affected people in ensuring their rights are respected and protected in crisis situations?
 

Who are we

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 in protection programming.

We are looking for a highly engaged, flexible and driven roving protection advisor to deploy globally with know-how in emergency protection programming and general DRC emergency response. DRC’s EMPACT members need to show independence and determination to bring rapid and timely emergency protection 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 high-pressure 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 DRC protection programmes
• Support the development of DRC protection programmes globally providing expertise, guidance and leadership
• 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
• Contribute to the development and implementation of DRC’s Emergency Preparedness and Response Strategy, taking a lead on the strategic development of emergency protection programmes in country and contributing to our global strategy

About you

To be successful in this role we expect you to have a proven record of protection work within emergency response and a willingness and desire to work in both high-pressure and unstable environments. All employees should master DRC's core competencies: Communicating, Taking the lead, Collaborating, Striving for excellence and Demonstrating integrity. Moreover, we also expect the following:

Required

• Minimum 5 years relevant experience in planning, implementation, and monitoring of protection 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 protection 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

We offer

Contract length: 12 months

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.