CHARITY JOBS IN AFRICA

Organization: Danish Refugee Council
Country: South Sudan
Closing date: 06 Nov 2014

IDP Response Coordinator

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is looking for an experienced IDP Response Coordinator with overall responsibility for implementation and quality assurance of the emergency response programme.

Who are we?

Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is providing assistance to conflict affected populations, through our presence and operations in most major humanitarian emergencies. In support of our objective to continue delivering high quality assistance, DRC is offering the opportunity for motivated, experienced and dedicated professionals, to join one of the world’s leading humanitarian NGO’s.

Since the outbreak of violence in South Sudan in December 2013, fighting has continued despite several attempts at a peace agreement. Currently 1.4 million people have been displaced from their homes and tens of thousands killed. 95,000 civilians are currently seeking refuge inside UNMISS bases across the country. DRC has been working, since the start of the crisis, providing camp management, protection and shelter/NFI interventions in three locations, Bentiu in Unity State, Malakal and Melut in Upper Nile states.

About the job

The IDP Response Coordinator reports to the Head of Programme, and line manages Team Leaders in three field locations, as well as the Protection Coordinator, Emergency Operations and Finance Managers in Juba. The IDP Response Coordinator manages the Emergency IDP Programme, providing technical and management support to the Team Leaders in three locations, and driving the necessary support provision in Juba to the programme. The Coordinator guides strategy and proposal development, and ensures compliance with DRC and donor policies and procedures. The Coordinator attends coordination and other meetings relevant to the emergency programme; The Coordinator will work closely with the Head of Programme and M&E Coordinator to ensure that all camp management activities are being appropriately monitored and evaluated.

Duties and Responsibilities

Key tasks and responsibilities:

• Ensure coordination, quality and relevance, compliance and accountability of DRC’s emergency activities in South Sudan;
• Consolidate the development and oversee the roll out of DRC’s strategy in each project site;
• Oversee implementation of emergency activities and ensure that objectives and results are
• timely and qualitatively met;
• Lead the development of proposals to secure follow on or expansion funding for the emergency program as per identified needs;
• Ensure high quality and timely reports for DRC, partners and donors within agreed deadlines;
• Support Team Leaders to develop work plans and monitoring tools as appropriate, and make regular monitoring visits to project sites;
• Monitor financial planning and expenditures allocated to emergency response programme, including needed amendments/revisions;
• Ensure information sharing across project sites, and standardization of approaches, as appropriate;
• Assist in recruiting, coaching and evaluating emergency staff;
• Coordinate with national, local and international actors and participate in Clusters, working groups and other meetings and forums as needed;
• Represent DRC with relevant donors and local actors, in coordination with the Head of Programme and Country Director;
• Stay up to date with donor strategies and practices within South Sudan.

About you

To be successful in this role you must have:

Mandatory qualifications:

• University degree in a relevant discipline;
• At least 8 years’ proven and successful track record of humanitarian experience in complex emergencies;
• Direct experience and/or broad knowledge of themes relevant to conflict-affected or post-conflict countries,;
• Experience of working and managing programmes in insecure locations;
• Experience with managing expat teams and providing technical guidance;
• Proven communication, interpersonal, representation, negotiation, promotion and diplomacy skills;
• Ability to work effectively as an integral part of multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural team and to work with a wide range of counterparts, and other partners;
• Proven coordination skills;
• Demonstrated experience in working to tight deadlines, and managing pressure;
• Proven analytical and writing skills;
• Strong budget management skills;
• Fluency in written and spoken English is essential;
• Self-motivated and able to work with minimum guidance;
• Cultural sensitivity and adaptability;
• Very strong computer skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook).

Prior experience in South Sudan will be preferable

We offer

DRC will offer the successful applicant a six month contract with a three month probation period, renewable dependent on both funding and performance. You must be available to start work immediately and be willing and able to work in the field at least 30% of the time, in comfortable but basic accommodation. The position is at A9 in DRC’s salary scale. Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for Expatriates; please refer to www.drc.dk under Vacancies.

Need further information?

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

About DRC
The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a private, independent, humanitarian organization working on all aspects of the refugee cause in more than twenty five countries throughout the world. The aim of DRC is to protect refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) against persecution and to promote durable solutions to the problems of forced migration, on the basis of humanitarian principles and human rights. DRC works in accordance with the UN Conventions on Refugees and the Code of Conduct for the ICRC and NGOs in Disaster Relief.
The protection and assistance to conflict affected population is provided within a long-term, regional and rights-based approach in order to constitute a coherent and effective response to the challenges posed by today’s conflicts. Assistance consists of relief and other humanitarian aid, rehabilitation, support to return and repatriation as well as promotion of long-term solutions to displacement and its causes. In addition, support and capacity building of local and national authorities and NGOs form an integral part of DRC’s work.

How to apply:

Interested? Then apply for this position at www.drc.dk under Vacancies (click on the vacancy, then on “Apply for position” at the bottom of the window that opens).

All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages). Both must be in English. CV only applications will not be considered.

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

Applications close November 6th, 2014. Please note, as these position are urgent, applicants may be shortlisted and interviewed prior to the closing date.