Country: South Sudan
Closing date: 28 Aug 2016
Who are we?
The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) and Danish Demining Group (DDG) is a humanitarian, non-governmental, non-profit organization founded in 1956 that works in more than 30 countries throughout the world, including South Sudan. DRC DDG fulfills its mandate by providing direct assistance to conflict-affected populations, including refugees, internally displaced people and host communities. Under its mandate, the organization focuses on emergency humanitarian response, rehabilitation, post-conflict recovery and humanitarian mine action.
DRC DDG commenced work in South Sudan, formerly Southern Sudan, in 2005 and currently provides expertise in camp coordination and camp management (CCCM), community services, protection and the provision of emergency shelter and non-food items in Unity and Upper Nile states. Activities implemented by DRC DDG are funded by money raised from the Danish public and by project grants from the Danish government and other bilateral and multilateral donors.
About the job
In the framework of the IDP response and in line with DRC’s strategy to expand the response outside Protec-tion of Civilians (POC) sites whilst working towards durable solutions in the case of refugee camp sites, the Emergency Response Officer (ERO) is responsible for conducting rapid needs assessments in new areas of intervention in South Sudan – on DRC missions or joint cluster missions, conducting intention surveys among refugees/IDPs, supporting surge deployments on emergency response, relocation or return operations and conducting emergency preparedness and response capacity planning and resources mapping across DRC area programmes and Juba office. The ERO shall also conduct staff training in DRR and response. Under the guidance of the Programme Coordinator in liaison with the technical coordinators and Area Managers, the ERO supervises area teams attached to his/her missions in different locations.
Main tasks and responsibilities
- Supervise Emergency Response and outreach activities , with a greater focus on population movement monitoring, information management, coordination, community engagement, community services, NFI distribution and advocacy
- Conduct assessments (DRC only or joint inter agency missions) to identify gaps in service provision to IDPs living outside POC sites, proactively reporting those gaps through established coordination mechanisms
- Support surge deployments on emergency response, relocation or return operations
- Set up data collection mechanisms aimed at providing timely information in regards to population movement, displacement patterns, IDP intentions and outstanding needs
- Plan and conduct targeted NFI distributions as per assessed needs
- Under the leadership of the Programme Coordinator and Technical Coordinators as well as the Area Managers, contribute to design holistic area strategies aimed at promoting transitional/durable solutions for IDPs living in the areas of intervention
- Where applicable, contribute to promote peaceful interaction and dialogue between the IDP and host communities as well as local authorities
- Monitor financial commitments and expenditures against budgets allocated to DRR and Emergency Response activities in regards to out-of-camps activities (in line with Donor and DRC regulations)
- Actively contribute to the development and execution of procurement plans needed for out-of-camp activities and ensure that logistics and procurement policies are applied within his/her areas of responsibility
- Ensure liaison and coordination with the DRC Country Safety Advisor and Area NGO safety advisors on assessment and response missions especially in security sensitive locations
Program Development
- Identify gaps with a view to generating ideas for future projects outside POCs with strong beneficiary impact
- Conduct assessments (DRC only or joint inter agency missions) to identify gaps in service provision to IDPs living outside POC sites, proactively reporting those gaps through established coordination mechanisms
- Contribute to the design of holistic Area strategies aimed at promoting transitional/durable solutions for IDPs living in the areas of intervention
- Input into concept notes and/or project proposals and budgets in close cooperation with the Area Manager, Programme Coordinator and Grants Manager. For technical aspects liaise with the Technical Coordinators to ensure consistency and relevance.
Project Implementation
- Supervise Emergency Response and outreach activities, with a greater focus on population movement monitoring, information management, coordination, community engagement, community services, NFI distribution and advocacy
- Set up data collection mechanisms aimed at providing timely information in regards to population movement, displacement patterns, IDP intentions and outstanding needs
- Plan and conduct targeted NFI distributions as per assessed needs
- Support Area Managers in responding to surges in operations including influxes, relocations and, return
- Monitor financial commitments and expenditures against budgets allocated to DRR and Emergency Response activities in regards to out-of-camps activities (in line with donor and DRC regulations)
- Actively contribute to the development of procurement plans needed for out-of-camp activities and en-sure that logistics and procurement policies are applied within his/her areas of responsibility
- Representation/Reporting
- Participate and representing DRC in Inter-agency Rapid Needs Assessments (IRNA) in the area of in-tervention
- In consultation with the Area Managers, liaise with the authorities and other humanitarian partners op-erating in the area of intervention
- Report regularly on out-of-camp activities to the Programme Coordinator and to the technical coordina-tors for advocacy
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with all stakeholders in the area of intervention, including INGOs, UN agencies, UNMISS, IDP and host community leadership structures
Staff Management
- Participate in recruitment of national staff needed for the start-up of out-of-camps operations in the area of intervention in conjunction with the HR Department and under the supervision of the Area Manager and en-sure that adequate staffing is in place for emergency response activities, including an appropriate gender balance within the staff group
- Maintain updated job descriptions, conduct interviews, orient new staff
- Provide ongoing supervision, leadership, training and technical support and guidance to program staff
- Overall responsibility for program team’s timesheets, work plans, vacation schedules, and staff train-ing/development activities
- Ensure performance planning and review for all staff in collaboration with HR Department
- Build staff capacity in work plan development and reporting to ensure accurate monitoring and documenta-tion of activities
- Ensure program staff strictly follow DRC Code of Conduct policy and promptly alert relevant DRC focal points if required and in case of breaches
- Ensure that DRC’s accountability obligations are delegated and carried out in accordance with the Common Humanitarian Standard Accountability and Quality Management (ref. Programme Handbook Annex 15 and related tools).
Staff Security and Safety
- Ensure liaison and coordination with the DRC Country Safety Advisor and Area NGO safety advisors on assessment and response missions especially in security sensitive locations
- Ensure that appropriate information regarding security in the area is collected and shared with the Area Manager and Security Advisor
- Ensure compliance to SOPs by staff under direct supervision
- Ensure that security incidents are promptly reported to the Area Manager and Safety Advisor for follow up
About you
To be successful in this role you must have:
Mandatory qualifications:
- Degree in Disaster Management, Humanities, Social Sciences
- Minimum 2 years of humanitarian work in emergency response
- Minimum 2 years of professional work experience in displacement settings, with a solid understanding of displacement-related dynamics
- Excellent analytical and communication skills
- Excellent computing and reporting skills
- Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to establish effective working relations with local staff and other stakeholders, including local authorities and other humanitarian agencies
- Proven ability to work and live in very basic living conditions in deep-field locations
- Ability to work in a war-torn volatile environment and interact with military authorities in a safe and respon-sible manner
- Ability to work under pressure, with minimal supervision, and in a culturally diverse team
- Advanced university degree in human rights, social science or related field or equivalent practical experi-ence
Desirable qualifications
- Experience in emergency work in South Sudan
- Experience with emergency CCCM / Community Services / Information Management / NFI distribution
- Arabic language proficiency (or other South Sudanese local languages)
We offer
DRC will offer the successful applicant a four months contract renewable dependent on both funding and performance. You must be available to start work immediately and be willing to live in basic accommodation. The position is at A12 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.
Application process
Interested? Then apply for this position by clicking on the apply button.
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 contact job@drc.dk
Applications close on 28th August, 2016
Please note, as these position are urgent, applicants may be shortlisted and interviewed prior to the closing date.
Need further information?
For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website www.drc.dk
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