Duty Description
About DRC:
The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a private, independent, humanitarian organization working on all aspects of the refugee cause in more than 36 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.
About EU Project:
DRC is presently leading a Consortium of four NGOs (DRC, ZOA, Save the Children, and CEFORD) which has been selected to implement a program in Northern Uganda to support the self-reliance, resilience and social stability of displacement-affected communities, South Sudanese refugees and their host communities. The Consortium is implementing a 3-year project implemented by a consortium of NGOs and funded under the European Union Emergency Trust Fund for Africa to respond to refugee settlements in West Nile of Uganda.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide oversight of the implementation of the project, with an emphasis on ensuring the timely and high quality achievement of the project goal and objectives by the respective Consortium partners.
- Take charge of the project inception phase, developing detailed implementation strategy, harmonizing approaches and methodologies for project implementation across the members of the consortium.
- Lead and manage the Programme Management Unit (PMU) including grants, finance and MEAL functions.
- Facilitate provision of training for project staff from members of consortium on relevant guidelines, regulations and procedures.
- Coordinate and source expert advisory input into the PMU from technical advisors appointed from the consortium partners.
- Ensuring that partners provide monthly output trackers and consolidate to provide monthly status updates on the Consortium's progress, challenges and planned mitigation measures.
- Management oversight for financial and administrative management, ensuring compliance by all partners with all relevant donor and organizational guidelines, regulations and procedures.
- Keenly review annual work plans, budgets, interim and final reports prior to submission to the donor in consultation with the Chairperson of the Steering Committee.
- Initiate and facilitate three annual Steering Committee meetings, drafting agendas to reflect priorities, challenges and opportunities for the Consortium.
- Chair the PMU meetings between partner representatives, technical advisors, M&E and support functions.
- Manage the development of the Consortium advocacy strategy and promote the use of Consortium-generated knowledge and learning;
- Coordinate and develop research areas of interest to facilitate wider learning.
- Ensure proactive engagement, and facilitate formal meetings with key stakeholders including with the Government authorities
- Ensure close coordination with other implementing agencies outside the NGO consortium who are implementing other parts of the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa funded activities in the same area.
- Represent the Consortium in coordination mechanisms as needed
- Ensure timely and accurate programmatic and financial reporting to the donor, collating inputs from the Consortium partners.
Required Qualifications
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate should preferably hold a post-graduate degree in international relations, business administration, management, human rights, social sciences or related field;
- At least seven years professional work experience in humanitarian/ development work including in displacement setting
- Significant experience of successfully managing and leading Consortia;
- The successful candidate will possess high-level management skills
- Excellent track record of successfully managing consortia, broad experience in project design and implementation
- Proven ability to successfully manage, cooperation between consortium partners, donors and other stakeholders.
- Broad knowledge and understanding of the context in Northern Uganda is an added advantage
- Technical expertise and experience in livelihoods, conflict management and child learning in post conflict setting is an advantage
- Excellent analytical and strategic planning skills;
- High-level communication and people skills;
- Excellent writing skills and able to negotiate effectively between different stakeholders, and to represent the Consortium at high level forums;
- Extensive experience in representation and networking, in particular with Government authorities, EU, humanitarian and development actors;
- Familiarity with MEAL, including in complex programmes;
- Demonstrated project, program and human resource management experience, including working with local partners;
- Proven ability in working in hardship environments.
- The position will require extensive travel to the field;
- Professional fluency in written and spoken English
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their applications including;
- A cover letter (1 page) in which you explain why you are interested in the position and how you meet the qualities and qualifications criteria and please indicate your salary expectations
- Updated and detailed -The CV should include information about your qualifications, relevant training courses, work experience, and name and contact details of three relevant references
The complete application package should be uploaded online
https://candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationInit.aspx?cid=1036&ProjectId=149667&uiculture=en&MediaId=5