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• Ensure high quality and timely market,
  food security, and livelihood assessments of humanitarian needs and
  provide prioritized recommendations for program interventions to the
  Regional team and Country Programmes.
• Design effective response programs in food
  security, agriculture and livelihood strengthening, with an emphasis on
  cross-sectoral program responses and strategy, in coordination with
  country teams.
• Draft technical proposals and budgets for
  international donors, work in close collaboration with DRC grants and
  finance staff to finalize proposals and respond to any requests for
  additional information
• Select and implement appropriate
  monitoring systems; ensure consistent reporting and analysis of results to
  enhance program effectiveness and quality
• Represent and coordinate with other
  agencies, local government, donors and other stakeholders to promote
  deliver of best practice humanitarian assistance.
• Offer timely technical support on cash or
  voucher programming design and implementation, market strengthening, and
  internal collaboration among operational and programmatic stakeholders
  involved in cash/voucher programming to existing country programs remotely
  and through in-country visits or short-term deployments
• Support in the development and launch of
  new technical policy, procedures and training materials
• Actively facilitate and/or participate in
  relevant meetings, workshops, seminars and trainings; support technical
  coordinators from other sectors to apply a livelihoods and
  market-sensitive lens to cross-sectoral assessments and program design
• Build DRC staff capacity in the
  utilization of economic recovery methodologies and resources, including
  cash transfer programming, market analysis,  Minimum Standards for Economic Recovery
  in Emergencies, and the Livestock Emergency Guidelines and Standards
  (LEGS) and other relevant methodologies.
• Provide technical support as needed to
  existing country programs remotely and through in-country visits and
  short-term deployments

• The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) Food
  Security and Livelihood (FSL) Coordinator should hold an Undergraduate
  degree, in food security, agriculture, nutrition or related field and
  technical accreditation or equivalent (Master’s degree preferred)
• A minimum of  five years’ experience managing
  technical projects including at least two years in emergency/conflict
  areas
• Good knowledge and understanding of food
  security and livelihoods technical concepts and experience conducting
  detailed market, food security, livelihood, and protection needs
  assessments.
• The desired candidate is expected to have
  senior level management experience and a demonstrable successful track record
  of programme development, capacity building and effective programme
  implementation. He or she must also be able to conceptualize and
  articulate DRC vision and have the strong oral and written communication
  skill required to translate the vision into action.
• Significant working experience and
  understanding of refugee and displacement issues is an advantage and
  ideally the candidate will have a good understanding of the region and/or
  from other similar protection situations.
• Proven ability to work across functions
  and sectors to design and implement high-quality market-based programming,
  and in-depth knowledge of supply chain and financial management and
  controls of cash and/or voucher programs.
• Superior internal and external
  communication and coordination capabilities and excellent team management
  skills.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate
  technical expertise and standards and implement best practice approaches
  to implementing rapid, consistent, high quality emergency projects as well
  as protracted displacement situations
• Past experience managing donor funded
  programs and grants; including staff management, budget oversight,
  monitoring and evaluation systems, and technical input to proposal-budget
  development and donor reports.
• Fluent and articulate in spoken and
  written English.

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