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Organisation: Danish Refugee Council (DRC)
Duty Station: Uganda
Funding Source: European Union Emergency Trust Fund for Africa
Reports to: Protection and Community Services Coordinator
(PCSC)
(PCSC)
About US:
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.
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.
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.
Job Summary: The Conflict Management Officer supports the PCSC
Coordinator and EU Trust Fund Project Manager in the field implementation of
all Conflict Management (CM) components of the EU Trust Fund Project in
Adjumani settlement/ Kiryandongo- Uganda. The Conflict Management Officer will
closely monitor the quality of the activities and ensure a close coordination
with the authorities, Security providers and the community for the
implementation of the activities.
Coordinator and EU Trust Fund Project Manager in the field implementation of
all Conflict Management (CM) components of the EU Trust Fund Project in
Adjumani settlement/ Kiryandongo- Uganda. The Conflict Management Officer will
closely monitor the quality of the activities and ensure a close coordination
with the authorities, Security providers and the community for the
implementation of the activities.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Coordination/
Representation:
Representation:
- Under the supervision of the PCSC Coordinator
and EU Trust Fund Project Manager, attend and represent the interests of
DRC in all conflict management/protection related meetings - Actively coordinate within the jurisdiction
of your responsibility - Represent DRC with the Local Authorities and
other stakeholders in the districts of jurisdiction. - Actively participate in internal coordination
meeting to ensure internal coordination with protection team and other
sectors - Actively contribute and actively participate
in a regular sector meeting - Server as the primary link between the
assigned target communities
2. Project Development, Implementation
and Reporting:
and Reporting:
- Actively contribute to concept and proposal
development in the Conflict Management/Protection thematic areas - Contribute to the gap analysis in the
Conflict Management/Protection areas of and contribute in the development
of new thematic areas according to analysis - Responsible for day to day activity
implementation through efficient and effective way - Significantly contribute to the design of
capacity building syllabus and materials and effectively implement the
trainings at all level - Manages the day-to-day Conflict
Management/Protection activities, including budget follow ups while
bearing in mind DRC’s/Donor financial regulations. - Prepare weekly work plans for the team,
submit it to the PCSC Coordinator and EU Trust Fund Projects Manager and
circulate to the DRC Teams and ensure work plans are implemented as per
the approved work plan. - Regularly monitor and document DRC’s Conflict
Management/Protection activities. - Prepare/contribute to weekly, monthly,
quarterly, annual, donor and other reports in the areas of Conflict
Management/Protection.
3. Staff Management:
- Mentor and supervise Conflict Management
Assistants working for the EU Trust Fund project in districts of
jurisdiction. - Uphold DRC’s code of conduct and principles
of accountability - Provide technical and programmatic leadership
for the Conflict Management staff members and community based structure in
Adjumani operational area as needed.
- Develop staff performance measurement and
targets and appraise them based on the set targets. - Conduct daily field visits to support field
staffs – mentoring – through technical back stopping and to train duty
bearers
4. Logistics /Finance:
- Assist the PCSC Coordinator and EU Trust Fund
Manager to monitor financial commitments and expenditures against EU Trust
Fund budget - Actively participate in Budget follow up
meeting and provide timely feedback on budget follow ups - Plan and coordinate proactively logistics and
movements of staff from and to different clusters. - Ensure annual and monthly procurement plan
for activities for the next month is submitted to logistics department by
the end of current month. - Ensure order requests are duly filled well in
advance for the activities to be carried out to provide logistics
department adequate time for planning. - Ensure correct financial procedures are
followed by the Conflict Management (CM) team - Ensure all accountabilities documents are
duly signed and returned by the CM Team.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the Danish Refugee
Council (DRC) Conflict Management Officer job opportunity should hold a Degree in law or
social sciences - A minimum of three years’ experience in
similar position. - Excellent knowledge in preparing major
international donor reports. - Working knowledge and experience of working
with Echo, EU donors. - Excellent analytical and conceptual skills.
- Show commitment to accountable practices.
- Working knowledge of working in challenging
environments. - Demonstrated ability to manage large varied
workloads and deal constructively with stress and periods with long hours.
- Proven ability to prioritize tasks, meet
deadlines and work with limited supervision - Proactive, stable and robust character and a
good team player. - Excellent communication skills, calm and a
good sense of humour. - Excellent interpersonal skills and
demonstrated ability to establish effective working relations at all
levels. - Fluent in written and spoken English.
How to Apply:
All
suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their applications
including;
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 (maximum 3 pages). 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, Click
Here
complete application package should be uploaded online, Click
Here
Deadline: 5th June 2016
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