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Job Title:   Project Officer – DANIDA Graduation Approach (Fresher Job Opportunities)

Organisation: Danish Refugee Council (DRC)

Duty Station:   Uganda

Reports to: Project Team Leader

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.

Job Summary: Reporting to the field-based Project Team Leader, the Imvepi-based Officers will be responsible for supporting implementation of the project’s social protection and social capital components. Specifically, the Project Officers (5 will be employed in total) will supervise teams of 6 to 7 community-based mentors. A fundamental component of the GA, the mentors will be trained in a holistic set of soft skills ranging from psychosocial support, crisis intervention, building healthy relationships, constructive coping mechanisms, how to build awareness of key social, protection and health issues, and basic knowledge of livelihoods and financial literacy skills. To successfully support mentors, the Officers will be expected to have a generalist skill set, with demonstrated experience in social work, protection and community mobilization.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Supervision:

• Support the recruitment and daily supervision of teams of 6 to 7 community-based mentors, promoting positive and collaborative working relationships in line with DRC’s Code of Conduct and supporting the mentors with relevant training or coaching as needed.
• Lead day-to-day implementation of the project’s activities related to social protection and social capital. This will entail implementation of activities related to mentoring, the establishment of social networks and linkages, social capital and core capacity building.
• The Officers may also support the Team Leader in representing DRC publicly within the settlement with Refugee Welfare Committee member and other refugee and host community groups, for matters pertaining to the Danida project.
• Programming and Technical Support:
• Contribute to the design and ongoing adaptation of the Danida project’s social protection and social capital components in compliance with core graduation approach, economic recovery and protection principles and best practices.
• Support assessments to inform project design and adaptation, as well as identify risks and vulnerabilities, including those related to gender, age and diversity.
• Contribute to the development of concrete initiatives to respond to protection, social and economic risks experienced by the targeted populations as well as specific strategies which build upon existing assets and contribute to enhancing household-level self-reliance.
• Contribute to the strategic direction of the project and consortium through active and ongoing participation in and contribution to strategic planning meetings.
• Ensure the timely and quality delivery of all organizational and project reports.
• Human Resources:
• Supervise a team of 6 to 7 mentors and support respectful and positive working relationships which allow for the effective implementation of all activities. This is to be achieved through leadership, team building, day-to-day support, capacity-building and strong, generalist knowledge in all of DRC’s core sectors, including the graduation approach, economic recovery and protection.
• Lead site-level recruitment processes and ensure that relevant staffing structures are in place and are reflective of appropriate gender balance.
• Collaborate with the Team Leader to ensure staff evaluations are conducted on a regular basis.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The ideal applicant must hold a Degree in a related field, such as social work, social sciences or development studies.
• At least two years’ experience working in international humanitarian and/or development aid, preferably with displaced populations.
• Technical expertise and experience in the social work, protection or the graduation approach.
• Robust analytical and planning skills
• Demonstrable track record of meeting or exceeding programme targets, whilst maintaining technical quality
• A demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with host governments, donors, partners and local organizations
• Fluent in written and spoken English
• Knowledge of the local languages spoken in the operation area is an asset.
• Familiarity with Monitoring & Evaluation for UN-funded projects desired.
• Excellent verbal and written English.

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to apply online at the link below 

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Deadline: 3^rd April 2022

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