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Project Assistant International NGO Jobs – Danish Refugee Council (DRC)
Job Title: Project Assistant
Organisation: Danish
Refugee Council (DRC)
Refugee Council (DRC)
Duty Station: Uganda
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.
(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: The Project
Assistant’s primary function is to follow up of shelter activities at the Rhino
Camp. The incumbent will exercise full compliance with DRC programming,
financial, procurement and administrative rules, regulations, policies and
strategies, as well as implementation of the effective internal control
systems.
Assistant’s primary function is to follow up of shelter activities at the Rhino
Camp. The incumbent will exercise full compliance with DRC programming,
financial, procurement and administrative rules, regulations, policies and
strategies, as well as implementation of the effective internal control
systems.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Administrative Management:
- Pro-actively
contribute to day-to-day project implementation and ensure conformity to
expected results and project work-plan; - Maintain
project correspondence and communication; - Collect,
register and maintain all information on project activities; - Advise
all project counterparts on applicable administrative procedures and
ensures their proper implementation; - Actively
contribute to the preparation and implementation of progress reports; - Prepare
agendas and arrange field visits, appointments and meetings both internal
and external related to the project activities and write minutes from the
meetings; - Update
and maintain project filing system; - Prepare
routine correspondence and memoranda for Project Managers signature; - Receive,
screen and distribute correspondence and attach necessary background
information.
Financial Management:
- Follow-up
on timely disbursements by DRC; - Assist
in the preparation of payments requests for operational expenses,
salaries, insurance, etc. against project budget and work plan; - Support
the preparations of project work-plan and operational and financial
planning processes; - Monitor
project activities, budget and financial expenditures and maintain a
proper record of approved project budgets and their revisions; - Prepare
proposals for budget revisions; - Prepare
and submit expenditure and programme budget status reports; - Prepare
recurring reports as scheduled and special reports as required for budget
preparations and audit; - Advise
and assist international advisors and national consultants on all aspects
of allowances, travel claims and other financial matters and calculate
payments due for claims and services; - Undertake
other financial and administrative tasks on an ad hoc basis.
Procurement:
- In
accordance with the Work Plan arrange for procurement of equipment,
supplies and services; - Arrange
for equipment maintenance and insurance as required; - Ensure
that contractual processes follow the stipulated DRC procedures; - Physically
clear and ensure delivery of equipment and supplies procured for the
various programme sites; - Maintain
records over project equipment inventory. - Perform
other duties as assigned.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The
ideal candidate for the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) Project Assistant job
placement must hold a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field - Previous
exposure and experience from working with shelter projects in a
humanitarian/recovery context - At
least three years of previous experience from working in complex and
volatile contexts - Documented
results related to the position’s responsibilities - Knowledge
about own skills/profile - Handling
insecure environments - Working
with people - Planning
and delivering results - Communicate
with impact and respect
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and
interested candidates should send their applications including;
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 - Concise
and accurate CV (maximum 3 pages). The CV should include information about
your qualification, relevant training courses, Work experience, name and
contact details of 3 relevant references.
All applications should be sent
to administrator@drcuganda.org clearly indicating position name in the subject
line.
to administrator@drcuganda.org clearly indicating position name in the subject
line.
Deadline: 18th January 2018 by 5:00pm
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