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• Under the supervision of the EU Trust Fund
  Project Manager and with technical supervision and support from the
  Protection & Community Services Coordinator (PCSC) attend and
  represent the interests of DRC in all conflict management/protection
  related meetings.
• Actively coordinate within the
  jurisdiction of his/her responsibility with other consortium partners and
  relevant local stakeholders. 
• Represent and articulate both the DRCs
  mission and the Programs objectives to Local Authorities and other
  stakeholders in the districts of jurisdiction.
• Actively participate in internal
  coordination meetings to ensure internal coordination within the EUTF team
  and with the protection and other sectors within the DRC. 
• Actively contribute and actively
  participate in a regular district sector meetings as applicable.
• Serve as the primary link between the
  assigned target communities and DRC.

• Significantly contribute to concept and
  proposal development in the Conflict Management/Protection thematic areas
• Contribute to the gap analysis in the
  Conflict Management/Protection areas and contribute in the development of
  new thematic areas according to analysis  
  
• Responsible for day to day efficient and
  effective project activity implementation
• Contribute to the design of capacity
  building programmes and materials and effectively implement the delivery
  of such programmes at all level  
• Manage the day-to-day Conflict
  Management/Protection activities, including cash projections, budget
  follow ups while bearing in mind DRC’s/Donor financial regulations.
• Prepare weekly work plans for the team,
  submit it to the EU Trust Fund Projects Manager and copy the PCSC and
  circulate to respective DRC Teams including District Office Team Leader.
• Ensure the work plans are implemented as
  per the approved overall project work plan.
• 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. 

• Supervise Conflict Management Assistants
  working for the EU Trust Fund project in the districts of jurisdiction.
• Uphold DRC’s code of conduct and
  principles of accountability 
• Provide technical and programmatic
  leadership for the Conflict Management staff and community based
  structures in the district area as needed. 
  
• Develop staff performance measurement and
  targets and appraise them based on the set targets.
• Conduct regular field visits to support
  the paralegals and other community based workers if any by offering
  mentorship through technical back stopping and training.

• Assist the EU Trust Fund Project Manager
  to monitor financial commitments and expenditures against EU Trust Fund
  budget. 
• Actively participate in Budget follow up
  meetings and provide timely feedback as necessary
• Plan and coordinate proactively logistics
  and movements of staff to and from different clusters.
• Ensure annual and monthly procurement
  plans for activities for the next month are 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 accountability documents are
  duly signed and returned by the CM Team to the relevant departments.  

• The ideal candidate for the Danish Refugee
  Council (DRC) Conflict Management Officer job placement must hold a
  Bachelor’s Degree in law, Social Sciences or Equivalent
• A minimum of three years’ experience in a
  similar position.
• Broad knowledge and understanding in
  preparing major international donor reports.
• Knowledge and experience of working with
  Echo, EU, DFID donors.
• Possess strong analytical and conceptual
  skills.
• Computer literate skills with proficiency
  in Microsoft Word and Excel database.
• Knowledge of local district languages is
  an added advantage.
• Proven commitment to accountable
  practices.
• 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.      
• Must be in possession of a valid Motor
  cycle riding permit with at; least one year rough road riding experience.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.

• 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.

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