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Job Title:    Team Leader – Shelter and
Infrastructure

Organization:  Danish
Refugee Council (DRC)

Duty Station:  Uganda

Reports to: Project Manager (NURI)

 

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:  The Team Leader – Shelter and Infrastructure
will supervise implementation of physical infrastructures like Community Access
roads, Culvert installations, woodlot establishments and maintenance, water
resource management works and training of Project Management Committee and
Project User Committees at community level, facilitation of revitalization of
Parish Development Plans at Parish level.

 

Key Duties and
Responsibilities:

Management

·        
Lead and
manage the team (including people planning, performance, well-being and
development)

·        
Ensure
effective planning and quality implementation of the sector / support
activities

·        
Ensure
daily monitoring of area activities of NURI.

·        
Asses
the daily quality

·        
Provide
technical support and inputs.

Reporting

Programming &
Operations

·        
Ensure
efficient and effective program implementation while following the budget and
work plan of NURI

·        
Participate
in preparing monthly highlights, quarterly, annual reports, proposals and
budgets for donors

·        
Lead the
team in carrying out monitoring and evaluation exercises

Coordination and
representation

·        
Collaborate
with relevant internal and external technical experts on sector relevant issues
eg District Local Government authorities in the relevant district, OPM, UNHCR,
CF etc.

·        
Represent
DRC at meetings and other relevant technical coordination meetings

·        
Ensure
integration with other DRC sectors and implementing partners like DFAs in the
district of operation.

Project development

·        
Develop
project plans and budgets for funding

·        
Work
with quality Assistant to develop projects tools

·        
Project
implementation and reporting

·        
Monitor
and evaluate projects

Logistics / Finance

·        
Support
the monitoring of financial commitments and expenditures against budgets and
provide timely feedback on budget follow-up

·        
Plan and
coordinate proactively logistics and movements of staff from and to different
operational areas

·        
Initiate
procurements and ensure their execution

·        
Ensure
distribution plans are prepared and shared with logistics in a timely manner

 

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

·        
The
ideal candidate for the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) Team Leader – Shelter and
Infrastructure job placement must hold a Degree in Development Studies, Social
Sciences, Agriculture other relevant fields, A Master’s degree in political
science, international development, economics will be an added advantage

·        
At least
three years of management experience at a mid to senior level, preferably with
experience in the field of humanitarian response and refugee protection working
for an international NGO, UN agency, relevant ministry, or local authority.

·        
Minimum
3 years of practical experience in sector area working for an INGO

·        
Proven
management skills and a competence in people management

·        
Commitment
to learning and implementing organizational policies and procedures.

·        
Excellent
skill in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

·        
Full
professional proficiency in English

·        
Field
experience

·        
Languages: Fluency in English, Lugbara, Alur, Kakwa
Arabic and other Languages ​​spoken in West Nile is a must.

 

How to Apply:

All candidates
should send their online applications at the link below.

 

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Here

 

Deadline: 19^th November 2020

 

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