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• Under the supervision of the Livelihood and
  Gender Coordinator and EU Trust Fund Project Manager, attend and represent
  the interests of DRC in all livelihood related meetings
• Actively coordinate within the jurisdiction
  of your responsibility 
• Represent DRC with the Local Authorities and
  other stakeholders in the districts of jurisdiction.
• Attend and represent the interests of DRC in
  all Livelihood and Gender related meetings
• Actively participate in internal coordination
  meeting to ensure internal coordination with livelihood team and other
  sectors 
• Actively contribute and actively participate
  in a regular sector meeting

• The jobholder will contribute to concept and
  proposal development in the livelihood and Gender thematic areas
• Contribute to the gap analysis in the areas
  of Livelihoods and contribute in the development of new thematic areas
  according to analysis  
• Responsible for day to day activity
  implementation through efficient and Effective way
• Actively contribute to the design of capacity
  building syllabus and materials and effectively implement the trainings at
  all level  
• Manages the day-to-day livelihood activities,
  including activity finances while bearing in mind DRC’s/Donor financial
  regulations.
• Prepare weekly work plans for the team,
  submit it to the Livelihood and Gender 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.
• Monitor and document DRC’s livelihood
  activities.
• Prepare/contribute to weekly, monthly,
  quarterly, annual, donor and other reports in the areas of livelihoods and
  environment

• Mentor and supervise Livelihood and Gender
  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 livelihood staff members and community based mechanisms 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

• Assist the Livelihood and Gender Coordinator
  to monitor financial commitments and expenditures against EU Trust Fund
  budget and provide timely feedback on budget follow ups.
• Plan and coordinate proactively logistics and
  movements of staff from and to different clusters. 
• Initiate procurements and ensure their
  execution
• Ensure the delivery of supplies 
• Contribute to grants management of all
  livelihood / Gender projects through management of day to day project
  expenditures

• The ideal candidate for the Danish Refugee
  Council (DRC) Livelihood and Gender Officer job opportunity should hold a
  Bachelor’s Degree in Agro-business Management, Enterprise Management,
  business development or other related field with in depth understanding of
  rural poverty and vulnerability issues.
• A minimum of three years of related work
  experience in similar positions.
• Excellent knowledge in preparing major
  international donor reports.
• Knowledge and experience of working with
  ECHO, EU donors.
• Excellent analytical and conceptual skills.
• Proven commitment to accountable practices.
• Knowledge of working in challenging
  environments.
• Proven ability to manage large varied
  workloads and deal constructively with stress.
• 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.
• 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 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.

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