The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) has been providing relief and
development services in the Horn of Africa since 1997. Using a protection of
human rights framework, DRC has mainly focused on those who are displaced by
conflict.
Programs including protection, livelihoods, food and NFI distribution, water and sanitation, and advocacy amongst others, as well as non-operational region-wide initiatives, focusing on advocacy and capacity building.
Project Manager – Humanitarian Reform Project
The overall responsibility of the Project Manager is to implement the NGOs and
Humanitarian Reform Project Phase 2 in Somalia, with the ultimate goal of
enhancing NGO (national and international) representation, participation and
leadership in humanitarian reform and other coordination forums.Programs including protection, livelihoods, food and NFI distribution, water and sanitation, and advocacy amongst others, as well as non-operational region-wide initiatives, focusing on advocacy and capacity building.
Project Manager – Humanitarian Reform Project
DRC is the focal point for the second phase of the project in Somalia.
The Project Manager will be based within the Somalia NGO consortium and will work closely with the NGO coordination structures as well as the humanitarian country team.
Requirements:
- Advanced
degree in Sciences, law, public policy or a relevant field with at least 4
years practical experience in humanitarian response.
- Familiarity
with the humanitarian reform process with proven understanding and
experience of advocacy and policy change work within a complex
humanitarian context.
- Strong
analytical and information gathering skills.
- Proven
skills in networking and relationship building.
- Strong
communication, representational and administrative skills.
- Ability
to work on own initiative.
- Cultural
sensitivity.
- Understanding
of and commitment to humanitarian principles and action.
- Willingness
to travel extensively.
Application
process
For a complete job description with full description of requirements and application procedure, please visit www.drc.dk under Vacancies/Current vacancies.
Please note that we will only receive applications sent via the online application system at www.drc.dk.
The closing date for receiving applications is December 2, 2011.For a complete job description with full description of requirements and application procedure, please visit www.drc.dk under Vacancies/Current vacancies.
Please note that we will only receive applications sent via the online application system at www.drc.dk.
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