Danish Refugee Council (DRC)
Regional Emergency Technical Advisor
Background
The
Danish Refugee Council (DRC) has been providing relief and development services
in the Horn of Africa since 1997.
Using
a human rights framework, the DRC East Africa and Great Lakes (EAGL) operation
focuses on people who are affected by displacement, including refugees,
internally displaced, migrants, and host communities in Burundi, Ethiopia,
Djibouti, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan,
Tanzania and Uganda.
DRC
is implementing a large scale-up project to respond to the drought in the Horn
of Africa and contribute to famine prevention efforts.
At
the current time the project will specifically be implemented in Kenya, Somalia
and Ethiopia, with some displacement research extending into Djibouti.
Overall
purpose of the role
Reporting
to the Chief of Party, the Emergency Technical Advisor (ETA) will be
responsible for the oversight of ensuring technical standards are met within
the timeframe of project deliverables and ensure technical cohesion between
country operations.
The
ETA will be responsible for ensuring country project implementation is in line
with DRC global sector technical standards, approaches are mainstreamed across
all country operations, and provide day-to-day technical trouble-shooting to
project teams.
The
ETA will be in close communication with DRC Global Sector Leads, DRC Regional
Programmatic Sector Leads and country-level technical advisors.
This
position is subject to confirmation of funding, anticipated start date is 15
March and the successful candidate must be able to deploy with 15 days’ notice.
Key
Responsibilities
Program
Management
· Support
Chief of Party (CoP) in the design and planning of project deliverables with
regards to ensuring approaches are adhering to global standards/practices and
DRC global technical standards;
· Lead on
the project adaptation with regards to technical approaches by ensuring they
are fit for context including ability to adapt to local operational
constraints;
· Support
the Chief of Party (CoP) and Deputy Chief of Party (DCoP) in ensuring project
teams in country are compliant with DRC procedures and mitigation strategies
outlined in the updated risk registers;
· Engage
with DRC global/regional technical programme leads in the consistent revision
of quality programming for emergency interventions;
· Support
the CoP, DCoP and other PMU members on the collection and analysis of best
practices, lessons learnt and evaluation of the impact of emergency
interventions across the different country operations;
· Provide
day-to-day technical trouble-shooting to project staff across all country
operations;
· Support
the COP to prepare and submit programmatic reports for the donor, relevant
country governments, project partners and DRC as required;
· Working
alongside the COP and DCOP, to foster and maintain a productive, respectful,
and collaborative working environment for all project staff;
· Provide
support to partnerships across all country operations to ensure consistent
technical implementation approaches across all sectors adhere to global
standards.
Technical
· Provide
technical guidance in project implementation with regards to scale up of
cash-based interventions in complex operational settings;
· Provide
technical guidance in project implementation with regards to scale up in
emergency WASH operations in complex operational settings;
· Provide
support and technical guidance in project implementation with regards to scale
up in emergency protection programming in complex operational settings;
· Provide support and technical guidance in project implementation with regards to scale up in emergency CCCM programming and/or community-based emergency programming;
· Provide
support and technical guidance in project implementation with regards to integrating
early recovery interventions to emergency programming.
Note: technical
guidance will be supported with DRC internal resources such as collaboration
with global / regional technical advisors and in-country technical advisors
About
you
In
this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’s five core competencies:
· Striving
for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient
process.
· Collaborating:
You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.
· Taking
the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.
· Communicating:
You listen and speak effectively and honestly.
· Demonstrating
integrity: You act in line with our vision and values.
Qualifications
and Experience
· Minimum
bachelor’s degree in in relevant field.
· A
minimum of 8 years’ experience working in the international humanitarian aid
with at least five years’ experience in a similar technical role (Emergency
Manager/Coordinator, Emergency Advisor);
· Demonstrated
experience working with displaced populations in an emergency setting together
with at least 5 years of delivering large-scale operations;
· Demonstrated
experience working in at least two of the following:
· Cash-based
interventions (large scale delivery of MPCA);
· Emergency
WASH interventions
· Emergency
Protection and CCCM interventions
· Early
recovery programming transitioning from rapid onset emergency
· Demonstrated
experience with remote team management,
· Demonstrated
experience in managing and delivering large multi-location programs in complex
operating environments;
· Operational
expertise and experience in emergency and/or humanitarian aid programming;
· Fluent
in written and spoken English.
· Knowledge
of Swahili, Amharic or Somali an added advantage.
· Previous
experience in the Horn of Africa or East Africa desirable
Conditions
Contract: Salary
and other conditions are offered in accordance with DRC’s Terms of Employment
for Staff; Employment band NM F
Duty
station: To be determined – Nairobi, Kenya; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia;
or Mogadishu, Somalia with some travel
Availability: March
2023
Reporting
Line: Chief of Party
Providing
equal opportunities
We
are committed to creating an inclusive and positive work environment based on
mutual respect for all employees.
All
applicants are considered for employment without attention to race, age,
ability, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation,
marital status, or any other factor.
At
DRC we celebrate diversity and appreciate our employees for the people they are
and their unique skills, backgrounds, and perspectives. We encourage all
interested candidates to apply.
Promoting
high standards:
DRC’s
capacity to ensure the protection of and assistance to refugees, IDP’s and
other persons of concern depends on the ability of our staff to uphold and
promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation
DRC’s values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual
exploitation, abuse and harassment.
DRC
conducts thorough and comprehensive background checks as part of the
recruitment process
Application
and CV
Only
motivated applications that address the stipulated duties and meet the required
qualifications, sent together with a CV, will be considered.
DRC
only accepts applications sent via our online-application on THIS LINK.
Please
submit your application and CV in English no later than 28 Feb 2023.
