Project Officer – SCOPE REGISTRATION at Danish Refugee Council 167 views0 applications


Background
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 Somalis who are displaced by conflict. Programmes include protection, livelihoods, food and NFI distribution, water and sanitation, and advocacy amongst others. There are 4 main programme offices in Somali region, one in Yemen, one in Kenya and one regional office in Nairobi. There are also non operational region wide initiatives, focusing on advocacy and capacity building, which are supported from the Nairobi regional office. Currently there is over 600 DRC staff in the region. The last 2 years have seen some growth in programme size, but primarily there has been a growth in the number of support and management functions demanded and required by the programme offices, in order to maintain quality and accountability. In mid-July 2016, DRC partnered with World Food Programme (WFP) in the implementation of Scope registration project, an electronic cash transfer project targeting Somali voluntary returnees.

Job Summary:
Working under the Team Leader-Livelihoods and receiving technical support from the Technical Manager – Livelihoods & Self Reliance, the Project Officer will oversee the implementation of the WFP funded Scope Registration Project in all the four Dadaab refugee camps (Dagahaley, Ifo1, Ifo2 & Hagadera). The Project Officer will liaise closely with the Scope project staff in all the four camps to ensure smooth registration of voluntary returnees and issuance of Scope cards on the date of departure to Somalia. Project Officer will be the overall supervisor of the Scope registration team and will be responsible for field management, coordination and regular monitoring of the project in all the areas of operation.

Key Responsibilities:
Programme Management, Development, Monitoring and Evaluation

  • Supervise the Scope Registration Team and provide appropriate guidance and oversight as they conduct daily field activities.
  • Plan and follow the activities of the Scope project such as voluntary returnees’ registration and distribution of Scope cards during departure to Somalia.
  • Ensure comprehensive project cycle management, with overall supervision of daily activities. Ensure that M&E plan is established and implemented.
  • Supervise and train Scope project staff on Scope online/offline system focusing on efficient planning, coordination, and implementation and monitoring of the project activities.
  • Participate actively in the monitoring of the project in collaboration with the M&E Officer with a specific attention on the efficiency of the WFP electronic cash transfer (e-transfer).
  • Ensure DRC participation in the after action review of the current project and identify potential development for DRC in Cash Based Interventions/Transfers and food aid sector.
  • Collaborate with related DRC departments and other implementing partners to identify opportunities for integrated programming, promoting best practices and developing shared policy approaches.
  • Prepare and submit all Scope project internal and external donor reports.

Training & Capacity development

  • Through direct technical assistance provision, build the capacity of programme staff; identify staff development needs and design/suggest appropriate staff development approaches.
  • Provide ongoing technical support and mentorship for the unit staff to develop professional and technical competency.
  • Provide technical feedback on daily, weekly and monthly registration reports received from Scope project unit, ensuring that established programme targets and objectives are being met.

Coordination & Partnership

  • Represent DRC in Food Security Coordination meetings as necessary.
  • Liaise closely with WFP Dadaab Sub Office regarding to Scope project implementation.
  • Meet with partners and donor agencies during field visits.
  • Promote a positive profile of the programme and good understanding among other sectors, partners and communities about the Scope project.
  • Develop and maintain strong working relationships with all stakeholders – WFP, Community support groups, community leaders, RSD, UNHCR, NGOs, to enhance multi-agency and multi-sectoral cooperation and coordination.

Budget Management

  • Manage the Scope budget in order to maintain programme expenditure within budget parameters, ensuring adherence to DRC financial procedures and donor requirements
  • Support the Scope project officer to utilize financial planning tools, such as spending plans, procurement plans, and work plans based on activities and budgets.
  • Draft scope budget when necessary
  • Liaise closely with finance officer and programmes support coordinator.

Staff Management

  • Manages all scope project team directly.
  • Participate in the recruitment and mentorship of Scope Project staff
  • Hold regular meetings with Scope team to plan and address any concerns and share feedback
  • Monitor and provide objective feedback related to staff performance including staff objective setting, completing staff performance evaluations to promote growth and professional development
  • Provide leadership and support to ensure staff well-being, i.e. monitor and manage stress management by providing regular opportunities for staff debriefing to address secondary trauma.

DRC CORE COMPETENCIES

  • Striving for excellence: Focus on reaching results while ensuring efficiency. Strive to produce accurate, thorough and professional work with optimal use of time and effort.
  • Collaborating: Cooperate with and involve relevant parties, actively seeking their opinion and sharing key information with them. Support and trust others while encouraging feedback.
  • Taking the lead: Take ownership and prioritize job according to DRC’s overall vision and goals. Take the initiative when confronted with a challenge or an opportunity and aim for innovative solutions.
  • Communicating: Write and speak effectively and honestly while adjusting style and tone to the situation. Listen actively to others and involve them in the dialogue.
  • Demonstrating integrity: Act in line with DRC’s vison, values and collaboration standards. Encourage inclusion and diversity to ensure sustainable solutions. Actively involve, respect and empower our stakeholders.

Professional Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree preferably in social sciences, development studies, nutrition or other relevant discipline
  • Minimum of 3 years’ relevant working experience with humanitarian programme in a similar position.
  • Excellent computer skills with proficiency in MS excel.
  • Strong analysis skills (qualitative and qualitative)
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, written and verbal communications
  • Strong cultural awareness and sensitivity
  • Good understanding of complex emergencies and crisis contexts
  • Demonstrated skills in management, teamwork, negotiation and consensus building
  • High level attention to detail and managing complex relationships and communications
  • Goal oriented with ability to work under pressure, independently and with limited supervision
  • Ability and willingness to work and live in challenging conditions

Posting details:
Location: Dadaab
Duration of Contract: 5 months with a possibility of (extension)
Reports to: Team Leader-Livelihoods & Receives technical support from the Technical Manager – Livelihoods & Self-Reliance
Supervises: Scope Registration Team (14 Scope Registration Clerks/Assistants)

GENERAL
Commitments: DRC has a Humanitarian Accountability Framework, outlining its global accountability commitments. All staff are required to contribute to the achievement of this framework into the work of DRC (http://www.drc.dk/HAF.4265.0.html).

How to apply:

Application Process
Qualified candidates are invited to submit their applications which should include a 1-page cover letter clearly stating their motivation and qualifications and a CV. Applications should include contact details of three professional referees who have supervised the candidate in the last five years. One referee must be the applicant’s most recent manager. Only applications that address the stipulated duties and meet the required qualifications will be considered.

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The Danish Refugee Council is currently implementing a broad range of activities relevant to conflict affected communities and persons. The activities are categorized in ten sectors:

Shelter and Non-food Items, Food Security, Protection, Income Generation, Coordination & Operational Services, Community Infrastructure & Services, Humanitarian Mine Action, Armed Violence Reduction (AVR), Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH), and Education.

Here you can read some short exemplifications of what types of activities the respective sectors include:

Shelter and Non-food Items: Provision of emergency shelter, emergency cash grants, rehabilitation of housing, distribution of non-food items (NFIs) and provision of return and repatriation kits.

Food Security: Emergency food provision or food voucher programmes. Training and capacity development in agriculture, agricultural inputs (e.g. tools and seeds), agricultural grants.

Protection: Advocacy for the rights of displaced people in their context of displacement, child protection initiatives, individual protection assistance based on vulnerability, legal aid, land & property rights, sexual and gender-based violence prevention, registration services for the internally displaced and refugees, monitoring of rights and rights awareness-raising, facilitation of return and repatriation processes.

Income Generation: Business training and SME development, business grants, life-skills training, literacy and numeracy training, vocational training, micro-credit loans, savings groups, group enterprise development and facilitation.

Coordination & Operational Services: Coordination and management of refugee and IDP camps, active participation in UN cluster coordination, humanitarian surveys and studies, facilitation of NGO Networks focused on displacement solutions, capacity development, training and support to local NGOs, secondment of experts to UN emergency operations worldwide

Community Infrastructure & Services: Provision of physical infrastructure like roads, bridges, community centres, irrigation systems or other community structures, facilitation and training of infrastructure management groups at community level, facilitation and funding of community development plans, initiatives for disaster risk reduction at community level.

Humanitarian Mine Action: Manual or mechanical mine clearance, clearance of former battle areas, education for affected communities – with special focus on children on how to avoid harm from mines and UXO, surveys of expected and confirmed mined or UXO areas, explosive ordnance disposal and stockpile destruction, capacity building of national demining institutions.

Armed Violence Reduction (AVR): Education in procedures for safe storage and safe handling of small arms and light weapons (SALW), capacity building of institutions for safety, local and community level conflict management and mitigation.

Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH): Emergency water supply, hygiene item distribution, hygiene information and education, construction of latrines, installation water points, wells and water storage. Water purification.

Education: Education grants and fee support, school feeding programmes, teacher training and support, school materials provision and construction or rehabilitation of school structures.

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0 USD Dadaab CF 3201 Abc road Full Time , 40 hours per week Danish Refugee Council (DRC)

Background 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 Somalis who are displaced by conflict. Programmes include protection, livelihoods, food and NFI distribution, water and sanitation, and advocacy amongst others. There are 4 main programme offices in Somali region, one in Yemen, one in Kenya and one regional office in Nairobi. There are also non operational region wide initiatives, focusing on advocacy and capacity building, which are supported from the Nairobi regional office. Currently there is over 600 DRC staff in the region. The last 2 years have seen some growth in programme size, but primarily there has been a growth in the number of support and management functions demanded and required by the programme offices, in order to maintain quality and accountability. In mid-July 2016, DRC partnered with World Food Programme (WFP) in the implementation of Scope registration project, an electronic cash transfer project targeting Somali voluntary returnees.

Job Summary: Working under the Team Leader-Livelihoods and receiving technical support from the Technical Manager - Livelihoods & Self Reliance, the Project Officer will oversee the implementation of the WFP funded Scope Registration Project in all the four Dadaab refugee camps (Dagahaley, Ifo1, Ifo2 & Hagadera). The Project Officer will liaise closely with the Scope project staff in all the four camps to ensure smooth registration of voluntary returnees and issuance of Scope cards on the date of departure to Somalia. Project Officer will be the overall supervisor of the Scope registration team and will be responsible for field management, coordination and regular monitoring of the project in all the areas of operation.

Key Responsibilities: Programme Management, Development, Monitoring and Evaluation

  • Supervise the Scope Registration Team and provide appropriate guidance and oversight as they conduct daily field activities.
  • Plan and follow the activities of the Scope project such as voluntary returnees’ registration and distribution of Scope cards during departure to Somalia.
  • Ensure comprehensive project cycle management, with overall supervision of daily activities. Ensure that M&E plan is established and implemented.
  • Supervise and train Scope project staff on Scope online/offline system focusing on efficient planning, coordination, and implementation and monitoring of the project activities.
  • Participate actively in the monitoring of the project in collaboration with the M&E Officer with a specific attention on the efficiency of the WFP electronic cash transfer (e-transfer).
  • Ensure DRC participation in the after action review of the current project and identify potential development for DRC in Cash Based Interventions/Transfers and food aid sector.
  • Collaborate with related DRC departments and other implementing partners to identify opportunities for integrated programming, promoting best practices and developing shared policy approaches.
  • Prepare and submit all Scope project internal and external donor reports.

Training & Capacity development

  • Through direct technical assistance provision, build the capacity of programme staff; identify staff development needs and design/suggest appropriate staff development approaches.
  • Provide ongoing technical support and mentorship for the unit staff to develop professional and technical competency.
  • Provide technical feedback on daily, weekly and monthly registration reports received from Scope project unit, ensuring that established programme targets and objectives are being met.

Coordination & Partnership

  • Represent DRC in Food Security Coordination meetings as necessary.
  • Liaise closely with WFP Dadaab Sub Office regarding to Scope project implementation.
  • Meet with partners and donor agencies during field visits.
  • Promote a positive profile of the programme and good understanding among other sectors, partners and communities about the Scope project.
  • Develop and maintain strong working relationships with all stakeholders – WFP, Community support groups, community leaders, RSD, UNHCR, NGOs, to enhance multi-agency and multi-sectoral cooperation and coordination.

Budget Management

  • Manage the Scope budget in order to maintain programme expenditure within budget parameters, ensuring adherence to DRC financial procedures and donor requirements
  • Support the Scope project officer to utilize financial planning tools, such as spending plans, procurement plans, and work plans based on activities and budgets.
  • Draft scope budget when necessary
  • Liaise closely with finance officer and programmes support coordinator.

Staff Management

  • Manages all scope project team directly.
  • Participate in the recruitment and mentorship of Scope Project staff
  • Hold regular meetings with Scope team to plan and address any concerns and share feedback
  • Monitor and provide objective feedback related to staff performance including staff objective setting, completing staff performance evaluations to promote growth and professional development
  • Provide leadership and support to ensure staff well-being, i.e. monitor and manage stress management by providing regular opportunities for staff debriefing to address secondary trauma.

DRC CORE COMPETENCIES

  • Striving for excellence: Focus on reaching results while ensuring efficiency. Strive to produce accurate, thorough and professional work with optimal use of time and effort.
  • Collaborating: Cooperate with and involve relevant parties, actively seeking their opinion and sharing key information with them. Support and trust others while encouraging feedback.
  • Taking the lead: Take ownership and prioritize job according to DRC’s overall vision and goals. Take the initiative when confronted with a challenge or an opportunity and aim for innovative solutions.
  • Communicating: Write and speak effectively and honestly while adjusting style and tone to the situation. Listen actively to others and involve them in the dialogue.
  • Demonstrating integrity: Act in line with DRC’s vison, values and collaboration standards. Encourage inclusion and diversity to ensure sustainable solutions. Actively involve, respect and empower our stakeholders.

Professional Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree preferably in social sciences, development studies, nutrition or other relevant discipline
  • Minimum of 3 years’ relevant working experience with humanitarian programme in a similar position.
  • Excellent computer skills with proficiency in MS excel.
  • Strong analysis skills (qualitative and qualitative)
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, written and verbal communications
  • Strong cultural awareness and sensitivity
  • Good understanding of complex emergencies and crisis contexts
  • Demonstrated skills in management, teamwork, negotiation and consensus building
  • High level attention to detail and managing complex relationships and communications
  • Goal oriented with ability to work under pressure, independently and with limited supervision
  • Ability and willingness to work and live in challenging conditions

Posting details: Location: Dadaab Duration of Contract: 5 months with a possibility of (extension) Reports to: Team Leader-Livelihoods & Receives technical support from the Technical Manager – Livelihoods & Self-Reliance Supervises: Scope Registration Team (14 Scope Registration Clerks/Assistants)

GENERAL Commitments: DRC has a Humanitarian Accountability Framework, outlining its global accountability commitments. All staff are required to contribute to the achievement of this framework into the work of DRC (http://www.drc.dk/HAF.4265.0.html).

How to apply:

Application Process Qualified candidates are invited to submit their applications which should include a 1-page cover letter clearly stating their motivation and qualifications and a CV. Applications should include contact details of three professional referees who have supervised the candidate in the last five years. One referee must be the applicant’s most recent manager. Only applications that address the stipulated duties and meet the required qualifications will be considered.

2017-07-04

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