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We are looking for a skilled Programme Innovation and Private Partnership Regional Advisor for East Africa region who will deliver strategic direction on innovation and business partnerships efforts in close coordination with – and in support of – DRC field operations and DRC global strategic vision and ambition.
The Programme Innovation and Private Partnership Regional Advisor position is central in DRC’s ambitions of enhancing its capacity when it comes to humanitarian innovation and pursuing shared value partnerships with responsible private sector partners in its international programs.

He/She is expected to support proactive and positive changes processes in DRC field programming, and form a highly dynamic and complementary task force together with the Programme Innovation and Partnership Advisors from the Middle East and West Africa region.
Even though the Programme Innovation and Private Partnership Regional Advisor will be placed in the East Africa regional hub, it is expected that he/she delivers support to all DRC regions including Asia, Europe and North Africa.

About the job

General Responsibilities:

  • Deliver strategic direction on programme innovation and business partnership at regional level

    Develop and support DRC’s strategic approach in a consultative manner and support the implementation at field level

    Support and deliver the development tools, guidance and facilitation of trainings/project processes in support of innovation and private partnership at regional, country and/or global level in collaboration with other network members.

  • Oversee innovation/business partnership portfolio

    While initiatives will typically be implemented directly by DRC field operations, the advisors will often be involved with partners/donors at some stage of the process. In these instances, a sustained, strategic involvement of the advisors is required to continue building relations with relevant partners/donors/stakeholders.

  • Provide strategic sparring to DRC field operations

    Working strategically with innovation and business engagement remains relatively new features of DRC’s international programs.

    The advisors shall give direction on and support efforts to enhance local capacity – including but not limited to:

    – Fundraising efforts: Oversee a central scanning for fundraising opportunities within institutional donors such as the EU, World Bank, DFID and Danida.

    If resources allow, support field operations responding to local funding opportunities.

    – Identifying and managing partners: Work with field operations to identify relevant partners and provide guidance on vetting requirements to ensure that partners meet DRC’s standards.

    – Internal training: Ensure that trainings on DRC’s tools, approach to innovation and business partnerships is developed and conducted on a regular basis to ensure that relevant staff are supported and able to use tools in practice.

  • External representation

    Taking part in seminars, conferences and other relevant events both to position DRC, engage with potential partners and stay updated on recent developments in the field.

  • Learning and information sharing

Oversee that best practices and lessons learnt are shared within DRC and facilitate learning across the organization. Stay updated on the latest developments and build a Community of Practice (CoP) related to innovation and business partnerships.

About You

The ideal candidate will meet the below requirements:

Required:

  • A minimum of 5 years of experience with humanitarian and development aid.
  • University degree or equivalent within social science and/or business administration
  • A strong curiosity and passion for how to improve the work of the humanitarian sector, including technological solutions
  • Strong interpersonal skills and a high degree of advisory and motivating capability.
  • Demonstrable abilities in establishing close and trustful relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
  • The ability to build bridge and understanding between stakeholders from the humanitarian/development work and sectors that are not non-traditional actors (private sector, investment funds etc.)
  • You possess integrity and credibility, and can bring these features into play when considering the pros and cons of partnership opportunities for DRC
  • Full professional proficiency in English and French.

Desired:

  • Knowledge about programming in refugee and displacement situations is considered a strong advantage.
  • Documented experience in supporting the development of shared value partnerships that are involving new ways of addressing humanitarian financing gaps, including partnership arrangements of a commercial and semi-cooperate nature, social impact businesses, investment fund etc.
  • Strong innovation experience within one of DRCs core sectors of such as Economic Recovery or Protection and/or cutting edge knowledge of key issues of urbanization and climate change
  • Strong documented financial experience in supporting the development of shared value partnerships that are involving new ways of addressing humanitarian financing gaps, including partnership arrangements of a commercial and semi-cooperate nature, social impact businesses, investment funds etc.
  • Strong documented experience in ICT4D, FinTech, EduTech, PeaceTech or similar

All DRC roles require the post-holder to master DRC’s core competencies:

  • Striving for excellence: Focusing on reaching results while ensuring efficient processes.
  • Collaborating: Involving relevant parties and encouraging feedback.
  • Taking the lead: Taking ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.
  • Communicating: Listening and speaking effectively and honestly.
  • Demonstrating integrity: Upholding and promoting the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation to DRC’s values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment. “

We offer

Contract length: 24 months

Level: Band F (cf. DRC’s Terms of Employment for Expatriates)

Duty Station: Nairobi/Kenya.

Start date: As soon as possible

Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for Expatriates; please refer to drc.ngo under Vacancies, graded as Band F Non-Manager.

For qualified national staff the terms of employment will be in accordance with DRC terms for National staff in Kenya.

How to apply:

All applicants must upload a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English here. Applications sent by email will not be considered.

Closing date for applications: 1 September 2019

Please note that applications will be reviewed continuously and interviews will be planned as soon as a suitable candidate is identified, so early submission of applications is encouraged.

DRC remains a right to close the vacancy once a suitable candidate is identified.

For information about this vacancy, please contact [email protected]

For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website drc.ngo.

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

We are looking for a skilled Programme Innovation and Private Partnership Regional Advisor for East Africa region who will deliver strategic direction on innovation and business partnerships efforts in close coordination with - and in support of - DRC field operations and DRC global strategic vision and ambition. The Programme Innovation and Private Partnership Regional Advisor position is central in DRC’s ambitions of enhancing its capacity when it comes to humanitarian innovation and pursuing shared value partnerships with responsible private sector partners in its international programs.

He/She is expected to support proactive and positive changes processes in DRC field programming, and form a highly dynamic and complementary task force together with the Programme Innovation and Partnership Advisors from the Middle East and West Africa region. Even though the Programme Innovation and Private Partnership Regional Advisor will be placed in the East Africa regional hub, it is expected that he/she delivers support to all DRC regions including Asia, Europe and North Africa.

About the job

General Responsibilities:

  • Deliver strategic direction on programme innovation and business partnership at regional levelDevelop and support DRC’s strategic approach in a consultative manner and support the implementation at field levelSupport and deliver the development tools, guidance and facilitation of trainings/project processes in support of innovation and private partnership at regional, country and/or global level in collaboration with other network members.
  • Oversee innovation/business partnership portfolioWhile initiatives will typically be implemented directly by DRC field operations, the advisors will often be involved with partners/donors at some stage of the process. In these instances, a sustained, strategic involvement of the advisors is required to continue building relations with relevant partners/donors/stakeholders.
  • Provide strategic sparring to DRC field operationsWorking strategically with innovation and business engagement remains relatively new features of DRC’s international programs.The advisors shall give direction on and support efforts to enhance local capacity – including but not limited to:- Fundraising efforts: Oversee a central scanning for fundraising opportunities within institutional donors such as the EU, World Bank, DFID and Danida.If resources allow, support field operations responding to local funding opportunities.- Identifying and managing partners: Work with field operations to identify relevant partners and provide guidance on vetting requirements to ensure that partners meet DRC’s standards.- Internal training: Ensure that trainings on DRC’s tools, approach to innovation and business partnerships is developed and conducted on a regular basis to ensure that relevant staff are supported and able to use tools in practice.
  • External representationTaking part in seminars, conferences and other relevant events both to position DRC, engage with potential partners and stay updated on recent developments in the field.
  • Learning and information sharing

Oversee that best practices and lessons learnt are shared within DRC and facilitate learning across the organization. Stay updated on the latest developments and build a Community of Practice (CoP) related to innovation and business partnerships.

About You

The ideal candidate will meet the below requirements:

Required:

  • A minimum of 5 years of experience with humanitarian and development aid.
  • University degree or equivalent within social science and/or business administration
  • A strong curiosity and passion for how to improve the work of the humanitarian sector, including technological solutions
  • Strong interpersonal skills and a high degree of advisory and motivating capability.
  • Demonstrable abilities in establishing close and trustful relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
  • The ability to build bridge and understanding between stakeholders from the humanitarian/development work and sectors that are not non-traditional actors (private sector, investment funds etc.)
  • You possess integrity and credibility, and can bring these features into play when considering the pros and cons of partnership opportunities for DRC
  • Full professional proficiency in English and French.

Desired:

  • Knowledge about programming in refugee and displacement situations is considered a strong advantage.
  • Documented experience in supporting the development of shared value partnerships that are involving new ways of addressing humanitarian financing gaps, including partnership arrangements of a commercial and semi-cooperate nature, social impact businesses, investment fund etc.
  • Strong innovation experience within one of DRCs core sectors of such as Economic Recovery or Protection and/or cutting edge knowledge of key issues of urbanization and climate change
  • Strong documented financial experience in supporting the development of shared value partnerships that are involving new ways of addressing humanitarian financing gaps, including partnership arrangements of a commercial and semi-cooperate nature, social impact businesses, investment funds etc.
  • Strong documented experience in ICT4D, FinTech, EduTech, PeaceTech or similar

All DRC roles require the post-holder to master DRC’s core competencies:

  • Striving for excellence: Focusing on reaching results while ensuring efficient processes.
  • Collaborating: Involving relevant parties and encouraging feedback.
  • Taking the lead: Taking ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.
  • Communicating: Listening and speaking effectively and honestly.
  • Demonstrating integrity: Upholding and promoting the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation to DRC’s values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment. "

We offer

Contract length: 24 months

Level: Band F (cf. DRC’s Terms of Employment for Expatriates)

Duty Station: Nairobi/Kenya.

Start date: As soon as possible

Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for Expatriates; please refer to drc.ngo under Vacancies, graded as Band F Non-Manager.

For qualified national staff the terms of employment will be in accordance with DRC terms for National staff in Kenya.

How to apply:

All applicants must upload a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English here. Applications sent by email will not be considered.

Closing date for applications: 1 September 2019

Please note that applications will be reviewed continuously and interviews will be planned as soon as a suitable candidate is identified, so early submission of applications is encouraged.

DRC remains a right to close the vacancy once a suitable candidate is identified.

For information about this vacancy, please contact [email protected]

For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website drc.ngo.

2019-09-02

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