Danish Refugee Council Jobs in Kyaka II Uganda

The Danish Refugee Council was founded in Denmark in 1956, and has since grown to become an international humanitarian organization with more than 7,000 staff and 8,000 volunteers. Our vision is a dignified life for all displaced.

All of our efforts are based on our value compass: humanity, respect, independence and neutrality, participation, and honesty and transparency.

Danish Refugee Council Livelihoods Officer (Market Development) Jobs in Kyaka II Uganda

The post refers to a trained DRC staff with vast knowledge of the contextual area of operation and responsible for the day to day operations in the beneficiary communities.

Responsibilities

Coordination/ Representation

Under the supervision of the Livelihoods Coordinator, coordinate with stakeholders, DRC livelihood related linkages representing the organization within its internal guidelines/ standards and those of donors/partners in the districts of jurisdiction.

Attend and represent the interests of DRC in all Livelihood related meetings with the District Local Governments, lower local governments, and other stakeholders

Actively coordinate within the jurisdiction of your responsibility

Contribute and actively participate in internal and sector coordination meetings

Project development, implementation and reporting

Contribute to concept and proposal development in the livelihood thematic areas, with key focus on market development and cash based interventions

Contribute to the gap analysis in the areas of Livelihoods and contribute in the development of new thematic areas according to analysis

Develop market-based interventions and tools to guide market development

Provide key accountability, documentation and assessments to guide cash based interventions

Responsible for day to day activity implementation (with cash based interventions being a core activity) through efficient and effective ways

Contribute to the design of capacity building syllabi and materials and effectively implement the trainings at all levels

Manage the day-to-day livelihood activities, including activity finances while bearing in mind DRC’s/Donor financial regulations.

Monitor and document DRC’s livelihood and cash activities, ensuring all processes, results and lessons learnt are documented and shared within the sector and with Management

Prepare/contribute to weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual, donor and other reports in the area of livelihoods

Staff management

Supervise and mentor Livelihood Assistants in the district of jurisdiction, providing hands-on and real time training to ensure growth and development in performance of the Assistants

Uphold DRC’s code of conduct and principles of accountability. Provide technical and informed programmatic leadership for the livelihood staff members and community based mechanisms in Kyaka II operational area as needed.

Develop staff performance measurement and targets for staff under direct supervision 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

Logistics /Finance

Monitor financial

commitments and expenditures against budgets and provide timely feedback on budget follow ups.

Plan and coordinate proactively logistics and movements of staff from and to different activity locations.

Initiate procurements and ensure their timely execution

Ensure the delivery of supplies in the right quantity and quality

Contribute to grants management of all livelihood projects through management of day to day project expenditures with strict adherence to internal finance policies and donor guidelines

Required Qualifications and Experience

At least 4 years experience working with market and community development and livelihoods, preferably in a refugee setting

Proven experience in developing and implementing cash based interventions

Ability to speak local languages (Kiswahili a key asset)

Proven experience managing community dialogues and working directly with beneficiaries

Experience working with or implementing ECHO projects

How to Apply:

Interested candidates who meet the required qualifications and experience are invited to submit updated CV and cover letter explaining their motivation and why they are suited for the post.

We only accept applications sent via our online-application form under Vacancies. Applications close on 2nd April 2018.

If you have questions or are facing problems with the online application process, please contact job@drc.dk.

For more information and job application details, see; Danish Refugee Council Livelihoods Officer (Market Development) Jobs in Kyaka II Uganda

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