Dan Church Aid DRR Programme Officers - Jobs on Uganda
Dan Church Aid DRR Programme Officers - Jobs on Uganda
Dan Church Aid (DCA) DCA is a Danish Humanitarian and Development organisation working to assist and empower people affected by poverty and disasters to live a life in dignity.
In Ethiopia, DCA’s area of works include humanitarian response, food security, resilience building of vulnerable community members and Gender and capacity building of civil society organizations.
DCA Ethiopia is recruiting a DRR Program Officers for its field office in Robe town, Bale zone Oromia National Regional State. Under the supervision of Bale Field Office coordinators, the position holder will be responsible for planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating DRR and related activities of DCA proposed under RESET II projects in Bale zones which is funded by EU Delegation in Ethiopia.
Post Title:
DRR Programme Officers
Type of Contract:
One year, with possibility of extensions
Duty Station:
Robe town Bale zones – with frequent travel to DCA and its partners projects in the zones
Reporting to:
Field Office coordinators
Main tasks of the position are:
Responsible for planning, implementation and monitoring of DCA’s DRR activities proposed under RESET II
Provide technical and capacity building support to field officers for the effective implementation of project activities
Assist DCA’s partners and consortium member organizations implementing similar DRR project activities in the zones
Work in partnership with other consortium member organizations implementing DRR interventions incorporated in RESET II projects in the zones
Responsible for ensuring quality of the project implementation in line with donor and government rule, regulations and compliances
Coaching field officers performance towards achieving project objective
Facilitate the replication of DCA’s prior experience of implementing DRR activities into new woredas and zones
Responsible for compiling monthly, quarterly and other reports pertaining to DRR activities of DCA and its partners
Undertake monitoring to partner project sites to identify issues related to implementation of DRR activities and ensure donor compliance and other required standards, including Core Humanitarian Standards
Plan and build the capacity of local government offices, community groups and field officer.
Facilitate periodic review meetings with beneficiaries, local government offices and partner project staff
Assist Field office Coordinator in properly implementing
DRR activities of the project in particular and RESET II intervention in general.
Participate in consortium level visits by member NGO officials, donors, and other stakeholders
Key Qualifications / Experience:
Bachelor Degree in Disaster Risk Reduction, Agriculture, Rural Development and any other related social science fields with minimum of four years of practical work experience and two years of experience for Master Degree
Practical work experience in implementing DRR project activities such as promoting Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction Committee approach (CMDRRC), emergency response, recovery and rehabilitation initiatives strengthening early warning and preparedness system
Familiarity with implementing EU and ECHO funded DRR development projects and resilience initiatives is strong plus
Practical work experience in linking relief and development (LRRD) activities
NGO experience is highly desirable;
Person Skills and Qualities:
Excellent facilitation and mobilizations skills
Good interpersonal and inter-organisational skills and experience
Demonstrated skill in building community capacity
Strong organisational skills, with ability to meet deadlines
Ability of working with team members
Excellent skills in written and oral English and computer literate
Knowledge of the project area is an advantage
How to Apply
Interested and enthusiastic candidates with the relevant education and prior work experience can apply preferably through an online system by 6th May 2019
DCA is an equal opportunity employer and all interested candidates are encouraged to apply regardless of age, race, gender, marital status and religious, political or ethnic affiliation.
Please don’t mention your religious or ethnic affiliation in your application.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
At this stage, we need a CV and motivation letter only.
Please don’t attach your credentials
For more information and job application details, see; Dan Church Aid DRR Programme Officers - Jobs on Uganda
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