Danish Refugee Council Jobs in Uganda
This position is based in Kyaka II Refugee Settlement and will be providing support to the implementation of DRC Program. The job is field based with frequent movement within the project Area.
The Livelihood Officer reports to the Livelihoods Coordinator with a technical reporting line to the Livelihood Manager in Kampala.
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.
Danish Refugee Council Jobs in Uganda
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:
Applications should be in English and include the following:
A cover letter (1 page) in which you explain why you are interested in the position and how you meet the qualities and qualifications criteria and salary expectations.
Concise and accurate CV (maximum 3 pages). The CV should include information about your qualification, relevant training courses, Work experience, name and contact details of 3 relevant references.
Please send your Cover letter, CV and Academic certificates by email to: administrator@drcuganda.org by 2nd April 2018 5:00pm clearly indicating position name in the subject line. We thank applicants for their interest in the position however; only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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