Danish Refugee Council NGO Area Manager Jobs in Ethiopia
Danish Refugee Council NGO Area Manager Jobs in Ethiopia
Overall Purpose of the Role The Area Manager is responsible for overall management and strategic direction of DRC’s response in Djibouti under the direct supervision of the Country Director (CD) based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The Area Manager will represent DRC with the local government bodies (especially ONARS and the Ministry of Women’s Affairs), international organizations in-country, other stakeholders, beneficiaries, and other (I) NGO’s as part of regular and quality communications to maintain good relations.
The post-holder will build the portfolio of the Djibouti area by ensure high quality implementation of all projects and supporting new business development. S/he will need to clearly understand and ensure fair, accountable and transparent management of program, finance and human resources, and promote a learning environment for staff and the organization.
The Area Manager will also be responsible for compliance to Standard Operating Procedures for safety, security and general operations.
Key responsibilities
Management and Coordination
Overall responsibility for the recruitment and daily management of the Djibouti-based program and support teams, including ensuring positive and collaborative working relationships in line with DRC's Code of Conduct and assessing staff capacity to provide or recommend relevant training or coaching as needed.
Daily management of the Djibouti office, including ensuring compliant financial operations and budgeting, administration, human resources, logistics, procurement and security in line with DRC and donor regulations.
Represent DRC publicly at the site level, including in coordination fora with other agencies, and for providing the direct link in communications between DRC's Djibouti field office and the Addis Ababa office.
As a general guideline, the Area Manager will represent DRC with stakeholders who are based in-country, and while the Country Director will manage relationships with stakeholders who are based outside of Djibouti, unless he/she delegates this relationship to the Area Manager.
Program and Technical Support
Provide oversight of all programming in Djibouti in compliance with core protection principles and best practices, and DRC and donor regulations, while upholding rigorous project cycle management standards.
Design and support in conducting needs assessments to inform program design as well as identify risks and vulnerabilities, including those related to gender, age and diversity.
Develop concrete initiatives to respond to needs of displaced communities as well as specific strategies which build upon existing assets within the population.
Contribute to the strategic direction of programming through active and ongoing participation in and contribution to strategic planning meetings and development of strategic documents.
Work with the SMT to define a vision for the Djibouti office, identify opportunities, and liaise with donors and partners.
Work with the Head of Programs and finance team to contribute to new program development, including both narratives and budgets, by coordinating and compiling inputs from other technical and support staff.
Ensure the timely and quality delivery of all organizational and project reports and staff contributions to organizational monitoring and evaluation requirements to ensure project quality, relevance and accountability to DRC's beneficiary populations.
Support staff to integrate protection and migration concerns and awareness into other sectors as relevant.
Finance and Administration
Provide daily management of the field office’s finance team.
Oversee and regularly update a comprehensive master budget of all of DRC’s operations in Djibouti.
Assume responsibility as primary budget holder of all projects and lead in the development of new budgets and spending plans.
Collaborate regularly with the Addis Ababa based finance team to monitor spending and ensure the timely utilization of all grants, including ensuring regular monthly budget and proposal follow ups are conducted in Djibouti and feedback shared with the Country Office.
Ensure all Finance staff are fully compliant with operating in DRC’s cloud-based ERP accounting and project management software by conducting regular spot checks of the financial postings.
Ensure full compliance with DRC and donor financial guidelines and policies.
Human Resources
Manage the Djibouti-based team and support respectful and positive working relationships which allow for the effective implementation of all activities.
This is
to be achieved through leadership, team building, day-to-day support, capacity-building and strong, generalist knowledge in all of DRC’s core sectors, including protection, migration and infrastructure.
Lead site-level recruitment processes and ensure that relevant staffing structures are in place and are reflective of appropriate gender balance.
Promote professional development by identifying training and capacity building opportunities and ensure staff are well versed in core protection concepts, DRC's code of conduct, accountability, respectful dialogue with the refugee population, and prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse.
Collaborate with the Addis Ababa human resources department to ensure staff evaluations are conducted on a regular basis and are uploaded onto DRC’s cloud-based ERP HR software.
Ensure all HR staff files are archived according to DRC’s operations handbook.
Ensure training in DRC’s cloud-based ERP system is provided to all staff upon induction (roles-based training) and that all user setup in Microsoft O365 is completed prior to on boarding process and induction.
Logistics and Procurement
Collaborate with the Supply Chain Manager and Addis Ababa based logistics and procurement team to develop and maintain procurement plans.
Ensure supply chain processes are in place and fully compliant with DRC and donor policies and standards.
Collaborate with the Supply Chain Manager to ensure field-based records are well managed, fulfill DRC and donor requirements, and are always uploaded into DRC’s cloud-based ERP system and available for use in donor reports.
Monitor budget lines to ensure spending is in line with project timelines and implementation schedules.
Ensure all procurement requests are submitted using DRC’s ERP supply chain system and approvals are done in accordance with DRC’s budget holder policy.
Ensure monthly follow up of procurement plans in coordination with the budget follow up process to inform any adjustments in spending as required in advance of project closure.
Enforce DRC’s East Africa and Great Lakes procurement lead times and DRC’s warehousing/distribution policies accordingly.
Safety and Security
Assume responsibility for staff safety in the area of operation.
Ensure all relevant information regarding safety, security and the context is collected, updated and shared in a regular and timely manner.
Collaborate with the Addis Ababa based Security Coordinator and Senior Management Team to make decisions and manage security incidents at a local level.
Reporting
The Area Manager will report to the Country Director
Conditions:
Contract: One year contract (3 months probationary period).
Other employment conditions in accordance with the Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for Global Expatriates recruited by the Regional Office, East Africa & Great Lakes. This position is rated as A13 on the DRC salary scale available at www.drc.dk.
Availability:
January 2019
Duty Station:
Djibouti-Ville, Djibouti. This is a non-family duty station.
General
Commitments: DRC has a Humanitarian Accountability Framework, outlining its global accountability committments. All staff are required to contribute to the achievement of this framework.
Qualifications
Master’s degree in law, social sciences, international development, or other relevant field.
Minimum of 6 to 8 years of work experience within the field of law or protection, particularly within the field of humanitarian response and refugee protection, with experience working for an international NGO, UN agency or relevant ministry or local authority.
Minimum of 5 years of experience in a senior project management position.
Excellent analytical and writing skills.
Excellent written and spoken English and French.
Knowledge of Office software packages and experience using data analysis tools.
Languages
Excellent verbal and written English.
Excellent verbal and written French.
Knowledge of Djiboutian National languages an added advantage.
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 on www.drc.ngo under Vacancies.
Please forward the application and CV, in English through the online application on www.drc.ngo under vacancies no later than 3 December, 2018.
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