Danish Refugee Council Vacancies in South Sudan

Danish Refugee Council Country Director DRC Jobs in South Sudan

Role and responsibilities

The Country Director (CD) will lead, manage and further develop DRC’s operation and strategic position in South Sudan. The CD will have the overall responsibility for the strategic direction, management, programming, implementation and fundraising of DRC’s programme. More specifically, the CD will:

Set and ensure the implantation of the strategic direction of DRC’s operation in line with the corporate strategic direction and interests.

Represent DRC externally and ensure that DRC is represented and positioned optimally in the relevant humanitarian coordination fora.

Overall responsible for risk management, safety and duty of care for national and international staff.

Ensure that the programme is organized and managed optimally to pursue opportunities and operates in compliance with minimum requirements and relevant guidelines.

Responsible for the timely and efficient implementation, management and reporting on the resources entrusted DRC by donors and partners.

Lead the process of applying for funding and maintaining a broad funding basis

To be successful in this role you must have:

Minimum 7 years

of senior management experience with a humanitarian agency;

Minimum 5 years experiences working as Country Director/Representative in an Emergency context working with forced displacement in a volatile context;

Executive responsibility for safety management and duty of care for staff

Familiarity with humanitarian coordination mechanisms and advocacy;

Solid experience

Application and CV

Only motivated applications that address the stipulated duties and meet the required qualifications
sent together with a CV will be considered. Please provide references, but do not attach any written
recommendations until requested to do so.

Please submit your application and CV in English no later than 03 July 2017. CV-only applications will
not be considered. Please note that applications are not to be sent to Mr. Christian Jacob Hansen and will not be considered.
We only accept applications sent via our online recruitment system on www.drc.dk under Vacancies.

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

For general information about the DRC and the programme in South Sudan, please consult www.drc.dk.

Closing Date: 19th July 2017