DDG Programme Manager Afghanistan

ABOUT DANISH DEMINING GROUP

Danish Demining Group (DDG) was established in 1998 and undertakes all aspects of mine action, incl. mine and EOD clearance, mine risk education, victim assistance, advocacy and stockpile destruction. DDG currently operates in Afghanistan, Somaliland and Somalia, Sri Lanka, Iraq, Chechnya, and Sudan. As an organisation under the Danish Refugee Council (DRC), DDG’s work is conducted in close co-operation with DRC’s activities whenever feasible.

DRC is a non-profit, private, humanitarian organisation, which aim is to protect refugees and internally displaced persons against persecution and to promote durable solutions based on humanitarian principles and human rights, both in Denmark and internationally. Support and capacity building of local and national authorities and NGOs form an integrated part of the work as does relief work and other humanitarian aid, rehabilitation, support to return and repatriation, and the removal of landmines.

Danish Demining Group (DDG) has operated in Afghanistan since 1999. At present the total work force consist of approximately 800 national employees involved in manual demining, manual surface and sub- surface clearance, mechanical clearance, mine risk education and awareness and EOD work.

DDG is recruiting a Programme Manager for its programme in Afghanistan. The position will be as deputy PM during a 4-6 months handover until June 2012.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

External relations

• Liaise with Afghan authorities, donors, Mine Action authorities including UNMACA, and other organisations active in demining, development and security.

• Write proposals and reports to the above actors.

• Facilitate field trips with donors, HQ staff and occasionally media.

Management duties

• Analyse, plan and implement programme developments on a strategic level, including development of responses to donor requirements for integration with other development sectors.

• Manage finances with the assistance of the Programme Administrator

• Plan, develop and manage human resources in the programme with the assistance of the Administrator.

• Monitor and respond to the security environment with regards to Afghanistan’s internal conflict as well as to the risks associated with mine action activities.

Internal relations

• Liaise with staff in Copenhagen HQ.

• Head the management team for DDG Afghanistan consisting of the Programme Manager, Project Managers the Programme Administrator (admin/fin) and the Operations Manager (technical).

• Participate in meetings with Technical Advisors and senior national staff and visit field staff regularly.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Substantial international experience from humanitarian/development work including programme development and management responsibilities.

• Substantial experience with humanitarian mine action but not necessarily in a technical capacity.

• Experience with financial management.

• Experience with writing proposals and reports to donors.

• Experience with high security environments.

• Afghan experience is an advantage.

• Diplomatic, patient and persistent.

• Fluency in written and spoken English.

• Good knowledge of Word and Excel

REFERENCE

The Programme Manager reports to the Head of Desk DDG Afghanistan

OUR CONDITIONS

Commencement: Jan/Feb 2012

Duty Station: DDG Afghanistan, Non-family duty station.

Contract: App. 12 months with possibility of extension.

Salary and other conditions in accordance with DRC’s Terms of Employment for Expatriates (can be found onwww.drc.dk under Vacancies). The position is placed among level A1 and A3.

FURTHER INFORMATION

You are welcome to contact Head of Desk DDG Afghanistan Lene Rasmussen on telephone +45 3373 5118 or on email: lene.rasmussen@drc.dk or Programme Manager Southern Craib, pm.afghanistan@drc.dk for further information on the programme and the position.

Please note that applications are not to be sent to Ms. Rasmussen. We only accept applications sent via our on-line system at www.drc.dk under Vacancies/Current vacancies/DDG Programme Manager – Afghanistan. Applications sent directly to Ms. Rasmussen will not be accepted.

For general information about the Danish Demining Group, please consult www.danishdemininggroup.dk

APPLICATION AND CV

Only motivated applications that address the stipulated duties and meet the required qualifications sent together with a CV, in English and marked ”DDG PM Afghanistan ”, will be considered.

We only accept applications sent via our online-application system at www.drc.dk under Vacancies/Current vacancies/DDG Programme Manager – Afghanistan. Please remember to include a letter of application and your CV.

Applications are to be submitted to no later than 21. November 2011. Interviews for shortlisted candidates are planned between 28. November and 12. December 2011.

Please contact Anne Oxholm, job@drc.dk, if you experience problems with your on-line application.