Logistics Coordinator for the Central African Republic (CAR).
Locally Recruited Expatriate
BACKGROUND
The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is advertising the position of Logistics Coordinator for the Central African Republic (CAR).
DRC responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1956 by a consortium of NGOs, DRC offers life-saving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster, using human rights and humanitarian principles. At work today in over 30 countries, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. DRC leads the way from harm to home.
DRC has been providing assistance to displaced and host communities and in general to conflict-affected populations in the Central African Republic (CAR) since August 2008, in the departments of Ouham, Ouham Pendé and Bamingui Bangoran, which are in conflict-affected areas with significant numbers of IDPs. DRC’s sectors of assistance in CAR include protection, livelihoods and WASH. Currently there are over 136,000 IDPs in CAR.
Within the protection sector, DRC is one of the largest NGOs in CAR, with personnel in all field offices (Paoua/Ouham Pendé, Batangafo/Ouham, Ndélé/Bamingui Bangoran), sub-offices (Markounda/Ouham, Kabo/Ouham) and other locations (Mbaïki/Lobaye) and a 2011 funding portfolio of USD 3 million. The program strategy for 2012 covers child DDR, legal aid, emergency protection (including IDP profiling and peacebuilding initiatives)and emergency education. DRC is Co-Lead of the Protection Cluster and of a number of sub-clusters.DRC reintegration projects emphasise a community-based approach in terms of developing community infrastructure, developing protection committees and conducting children’s rights sensitisation campaigns, all of which capitalise on synergies with other protection projects and/or DRC programmes wherever possible.
JOB PURPOSE
The Protection Project Manager (Child DDR) is responsible for leading achievements in the following areas:
• Coordination of children’s reintegration and related projects
• Protection mainstreaming with DRC Education, Food Security and Early Recovery (livelihood) projects
• Ensuring sustainability of all project interventions
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Program Implementation:
• Ensure that children’s demobilisation, reintegration and related projects are implemented in a timely, professional and sustainable manner in accordance with donor objectives, goals and indicators as well as protection standards. Identify and seize opportunities to mainstream protection activities into DRC Education, Food Security and Early recovery programmes through available protection project resources.
• Supervise and coordinate the systematic collection of information and reporting on rights violation in the area of intervention
• Organize regular field visits to ensure technical support to field staff and local partners.
• Submit regular project reports to the Protection Coordinator.
• Meet regularly with local authorities to foster good will and support for all protection activities.
• Represent DRC in protection cluster and sub-cluster meetings, as requested.
Program Planning, M&E and Finance:
• Support the Protection Coordinator in developing protection activities which support the overall DRC Strategic Program Document (SPD).
• Search actively for new project ideas and activitiesSupport the Protection Coordinator in drafting concept papers and assist in the preparation of creative, realistic and cost-effective project proposals
• Prepare realistic project plans
• Monitor commitments and expenditures against budgets
• Ensure that there is no over expenditure on budget lines.
• Liaise with DRC Administration, Finance and Logistics departments, as well as with the Protection Coordinator to ensure smooth operations.
• Guarantee a smooth M&E of project activities (Establish and maintain a regular system of project evaluation and progress monitoring).
Management and Human Resources:
• Supervise and work closely with national protection staff Design and deliver ongoing protection trainings and capacity-building exercises for national staff and DRC partners.
• Carry out timely DRC Performance Appraisals of protection staff.
• In coordination with the Protection Coordinator, make recommendations on hiring, promotions, disciplinary measures, and termination of contracts.
Protection Policy:
• Commit to respect DRC's Protection Policy.
• Commit to ensure the best implementation possible of DRC's Protection Policy in CAR.
• Commit to inform DRC's Head Office of any allegation or possibility of violation of DRC's Protection Policy.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
• Advanced university degree in law, social sciences or related field
• At least 2 years experience in child DDR, child protection and emergency protection
• At least three years of relevant field experience in emergency or post-emergency settings
• Fluency in and written and spoken French; good English skills
• Experience in capacity building and support of national staff
• Experience in managing local partners
• Experience in combining protection issues with the delivery of humanitarian assistance
• Very good writing and reporting skills
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, negotiation and communications skills
• Strong capacity for conducting context analysis
• Highly motivated, results-oriented, and creative in problem-solving
• Ability to cope with heavy workloads and to work under pressure
• Willingness to live and work under difficult conditions in remote emergency and post-conflict settings with few amenities
• A high level of social-cultural sensitivity when dealing with colleagues, partners and beneficiaries
CONDITIONS
Starting date: As soon as possible (mid-February 2012)
Duty Station: Ndele
Reporting Line: Protection Project Manager (Child DDR) reports directly to the Protection Coordinator
Contract duration: 12 months (With a possibility of extension pending performance and funding available). Please note that this is a locally recruited expatriate position. Salary 3000 EUR, insurance, one flight/ year, R&R every 3 month with maximum 1000$ transport reimbursed.
FURTHER INFORMATION
You are welcome to contact Country Director for CAR, Rodolphe Moinaux, ph. +23672724827 or email: drccar@drc.dk for additional information about the position.
Please note that applications are not to be sent to Mr. Moinaux. We only accept application sent via our online system accessible at www.drc.dk/Vacancies. Applications sent directly to Mr. Moinaux will NOT be considered.
For information about our work and organisation, please visit our website www.drc.dk.
APPLICATION AND CV
Only motivated applications that address the stipulated duties and meet the required qualifications, in English and marked “Protection Project Manager (Children DDR)”, sent together with a CV will be considered.
Applications are to be sent to no later than 10. February 2011.
Please note that the Candidate must be proficient in BOTH French and English. CV-only applications will not be considered. We only accept applications sent via our online-application form on www.drc.dk under Vacancies > Current vacancies > Protection Project Manager (Child DDR) – CAR.
Please contact Ms Anne Oxholm, job@drc.dk, if you experience problems with your online application.
APPLICATION AND CV
Only motivated applications that address the stipulated duties and meet the required qualifications, in English and marked “Protection Project Manager (Children DDR)”, sent together with a CV will be considered.
Applications are to be sent to no later than 10. February 2011.
Please note that the Candidate must be proficient in BOTH French and English. CV-only applications will not be considered. We only accept applications sent via our online-application form on www.drc.dk under Vacancies > Current vacancies > Protection Project Manager (Child DDR) – CAR.
Please contact Ms Anne Oxholm, job@drc.dk, if you experience problems with your online application.
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