Danish Refugee Council (DRC) has been operating in Ukraine since 2014 and is currently scaling up its operation in Ukraine to deliver lifesaving assistance and emergency response to people affected by the war.
Overall purpose of the role
• Responsible for developing context sensitive strategies and implementing the relevant project component of DRC's programs in the area
• Provide technical expertise on program development in all relevant projects
Sector responsibilities: Business training and SME development, business grants, life-skills training, literacy and numeracy training, vocational training, micro-credit loans, savings groups, group enterprise development and facilitation.
Geographic scope: Chernihiv, Dnipro, Kharkiv
This role has an area focus and ensures compliance to DRC procedures and guidelines within the area. The role contributes to the development of area strategies, which are translated into action plans and day-to-day tasks. The role provides support and/or technical guidance to base operations.
Main responsibilities
Project Management and implementation
• Coordinate, plan and monitor project activities
• Ensure the highest quality of the sectoral interventions, and the coherence between all projects, ongoing and proposed, according to the overall strategy
• Take leadership of the project programs in terms of high quality and timely deliveries, narrative reporting and financial overviews, close cooperation with donors, Government counterparts and coordination mechanism on site and in synergy with other DRC interventions in the area
• Formalize and develop project related operational tools and training modules
• Provide input for monthly, quarterly and annual donor reports
• Provide overall budget monitoring, financial management and expenses control for the project activities, including compliance with minimum DRC and donor requirements
Program development and strategy
• Representation of DRC and active participation in sectoral and relevant sub sectors/working groups
• Oversee knowledge sharing across teams, and ensure that monitoring and evaluation results are understood and used to improve programs
• Drive the development and growth of the relevant programs within the DRC program objectives and feed into country-wide strategy development
Accountability and reporting
• Guided by the DRC Programme Handbook, continuously monitor and develop relevant accountability initiatives within relevant project program as well as strengthening the effort to document the impact of activities
• Ensure compliance with internal and external reporting requirements including procurement
People Management (if relevant)
• Lead and manage project staff members including coaching, ensuring coordination, recruitment, and capacity development
• Provide on the job training as much as required and adapt trainings/coaching to specific staff needs
As Manager the post-holder is responsible for the following:
• Accountable for achieving DRC’s strategic goals and objectives within the area of responsibility
• Accountable for making significant decisions on what the unit does: its purpose, functions and role, and for making commitments and decisions that require the expenditure of significant unit resources.
• Accountable for people management of direct reports, generally at least 3 employees. This includes hiring & firing, objective setting, probation, performance appraisal, development of staff, managing performance, including poor performance, etc.
• Accountable for making sound decisions based on DRC policies, MOPs, standards, and the advice of technical experts in DRC
Required experience and competencies
• Minimum 5 years of proven international experience in NGO projects
• Experience in the relevant project area
• At least 3 years' experience with people management
• Full professional proficiency in English
• Excellent writing and editing skills for external audiences (including governments and donors)
• Experience in producing high-quality technical material (training material, programme tools, proposals, strategic documents etc.)
• Experience working with Monitoring and Evaluation
Required education
Master's degree (e.g. political science, international development, economics)
We offer
Contract length: 12 months Band: F – Start date: As soon as possible Salary and other conditions are offered in accordance with DRC’s Terms of Employment for National Staff salary scale.
Application process
All applicants must upload a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English. Applications sent by email will not be considered.
Closing date for applications: 25 June 2023
We reserve the right to conduct further interviews before the deadline for submission of applications.
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