Deadline: 28 September, 2021
Location: Dadaab, Kenya
The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is seeking to fill the role of Area Manager.
DRC provides direct assistance to conflict-affected populations including refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs).
Responsibilities
- Provide leadership, capacity building and design staff development strategies
- Manage senior staff under programme and support services
- Provide on-site support through frequent visits to project sites
- Ensure the implementation of DRC risk management policy at area level
- Ensure compliance to DRC, donor and national policies, rules, regulations and systems in a timely, responsible, documented, accurate and appropriate manner
- Ensure support services are cost effective and efficient
- Supervise all financial reporting and financial procedures, including the monthly schedule for financial reporting, donor reporting and audits, cash flow and liquidity management
- Ensure DRC Dynamics is fully used in the area office
- Ensure programmes are based on user-identified needs and resources of the targeted population are well coordinated with other aid actors, address lessons learnt (from DRC and other actors)
- Ensure programmes are developed, implemented and evaluated within clear monitoring systems and against clear people/programme/finance planning
- Establish and maintain open and productive dialogue with the county government, relevant line ministries, community leaders, power brokers and relevant aid agencies, private businesses and donors
Requirements
- Master’s degree in relevant field
- Five years, minimum, of relevant experience, with four years managing large-scale multi-sector programming
- Five years, minimum, of experience in strategic development, programme design and writing, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation
- Experience in livelihoods, community development, protection and relief (highly desirable)
- Practical and extensive financial, HR and administration management experience with extensive knowledge of budget development/management and finance documentation, tracking and archiving; understanding of HR and administration principles and ethics
- Experience with UNHCR, ECHO, European Aid, and BPRM
- Practical and proven skills in negotiation and conflict resolution with a wide range of stakeholders
- Experience in security and safety management in highly dynamic security environments
- Analytical and problem-solving skills and ability to work independently and as a team member
- Excellent communication skills and fluency in written and spoken English
- Excellent report-writing skills
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