Fresher Conflict Management Assistant NGO Jobs – Danish Refugee Council (DRC)

Job Title:        Conflict Management Assistant
Organisation: Danish Refugee
Council (DRC)
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Conflict
Management Officer
About US:
The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a private, independent,
humanitarian organization working on all aspects of the refugee cause in more
than 36 countries throughout the world. The aim of DRC is to protect refugees
and internally displaced persons (IDPs) against persecution and to promote
durable solutions to the problems of forced migration, on the basis of
humanitarian principles and human rights. DRC works in accordance with the UN
Conventions on Refugees and the Code of Conduct for the ICRC and NGOs in
Disaster Relief.
Job Summary: The Conflict
Management Assistant is directly responsible for the operational implementation
of all conflict management activities in the assigned target areas.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:  
Coordination / Representation:
  • Build working relationships with field
    level structures, authorities, community leaders and local actors as well
    as field level private and other stakeholders
  • Work in close coordination with the
    Conflict Management Officer attend and represent the interest of DRC in
    the areas of your responsibility
  • Actively coordinate EUTF program livelihoods,
    ALP staff and with the field staff of other DRC sectors and other
    organizations
  • Actively participate in assigned regular
    sector meetings and in-house coordination meetings.
  • Act as primary link between the assigned
    target communities and DRC.
Project Implementation and Reporting:
  • Effectively implement the day to day
    activities according to plan and technical standards.
  • Actively contribute in the development of
    projects through field experience and information sharing.
  • Assist in meetings and trainings with
    stakeholders, local conflict management actors and project beneficiary
    target groups
  • Facilitate the development of awareness
    raising campaign led by communities in assigned target communities for the
    EU Trust Fund projects.
  • Organize youth events, beneficiary
    trainings and other conflict management activities.
  • Keenly monitor the implementation of the
    awareness raising campaign plan by the assigned target communities and
    support the communities to improve implementation.
  • Participate in quality data collection and
    timely reporting.
  • Actively mobilize beneficiaries to
    effectively and willingly participate in the project activities.
  • Monitor and document DRC’s conflict
    management activities according to given formats, guidelines and
    timelines.
  • Prepare and submit reports to contribute
    to the weekly, monthly and other reports
  • Ensure the delivery of items and others
    services to beneficiaries.



Staff Development and Management:
  • Supervise community level volunteers, and
    community participants.
  • Provide technical and programmatic
    leadership for the community based structure in Yumbe operational area as
    needed.
  • Conduct daily field visits to support
    field staffs – mentoring – through technical back stopping and to train
    duty bearers.
  • Uphold DRC’s code of conduct and principles
    of accountability
Logistics /Finance:
  • Assist the Conflict Management Officer in
    monitoring financial commitments and expenditures against budgets and
    provide timely feedback on budget follow ups.
  • Plan and coordinate proactively logistics
    and movements of staff from and to different clusters.
  • Follow up all DRC Procedures on Security,
    Finance, Logistics, HR and Administration.
  • Actively take part in the facilitation of
    order requests
  • Ensure effective use of resources in the
    field
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
  • The ideal candidate for the Danish Refugee
    Council (DRC) Conflict Management Assistant job placement must hold a Law
    Degree or equivalent in social sciences
  • One year of experience in similar
    position.
  • Excellent knowledge in preparing major international
    donor reports.
  • Knowledge and experience of working with
    Echo, EU donors.
  • Possess strong analytical and conceptual
    skills.
  • Fluent in written and spoken English and
    at least one local language.
  • Must be in possession of a valid
    motorcycle riding permit with at least one year of rough road riding
    experience.
  • Proven commitment to accountable
    practices.
  • Knowledge of working in challenging
    environments.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage large
    varied workloads and deal constructively with stress and periods with long
    hours.
  • Proven ability to prioritize tasks, meet
    deadlines and work with limited supervision
  • Proactive, stable and robust character and
    a good team player.
  • Excellent communication skills, calm and a
    good sense of humour.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and
    demonstrated ability to establish effective working relations at all
    levels.
  • Computer literacy skills with proficiency
    in Microsoft Word and Excel.
     
 DRC’ five core competencies: 
  • Striving for excellence:
    You focus on reaching results in a fast paced environment
  • Collaborating: You lead
    initiatives and processes by involving relevant parties and encouraging
    feedback. 
  • Taking the lead: You
    take ownership and initiative while setting high standards 
  • Communicating: You
    listen to other stakeholders and staff; and you communicate concisely and
    persuasively
  • Demonstrating integrity:
    You act in line with DRC’s vision and values. 
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their
applications with the following documents to the E-mail address below;
  • A cover letter (1 page) in which you
    explain why you are interested in the position and how you meet the
    qualities and qualifications criteria
  • Concise and accurate CV (maximum 3 pages).
    The CV should include information about your qualification, relevant
    training courses, Work experience, name and contact details of 3 relevant
    references.
E-mail your cover letter, updated CV and academic credentials to: administrator@drcuganda.org
Deadline: 14th August
2017 by 5:00pm

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