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Job Title: Livelihood & Gender Assistant
Organisation: Danish Refugee
Council (DRC)
Council (DRC)
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Livelihood &
Gender Officer
Gender 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.
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 Livelihood
and gender Assistant is responsible for the day to day operations of the EU
Trust Fund project in the beneficiary communities as outlined by the Livelihood
/ Gender Officer.
and gender Assistant is responsible for the day to day operations of the EU
Trust Fund project in the beneficiary communities as outlined by the Livelihood
/ Gender Officer.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
Coordination / Representation:
- Build and strengthen relationships with
field-level structures, authorities and community leaders as well as field
level private and other stakeholders - Work in close coordination with the
Livelihoods/Gender officer attend and represent the interest of DRC in the
areas of your responsibility - Actively coordinate with the field staff
of other DRC sectors and other organizations - Actively participate in the regular sector
meetings and in house coordination meetings
Project Implementation and Reporting:
- Effectively implement the day to day
activities according to plan and technical standards - Significantly contribute in the
development of projects through field experience and information sharing - Assist in meetings and trainings with
stakeholders and target groups - Actively take part in quality data
collection and timely reporting - Actively take part in trainings at field
level - Actively mobilize beneficiaries
- Keenly monitor and document DRC’s
livelihood activities - 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
- Manage field based staff, volunteers, and
community participants. - Offer technical and programmatic
leadership for the livelihoods outreach workers and community based
mechanisms in Adjumani operational area as needed. - Develop staff performance measurement and
targets and appraise them based on the set targets. - 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:
- Support the Livelihoods Officer to monitor
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 - Perform any other tasks as may be assigned
from time to time.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the Danish Refugee
Council (DRC) Livelihood & Gender Assistant career placement should
hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Agro-business Management, Enterprise
Management, business development or other related field with in depth
understanding of rural poverty and vulnerability issues - 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.
- Show commitment to accountable practices
- Knowledge of working in challenging
environments. - Proven 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 humor. - Excellent interpersonal skills and
demonstrated ability to establish effective working relations at all
levels.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their
applications including;
applications including;
- 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. - All applications should be sent to
administrator@drcuganda.org clearly indicating position name in the
subject line.
Deadline: 10th July 2017
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