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Dansk Flygtningehjælp

Economic Recovery (Rural Livelihoods) Team Leader

CONTRACT

August 30, 2024

DepartmentUkraine

WorkplaceDnipro

Contract TypeNational contract

Posted30 Aug 2024

Expires10 Sep 2024

Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a leading protection agency with a mandate to protect, advocate and promote durable solutions for displacement affected populations.
DRC has been operating in Ukraine since 2014, currently DRC employs over 700 staff in Ukraine and will continue significant scale-up in 2024 to implement emergency response in the Protection, Livelihoods, Shelter/NFIs and Humanitarian Disarmament and Peacebuilding (humanitarian mine action) sectors, using direct interventions, support to duty bearers and civil society organizations (CSOs), and partnerships with CSOs. DRC will continue and adapt its durable solutions portfolio to the evolving context.
DRC is currently looking for an Economic Recovery (Rural Livelihoods) Team Leader for its activities in Dnipro.
Your main responsibilities will be:

Line management of Economic recovert team, including division of workplan plan, roles and responsibilities, performance and development:
Lead on development of Economic Recovery workplan for agriculture project activities according to the project proposal, timeline. Including operational, people management, work planning and budget in agriculture activities;
Support Economic Recovery Manager in maintaining qualitative programme implementation, including development, review, and adaptation of relevant operational and technical tools;
Support Economic Recovery Manager in project kick off and close out, including resource planning, geo-targeting, and lessons learnt identification;
Support Economic Recovery Manager in the identification on current gaps and needs from the field. Providing qualitative and quantitative data to ensure current programming is relevant to the needs of the community;
Lead on tracking and management of progress for relevant project activities, including planning field activities, timeline, budget spent etc.;
Lead on meeting the procurement need of the project activities, including drafting To R, raising PR, liaising with relevant department;
Support Economic Recovery Manager in budget follow up, forecasting, cash booking;
Coordinate agricultural livelihoods programming with relevant departments and internal stakeholders;
External representation at sub-national cluster and working group meetings, and sharing pertinent points and minutes with relevant colleagues;
Lead on external stakeholder engagement, including liaising with local authorities, duty-bearers, identifying partnership opportunities with CSOs, private businesses and duty bearers;
Support the Economic Recovery Manager in identifying opportunities for partnerships with CSOs, private businesses and stakeholders;
Provide technical inputs on and review of agriculture-related assessments, including advising on contextual agricultural information and needs in the areas of implementation of DRC;
Develop, review, and adapt training materials for staff and persons of concern, and lead in developing staff capacity to implement high-quality agriculture programming;
Delivery of technical mentoring in agricultural activities to the internal DRC team;
Carrying out capacity and training needs assessments of target groups and provision of tailored technical advice and engagement session to beneficiaries as part of the DRC agriculture project intervention, including farmer field school approach, agricultural practice trainings etc.;
Responsible for maintaining programme implementation quality of agriculture activities. Including overseeing accountability and transparency of implementation.

About you:
To be successful in this role we expect you to have at least 2 years of experience in economic recovery programming and implementing cash-based intervention and / or micro-grant activities.
Moreover, we also expect the following:

University degree in related field or relevant work experience.
Secondary education in the field of agriculture, agronomy, technology of production and processing of livestock products, or agro-engineernig.
Full professional proficiency in Ukrainian and advanced level of English required.
Computer literacy: Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office (with focus on Excel and Word).

In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’ five core competencies:

Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.
Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.
Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.
Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.
Demonstrating integrity: You uphold and promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation to our values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment.

We offer

Contract length: One-year contract after successful completion of three months’ probation period (renewable depending on performance and funding)
Band: G management
Designation of Duty Station: Dnipro
Start date: October, 2024

Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for National or Expatriates; please refer to Vacancies | DRC Danish Refugee Council
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: September 10th, 2024
We encourage candidates to apply as soon as posible, interviews might be conducted on a rolling basis. DRC recerves the right to select candidate before the vacancy close date.

DRC as an employer

Founded in 1956, DRC Danish Refugee Council is Denmark’s largest, and a leading international NGO. We have continuously been ranked as one of the best NGOs in the world - and are one of the few with a specific expertise in forced displacement. In over 40 countries, we protect, advocate and build sustainable futures for refugees and other displacement-affected people and communities.

By working in DRC, you will be joining a global workforce of around 8000 employees. We pride ourselves on our:

Professionalism, impact & expertise
Humanitarian approach & the work we do
Purpose, meaningfulness & own contribution
Culture, values & strong leadership
Fair compensation & continuous development

DRC’s capacity to ensure the protection of and assistance to refugees, IDP’s and other persons of concern depends on the ability of our staff to uphold and promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation DRC’s values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment. DRC conducts thorough and comprehensive background checks as part of the recruitment process.

Danish Refugee Council is an equal opportunity employer and we consider all applicants based on individual merit and qualifications, regardless of personal characteristics or attributes. We are committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce, aiming for a 50% balance of men and women in management roles and ensuring that at least 50% of management roles are filled by national staff. We recognize that a diverse and inclusive team is crucial for achieving our organizational goals and making a positive impact on the communities we serve.

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