Fresher Livelihoods Officer – Cash Programme NGO Job Opportunities – Danish Refugee Council (DRC)
Job Title: Livelihoods Officer – Cash Programme
Organization: Danish Refugee Council (DRC)
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Base Manager
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 Livelihoods Officer – Cash Programme will be providing support to the implementation of DRC Program. The job is field based with frequent movement within the project Area.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Coordination/ Representation:
- Under the supervision of the Base Manager, coordinate with stakeholders, DRC Cash and livelihood related linkages representing the organization within its internal guidelines/standards and those of donors/partners in the districts of jurisdiction.
- Attend and represent the interests of DRC in all Livelihood related meetings with the District Local Governments, lower local governments, and other stakeholders
- Actively coordinate within the jurisdiction of your responsibility
- Contribute and actively participate in internal and sector coordination meetings
Project development, implementation and reporting:
- Conduct assessment of needs and capacities of community for cash based interventions
- Follow procedures and guidelines in implementation of cash based interventions, and support in developing learning for improved cash strategies
- Conduct training on procedures followed in cash based interventions
- Facilitate designing as well as implementation of beneficiary selection process
- Conduct market assessment of goods and services required by POCs in cash based interventions
- Write concept notes, work plans for cash based interventions
- Write timely quality; weekly, monthly, quarterly, biannual and annual reports
- Contribute to the formulation of project proposals on cash based intervention
- Contribute to concept and proposal development in the livelihood thematic areas, with key focus on market development and cash based interventions
- Contribute to the gap analysis in the areas of Livelihoods and contribute in the development of new thematic areas according to analysis
- Develop market-based interventions and tools to guide market development
- Provide key accountability, documentation and assessments to guide cash based interventions
- Responsible for day to day activity implementation (with cash based interventions being a core activity) through efficient and effective ways
- Contribute to the design of capacity building syllabi and materials and effectively implement the trainings at all levels
- Manage the day-to-day livelihood activities, including activity finances while bearing in mind DRC’s/Donor financial regulations.
- Monitor and document DRC’s livelihood and cash activities, ensuring all processes, results and lessons learnt are documented and shared within the sector and with Management
- Prepare/contribute to weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual, donor and other reports in the area of livelihoods
Staff Management:
- Supervise and mentor Livelihood Assistants in the district of jurisdiction, providing hands-on and real time training to ensure growth and development in performance of the Assistants
- Uphold DRC’s code of conduct and principles of accountability. Provide technical and informed programmatic leadership for the livelihood staff members and community based mechanisms in Kyaka II operational area as needed.
- Develop staff performance measurement and targets for staff under direct supervision 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
Logistics /Finance:
- Keenly 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 activity locations.
- Initiate procurements and ensure their timely execution
- Ensure the delivery of supplies in the right quantity and quality
- Contribute to grants management of all livelihood projects through management of day to day project expenditures with strict adherence to internal finance policies and donor guidelines
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal applicant for the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) Livelihoods Officer – Cash Programme job must hold a bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences, market and business related course.
- Experience in implementing cash based programmes
- Competence using information technology including experience with word-processing, spreadsheets and database software.
- Highly developed analytical and reporting skills.
- Excellent communication skills (reading, writing, speaking).
- High integrity and willingness to conduct her/himself transparently and open to scrutiny.
- Strong empathy skills and genuine care and respect for needs of others especially female refugees and people with special needs.
- Ability to respect and maintain confidentiality.
- Ability to write reports and communication pieces.
- Excellent organizational skills, ability to determine priorities and attention to detail a must.
- Demonstrated interpersonal skills, sound judgment, planning and team building and facilitating skills.
- Ability to work in a multicultural context as a flexible and respectful team player.
- Willingness and capacity to work in the field and travel frequently to project sites when needed.
- Languages: Fluency in English and local language a plus.
Desirable
- Experience of working with UN or Non-Governmental Organizations.
- Experience in training and capacity-building of staff.
- Commitment to humanitarian principles and values.
- Understanding of gender, protection and human rights.
- Knowledge of refugee crisis.
How to Apply:
All Interested candidates who meet the required qualifications and experience please submit updated CV and cover letter explaining their motivation and why they are suited for the post.
Deadline: 21st April 2020
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