Area Programme Manager (re-advertisement)

Position description

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 a highly qualified Area Programme Manager to join our team in Dnipro. This position is based in Dnipro, with oversight of programming in Dnipropetrovska and Zaporizhska (government controlled) oblasts. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis for a start date as soon as possible.

The overall purpose of the role

• Develop and manage DRC area programming centred around strengthening of protection and resilience, for displaced populations, centred on protection and cash approaches. Displaced populations include internally displaced persons (IDPs), host families, host communities, and returnees.
• Represent DRC in relevant humanitarian coordination forums, engaging with UN & INGO counterparts and proactively seeking to shape agendas in line with DRC and humanitarian priorities. In addition, representation of the programme to partners and authorities will boost DRC’s profile and portfolio.
• Provide vision, leadership and direction to DRC humanitarian team, as well as overseeing the administration and implementation of the area project grants and project teams.
• Support the Senior Management Team in ensuring strategic programming coherent with DRC’s operational platforms, coordinating DRC’s programme development, strengthening DRC’s programme quality, standards and learning, and enforcing DRC’s accountability and M&E frameworks.

Qualifications

To be successful in this role we expect you to have at least 5 years’ experience in a project/ program management role involving responsibility for developing new and successful proposals and at least 3 years’ experience with people management. Moreover, we also expect the following:

• Skills and experience in project/program planning, delivery, monitoring, reporting, review and evaluation.
• Skills in fundraising, budget management and donor reporting/ accountability/ compliance.
• Experience in working in complex emergencies or challenging security settings and within security management frameworks. Calm and diplomatic in nature.
• Experience in capacity building of staff.
• Ability to produce timely project proposals and high-quality reports.
• Full professional proficiency in English.

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: Open ended contract after successful completion of three months’ probation period.
• Band: F2management
• Designation of Duty Station: Dnipro
• Start date: ASAP

Application instructions

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