Project Officer

Gender Based Violence (GBV) Innovation project: Advancing Economic Empowerment of GBV Survivors in Humanitarian Settings through Evidence and Localized Action for Gender Transformative Change

Who are we?

Danish Refugee Council, one of the world’s leading humanitarian NGOs, is looking for a highly qualified Project Officer to support a multi-country project on generating evidence on gender-based violence and economic recovery integrated programming funded by United States Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Department. The project is managed globally by DRC`s Global Protection Unit, Department for Strategy, Programme and Learning (SPL), together with Women’s Refugee Commission (WRC), and with in-country implementation from DRC and local partners in Jordan, Lebanon, Uganda, and Niger.

About the job

The Project Officer will be based at the Global Protection Unit (GPU) at DRC´s Headquarters in Copenhagen, leading the implementation of a global donor roundtable taking place in Geneva, Switzerland 26-28 November 2024. The Project Officer will be responsible for ensuring procurement administrative and logistical arrangements for the event as well as with the development of visibility materials. The project officer will report to DRC´s Global Project Manager, and also work closely with the Global Project Coordinator, The Global Project co-lead from Women´s Refugee Commission (WRC), DRC colleagues and local partner staff in the four countries of implementation, as well as international donors. The tasks will include, but not be limited to:

Events planning and management:

• In collaboration with the Global Project Leads from DRC and WRC, and WRC´s Advocacy Focal Point based in Geneva, lead on the organisation of a global donor roundtable in Geneva, Switzerland.
• Liaise and coordinate internally, with donors, and other key stakeholders including local partners in the four countries of implementation.

• Be responsible for the administrative and logistical arrangements, including procurement, planning, organisation and follow-up of the donor roundtable.
• Communicate with the participants and arrange for travel, hotel and local transport arrangements for the donor roundtable and other events.
• Provide administrative and logistical support, including procurement, planning, organisation and follow-up of the donor roundtable and other events, meetings, trainings, workshops, and conferences.

Development of visibility products and workshop materials:

• Support the development of learning and visibility materials for the donor roundtable.

Project monitoring and Reporting

• Support with the development of documentation and reporting of the outcomes of the donor roundtables and other events.
• Monitor budget expenditures related to the donor roundtables.
• Other project/administrative related tasks

About you:

To be successful in this role, you should have experience in project management and mobilising and networking with a variety of stakeholders.

Required:

• 2-3 years’ experience in events and project management, including finance, logistical and administrative aspects. Experience and/or interest in matters relating to prevention and response to gender-based violence, forced displacement and women´s economic empowerment is a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• Experience in communication, public relations, and the use of social media for a civil society organization.
• Excellent skills in MS Word, Excel, Sharepoint, and PowerPoint.
• Excellent communication and inter-personal skills and ability to work effectively in a team consisting of a variety of different and diverse stakeholders.
• Experience in report writing.
• Strong organisational and multitasking skills.
• Self-motivated and ability to take initiative.
• Fluency in English.

Desired:

• Master’s degree in relevant field.
• Fluency in French and /or Arabic is a plus.
• Previous work experience with the Danish Refugee Council.
• Experience in developing visibility materials.

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:
Workplace: Copenhagen (DRC HQ), Denmark with travel to Geneva for the global donor roundtable. Please note that you need to have right to work in Denmark in order to be considered for this role.

Start date: As soon as possible.
Duration: 3-3.5 months (until 15 December) due to funding.

Salary: In accordance with the agreement between DRC and AC at “fuldmægtig” level. This is a national position for which local terms and conditions apply. 

Application process: All applicants must send a cover letter, an updated CV in English as well as a degree certificate, letter of enrolment or residence permit.

Closing date for applications: 22 September 2024. Due to the urgency in filling this role, we will conduct interviews on a rolling basis. 

Further information 

For questions regarding the vacancy please contact Head of Protection, Kathrine Starup at [email protected] or Global Protection Advisor, Joakim Daun at [email protected]

For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website drc.ngo.