Regional Anticipatory Action Coordinator (AERO & MERO)

Who Are We?

Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is an international humanitarian organization with operations in 40 countries dedicated to assisting, protecting, and finding solutions for refugees, internally displaced and other conflict-affected communities. To stay relevant and meet the needs of the people we serve, we are exploring new, innovative ways of responding to displacement crises.   

For the past years, DRC has increasingly engaged in anticipatory action responses related to both climate hazards and conflict-induced displacement. We have developed innovative tools to forecast displacement from hazards to enable humanitarian actors to get ahead of crises. We have implemented several projects in response to drought and floods in Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Yemen, and work across the regions in countries coping with conflict induced displacement.

 

About The Job

The Danish Refugee Council Asia-Europe and Middle East regional offices (AERO and MERO) are looking for a highly experienced Regional Anticipatory Action (AA) Coordinator to provide technical leadership over the anticipatory action programming in both regions. In particular, the AA Coordinator will be the lead for the global Anticipatory Humanitarian Action for Displacement (AHEAD) project in the two regions, funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The four-year project will develop anticipatory action (AA) data models and approaches using local and global data for local-level analysis to help inform humanitarian actors’ decisions when deploying humanitarian assistance and to enable timelier, more dignified, efficient and sustainable assistance.

Under the management of the project’s global Coordinator, and guided by the Global AA Advisor, the Regional Anticipatory Action Coordinator will assume overall technical responsibility for the project in two countries in Asia and one country in the Middle East and the regional deliverables, will provide technical support to the project’s country office-based AA staff, and will support with project delivery in the pilot countries. The AA Coordinator will also oversee delivery of other AA projects in the regions and contribute to new AA and integrated programme development.

 

Responsibilities:

Management and Coordination

• Assume responsibility as the technical focal point for all AA activities in the regions, supporting countries with project development and delivery across the AA portfolio and coordinating between countries.
• Contribute to technical working groups, both internal and external, and participate in partner discussions and forums.

Implementation and Technical Support

• Support the country programmes in direct delivery of anticipatory action projects, including development of contingency plans with communities, preparedness activities, trigger development and trigger release actions, in coordination and collaboration with the Regional Emergency Coordinator and relevant regional sector coordinators.
• Work with country teams in the development of frameworks and policy-level discussions at local and national government levels to ensure AA planning is included in country preparedness
• Work with the Global Lead on AA to develop programmatic guidance and policies on AA in response to conflict- and climate hazards.
• Work with DRC’s broader Evidence, Knowledge and Learning team regarding the use of data and displacement forecasting models in AA and support in capturing evidence, lessons learned and formulating recommendations for other humanitarian actors and policy makers.

Business Development and Advocacy

• Support with business development activities to expand the AA portfolio, working with countries to develop proposals and engage with prospective donors.
• Contribute to external advocacy and representation of DRC in relation to AA.
• Work closely with the DRC’s advocacy team on policy engagement related to expanding uptake of AA in humanitarian sector.

Reporting and Communication

• Establish and maintain clear lines of communication with AA project staff at the country level or country focal points.
• Support the focal points and project staff to ensure submission of quality and timely technical AA reports in line with donor and DRC requirements, and responsible for timely and quality reporting for the regions.

 

About You

To be successful in this role we expect you to have at least 5 years of experience in a similar senior technical role overseeing AA projects or initiatives, coordinating across countries and engaging with external stakeholders.

Required

• At least 5 years’ international experience with anticipatory action programming/projects in conflict settings.
• Experience directly implementing AA projects, preferably in Asia and/or the Middle East.
• Expertise in the use of analytics in programming and response
• Experience with conflict affected environments and an understanding of conflict, protection and emergency programming in displacement contexts.
• Able and willing to travel for up to 35% of time and operate in a physically demanding working environment.

Desirable

• Demonstrated abilities in problem solving and taking a flexible and innovative approach to working.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently as part of a team and to form close working relationships with colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds.
• Demonstrated ability to work and coordinate remotely
• Highly motivated and hard working with strong attention to detail.
• Experience with programming related to conflict sensitivity, preparedness, emergency and/or resilience-building.

Languages:

Excellent verbal and written 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: 1 Year

Band: F (Non- Management)

Designation of Duty Station: Bangkok, Thailand

Start date: 15 September 2024

 

Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for Expatriates; please refer to drc.ngo under Vacancies. For questions regarding the vacancy please contact alifa.suhee@drc.ngo

 

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.

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