Title: Energy Officer
Location: Dolo Ado, with travels to other sites
Start of Contract & Duration: 12 months, with possibility of extension
Posting date: February 15, 2018
INTRODUCTION
The Danish Refugee Council (DRC), an international non-governmental organization (NGO), has been providing relief and development services in the Horn of Africa since 1997. DRC promotes and supports solutions to the problems faced by refugees, internally displaced people (IDPs), and migrants. The organization has offices across the region, and has been operational in Ethiopia since 2009. With funding from bilateral and multilateral donors, DRC is currently implementing a range of activities across Ethiopia and Djibouti, including WASH and shelter provision, child and youth protection, gender based violence response, awareness-raising of migration risks, protection monitoring of migration routes, and livelihoods support for returning migrants or those at-risk of migration.
DRC has started new program in Tigray regional state, where the organization is implementing a variety of youth protection activities in Hitsats, Mai-Aini and Adhi-Harush refugee camps, which are currently hosting a combined population of over 30,000 Eritrean refugees.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS
About the position
The Energy Officer will oversee the planning and implementation of high quality and timely delivery of energy provision activities, under the line management of the Area Manager-Dolo Ado. He will receive technical support from DRC’s Livelihoods Advisor and work in close collaboration with DRC’s livelihoods, protection and migration staff.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Technical responsibilities
Program management responsibilities
Supervisory Responsibility
Representation and coordination
REPORTING ARRANGEMENTS:
General
Commitments: DRC has a Humanitarian Accountability Framework, outlining its global accountability commitments. All staff are required to contribute to the achievement of this framework (http://www.drc.dk/HAF.4265.0.html)
Posting details:
Based in Dollo Ado with regular travel to refugee camps. This position will be expected to provide technical/advisory support to DRC’s energy activities in Jijiga.
In this position, you will also be expected to demonstrate DRC’s five core competencies:
PERSONAL SPECIFICATIONS
Essential: