Title: Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) Team Leader
Location: Roving throughout the Oromia Region. Location to be confirmed
Reports to: Emergency Advisor
Direct Reports: RRM WASH Officer, RRM Cash and Distribution Officer, Mobile Protection Officer, RRM MEAL Officer
Start of Contract & Duration: 6 Months
Posting date: April 27, 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.
Overall purpose of the role:
The RRM Team Leader will be in charge of coordinating the mobile team deployments. He / She will work with clusters, inter - clusters and partner organizations to identify potential locations for deployment balancing access, needs and logistical support. He / She will supervise the RRM team and be overall responsible for the RRM intervention. The RRM Team Leader will be responsible for organizing and supervising the rapid response mechanism implementation in the Oromia Region including rapid needs assessments and emergency interventions
RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS
Conduct multi-sectorial rapid assessments
Organize/supervise the emergency response
Project Monitoring
Manage the project team
Represent DRC
In this position, you will also be expected to demonstrate DRC’s five core competencies:
Striving for Excellence: Focusing on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.
PERSONAL SPECIFICATIONS
REQUIRED
Experience and technical competencies: (include years of experience)
Education: (include certificates, licenses etc.)
Languages: (indicate fluency level)