Title: Program Coordinator - Knowledge Management
Location : Jijiga, with occasional travel throughout Ethiopia, other parts of the Somali Regional State including Melkadida, and the East/Horn of Africa Region
Reports to: ReDSS Ethiopia Manager - with a reporting line also to manager of the National Coordination Office (NCO)
Start of Contract & Duration: One Year
Posting date: Dec 22, 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.
Background
The Regional Durable Solutions Secretariat (ReDSS) is a coalition of 13 NGOs working in the search of durable solutions in East Africa. ReDSS Secretariat is hosted by DRC and based in Nairobi with country units in Somalia and Ethiopia. ReDSS is a coordination and information hub that focuses on research and knowledge management, program support, capacity development, learning, and policy influencing. ReDSS Steering committee is composed of DRC, IRC and NRC. For more information http://www.regionaldss.org/
This role will be seconded to the government-led CRRF coordination mechanisms in Jijiga providing knowledge management expertise in support of the implementation of the comprehensive refugee response. The candidate will work directly with Government of Ethiopia’s National Coordination Office (NCO), ARRA, UNHCR, and regional and local government authorities – including with a particular focus on Jijiga’s Bureau of Finance and Ecomomic Development (BoFED) Directorate of Partnerships and other substantive sectoral bureaus. The KM Specialistwill bring together a wide range of local, national, and international actors to support the government-led vision of supporting Displacement-Affected Communities (DACs) towards greater integration and self-reliance.
The Knowledge Management (KM) Specialist role is open to nationals of Ethiopia and will be based in Jijiga, ESRS, Ethiopia.
Overall purpose of the role: (1-2 sentences)
The Knowledge Management Specialist (Jijiga) will play an essential role in advancing durable solutions activities in Ethiopia, with a particular focus on the Somali Regional State (SRS). This will include enhancing capacity of local authorities and stakeholders, engagement with refugee and host communities at field level, and involvement in the promotion of knowledge management as a vehicle for designing effective durable solutions policies and programming.
Responsibilities: (group around key responsibility areas with bullet points under each responsibility area)
Support to relevant Ethiopian government institutions and displacement-affected communities (DAC)
Production and dissemination of information products, analytical and policy briefs to inform better policies and programming in the search for durable solutions
Contribute to knowledge sharing and organization of learning events
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.
§ Collaborating: Involving relevant parties and encouraging feedback.
§ Taking the Lead: Taking ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.
§ Communicating: Listening and speaking effectively and honestly.
§ Demonstrating Integrity: Acting in line with DRC’s vision and values.
Experience and technical competencies: (include years of experience)
Education: (include certificates, licenses etc.)
Master’s degree in a relevant field
Languages:
English and Somali, Amharic desirable